Chapter 296: Long Hair, Short Knowledge
My husband’s sister is a typical example of someone with long hair but shortsightedness. Nemmington, who was not very sensible, fell in love with Luther, who seemed to have nothing but good looks when he was young. She insisted on marrying him, causing a major fight with her family.
Later, they had a daughter who was born with a congenital defect and was sick from birth. Everyone advised her to have another child and take good care of this one. If they could afford to raise her, they should; if not, they should let her go.
She refused to listen and stubbornly insisted on placing all her hopes on a child with congenital deficiencies. She even followed the cunning suggestion of the Stark family’s old lady and went to the orphanage to adopt a baby girl with the same blood type as Stephanie, as a “free blood bag.”
What did they say back then? It seems like they told her, since she had already decided to adopt a child in her own name, to treat that child well. Although the child wasn’t her biological child, as long as she treated her fairly and didn’t go too far, there would be no difference between her and her own biological child.
She stubbornly refused to listen, taking advantage of the girl’s blood by giving Stephanie blood transfusions every month. At the same time, she looked down on the child from the orphanage, never showing her a kind face.
Stephanie attended a private school, wore designer brands, and drove luxury cars. The adopted child attended a welfare school, wore the cheapest clothes, and took the bus to and from school alone. A person in a family, always seeing each other’s faces—if this continues for a long time, what is it but nurturing an enemy?
Sure enough, that child grew up and became estranged from them, resulting in the current situation. Gemma picked up her teacup and took a sip of floral tea. The taste was mediocre; the tea's quality was average, not as good as the tea she had in Nemmington.
She glanced at the girl coming down the stairs. With a height of 1.6 meters, he neither appeared tall nor short, but rather had a fragile and delicate appearance. Every movement and gesture he made revealed a sense of pettiness. His eyes, constantly darting around, gave off an impression of timidity, yet at the same time, it was evident that he harbored great ambitions. Just like Leann back in the day!
She glanced briefly and lost interest, involuntarily recalling another girl from the Stark family she had seen five years ago when she followed Karter back to Melcester. The girl at that time was wearing a black T-shirt with jeans. Her fair skin was as white as milk, and her appearance and temperament were flawless.
If we have to point out any not-so-good aspect, it would probably be her eyes. Maybe it’s because her skin is too fair, but her eyes appear exceptionally dark. When she looks at people, she always gives off a wild and untamed feeling, like a wolf. Her voice isn’t loud when she speaks, but there is a hint of cunning in her casualness. In short, she wasn’t the type that appeared obedient and easy to control.
But compared to girls like Stephanie, who constantly makes small moves, has little ability, and yet has big ambitions, she is more impressed by the girl from the Stark family! So far, she had never seen a pair of eyes like that!
She glanced at Stephanie again and saw her casting a timid and pleading look towards her. She suddenly felt bored, and the tea in her mouth became even more tasteless. Gemma put down her tea and averted her gaze, quietly listening to her husband and the Stark family couple talking.
“It’s impossible for things to be like this now. Why didn’t you listen to me when I told you before? Myrna is beautiful and smart. As long as you take good care of her, she will have a bright future, and you will also have face.”
Leann couldn’t stand hearing such words, even though she was in need at the moment. She couldn’t help but retort, “What does she have besides a pretty face? She has a gloomy personality and poor grades, what can sh…