Chapter 690: Curse

"Your niece has nothing to do with my family anymore. She’s in this village, go and take her away!"

Silas Golding wanted nothing more to do with the situation. He wrote down the address of the fool’s family and gave it to Bernice. From now on, the girl would have no connection to the Golding family whatsoever.

"You can’t give it to her..."

Linden’s mother lunged forward to snatch the slip of paper but was held back by Silas Golding. Bernice, having gotten the address, didn’t want to cause any more trouble. She had to hurry and bring Jacqueline Spann back. ’That poor child, who knows how much she’s suffered!’

"You’ll regret this! The one you’re taking is a venomous snake! She’ll bite you to death, you just wait!"

Linden’s mother shrieked, looking at Bernice with a venomous glare.

Bernice turned around and looked at her mockingly. "Don’t worry. With me, Jacqueline will only become more and more successful. I will raise her well. It’ll be a blessing if you all don’t come trying to sponge off her then!"

"Heh heh... In your dreams... She’ll bite you to death, just like Phoenix! You’ll die a horrible death... HAHAHAHA..."

Linden’s mother laughed like a madwoman. The sinister venom in her eyes made Bernice extremely uncomfortable. She couldn’t be bothered to waste time on this crazy old hag, so she hopped onto the tractor and left. After picking up Jacqueline Spann, she still had to look for the Seven Snow Ointment. She’d heard some news this time, so if all went well, she should be able to find it.

’The commotion didn’t last long, but the outcome left a bad taste in Tang Xiaonan’s mouth. She thought it was game over for Jacqueline Spann, but then an aunt suddenly appeared to take her away. As expected of the author’s darling daughter, she’s tougher than an unkillable cockroach.’

’Bernice had established herself in Tristone and wasn’t short on money. If Jacqueline Spann went to live with her, she would definitely get better resources. If nothing unexpected happened, Jacqueline Spann would probably go into business too.’

’Tang Xiaonan grew even more dejected. She had tried everything to obstruct her, but she still couldn’t stop Jacqueline Spann from growing stronger. Could it be that the Thorne family’s destiny still couldn’t be changed?’

’But she didn’t stay dejected for long. She didn’t know what the future held, but for now, at least, the Thorne family was developing in a better and better direction. Phoebe Thorne’s fate had also changed. Then there were Frederick Thorne and his wife; the baby in Lana Steiner’s belly was very healthy, and she was due in another two months.’

’And there were Adrian Hawthorne and his mother, and Old Master Tate. They were all doing better and better. These were all clear changes.’

’Her efforts were paying off.’

’It was just that Jacqueline Spann’s protagonist halo was too powerful. Tang Xiaonan cheered herself on. She was a lucky charm with super-invincible luck, after all. She could definitely handle Jacqueline Spann.’

’So what if Jacqueline Spann went to live with Bernice? Bernice herself was just Ethan Hawthorne’s mistress, dependent on him. Adrian Hawthorne had been seizing Ethan Hawthorne’s market share recently, and the results were very gratifying. When the great tree itself was about to fall, there was nothing Bernice could do, no matter how capable she was.’

The night deepened. The last light on Millstone Peak went out, and the village became very quiet, with only a few dogs barking intermittently. A tractor was parked at the village entrance. It was Bernice and Jacqueline Spann.

It had only been a month, but Jacqueline Spann was as thin as a bamboo pole. Her eyes looked especially large in her face, and they were particularly bright, like those of a wild wolf that had starved all winter, sending a chill down one’s spine.

"We can buy you clothes once we get to the city. Why did we have to come back?"

Bernice didn’t understand why her niece insisted on returning to the village just to get her clothes. They were just rags, and she wouldn’t be able to wear them in Tristone anyway; it would be too embarrassing. But Jacqueline Spann had insisted on coming back, and feeling sorry for the hardships her niece had endured this past month, Bernice had given in to her.

"Auntie, it’s not easy for you to make money. My old clothes are still wearable. There’s no need to buy new ones."

Jacqueline Spann smiled shyly. Her sensible and well-behaved appearance made Bernice feel even more pity and affection for her.