Chapter 26


    SeanponderedwhatheshouldgittYvetteFrowning,hewasdeepinthought,whensuddenlyhiseyeslitup


    SinceYvetteyedthenosowell,hethoughtofgivingheranu.Anordinarynowouldn’tdoheneededtogiveherauniqueone.


    AsYvettewalkedintoElixirsApothecary,sheheardafamiliarvoler.Content ? N?velDrama.Org 2024.


    “Yvette?”


    Listeningtothisextremelyfamiliarvoice,Yvettepausedforamoment.Ahintofcoldnessflickeredinhereyesassheturnedtolookatthepersonwhocalledher.


    “Yvette,itreallyisyou!”


    Lynda’seyesnarrowedwithdisdainasshegazedatYvette’sface.WhenLyndasawherbackfromafar,shethoughtshewasmistaken,butit


    turnedouttobeYvette.


    “HowdidyouendupinJubilife?Weren’tyoutakenbacktothemountainsbyyourpoorparents?”


    WithoutwaitingforYvettetorespond,Lyndacontinuedinadisdainfultone,“Oh,Iseenow.Youcouldn’tstandthepovertyinthemountainsandrantoJubilifetoworkatElixirsApothecary,right?”


    Yvettedidn’tanswer.Shejustcasuallyasked,“Andwhyareyouhere?”


    Realistically,withoutYvette’sbackgroundwork,Lynda’sinnilywouldonlybeabletoliveinpoverty.ButLyndawasnowdressedlikeanouveauriche.Shewasobviouslydoingwell.


    “Me?”Lyndaimmediatelyputherhandsonherhipsandsnortedarrogantly.“I’macustomeratElixirs Apothecary,ofcourse.I’mheretobuymedicine.Unlikeyou,whocametowork.”


    SinceYvettelefttheirfamily,theysuddenlybecamerich andmovedfromthecountrysidetoJubilife.Theywerelivingbetterthanbefore.


    Still,herforeheadwasscarredfromthehouse’scopse.Thoughshehadtriedvariousmethods,thescarremained.Sotoday,shecametoElixirsApothecarytobuysomescarremovalmedicine.


    Butshedidn’texpecttoencounterYvetteassoonasshearrived.Whatbadluck!


    “DoyouknowhowexpensivethemedicinesatElixirsApothecaryare?It’snotaceforpoorpeoplelikeyoutojustwaltzin.”


    TherewasasinisterglintinLynda’seyesassheadded,“Yvette,ifyou’rereallyinneedofmoney,youcanbegmeonyourknees.MaybeI’llgiveyouachancetoworkasamaidinourhouse.Hahaha!”


    “Noneed.Youcankeepthatchanceforyourself.”SeeingLynda’ssmugexpression,Yvettespokecoldlybeforeturningtoleave.


    Shedidn’tknowwhathadhappenedtothem,butonceshefoundout,itwouldbetheirdoomedday.


    “Stoprightthere!DidIsayyoucouldleave?“!


    SeeingYvetteignoreherlike this,Lynda wasfurious.Inhereyes,Yvettewasjustapoorman’sdaughter.Howdareshebesoarrogant?Shereallyneededtobetaughtalesson.


    YvetteignoredLynda’sshoutsandcontinuedonherway.Sheneededtogettheherbsquicklytomakethemedicine.TherewasnotimetowasteonLynda.Besides,shehadplentyoftimetodealwiththeter


    “Youarrogantbitch!Howdareyouignoreme?”


    Lyndawasfurious.HerfacetwistedinmaliceassherushedforwardtograbYvette’sarmandpherhard….


    ButbeforeshecouldeventouchYvette,herarmwastwistedbackwitha click.Itwasbrokenjustlikethat.Lyndaimmediatelyletoutamiserablescream.“Ithurts!”