Chapter 136: Chapter 138

Celia’s flushed face instantly turned as pale as snow. Rodney sneered and said, “Tomorrow, I will personally go to the Black family to explain our affairs to Mr. Black and Mrs. Black.”

Deon held Rodney and strode to the car outside. He started the car quickly. Rodney unbuttoned the button of his collar and ordered Deon to take a cold breath, but the hot feeling still did not ease.

He came back tonight to celebrate his mother’s birthday. He didn’t intend to stay overnight. When he came, he told Deon that he must come to pick him up Club Cobalt. He was not afraid that his mother would play tricks on him, but he didn’t want Amber to stay alone.

But she didn’t expect that her mother had such an idea. At the banquet just now, she clearly knew that her stomach was not good, but she still asked her to drink. She must have some ideas.

However, he was not worried. Anyway, Deon came to save the car, so he did not refuse. After drinking the sober-up soup that his mother gave him that night, he began to feel hot and dry in his chest. Rodney had a bad intuition.

Therefore, when he got up from the bed and saw his mother stopping Deon and Celia sitting in the living room, he knew what his mother wanted to do, no matter how stupid he was.

He was extremely disappointed, and he hated Celia even more. In the past, she had said that she had no choice but to give birth to a child on behalf of her parents and that she wanted Amber to be happy. But now, why did she do this?

Even though she knew that she loved Amber, she was still willing to do such a nasty thing. Her character was obvious.

The driver quickly parked the car at the entrance of the Scent Villa and helped Rodney into the villa in a hurry. Amber heard the noise and came out of the upstairs. When he saw Rodney’s flushed face, he was very surprised. “What’s wrong?”

“Let Mr. Barron explain. I’ll take my leave first!” After saying that, Deon immediately left.

Amber reached out to hold Rodney. “Have you drunk a lot of wine?”

“Amber, I miss you!” Rodney reached out to hug her soft waist and kissed Amber’s lips fiercely. His big hands were not idle, and he tore off her clothes in a few moves.

Amber couldn’t make a sound after being blocked by him, so he had to reach out to push him. However, she was no match for Rodney, who was caught in the fire. Soon, he stripped her naked and threw her onto the sofa.

He crazily asked for it from her body. This night was destined to be full of love.

After Deon helped Rodney to leave, Celia stood where she was with a pale face. She had gone for wool and came home shorn.

This was what she was feeling right now.

Rodney’s mocking tone and disgusted eyes made her feel cold in the bottom of her heart. Her good image that she had hidden for so many years had been destroyed. It was over! Despair rose from the bottom of her heart. She no longer had the face to stay here. She rushed out of the Barron family without saying a word.

“Celia!” Itzel was worried that she would follow them out, so she stopped Celia outside the villa. “Think about it. It’s not the end.”

“It’s all your fault!” Celia glared at Itzel. “If it weren’t for your stupid idea, would I have done that? I hate you so much!”

“I...”

“You can’t do anything! Get out of my way!” Anyway, there was no image left, and Celia didn’t want to pretend to be gentle and kind, or a lady. She pushed Itzel away, got in the car, and drove away from the Barron family.

Shannon was waiting for the news at home, full of hope. Just when she was anxious, Itzel called her. “The matter did not succeed and was discovered by Rodney. Celia is very angry. You must remember to comfort her and prevent her from doing extreme things.”

Her words made Shannon’s hope drop in an instant. After hanging up the phone, she immediately called her daughter, but no one answered. Was there anything wrong?

Shannon was nervous. How could she stay at home? She was worried that something would happen to her daughter, so she hurried out of the house. On the road in front of the Black family’s villa, Shannon continued to call her daughter while looking around.

No one answered the phone. Shannon was so worried that something bad would happen to her daughter, wouldn’t it?

In her anxiety, Celia’s car finally appeared in her sight. Shannon was relieved. Celia stopped the car and strode into the villa with a sullen face. She did not stay in the living room and went straight upstairs into her room.

A few minutes later, Shannon trotted in and hurried upstairs. Aunt Maleah stood at the door of the nanny’s room and saw everything about the mother and daughter. She seldom saw Shannon and her daughter lose their composure like this. What on earth happened?

Shannon pushed open her daughter’s door and asked, “Celia, are you all right?”

“Can it be that nothing happened?” Celia jumped up and shouted at her, “Rodney said that he would come to your house tomorrow to make it clear. Do you know what it means to me?”

“Little ancestor! Keep your voice down. Your father has just fallen asleep. Don’t wake him up!”

“Why should I keep my voice down? Anyway, there’s no hope between me and Rodney anymore. Since that’s the case, why should I let it go? From today onwards, I won’t pretend anymore. I want to be myself!”

Celia shouted angrily. Shannon stamped her feet in a hurry and hurried forward to cover her mouth. She lowered her voice and warned, “Have you had enough of your good days?”

“I’m just tired of living!” Celia pushed Shannon’s hand away. “Since I can’t get Rodney, I won’t pretend to be weak anymore. I’m fed up with it!”

Shannon was also angry. “I’ve advised you to give up Mu. There are so many good men in the world, but you insisted on hanging yourself on a tree. You deserve it!”

“I deserve it! Wasn’t it all because of you that I ended up like this? It was you who said that you would help me get Rodney. It was you who came up with the dirty idea to let me get pregnant on my behalf. It was you who asked me to seduce Rodney tonight. Now, it’s all right. Rodney knows everything. I’m done with him. It’s all over! It’s all because you believe in that Itzel! It’s all because of you!”

Thinking of Rodney’s words and the look in Celia’s eyes before he left, she felt as sad as a cat’s paw in her heart.

“You heartless thing. Did I work so hard to raise you just to hear you complain about me? You still have the nerve to say that. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t even be able to touch Rodney’s side!” Shannon was angry when she saw her daughter blame herself.

“I would rather you didn’t give birth to me! You just insisted on being a mistress in a good life, which made me unable to lift my head for the rest of my life. I always feel inferior and have no confidence. It’s all because of you that I became like this!”

“You b*stard. Can’t you live without a man?” Shannon was so angry that she slapped Celia’s face.

“I’m not going to live anymore!” Celia saw Shannon slap her and sit down on the ground. “I’ll die for you!”

“If you want to die, go back to the cat’s alley and die. Don’t dirty this place!”

The words “the cat’s alley” reminded Celia. She suddenly stopped talking. Shannon looked at her coldly and said, “Do you forget your previous hardships after a few years? If you want to go back to the cat’s alley, I won’t stop you. Now get out of here!”

Celia couldn’t say a word for a while. Shannon poked her head with her hand. “Don’t raise your tail to the sky in a few days. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have lived such a good life. How dare you complain that I’m a mistress. If it weren’t for me, you could only stay in the cat’s alley and eat vegetables in this life! You heartless thing! I’m so angry!”

Celia still remembered the days she lived in the cat’s alley. At that time, she lived in a low, damp, and moldy house, wearing clothes full of patches. She ate the most difficult food to swallow, and occasionally ate meat, she was as happy as the Spring Festival.

But now, she lived in a villa, drove a car, and entered a high-end hotel. The friends around her were all from the upper class. In comparison, heaven and hell.

Shannon saw that she didn’t speak and continued to scold her. “Do you really think you are the daughter of a rich family? You bastard, don’t look at yourself in the mirror, and you dare to challenge me at any time. Are you tired of living? I don’t have the final say in this family, but the one below! If the one below sees you like this, you will never be able to turn over in this life. I warn you that in his heart, only the one outside is his treasure. You can’t even compare with the one outside!”

“I... I’m sorry!” Celia was immediately awakened by Shannon’s scolding. What did she do just now? She even called her mother a mistress and shouted at her father when he was at home.

In this family, only her father had the right to speak. Although her mother and she had been in the limelight all these years, she was clear about the status of their family. Amber could lose his temper at Channing and ridicule him, but she had no right to do so.

From the first day she entered this house, Channing had been very distant from her. He had never felt a father’s love for his daughter.

Many times, she even felt that Channing hated her, so she had been trembling in front of him. Her mother had also reminded her several times that she should be docile, kind, and polite in front of Channing. Otherwise, she would annoy him.

She had always followed this rule. Finally, she could make Channing take another look at her. If she really changed her docile and kind heart, would Channing still look at her again? The answer was very clear to Celia.

Shannon said slowly, “The man below is not an ordinary person. He is very cruel! He has ignored his beloved child for so many years, let alone you, an unpopular illegitimate daughter. We are now acting according to other people’s expressions. That’s why I asked you to curry favor with Rachel and hope that you can dominate your own life, instead of being a subordinate of a man who makes you loyal to him. It’s sad that a person can only be a subordinate without self-respect. Even if you can marry someone Rodney, as long as you don’t have a good attitude, you are destined to be eliminated. Think about it carefully!”

After Shannon finished lecturing her daughter, she went back to her bedroom. Channing was still reading in bed. When he saw her coming in, he asked lightly, “What happened? Why are you so noisy?”

“Celia was in a bad mood and drank some wine, so she went crazy.”

“Are you drunk?” Channing had just put down the book in his hand and looked at Shannon with a disgusted look. “How did you discipline her? Don’t you know when it is? Are you happy because you want to make me step down from the stage?”

“Mr. Black, don’t be angry. Listen to my explanation. Celia drank more at Rachel’s birthday party, not outside.”

“To attend Rachel’s birthday party? Do you really want to save my face?” Channing gave a sinister smile. Shannon was a little frightened by his smile and continued to explain, “It’s Rachel who called to invite Celia. It’s not good not to go.”

“Not very good? Do you think I am a three-year-old child?” Channing just stared at Shannon. “Someone has wiped your ass for what you have done before. Now that everything has calmed down, as a mother, what you have to do now is to let Celia give up.”

“I know. Celia is usually very sensible and obedient. This time, it’s the effect of alcohol. She has a crush on Rodney. I just said it to her.”

“She fell in love with you? Don’t tell me that Rodney didn’t make it clear enough on TV?” Channing sneered. “You should warn her not to daydream about things that she shouldn’t have. If she goes on like this, don’t blame me for falling out with her!”

Shannon agreed obediently. Her attitude made Channing finally stop talking about this matter. Everything returned to normal.

She lay beside Channing and listened to his calm breathing. A sneer appeared on Shannon’s face.

“If you can’t bear it, you’ll mess things up. Channing, you’re just a pawn of mine. I’ll pay you back a hundred times over for the humiliation you’ve given me! I swear!”