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4.19% Reborn Young Miss: Phoenix Burning Red / Chapter 20: Did You Feed Your Manners to the Dog? (2)

章 20: Did You Feed Your Manners to the Dog? (2)

For so many years, Camilla thought Adrienne was stupid and easy to manipulate. She had never known this girl could use her daughter to corner her like this. She glanced at Elise and saw her daughter's pale complexion as she trembled in her seat. Had she underestimated Rosemary's daughter, or had Adrienne been hiding this side of her?

"What do you have to say for yourself?" Old Master Jiang shot Elise a glare. "You are the adopted daughter of the Jiang family. If you can't uphold your new status, perhaps you should return to where you came from!"

Adrienne laughed inwardly, witnessing such an act before her. The old man must have known by now that Elise was also a Jiang and not just a daughter Camilla had brought to their family. He must have been aware of how people talked about her father's affair with Camilla while her mother was still in a coma.

"I-I…"

However, Elise was too mortified to say anything to defend herself. She hadn't even anticipated that Adrienne knew of it and would use it against her. It only made her hate Adrienne even more. To her Adrienne's statement was a deliberate act to ruin the first impression she would have on her first meeting with their grandparents.

Tears shone in her eyes and she lowered her head. Adrienne had single handedly destroyed her first impression with a few words. She swore in her heart that Adrienne would pay for the humiliation she suffered today.

However, even before she or her mother could say anything, Adrienne continued to fuel the fire.

"It's not too late to correct her ways, Grandpa." Adrienne continued, gesturing to the servants to start serving their meals with a wave of her hand. "We can employ teachers to teach her the good virtues and etiquette expected of the adopted daughter of the Jiang family."

"That's right." Their grandfather nodded in agreement. "Whatever the Jiang family has given you, do not forget that we can take it back easily."

Old Mistress Jiang looked at her granddaughter with displeasure. She thought Adrienne was harboring ill thoughts toward her father and his new family.

"Addie, aren't you too vicious to your sister? You could have helped her instead."

"That's right." Cayden said, not wanting to waste this rare chance to question his sister. "This wouldn't have happened if you looked after her. You should have warned her not to trust others so easily."

Camilla quickly reacted and added. "Father, I apologize on behalf of my daughter. She's just young and inexperienced. Please don't hold it against her."

"You all make it sound like I'm actually part of this family." Adrienne chuckled, thinking that this family was like a group of vicious hyenas. "Then why wasn't I included in your recently commissioned family portrait? Father proudly displayed it in the main study for everyone to see. If my Grandpa Zhao knew about this, he would be displeased. After all, this estate was one of the dowries my mother brought with her when she got married."

At the mention of Old Master Zhao, Cayden immediately shut his mouth while their grandmother looked taken aback by Adrienne's answer. She started panicking at the thought of the Zhao family coming after them. She then shot Camilla a glare for causing trouble to their family. Ever since their son married this lowly woman, her friends had always teased her whenever she played mahjong.

"Addie, your Grandpa Zhao reached out to you?" Old Master Jiang asked her curiously while Lewis's expression turned gloomy.

"Yes, he did." Adrienne nodded. "In fact, I received an invitation to visit him next weekend. I'm sure he has a lot of questions. I heard Uncle Reese recently returned from his mission and wanted to see me. He was also asking if I could bring my father with me."

Adrienne liked how her father's complexion turned white. A week ago, after meeting that nefarious nurse at the hospital, she sent word to the Zhao family asking to meet them. She was trying to see if she could use them this time. She wasn't expecting they would respond, but she did receive a reply the morning after, what's more, it was her uncle who answered for the Zhao family.

Reese Zhao was her mother's younger brother. Although the Zhao family were descendants of a scholar family, he had chosen to take a different path and became a military man. It also wasn't a secret that Reese Zhao disapproved of his older sister's marriage to Lewis Jiang.

Everyone fell silent as they were occupied with their thoughts. It took a whole minute before Old Master Jiang cleared his throat and looked at Adrienne. They hadn't heard from the Zhao family over the past two years, but the old man knew they were vicious tigers waiting for the perfect chance to pounce on their victims.

Looking at Adrienne, he wondered if she resented the Jiang family. After all, her father married his mistress and brought her to her mother's home. It was an insult not anyone could easily overlook, but he couldn't stop his foolish son from marrying Camilla Yan.

"For the past two years, I feel like an outsider in my own home, feeling cast aside and forgotten by everyone." Adrienne started. She sounded bitter and disappointed at the same time. She knew that Camilla and her children would surely try other ways to get rid of her, but how could she allow it to happen?

This was her mother's home, and she would protect it! Previously, she was chased out, but not this time. The reason why she lost everything in the past was because she let these people walk all over her.

"Which is why I asked Grandpa Zhao to hand over the title of this estate to me, and he agreed. So Father, if you'd like to continue playing house with Aunt Camilla, my brother and Elise, please find somewhere else to live!"


章 21: Star of Calamity (1)

Lewis Jiang almost spat blood right then and there. It was usual to hear parents chasing away their unfilial children from their homes, but it was unusual for a child to chase her parents out instead. He had never expected that Adrienne would do such a thing to him.

"ADRIENNE!" He yelled at his rebellious daughter. He wanted nothing more than to smack her face for such impertinence. Just where did she learn such despicable ways? In his opinion, Adrienne was starting to become unruly and unhinged.

"Adrienne." Old Master Jiang said with a hint of a warning tone. "I know you are displeased with your father's remarriage but don't forget he's still your father."

Adrienne wanted to laugh at that. Why do some elders think they could demand respect from youngsters after disrespecting them? The hypocrisy ran too deep in this family.

"I think the one who cut familial ties between us first is none other than him, Grandpa." Adrienne refused to submit to his intimidation.

She would not lower her pride and beg her father as she'd foolishly done in her previous life. She wouldn't cry or be chased away by this shameless family from her house.

Those tragedies wouldn't happen if her father had the right head in the first place. Some sins were unforgivable—forsaking your child and attempting to murder your wife was one of them.

Would she hate him this much if he hadn't betrayed her mother? Would their relationship turn out like this if he hadn't allowed his mistress and his children to harm her and her mother?

Adrienne would never forget the cold look he'd given her when she begged him on her knees. At that moment, she finally understood that she had been abandoned. She also knew Camilla and her children were waiting for misfortune to befall her.

Lewis Jiang could only glare furiously at Adrienne. However, it was only met with a pair of striking, beautiful eyes that were cold and unyielding. Her eyes were clear, like water from a spring flowing through the mountains. He was stunned at how calm his eldest daughter was and how different she was this time.

If she was telling the truth, it only meant that she could get the Zhao family's support, which was a big problem for him. Most of the members of the board still favored Rosemary Zhao. Though he put a share of Jiang Corporation in Cayden's name, a significant amount of shares were still under Rosemary and Adrienne's name.

Was she really the star of calamity the monk deemed her to be? He wondered. It was said that Adrienne was to bear the bad luck for her parents and she would cause the death of one of them.

Lewis Jiang wasn't a superstitious person, but the thought of Adrienne being a star of calamity didn't sit well with him. Until he was certain that Rosemary Zhao would die, the foreboding feeling of death from his daughter would remain.

Alas, he would never think he and his second family were responsible for turning Adrienne into the Adrienne she was today. She returned to seek those who harmed her, swearing to make them pay their debts in blood!

Adrienne sighed and stood up. "I lost my appetite. I suppose it was my fault for ruining everyone's day this early. You may continue your meal without me."

"You…" Her father seethed. He opened his mouth to hurl insults at her, but Adrienne's cold gaze stopped him. Something about the way she looked at him made Lewis Jiang remember the looming death over him in her presence.

Adrienne didn't waste her time and left the estate, knowing that she had stirred trouble for the Jiang family, but it didn't matter. Elise had lost her chance to appease their grandparents this time, and it would be hard for her to earn their favor, not unless she changed her ways. As for Camilla, she wouldn't be able to shed her status of coming from a low-born family so easily. After all, it was one of the reasons the old couple disliked her.

When Adrienne arrived at the hospital, she wasn't surprised when she found Lennox Qin waiting inside her mother's room. He must have run out of patience and had chosen to see her instead of waiting for her.

Adrienne gave a quick look at the hallway, noticing it was empty. She shut the door behind her and placed her handbag on the table. It would be better if fewer people knew they were associated with each other if they were to make a deal.

She gave Lennox a good look and noticed that his complexion was getting better, though it was obvious he had lost some weight. A blanket was draped over his legs, his dark brown eyes were filled with resentment and anger that resonated with her. His cheeks were sunken, making his handsome face more defined.

The wheelchair he was seated in was customized to cater to his long legs. The side of his right face had a pale red burn mark that would heal in time, but the bandage on his right eye made Adrienne wonder if he had lost his eyesight. His brows furrowed from weariness.

Adrienne could see that his injuries were still far from healing, and she wondered how long it would take for him to recover fully.

Or would he?

In her previous life, the scandal about the Qin family had filled the news for years, starting from the accident that took the life of the previous Chairman. The same accident that Lennox Qin was in. Adrienne didn't remember much about it, but she was certain that Lennox Qin lived but couldn't succeed in the family business.

The massive empire fell into the hands of the first grandson of the Qin family, his cousin, Jacob Qin. What came after was beyond everyone's expectations. The Qin family suddenly suffered a massive loss and faced a severe financial crisis, which a capable businessman could have easily dealt with.


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