Gossip 495


    Reading Juicy Gossip in Her Mind


    Chapter 495 Toxic Family


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    “Does ady of her stature need to be polite to someone as insignificant as me? I know you adore


    Tabitha. To you, she outshines me by hundreds, thousands of times. You love her even more than


    your own daughter. But mom, do you really need to iste me as if I’m a contagion? You never tell


    me whenever she returns. For the past few years, I’ve been telling you that I want to see her, but


    you’ve been keeping it from me all this while. What harm could possiblye from me just seeing


    her? Is she so superior, and I so inferior, that I’m not even worthy of meeting her?”


    At the corner of the staircase, Isabe was listening with rapt attention. She had always found this


    housekeeper quite peculiar, and now she understood why. The woman clearly favored the daughter


    of the house, treating her like a little princess, while showing such disdain for her own daughter. In a


    way, it seemed to be a form of vanity.


    Unable to resist, Isabe leaned over to take a look.


    She saw a girl who was quite attractive, but her clothes screamed poverty. She stood there, her


    face full of defiance as she questioned Petra.


    At this point, Isabe found it peculiar. Given the substantial sry that the Quirk family provided, it


    was hard to believe that their daughter would be dressed akin to someone from a slum.


    Petra was visibly sweating, her expression filled with anxiety. In the end, she looked at Heidi with a


    mix of helplessness and resentment, and could only say, “She is a pampered youngdy, born into


    wealth and privilege. You simply can’tpare. Our families are not on the same level, so it’s


    impossible for you two. to be friends. I’m only saying this for your own good!”


    As Heidi observed Petra’s expression, her heart somewhat softened up. “That’s my business.”


    Seeing her daughter’s firm decision to stay, Petra could only advise her earnestly, “Then, you


    should leave after delivering the gift and exchanging pleasantries. Although you’re off work today,


    there’s still chores to be done. Your father and brother need to eat, and there’s also…”


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    As Petra was speaking, Heidi’s expression grew increasingly grim. Her gaze toward Petra was


    almost menacing.


    Petra’s face tensed up. “It’s up to you now. I–I am helpless about all that too. I still have work here,


    otherwise, I would definitely help you out.”


    Heidi’s eyes had turned red from the sense of injustice. Yet, all Petra could do was look at her


    apologetically, as if she herself was just as innocent and just as helpless.


    Isabe inadvertently caught glimpses of Heidi’s drama.


    So, it turns out that her parents had remarried. Initially, Petra was pregnant before marriage, and


    then she married a man who already had a son. Unfortunately, her husband turned out to be a


    good–for–nothing,zy, gambling addict. He was a smooth talker, but that’s all he can do. Petra is


    the main source of ie for the entire family. The son that the man brought into the marriage was


    also azy bum, spending his days at home ying video games. He’s currently still in a vocational


    school. Heidi, on the other hand, is an ambitious individual, excelling in academics from a young


    age. She had the potential to attend high school, but during that period, her brother had gotten into


    trouble that required marypensation. The family, already stretched thin due to the father


    and son’s actions, had no extra money to spare. Even when they borrowed from other members of


    the Quirk family, they only bothered to borrow just enough to resolve the son’s issues. At that time,


    the father and son were both against funding Heidi’s education. and Petra agreed to their


    decision. It’s unbelievable! Her own daughter, using the money she earned herself, had ruined her


    own future for a man and his son. No wonder the way these two interacted was so nesult.


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    Chapter 495 Toxic Family


    now, it seemed that the daughter’s situation at home is even worse than this…


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    Christopher and Rosalie had just returned from the main building with a group of people when they


    heard Isabe’s the heartfelt words.


    What’s the matter? She was only gone for a short while, wasn’t she? Why is why is there another


    dramatic turn of events?


    My goodness! Not only does she have to do all the housework and was subjected to constant


    verbal and physical abuse. This was nothing short of a torturous upbringing. Yet, Petra chose to


    turn a blind eye, favoring her husband and stepson both openly and secretly. After all was said and


    done, she would simply apologize to her daughter, ming her own ipetence. She would urge


    her to endure, demonstrating not only her own cowardice but also manipting her through familial


    obligation, begging Heidi to forgive her. Thus, Heidi was trapped in her toxic family environment.


    So, did Petra not want Heidi to interact with Tabitha because she genuinely believed that her


    daughter was unworthy of befriending someone like? After all, when viewed from a familial


    perspective, she not only undervalued herself but also her own daughter.


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