novelraw Chapter 360 - 361: Who Framed You
Chapter 360 - 361: Who Framed You
Chapter 360: Chapter 361: Who Framed You
Pauline Briggs, fragile like a lily in the wind, might not be able to hold up if she knew the truth.
With this in mind, Sienna Johnson looked at Pauline with a gaze that was not as indifferent as usual but rather filled with pity. Pauline was now just a pitiful woman.
Misunderstanding her daughter’s gaze, Pauline thought Sienna was upset that she and her Adopted Daughter, Sabrina Johnson, were still in touch, so she hurriedly explained, "Sienna, I haven’t contacted Sabrina lately. Don’t be angry."
"It’s your freedom to interact with Sabrina Johnson. I won’t interfere. I just want to remind you to be careful with her. She’s not as simple as you think." Sienna looked at Pauline with pity and left with Adrian Desmond.
"Sienna, why are you leaving so soon? Stay a little longer." Pauline reluctantly followed her daughter out, only to see her distant back.
This daughter had completely estranged herself from her. Sienna’s cold heart could no longer be warmed by her.
As Sienna left the Johnson Family residence, she saw Sabrina Johnson standing at the entrance, her makeup ruined by tears.
Upon seeing Sienna, Sabrina was startled, then became angry. "No wonder my mom doesn’t want to see me! It turns out you’ve been badmouthing me to her again. How shameless are you? Do you think this will deter me? I know you’ve always been jealous of me, jealous that Mom only treats me well. Tell me, what did you do to prevent me from seeing Mom? So what if you’re her biological daughter? Sienna Johnson, let me tell you, in Mom’s heart, I’m still her most satisfied and proudest daughter!"
Sienna didn’t even bother to respond. Talking with someone like this was just a waste of her breath.
"Sienna Johnson, what are you so proud of? You married a cripple. What’s there to be proud of?"
Adrian Desmond stopped in his tracks, his cold eyes sweeping over her. "Say that again!" His sharp voice was like a knife that could cut open throats and let blood flow.
Sabrina trembled, unable to utter a single word under Adrian’s gaze.
Sienna took Adrian’s arm and said, "Let’s go."
As Adrian continued to stare at Sabrina, Sienna forcibly dragged him away. Sabrina stood there, watching the departing car, then her gaze shifted to the Johnson Family’s entrance. This was the place where she had lived for nearly twenty years, but now it had cast her out and no longer wanted her.
Even her doting adoptive mother no longer wanted her.
Her biological mother had let an old man with age spots sleep with her... Squatting on the ground, Sabrina sobbed.
All along, she had thought her life was better than Sienna’s. Although she couldn’t compete with Sienna in terms of background, what did it matter if Sienna was the true Johnson Family Miss or if she, Sabrina, was a fake one? Didn’t Pauline still favor her the most? Outside, who didn’t like her more? Who didn’t think she looked more like the Johnson Family Miss? Sienna was just an unpresentable, dark, skinny, and timid little girl.
"Sienna Johnson, I won’t let you live a better life than me!"
Ever since she learned that there was another Sienna Johnson in this world, Sabrina had been holding a grudge against her, always trying to outdo her in everything. After crying for a while, Sabrina gradually recovered. Nothing could knock her down. She wanted to live better than anyone else, especially Sienna.
In the end, she looked at the entrance of the Johnson Family one last time, her eyes losing their timidity and filling with a fierce determination!
"Madam, don’t you want to go and take a look? Second Miss is crying very sadly." Pauline had actually come out but hadn’t gone to see Sabrina.
Pauline paced back and forth in the courtyard, her brows furrowed tightly, her expression troubled.
"Miss doesn’t know. You could secretly visit Second Miss. It wouldn’t be a problem," the Servant advised.
Pauline hesitantly said, "I still... shouldn’t... go."
Pauline said worriedly, "You go out and tell her to go home."
"Yes."
Pauline sat on a George chair, watching the flowers in the garden. Under the dark night, the flowers lost their daytime charm but emitted a stronger fragrance.
"Dexter, why did you leave me behind? When I was at my mother’s house, I had my parents and brothers to pamper me. After marrying Dexter Johnson, he cherished me even more. My only setback in life was not giving birth to a son for the Johnson Family. My greatest regret was missing our biological daughter’s growth. ...Dexter, Sienna doesn’t listen to me at all now. You two had such a great relationship. If you talked to her, she would surely listen. ... That Adrian Desmond... he doesn’t look like a good person at all. Didn’t you say Sienna is smart? Why is she so captivated by a man’s appearance? She sees he’s handsome and throws all caution to the wind."
Pauline was a tearful person. When Dexter was alive, she cried even more, as the gentle Dexter would always hold her in his arms and soothe her tenderly. However, after Dexter’s death, everyone grew annoyed by her crying, so she cried less.
"Madam, Second Miss has left."
Pauline wiped her tears. "She left?"
"Yes. She cried for a while and then left."
Not giving it much thought, Pauline said, "Let her go. Frederick is a good boy and will take good care of her."
「In the car.」
Adrian Desmond’s face was gloomy, as unsightly as could be.
"Alright, don’t be upset anymore. Why are you bothering with such an unimportant person?" Sienna Johnson comforted.
"You try being insulted as a cripple all the time!"
Adrian found that he had been living a stifled life ever since he arrived in Sileria City. When he was in Abyanabad, who dared to speak to him like this?
"What’s the big deal? I’ve even been called a thief before," Sienna said nonchalantly.
Adrian looked at her. "Who framed you?"
Sienna laughed. "Why do you believe I didn’t really steal anything?"
"Did you?"
"Of course not. I was falsely accused..."
"You’re so smart. How could you let someone stab you in the back like that?" Adrian mocked her with his words, but deep down, he felt sorry for her.
All her cleverness was spent dealing with him, yet she was so "merciful" to those who truly hurt her.
The memories were very unpleasant, and even now, thinking about them made Sienna feel upset. So, she closed her mouth and said nothing.
But Adrian wouldn’t let it go. "Who framed you?"
"Do you want me to take revenge for you?"
"Didn’t you say that was your battlefield, and you didn’t need my intervention?"
"Sabrina Johnson!"
"Her again?" Adrian’s peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and a sinister look flashed in them.