bAmber /bbcouldn’t /bunderstand why, but so many things now seemed different from what she’d always believed.

Amber thought, Mia is the only one at school who’s willing to be friends with me So why would she use my name to write those love notes?

ire’s words echoed in her mind. ‘Was Mia really just using het? Amber wondered.

Jocelyn bwas /bstill scherning how to keep Amber under her control when Stenna’s icy voice suddenly cur through her thoughts. “Elisa. Ms. Lambert, and Miss Turner seem rather tired. Please escort them downstairs to rest.

Elisa stepped forward authoritatively “bYes/b, Miss Sienna Ms. Lambert, Miss Turner, this way*

With great strength belying her bfifty years/b, Elisa grabbed both Linda and Jocelyn by the arms and dragged them away like ba /braging bull.

Linda struggled and shouted. “Let go of me. How dare you treat me like this? I’m the mistress of the Hart family. Just wait until my husbandes back. You’ll pay dearly for this.”

Linda bwas /bgrumbling and cursing, but in the end, she and Jocelyn were still locked in the dark room. Jocelyn couldn’t believe bElisa /bactually dared to lock them up here. This was always the ce Amber and Vivian were usually sent to

Jocelyn, what are bwe /bgoing to do? Are we just going to let them bully us like thisb?/b” Linda clung to Jocelyn and burst into tears.

This wasn’t her first time being locked in here. Last time, she’d only gotten out by faking a faint.

Jocelyn screamed Amber’s name, then Sienna’s at the top of her lungs. Elbert walked over with ba /bpracticed smirk and slid open the small viewing window.

“Miss Turner, Ms. Lambert, how considerate of bMiss /bSienna. She’s noticed how active you’ve been all day and insists you get some well–deserved rest. Do make yourselvesfortable,” he said.

With that, he shut the small windowb, /bcutting off the bst /bsource of light and leaving them in darkness as he walked away without another word

Jocelyn screamed, “Ah, how dare Sienna btreat /bus like this? I’m calling the police. I bswear/b, I’m calling the cops right nowb./b”

Linda quickly grabbed Jocelyn’s arm to stop her. “Don’t call the police. Jocelyn, calm down, please. If we involve the cops, it won’t do us any good. This is Sienna’s houseb. /bIf your father finds out you called the police, he’ll be furious.b” /b

Aiden really cared about his reputation. Besides, if Linda made any trouble, he might just cut her off.

Jocelyn thought of an idea and pressed, “Mom, do you get what I’m saying? You must bring Dad back.”

Linda’s eyes burned with determination as she gritted out, “Fine. I’ll make it happen.”

Amber noticed that Linda and Jocelyn were gone. She stepped forward, looked at ?ienna, and asked, “Aren’t you eating?”

Sienna stood up. “I will,” she said.

Amber mumbled softly while eating, “Honestly, I only sleep in ss because it’s boring. I get everything at a nce, and it’s all right there in the textbook. I really don’t get why they keep droning on about it.

“I’m not exining anything to you, and I definitely haven’t forgiven you, I remember perfectly well. Last time, you hit me because of Vivian.”

And you used to spend every night with her, she wondered. The words lingered on her tongue, and she didn’t dare say them out loud. Instead, she sulkily poked at the fish on her te with her fork.

These words, neither too loud nor too soft, drifted perfectly into Sienna’s ears. Of course, she could tell Amber was saying them for her benefit.

“Tomorrow’s the weekend. I did promise I’d take you to the amusement parkb, /brememberb?/bb” /bSienna said.

Amber’s cowlick instantly stood straight up. Her pretty eyes, usually downcast, suddenly sparkled with excitement, while an irrepressible smile tugged at her lips, impossible to suppress no matter how hard she tried.

Amber thought, ‘She never forgot. She still remembered the promise she’d made. Hmph, at least she knows better.

“If you don’t want to go, I-” Before Sienna could finish speaking, Amber abruptly pushed her chair back with a loud scrape and jumped to her teet sending her fork ttering ito /ithe floor.

Amber blurted out, “Who says I don’t want to go?.”

Amber immediately regretted her outburst. Trying to regain herposure, she huffed and said, “I’m just giving you a chance to make amends. It’s not like I actually want to go.

b“/bWhat’s so fim about amusement parks anyway! I’m not a little kid le’s childish. Hut since you brought it up. I’ll do you a favor and go with you. bHrysh /b

Sienna chuckled helplessly: “Alright then, you can keep mepany

Amber poured and muttered, “Tin full, then dashed upstairs at lightning speed. She nonchntly closed the door behind her, threw herself onto the best, and startest rolling around in excitement, bursting intoughter.

“Amusement park, yeah” Amber chanted, her voice bubbling with joy. “She’s actuallying with me.”

Once she had calmed down, Amber sensed something was off. Why so I feel like someone’s watching met she wondered. Slowly moving the pin away, she saw three maids cleaning the room, all staring at her.

The maids stood frozen in shock, staring dumbfounded at her, their cleaning tools still raised mild–swipe,

Amber thought desperately. Don’t stop me. I want to die of embarrassment right now.

The well–trained maids, clearly used to such scenes, bowed their heads respectfully and slowly backed away, cleaning supplies still in hand.

“Miss Amber, our deepest apologies. We were simply cleaning too slowly. Please rest assured. We saw absolutely nothing at all,” they said.

Seizing the moment when no one bwas /bwatching, Jocelyn crept up to the second floor and furtively slipped into Amber’s room.

After Sienna had Elisa p Jocelyn, she ordered the maids to thoroughly clean the room while also checking for any dangerous objects.

The maids never expected Amber to burst in so suddenly, and she was so focused that she didn’t even notice them at first.

Amber buried her head under the pillow and let out a muffled cry. The maids, charmed by how adorable Amber was, exchanged armused smiles before quickly leaving the room.

Vivian had just wrapped up a business deal when she unexpectedly ran into her ssmates having a reunion. Before she could protest, they practically dragged her along to Charmvale, a trendy bar.

Marcy and Be weren’t about to let such a golden opportunity pass. Last time, a woman had suddenly appeared and put them in their ce. Now, at the ss reunion, they were determined to teach Vivian a lesson she wouldn’t forget.

Everyone heard Hart Corporation was crushing thepetition in Varis, quickly bing thetest dark horse and rising star. It was said they had even partnered with SIE Corporation.

But they didn’t think it had anything to do with Vivian. Everyone here knew Vivian was already kicked out of the Hart family and had nothing to do with them anymore.

If Vivian were really the esteemed heiress of the Hart family, she wouldn’t have needed to work three jobs during college, even desperately keeping after Mason.

And now Vivian was working at some randompany no one had ever heard of. Seriously, it was quite funny.

Vivian, long time no see. Too good to have a drink with us now? Heard you and Mason are tying the knot?” The speaker said this deliberately to mock her.

They all knew the Junior Quinn Group had already gone bankrupt.

Back in college, Vivian was painfully shy and kept to herself most of the time, which only made her an easy target for bullies and mockery. Haunted by past trauma. Vivian never fought back.

She had always been the one getting picked on. She thought that once she left those people behind and stepped into society, all the emotional scars they left would just fade away.