“ Those clothes,” Madam Hale continued, her lips curled faintly.“ She brought them here on purpose. As if to say ‘look , your son and i are in a relationship, he belongs to me now.’ ”
Daniella had known from the start that for her plan to go smoothly, she needed proof of her entanglement with Alex.
But what she hadn't expected was for Madam Hale to be such a hard nut to crack.
Madam Hale, only needed one look to understand her.
“ Alex may not see what she's thinking ” she said, her gaze fixed ahead.“ But i know exactly what she's capable of.”
By coming here unannounced, she wants to announce her relationship.
Daniella knew that by doing so, at least with the help of servants coming and going, the news would spread quickly, thereby solving her problem without lifting a finger.
If found out, the blame wouldn't fall on her, but on the Hale family's inability to discipline their servants, allowing gossip to spread.
In the end, only one person stood to benefit.
It was like killing three birds with one stone.
Madam Hale rose from her seat, heading upstairs to her room but not without casting a warning look to the servants to keep their lips sealed – or else.
The servants immediately obeyed in silence, fear evident in their lowered heads.
They had witnessed enough to know how dangerous she could be, especially to those she dislike.
While heading to the main room she shared with her husband, Madam Hale's steps slowed.
Her expression darkened as her thoughts drifted to Daniella.
She began calculating how to deal with her later – and how to stop her from ensnaring her only son.
***
On the other hand, the moment Daniella stepped out of the Hale's mansion, the softness drained from her face.
Actually, Daniella also had her own calculations.
She knew very well it would be difficult for her to enter the Hale family with her status.
She knew being a celebrity with a high popularity rate was not enough.
She originally wanted to use this opportunity to announce her relationship with Alex.
Betting on the loose tongues of some servants in the Hale mansion to help spread her relationship with Alex without lifting a finger.
Everything would have been much easier if Madam Hale was more accepting of her.
But now…
Daniella was trembling with anger. Her clenched fingers dug into her palms, drawing blood from the force, yet she felt nothing.
She had wanted to used this visit as an excuse to entangled herself with the Hale family, forcing them to accept her as their daughter-in-law, thereby showing off in front of Lynette in passing.
Daniella wanted to prove to everyone that there was nothing she wanted that she couldn't get and that no matter how beautiful Lynette was, she could still trampled on her.
But she didn't expect to be slapped on the face by Madam Hale who saw through her schemes.
How exactly would she be able to enter the Hale family in the future.
This was all Lynette's fault.
All this humiliation should have been hers, not mine…Daniella thought, her mind spiraling out of control as hatred flooded in.
“ Ahhh!”
Madam Hale's scornful words echoed in her head –
Bedmate
Plaything
Then let's see who he'll listen to. You…or me.
“ Bitch. Whore. Slut…” Daniella spat, her voice soaked in venom, sharp enough to kill.
She stomped hard on a fallen leaf, crushing it beneath her heel as if it were flesh.
After venting, she slowed her breathing and glanced around, her eyes darting sharply, making sure no one had seen or recorded her.
“ Since you're against me entering the Hale family as your daughter-in-law,” She muttered coldly,“ Then I'll make you watch me become one.”
Her lips curled.
“ You'll watch as i turn your son against you – slowly, bit by bit, until he slips from your control and into my hands.”
Madam Hale…
That title would belong to her.
No one else…not even Alex's so called fiancee.
I need to do something …she thought, her grip tightening.
Something that will tie Alex to me – seal our marriage, no matter what.
She pulled out her phone and dialed a number with no name.
Ring!
Ring!!
“ Hello ” A strange man's voice answered, accompanied by a woman's muffled moans in the background.
Daniella's brow knitted in disgust.“ Meet me at our usual place. Tonight.”
She ended the call without waiting for a reply and flagged down a taxi, her expression friendly, like a sweet goddess breath, as she gave the address of her apartment.
***
Lynette was oblivious to all this fiasco as she and her family finally arrived at Clearwater County Town after a four-hour train ride.
After disembarking with their luggage, they hailed a taxi to Greenvale Countryside.
After a twenty-minutes ride, the taxi pulled up outside Jammy Granny's doorpost in Greenvale Countryside.
“ Jammy Grannyy!”
Averia's joyful voice rang out across the courtyard.
She sprang out of the taxi, running straight through the gate without bothering to bring her luggage.
Lynette stepped out carefully, helping her parents lift the bags from the car.
While shaking her head at her sister's bubbly nature. She never stops to amazed her with her antics.
At last, she took a good look at her surroundings.
The undulating green mountains in the distance.
Actually, the environment surrounding the village was quite good.
From a distance, one could see the green mountains encircling the village, farming fields, and houses scattered about, creating a picturesque pastoral scene as if one was still in an ancient period.
Lynette looked at all these natural vegetations and took a deep breath of fresh air.
The air around here was filled with natural vegetations, not polluted by the cities artificiality.
Though the village had a weird name and a superstitious history, she doubted it was true .