CHapter 36
“Bringing up a breakup at Ms. Schnabel’s birthday bash, isn’t that a bit inappropriate?”
After all the Schnabel and Pock families had been tight for decades, and the whole point of their
kids‘ engagement was to take their friendship to the next level. Palmer dropping the breakup bomb
at Ms. Schnabel’s party was like pping the Schnabel family in the face.
Palmer spoke up with an icy voice. I’m definitely calling off this engagement; I can’t wait any
longer!”
Without breaking it off, he wouldn’t be free to chase after Noe with all his heart!
Even if Yvonne’s character wasn’t his cup of tea, they were still engaged. Calling it quits was the
respectful thing to do for both her and Noe!
It was the respect that the rtionship deserved!
Annie thought about all of Yvonne’s dramatic antics and couldn’t bring herself to like her either.
Yvonne had already tried to fire Annie before even joining the family. Thus, Annie had zero warm
fuzzy for her.
Compared to her, Ms. Noe was a whole different story–leagues better!
“Got it!”
At Tranquility City, the Lambert Mansion.
The nanny handed Belinda a bowl of soup, whispering, “Ma’am, Mr. Lambert seems to have gone to
see Noe.”
Old Mrs. Lambert didn’t have a single share to her name, and Belinda knew it more than
anyone!
The Lambert family’s missing funds? She had quietly siphoned them off, propping up her own folks!
If Vincent found out, it would be another row. Just the thought of it gave her a headache.
“Ma’am, that Noe girl’s sharp as a tack. She’s never seen eye to eye with you. I bet she’s
scheming to worm her way back into the Lambert family. Mr. Lambert’s a soft touch, and if Noe
gets her way, what will happen to Ms. Briony?”
“You’ve got a point. Noe’s sticking around because she can’t let go of the Lambert family. Last
time, she was flirting with Milford right in front of me. Get in touch with the papers. We need to
publicly cut ties with her, snap her out of this daydream!”
“Alright, will do!”
12:27
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At Imperial City, the Schnabel Manor
As soon as Noe stepped into the house, she saw Sienna bustling around the kitchen in an
apron.
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“Mom, what are you up to? Let me help you.”
“No need, dear. I made you a cake, but I just can’t seem to get this little bunny right
Sienna,ing from a family of schrs, with her father Merrick Horwich being a past winner
of the International Literary Prize and her mother Freya recognized for her significant scientific
contributions, had never really cooked in her life.
Noe watched as her mom’s wless hands picked up a knife and stabbed it into the chocte,
splitting the bunny clean in two.
“Oh dear, another flop! I’m just hopeless!”
The trash can was already a graveyard of bunny failures!
“It’s okay, it looks… cute as it is.”
“Really? If you like it, that’s all that matters!”
Noe picked up the little cake and took a bite in front of Sienna. “It’s delicious, thanks, Mom. You
don’t have to do this for me.”
“How could I not? I’ve never done anything for you, and you’ve been through so much. Just thinking
about my baby suffering makes me feel horrible!”
“I’m not suffering.”
Sienna patted Noe’s hand. “You eat up. I’ve got a present for you, too!”
“Okay.”
Yvonne walked in, only to see Noe sitting at the table munching on a shapeless cake.
How pathetic!
As a daughter of the Schnabel family, she only ever indulged in desserts made by Chef Jakes. Only
a backwoods bumpkin like Noe would think everything’s a treat.
“Sis, what’s that you’re eating? Oh my, what is this? I know you’re used to being broke, and all
about saving, but not everything that’s trash is worth eating…”
Noe just gave her a look and kept silent.
“But then again, if even the family that raised you for eighteen years could abandon you, I guess
you haven’t seen much of the finer things, right?”
Yvonne’s face was a picture of smug satisfaction.
12:27
“What do you mean?”
“Oh, you don’t know? Poor thing. Your foster parents have made a public announcement cutting you
off, telling you to stop bothering them!”
Noe simply said, “Oh.”
It was actually a relief that the Lambert family did this; it saved her the hassle.
Yvonne was bbergasted. What did ‘oh‘ mean?
Shouldn’t she be in tears over news like this?
If even the family that raised her could ditch her, that just showed how lousy Noe’s character
must be!
If their parents knew about this, they would be so disappointed. They would see that she, Yvonne,
was the realdy of the Schnabel family!
Yvonne proudly waved the newspaper.
Sienna,ing down the stairs, snatched the paper and read it carefully.
“What’s this?”
“Mom! Noe’s foster parents have publicly disowned her! Doesn’t this mean…”
Sienna was livid. “How dare they treat my child like this! This is outrageous!”
Yvonne was confused. Shouldn’t they be ming Noe? Why were they getting mad at the
Lambert family?
Sienna hugged Noe tightly, her heart breaking.
“My sweet girl, don’t be sad. They’ll get what’sing to them for treating you this way. Mommy will
protect you!”
Noe patted her mother’s trembling back, feeling the warmth in her heart.
She couldn’t care less about the Lambert family. The only person she had cherished there was
now just a handful of dust.
“Yeah, I’m not sad.”
Sienna was so pissed off thinking about how Noe used to live like this; she felt like going full–on
Hulk on the Lambert family!
“Noe, here’s a ne I just bought you; just wear it for now. There’s another auction tomorrow,
and I’ll snag some more goodies for you.”
Yvonne, seeing the sparkling pink diamonds in Sienna’s hand, was so jealous it gave her a
headache!
Why the heck was Sienna still splurging on such an expensive ne for Noe? Shouldn’t they
be kicking her to the curb?
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Yvonne was totally bummed out by the whole scene!
Sneaky as a cat, she tiptoed to a corner when the mother–daughter duo wasn’t looking and dialed
Ashlyn’s number, spicing up the story as she spilled the beans.
“Grandma, is Noe like some kind of bad luck charm? Why else would Noe’s foster parents ditch
her? You’ve taken care of me for years. I’d be heartbroken if you suddenly stopped, but Noe
doesn’t seem sad at all; she looks pretty happy, actually.”
“Hmph! That ungrateful and jinxed brat! Not even folks from the boonies want her, so why would
she think the Schnabel family would? If she thinks she can just waltz into the Schnabel family, she’s
got another thinging! Yvonne, your top priority should be hooking up with Palmer, that’s your
ticket to the Pock family!”
The olddy on the hospital bed, with her beady eyes, chuckled coldly. “As for that Noe, I’ve got
plenty of tricks up my sleeve to deal with her!”
“You’re the best, Grandma! Got it, I’ll call Palmer in a bit, don’t you worry!”
“Okay.”
Ashlyn’s call came through on Sienna’s phone.
“I’ve been sick for so long; those kids don’t bother to visit, but what about Noe? Isn’t she
supposed to take care of me? Does the Schnabel family even care about their Grandma? Noe
better show up at the hospital tomorrow!”
Sienna’s head ached the moment she heard Ashlyn’s voice.
“Mom, the hospital has nurses, right? Noe doesn’t know the first thing about caregiving.”
“Stop with the excuses! What’s she doing all day, waiting to go out and flirt with guys?”
“Mom, please don’t talk like that…”
“She better be here tomorrow! Or I’ll see how you all deal with it!”
Ashlyn hung up, leaving Sienna with a pounding headache.
That old witch, wasn’t it enough dealing with her in her younger days? Now, she was after her
daughter!
But Ashlyn was still the elder, and Sienna didn’t want the kids to have hard feelings towards their
grandma.
Worstes to worst; she would just grit her teeth and go herself, no way she would let her
daughter be mistreated!
“Noe, if you don’t wanna go, forget it. Mom’s got your back!”
“It’s okay. I’ll go tomorrow.”