If the collaboration between Mrs. Lisa and the Davis Group succeeds, Robert will undoubtedly see her in a new light.
"You’re right, let’s proceed as you suggested. Otherwise, twenty million would indeed be heart-wrenching. Having your mommy wear it would be such a waste!"
Robert chuckled, while Ella pressed her lips together slightly. She knew her father’s character all too well. For the sake of profit, he would stop at nothing.
After the Aurora Diadem incident, Robert’s attitude towards Brianna and Hannah had changed subtly, often showing dissatisfaction with the mother and daughter.
Three days later, the designer of the Aurora Diadem indeed died in a car accident, causing his works to be frantically speculated in the market.
That Aurora Diadem was already in Robert’s hands. Although Brianna had won it at the auction, Robert saw it as Ella’s suggestion that led him to gift the precious crown to Mrs. Lisa, thereby securing a fifty-billion-dollar deal.
To Robert, a twenty-million crown on his daughter’s or wife’s head was far less valuable than using it to bolster his business.
Mrs. Lisa was full of praise for the Aurora Diadem and comnded Ella’s keen eye. Overjoyed, Robert rewarded Ella with a million dollars.
Brianna and Hannah were deeply resentful! Although the Aurora Diadem was no longer in their possession, it was Brianna who had originally bought it. Yet, it was Ella who received the reward and Robert’s affection, while Brianna only faced his disapproval!
On the surface, Brianna seed more attentive to Ella. She no longer bought luxury goods for her, but whatever she bought or ate, Ella always ca first.
However, Brianna and Hannah had already plotted a sche to be executed in August, one that would make Ella lose the Davis family’s favor completely!
August ca, with the blazing sun scorching the earth, and the air seed to shimr with heat.
At lunch, Ella sat beside Robert and handed him a glass of iced lemon water. "Dad, it’s so hot today, and you’ve been working so hard. Have so lemon water to cool off."
"Heh, Ella is becoming more and more considerate!" Robert nodded in satisfaction.
Not to be outdone, Hannah placed a piece of roast chicken on Robert’s plate with a smile. "Dad, this roast chicken was made by mommy herself. She spent several hours on it. Try it, eat more, don’t stay so thin!"
Brianna glanced at Hannah and secretly approved.
"Sis, in this heat, it’s better to eat sothing lighter. Dad, Mom, don’t you agree?" Ella said with a naive smile.
Brianna’s expression changed slightly.
Ella’s words were clearly implying that Brianna hadn’t considered Robert’s health by preparing such greasy food in the sweltering heat!
Robert shot an annoyed glance at Brianna, then looked at Ella with satisfaction. "Ella is right. This child truly thinks of in everything, she’s really grown up!"
"Yes, if I doesn’t behave, I’ll make you worry," Ella said playfully, winking.
Robert laughed heartily, feeling that his once overlooked eldest daughter had indeed matured.
On the contrary, his once well-behaved second daughter had recently been a constant disappointnt.
"Good girl, co on, Ella, have so more roast chicken. You’re young, it’s okay to eat more at." A trace of tenderness flickered in Robert’s eyes.
Ella sneered inwardly. In her previous life, Robert had been deeply disappointed in her because of her constant, unchecked extravagance.
But in this life, she would never let her father beco her enemy again.
Watching the intimate scene between father and daughter, Brianna nearly choked with anger. How had that little wench suddenly beco so cunning?
Sensing that sothing was increasingly amiss, she finished her al calmly before calling Hannah into the study and shutting the door.
"Mom, what’s wrong? Why do you look so upset?" Seeing Brianna’s furious expression, Hannah quickly stepped forward and took her hand.
Brianna’s eyes glinted with a chilling coldness.
"Hannah, don’t you think Ella has been acting very strange? Just think about what’s happened these past few days—she’s co out on top every single ti!"
Brianna said coldly, her fingers drumming the desk with a dull thud.
Hannah’s face darkened as she listened.
Brianna was right. A lot had happened these past days, and each ti, Ella had co out ahead.
"Mom’s right... Take what just happened as an example. Normally, she would have been ecstatic over that Aurora Diadem. But after winning it, she said she never asked you to buy it... She deliberately exposed us both to Dad."
A trace of malice flickered in Hannah’s eyes. "She implied that you were the one who bought the twenty-million-dollar crown and hinted that I wore a five-hundred-thousand-dollar gown... Naturally, Dad’s impression of us worsened!"
"Exactly... That girl has shown her claws! But I can’t understand it. I raised that little wench to be extravagant and frivolous. How has she suddenly beco so clever?"
This was Brianna’s biggest question.
"Mom, you’re right. She used to be obsessed with luxury goods and wasn’t that smart... Could soone be advising her?"
Hannah was startled, "Could it be Mrs. Taylor from that day?"
"Impossible! Mrs. Taylor didn’t talk to her much, and at the auction, there was no suspicious interaction between them."
Brianna dismissed the idea of Mrs. Taylor being the mastermind. She was too straightforward to be so calculating.
"So, Mom, what do we do now?" Hannah gritted her teeth. "I hate that little witch! If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have embarrassed myself at the charity gala!"
"No rush... I’ll have soone keep an eye on her. We need to co up with a plan in the next few days..."
Brianna took a deep breath. The more she thought about it, the more terrifying Ella seed.
Unnoticeably, she had pushed both Brianna and her daughter into the position of being seen as spendthrifts!
What a cunning move!
But Brianna had weathered decades of storms. A re girl could never be her match.
One day, Brianna vowed to have that wench kneel at her feet, begging for life, begging for death!
That night.
Ella lay lazily on her bed, having just enjoyed a soothing bath. Thinking of Brianna’s furious face, she couldn’t help but smile.
"Hmph, old witch, do you think I’m still the old Ella? I’m not. I will repay you tenfold for the pain you’ve caused !"
Ella’s lips curled into a smile when suddenly, her phone rang.
She glanced at it, and her heartbeat quickened—it was a call from Eric!
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