Chapter 189 Cello

Bianca said, “Why are you so temperamental? I just said a few words, and you can’t handle it. Now you’re talking about cutting ties with us!”

Meryl acted like she didn’t hear. She slung the cello on her back and turned to leave.

The pain in her ankle was sharp and piercing, and the rain outside seemed to be coming down even harder.

“Fine, go! But if you leave, don’t ever come back!” Malcolm shouted at Meryl’s back. “You think threatening to cut ties will scare me? After raising you all these years, you can’t even take a little criticism without throwing a fit!”

Bianca pulled at Malcolm. “Alright, stop talking.”

They raised her for over ten years. With all the effort it took to give birth to her, Bianca couldn’t help but feel a pang in her heart as she watched Meryl about to leave.

The main thing was that out of the whole family, only Meryl remembered her birthday.

Suddenly, Bianca felt like Meryl wasn’t as cold-hearted as she had thought.

Lydia, on the other hand, was feeling quite pleased. She could sweet-talk Malcolm into transferring those shares Meryl gave up into her own name.

By then, she would not only hold 8% of Celestial Ventures Group but also have the deed to the Stone Villa, even more than John had.

It was absolutely delightful!

However, there was still one little problem.

“Meryl, are you really going to leave Mom and Dad behind and not care about them? You say you want to cut ties with the Stone family, but can you really do it? Isn’t that cello on your back something from the Stone family?”

Meryl had already opened the door, but suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She turned around and looked coldly at Lydia. Her eyes were completely devoid of warmth.

Lydia was startled by the look in her eyes. “Why are you staring at me like that? I’m not wrong, am I?”

Meryl yanked the cello case off her back and slammed it heavily onto the ground with a thud.

The cello hit the floor with a screeching wail. The case tore open, and the instrument slid out. Its body was scratched and marked with a long, shocking crack.

Outside, the rain was pouring down. A gust of wind swept the heavy rain inside, quickly soaking the floor.

Without looking back, Meryl plunged into the darkness.

Bianca stared at the broken cello on the floor. She was momentarily lost in thought.

If she remembered correctly, that cello was a birthday gift she had given Meryl the year she was brought back home.

When she first got it, Meryl had loved it. But later, for some reason, she just stopped playing.

A sturdy cello just broken like that?

What a pity.

This was really embarrassing.

Meryl hadn’t intended for it to turn out like this, but at least she was free.

Raindrops trickled down from her head. It slowly ran down her cheeks to her neck, sending a shiver through her as it soaked into her clothes.

With an old injury in her foot, every step she took in the rain felt like walking on the edge of a knife.

She gasped in pain.

There was still a long way from the villa to the road. She had to make it out before she could catch a ride.

In the darkness, a blinding light suddenly shone from behind.

A Bentley drove out from the Stone Villa, with Dalton at the wheel.

With her leg injury, Meryl had only managed to walk about a hundred meters in several minutes.

Dalton pressed the brake and stopped in front of her.

“Get in.”

The car window slowly rolled down, and Meryl saw Dalton’s face.

The light inside the car was dim, but his eyes were locked on her.

Meryl instinctively glanced at the passenger seat.

Lydia wasn’t there.