Anna held Sara's hands as Doctor Chen examined her.
"She is fully recovered. No side complications and her mental health seems good too." He declared.
Anna beamed. "Can she resume school?"
"Yes, she can."
Sara's eyes flashed. School? Who said anything about school? Due to her condition in her previous life, Sara had an intense dislike for school.
"We'll be leaving now." Anna gave a bow. "Thank you, Doctor Chen. Sara?"
Sara stared at Anna blankly. "Do I know you?" She squinted her big eyes and puffed her cheeks. "I don't know you at all!" She ignored Anna's shocked face and turned to the doctor. "Doctor Chen, I can't remember her."
Doctor Chen looked at the little girl staring at him. She opened her eyes wide trying to convince him. He couldn't help chuckling and patting her head. "You don't remember your mother?"
"Yes." Sara nodded fiercely.
"But how do you know she's your mother?" The doctor smiled slyly.
Ah! Sara pouted sadly. She seemed to have dug a hole for herself.
"Because, because," She scratched her head. "Because you said so?" Question marks floated above her head.
The nurses behind the doctor giggled. This little princess was so cute!
Anna too had starry eyes as she looked at her daughter. Why hadn't she noticed how cute her daughter was before? Her heart was beating so rapidly! All she wanted to do was pinch her daughter's cheeks! She stared in dissatisfaction at Sara's face. No, her face was not round enough. She must feed her more! Feed her until she becomes round like a ball! Fat like a little pig! It would be fun to squish her then!
Sara felt the Host's mother's gaze on her was too evil and shivered. Why did she feel like she was in danger?
Doctor Chen closed his notepad. "Miss Sara, you're free to go now."
"No!" Sara shook her head. "Something must be wrong with me! I feel dizzy! My head aches!"
Anna slapped her back. "Why are you cursing yourself?"
"I'm not lying! I don't want to go to school!" Sara complained. "Anytime I go to school I get a serious migraine and my whole body hurts!"
Anna felt her lips twitch as she gazed down at the sulking girl. "We'll discuss this at home."
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Sara stared at Derek. "I really don't want to go to school." She whined. If there was one thing Sara disliked in both lives, it was school.
"Reason?" Derek asked.
Sara's eyes darted left and right. "I have no need for it!" She was already a college graduate anyway.
"Your grades are a total mess." Derek countered.
"See? My grades can't be pulled up! Why don't you just let me stay at home and be a hedonistic heir, huh? I'll spend your money well, trust me!" Sara used her strongest weapon; her cute face. She pursed her lips and pretended like she was about to cry.
Derek's heart moved when she blinked those huge watery eyes at him. She seemed ready to burst into tears if he refused her.
No. He must harden his heart!
"You're going to school tomorrow. That's my final decision." He declared.
"Honey…" Anna saw tears drop from Sara's eyes and her heart broke. "Why don't we let her study from home?"
Derek turned to his wife. She was won over by a few tears? He ignored the two of them and walked out of the study. Sara's cute face couldn't help but flash before his eyes and he grinned. She was indeed her mother's daughter! That was the same look his wife had when she was begging for something. He paused. Did he just think of Sara as cute? He shook his head. Anna's words must have confused him. There was no way Sara could be cute!
Anna couldn't bear to see Sara sad. "Tell mummy whatever you want and I'll get it for you." She coaxed.
"I want the latest ALX phone and laptop." Sara perked up. A free opportunity was dropped in her lap, who was she not to use it? Don't mind that it was just a phone and laptop, together the two cost up to 800,000! Right now, she doesn't have any money. Sara felt sad again. Who would have thought a day would come when the devil herself won't have any money? Ha, if she caught the person that killed her, she would stab them a thousand times over.
"Okay, okay." Anna agreed.
Sara was so touched. She looked at Anna with tears in her eyes. "Yo, delicate miss, you're the best!"
Anna was tickled by her cute looks and laughed. "You're just a little money grubber." She tapped her nose.
"I'm not." Sara twisted around delicately. The two of them laughed happily.
Outside the study, a male figure watched them for a long time before retreating.
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Sara waved. The figure opposite her waved too. Sara felt her lips curl in dissatisfaction. She didn't know what sin she had committed in both her lives. She couldn't seem to get rid of this cute face. She patted her chubby cheeks and sighed as she looked away from the mirror. She reached for her bag and frowned in disgust as she held the pink, furry bag up.
"You call yourself a villainess but everything about you is cute." She mocked the Host.
The Host who had been woken up by Sara's complaint chose to stay quiet.
Sara had no choice but to grab the bag and go down for breakfast. She was almost at the end of the stars when she saw Anna down below whispering with the Second Brother. The white lotus hid behind the brother fearfully.
Sara's eyes lit up. This looked like a fight! She leaned lazily against the railings as she listened to them.
"But Mum, you can just give the laptop to Tara first. You can get another one for Sara later." Zhen Yuchen said.
"Why should I give it to Tara? I only bought it because Sara needed it." Anna glared at her son.
Ah, it was the classic case of the white lotus trying to snatch her things. Sara yawned, bored. Why couldn't she come up with something else? She looked at Anna. Hmph, it was time to see if this woman had been listening to her lessons!
"But now Tara needs it…"
"If Sara didn't ask for one, would Tara have known she needed one? Why does she have to wait for others to buy something and snatch it from them? Isn't that pettiness?" Anna frowned.
Sara was surprised. Looks like the Host's mother learns fast! Such a good disciple!
"Mum!" Zhen Yuchen clenched his fists, furious.
Anna ignored his trembling and stared at the girl behind him. "Tara. I didn't say anything when you took away Sara's food. It was just food. But now, Sara clearly needs a laptop and asked me to get her one. Why do you have to take it away from her? If you needed one, you should have told me. Since you didn't, wait for me to get another one for you this evening! And also, I don't know where you learnt the habit of snatching, but this family does not tolerate that. You need to change that behavior."
"I'm sorry Mum." Tara apologized but her hands gripped her skirt tightly. This stupid woman! She was clearly her daughter but why was she on the side of an outsider? Why? And what right did Sara have to own ALX products? All of this clearly belonged to her! She raised her head and wiped away the tears on her face. "I'm sorry for embarrassing Mum. Thank you for correcting me. It's my fault. I clearly don't know the rules well. I'm so useless."
"Stop!" Zhen Yuchen turned around and pulled her into his arms. "Stop saying such words about yourself."
"Brother…" Tara looked at him with her red eyes.
Clap, clap. Sara couldn't resist the urge to clap at such outstanding performance. The people downstairs were shocked and looked up at her.
"What a touching scene." Sara leaned against the railings. She looked down on the embracing couple with amusement. "With how close you two are, you can go ahead and shoot one of those romance dramas that's popular nowadays." She giggled.
Anna looked up at her daughter. First High School had personally made a customized uniform for her. Her material was the best of the best and it could be seen from her appearance. The shirt clung to her body showing off her curves. The skirt was tight at the waist and flared out to stop two inches above her knees. She wore white knee length socks with pink designs on them. Her blue sport shoes were also specially designed. There were various cartoon characters on them. Her black hair was draped around her face, making it look even smaller. She looked like an angel. Anna touched her chest. She was so blessed to have such an outstanding daughter!
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Zhen Yuchen had been dazzled by her appearance just now but he regained his senses quickly. "You're so dirty minded to think like that!"
"Maybe let go of her waist first then you can talk to me about being dirty minded." Sara snorted.
Anna looked over and noticed that her son was indeed holding Tara by her waist. Her face clouded over immediately. "What is this? Quickly let go of her!"
Zhen Yuchen reluctantly let her go. Anna glared at him. "Don't you know you should maintain a distance?"
"She's my sister." Zhen Yuchen retorted.
"I don't recall you holding me that way." Sara smiled.
"Shut up." Zhen Yuchen snarled but was slapped on the arm by his mother. "Mum!"
"I dare you to insult your sister again." Anna said with gritted teeth. "I don't want to see such a thing again, is that clear? Now you two go wait for Sara in the car."
Tara lowered her head and left. Zhen Yuchen glared at Sara and quickly ran after her.
"Tara!" He caught up to her and held her. " Stop crying." His heart broke when he saw how wet her face was.
"Mum doesn't like me anymore. She used to treat me so well but now she doesn't even spend time with me anymore. What went wrong? Did I offend her?" She cried.
As expected, Zhen Yuchen frowned. "It must be Sara! I don't know what she said to Mum." Zhen Yuchen sneered. Seeing that Tara was still sad, he had an idea. "Come. Let's go." He waved at the driver to start the car.
"What about Sister?" Tara pretended to care.
"You silly girl. You're too nice!" Zhen Yuchen patted her head.
Tara smiled as she got in. Sara, I don't know how you got that woman on your side, but your brothers and father are still mine!
"My baby!" Anna held Sara. "How was it? I listened to you and didn't cower this time." She patted her chest. "Did I do well?"
Sara looked at the woman who looked like she was asking for praise and nodded. "You were like a cat."
Anna pouted sadly. "When will I be like a lion? Sigh. I already packed your breakfast for you. Also your phone and laptop just arrived." She handed a box to Sara along with a phone.
Sara stared at the pink phone in her hand and felt her lips twitch.
"It's the latest design. I specifically made this pink phone case for you. Do you like it?"
Unable to ignore the expectant look on Anna's face, Sara nodded. "Like." She would just change the case later.
"Good." Anna followed her out as she continued to nag. The two stood outside but saw no one. The car had already left.
"Those two!" Anna was furious. "How dare he leave! That traitor must not come back to this house!"
"I'll be going then." Sara didn't want to be in the same car with those two anyways. "I can take a bus."
"It's your first day back. Mummy won't let you go alone. Come, I'll drive you to school."
Sara was horrified. "No."
Anna ignored her words and grabbed her arm, dragging her to the car.