The Queen Back From Hell - Chapter 23: Chapter 23

'Look at that. This is the mother who carried me for ten months and gave birth to me. No wonder she abandoned me when I was three.
'Is there really a mother who hates their own child? At least it happened to me,' Arielle said inwardly.
Back then, when she was only three, her mother shouted at her to die, die far away and never come back.
She thought that a three-year-old would forget these things. Not talking about them didn't mean she knew nothing about them.
For those vague memories from the age of three in her previous life, she only blamed herself.
She thought she must have done something wrong to make her mom unhappy, so her mom said those words.
Unfortunately, regarding this memory, all she remembered was this one sentence.
As for what exactly happened then, she had no idea.
In Sharon's eyes, Meredith was the perfect daughter. Only Meredith deserved to be called her daughter.
She would defend Meredith again and again. Meredith could fart and it would still smell like roses to her. Meanwhile, whatever Arielle said or did was wrong in her eyes.
Such a family had already hurt her badly in a previous life.
Her enduring for peace became an excuse for them to trample on her dignity.
With every tear shed by Meredith, she became known as an evil sister, and everyone disliked her.
Her parents hated her; her fiancé stabbed her back.
Worse, her most trusted friend turned against her at the last moment, testifying against her in court.
And Meredith just stood by, watching Arielle's life fall apart.
She didn't even have to lift a finger. Everyone around her just orbited her like planets.
Countless men threw themselves at her feet, willing to do anything for her.
Sharon kept comforting Meredith, glaring coldly at Arielle. "Stop with the snide remarks, and don't ruin family harmony."
Arielle just found it laughable, pathetic.
She calmly looked at Sharon. Her heart felt nothing. 'I might as well consider myself unlucky for ending up in her womb and becoming her daughter.' she thought.,
"Enough already!" Henry barked at that moment. "This afternoon, I'll have my secretary set up a card for you. Buy whatever you like. Don't hold back.
"When you go out, take some bodyguards. If you see something you like, just buy it."
Arielle nodded. "Got it. I won't hold back."
Henry also felt a headache coming on. He was busy running his company every day, yet here he was, dealing with a bunch of women over trivial matters.
Sharon hugged the teary-eyed Meredith, standing opposite Arielle.
The maids, including Lexi, kept their distance, not daring to show themselves.
Arielle felt great, shuffling upstairs in her slippers.
Just as she reached the top, she turned back with a meaningful smile at Meredith.
Seeing her back disappearing upstairs, Meredith was so furious she wanted to rush up and tear her mouth apart. 'Too hateful! I'd been outplayed.'
Sharon's anger shot straight to her head, and she was ready to chase up and teach this ungrateful daughter a lesson.
But Meredith grabbed her, shaking her head. "Mom, don't. Arielle didn't mean it."
Inwardly, she wished her mom would beat Arielle up.
'But this family was ruled by Dad. If he found out Mom hit her, Mom would be in trouble. And I might get dragged into it too,' Meredith thought, meanwhile wondering how such a dimwit like her mom managed to become Mrs. Bradford.
Seeing her sweet, precious daughter, Sharon wished she could swap all her blood to make Meredith her biological daughter, growing even more disdainful towards Arielle.
Feeling relieved, she immediately comforted Meredith, "Don't cry, sweetheart. Your dad's just temporarily fooled by her. Whatever you want, Mom will get it for you. I won't let her outshine you."
Meredith nodded, putting on a smile.
She still had to go to the party today. All dressed up, she was ready to vent her grievances to her friends.
'Arielle, just wait, the future is long. One day, I'll make you beg me,' she sneered inwardly.
Soon, she left for the party.
Meanwhile, Arielle had Ethan Booth, the driver, take her straight to the heart of the city.
When she was out running errands yesterday, she didn't get a good look at the outside world.
'It's great to be alive!' she said inwardly.