Veronica replied, âSure thing! So, Patricia, whatâs up with the call?â
Patricia feigned hesitation, âWell⦠nothing much really! I got you a present, then found out youâre not in the country I was thinking of sending it to you, so I need your address.â
Veronica was touched, âThatâs so sweet of you, remembering to get me a present! I wish you could be my sister in law! Then I wouldnât have been stuck in jail for over a week, only to be shipped overseas by my grandma for discipline. Iâve lost all my freedom!â
Patricia pretended to be shocked, âWhat!? Veronica, how did you end up in jail?â
The mention of it made Veronica furious, âItâs all because of that Ellinor my brother brought home!
Sheâs sneaky, twoâfaced, and no good at all!â
Patricia sighed sympathetically, âOh poor girl! Speaking of which, Haillie got thrown in the slammer too today! Iâm just gutted, and thereâs nothing I can do to get her out. So I thought Iâd chat with you to take my mind off thingsâ¦â
Veronica was surprised, âWhat? Haillie got locked up too? What happened?â
Patricia initially dodged the question but eventually spilled the beans under Veronicaâs persistent queriesâ¦
After hearing Patriciaâs account, Veronica was livid, âThatâs outrageous! Itâs that Ellinor again! I bet she set Haillie up too! My brother basically brought a disaster home!â
Patricia got the reaction she wanted, then cautiously asked, âBy the way, Veronica, did you go online today?â
Veronica answered, âNope! Iâve been browsing foreign websites lately. Anything happened online?â
Patricia advised, âVeronica, youâve gotta remember not to let grandpa and grandma see the domestic websites. Iâm worried itâll make them sickâ¦â
âWhatâs up? Anything happened on the domestic web that relates to the Blanchet family?â
âVeronica, youâd better not look, seriously, donât!â
Upon hearing Patriciaâs halfâexplanation, Veronica was already on her tablet to check. After reading it, she was fuming!
âThat bitch actually resorted to blackmail! If people find out sheâs from the Blanchet family, sheâll ruin our reputation! No way! Iâm telling grandpa and grandma right now, and theyâll make my brother ditch that woman!â
Patricia pretended to advise kindly, âVeronica, donât do this, itâs not a good ideaâ¦â
But Veronica was already out of bed and dressing, âPatricia, donât worry about it! The Blanchet family will never tolerate such disgraceful women ruining our family traditions!â
With that, she hung up in a rush.
Listening to the busy tone, Patricia broke into a smile. Everything was going according to plan!
Back at the Blanchet family mansion, Ellinor went straight upstairs, eager to wash off the sticky coke residue on her.
Theo followed her upstairs, but as soon as he set foot in the room, she ruthlessly pushed him out, attempting to lock him out!
This man forcefully held the door open, not allowing her to close it. He quirked an eyebrow, âDidnât we agree to cohabitate? Why are you kicking me out now?â