Chapter 304: False Mask (5)

Chapter 304: Chapter 304: False Mask (5)

Seraphina Sterling felt utterly refreshed. All the frustration that had built up recently because of Jasmine Faulkner and Faye Sterling was released in one fell swoop! She turned and headed straight upstairs, stopping halfway. "By the way, Second Aunt, as your junior, let me give you a piece of advice. Don’t ever try these kinds of tricks on me again. And even if you do, be a little more clever about it! Don’t let me find out!"

Just like that, under everyone’s gaze, Seraphina Sterling walked back to her room!

Walter Sterling hadn’t said a single word from beginning to end, just quietly watching things unfold. ’This is the most I’ve ever heard Seraphina speak,’ he thought, ’and every word she said made perfect sense. If she hadn’t spoken up, we would never have known this was the truth of the matter!’

’To be plotted against by your own relatives right after coming home... just thinking about something so awful is chilling. My greatest hope has always been for this family to live in harmony. I’ve known for a long time that my second son’s wife and my eldest son’s wife don’t get along, but I never took it seriously. I always thought, ’We’re all family, it’s just a bit of bickering. It’ll blow over.’’

’But I never imagined that while I was abroad recovering, my second son’s wife would actually drive my eldest son’s family out of the Sterling Family! I went to such lengths to bring them back, and they haven’t even been here a month before she started plotting against Seraphina again! Adding a new wound before the old one can even heal... At this point, it seems getting them to live together in harmony is impossible!’

"Second Son, you need to pay extra attention to the company for the next few days! The Quinn Family is very likely to make a move against the Sterling Family! You must keep things stable over there!" Walter Sterling’s words were the final verdict, leaving no room for appeal.

"Wife of my second son, you went too far this time. Starting today, you will no longer attend any banquets. You’ll stay home and keep an old man like me company. Then, you will help your sister-in-law prepare for Seraphina’s birthday party. Seraphina is the eldest daughter of the Sterling family, and this is her eighteenth birthday. It cannot be handled carelessly! I don’t want a single thing to go wrong at that party!"

’Help Kimberly Jennings? Throw an eighteenth birthday party for Seraphina Sterling?’ Jasmine Faulkner already hated Seraphina to the bone, and now she was being forced to slave away for her! Though her heart was roiling with resentment, she didn’t dare let a single trace of it show.

Chastened by Seraphina’s words, Jasmine Faulkner sat obediently on the sofa, not daring to utter a peep or voice a single objection. She had caused a major catastrophe this time; right now, she wished she could turn invisible so no one could see her, so she wouldn’t have to endure the torture of their stares.

After Walter Sterling finished speaking, he stood up, leaning on his cane, and headed for the back garden without a single word about how to get Faye Sterling back. Jasmine Faulkner, who had been silent all this while, could no longer bear it. She shot to her feet and asked, mustering her courage, "Dad, then what about Faye? She’s still in Mr. Quinn’s hands!"

"Hmph! No one is to bother with her! As a member of the Sterling family, she needs to face the consequences of her actions! Her temperament needs to be knocked into shape anyway. Let this be a lesson for her! It’s time she learned how a person ought to behave! She can’t go around thinking she’s above the law just because she’s a Miss Sterling! Being a Miss Sterling is nothing special! With that personality of hers, if she didn’t get into trouble this time, she would have sooner or later!"

Without saying another word, Walter Sterling departed.

Meanwhile, in her room, Seraphina Sterling had no idea that her birthday was already being planned. She was busy with a grand plan of her own—one that targeted Justin Hale!