Arnold said angrily. âEllinor Mendoza, go home now! Dispose of all the flowers in front of the house first, and then do things by yourself, admit your mistakes to the media and the public, and make sure they forgive you Donât make our family ashamed because of you!â
But Ellinor was calm, even on the verge of laughter.
Just now, an old lady she barely knew had firmly believed in her, urging her to stay indoors for safety But her father, on the contrary, hoped to let her face the public opinion on the Internet immediately, so as to help him clear his name. The contrast between the two was great. Since she was a kid, this had always been Arnoldâs way Whenever anything went wrong, he would lash out at her, blaming and berating her without any justification.
Not once did he try to understand her side of the story, consider whether she was wronged or misunderstood.
Not even once She used to wonder, why was her dad so different from others? She couldnât feel the fatherly love her classmates often praised in their essays.
But it wouldnât be accurate to say that Arnold was different from other fathers. Look at his attitude towards Sheila Mendoza, it was like a perfect father who loved his daughter No matter what Sheila did, Arnold would get over it quickly and continue to spoil her as before.
With Ellinor, not at all. Now, Ellinor understood why Arnold was so cold and indifferent to her. They werenât blood related, so his feelings for her didnât go beyond mere sympathy But then again, if Arnold knew from the start they werenât related and didnât intend to adopt her, why did he bring her home from the hospital? Why didnât he take good care of her and instead sent her away to the countryside The more she thought about it, the more strange it seemed.
Once this online public opinion incident was over, she would dig deeper into Arnoldâs pastâ¦
Arnold waited for a response on the other side of the screen, growing more and more impatient, âEllinor, have you gone deaf or dumb? Canât you hear me? Get home and deal with the mess youâve made!â
Ellinor regained consciousness, âYeah, I heard you. But Iâm a bit tied up at the moment, so I wonât be going back. Iâll get someone to handle the flower situation, and i promise you wonât receive stuff like that again. If thereâs nothing else, Iâll hang up nowâ
Arnold was taken aback by her cold response, sensing a change in her attitude, âEllinor, whatâs with this attitude!â
Ellinor sounded a tad impatient, âHuh? Do I have an attitude problem? Didnât I just agree to solve the problems you mentioned? Whatâs there to be unhappy about?â
Arnold was seething. âYouâre becoming more and more ungrateful! Not even calling me âdad anymore, do you think youâre something special?!â
âDad, let me talk to her Sheila took over the phone With her perfectly madeâup face, she looked disdainfully into the camera:
âEllinor, you bad luck charm! Ever since you left the countryside to come to the city, our Mendoza family has been having bad luck! You messed up my career a while ago, and now youâve exposed me as the sister of a shameless troublemaker like you, let me abused by the netizens and discussed by major websites along with you. Itâs utterly embarrassing! Ellinor, you must solve this problem immediately, then get your ass back to the countryside! Donât cause any more trouble for our Mendoza family in Greenhaven, got it?â
Ellinor chuckled, âSheila, wasnât it you who screwed up your own career? And whether I stay in Greenhaven or go back to the countryside doesnât seem to be your call, does it?â