BXBX NOVEL Chapter 25 - 25: Has It Been Revealed? 1
This was a very common remark.
As the elder, advising the youngsters in the family not to waste their formative years and to focus on self-improvement through reading is normal in any family.
But the timing and context made this statement particularly grating and ironic to Purple Summers
— She hadn’t even made him apologize on his knees, yet he was demanding an apology from her?!
How ridiculous!
Purple Summers raised her head expressionlessly, her deep, ink-colored eyes seemed to be freezing over with frost, exuding a chilling intensity.
Nathaniel Summers was stilled by her icy and sharp gaze, standing in place dumbfounded.
But within a blink, Purple Summers withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyes and hurried off the stairs.
Watching Purple Summers leave, Nathaniel Summers felt an odd sensation.
He couldn’t understand, how could a teenage girl harbor such an aggressive gaze?… It seemed to be filled with resentment.
Maybe he was mistaken…
Purple Summers returned to the Garden Mansion.
The breakfast on the table had already gone cold.
Atra Blanc nervously stared at her face, “Purple, did you… have another argument with your brother?”
Purple Summers was caught off guard by the question.
She touched her own face, only to realize…
Because her face looked horrible, Atra Blanc had mistaken it for a fallout with Alexander Summers.
Ever since she was discharged from the hospital, the siblings seemed to be always at odds, frequently squabbling. It was no wonder that Atra Blanc had such assumptions.
“No.” Purple Summers managed a smile with no intention of letting Atra Blanc in on the truth. “I just got scared by a snake when I went to wake my brother up. Mother, Cleo seems well-taken care under my brother, let’s continue to keep it that way.”
She wasn’t up to owning such a pet anyway.
Listening to this, Atra Blanc frowned and said, “Although it’s just a pet snake, it is better to be cautious. What if it bites you? When Laura Summers first gave it to you, I felt she might have ulterior motives. If such things happen again, you must tell Mother, understand?”
Purple Summers was taken aback by what Atra Blanc said.
Wasn’t that python hers? What does this have to do with Laura Summers?
Purple Summers had a hunch that something was not quite right…
Forcing a smile, she tested the waters, “Is that so?… Look at my memory, I can hardly recall. I thought Cleo was my brother’s pet.”
“It must be hard for you to remember since it was a few years ago. In future, if Laura Summers were to give you anything, do not accept it, that child is not good-hearted.”
Atra Blanc said casually, not intending to delve into it any further, picked up the already cold breakfast from the table, and said, “I will go heat this up, it will be done in a jiffy, wait here.”
Although Purple Summers still couldn’t comprehend what happened to the snake, just listening to Atra Blanc’s “a few years ago”, was enough to confirm that the bastard, Alexander Summers was hoodwinking her!
—This rascal! How dare he insinuate her?!! Claiming the snake was a pet she moved in to crown before she was hospitalized, in fact, he had been keeping it for years?!
He must have grown suspicious!
Damn it! Her cover was barely two days old, was it going to be blown so soon?!
Purple Summers bit her lip, decisively followed Atra Blanc to the kitchen, and prodded again, “Mother, can you tell me, was that snake really given by Laura Summers? Why would she give me that…”
Atra Blanc turned her head looking at her in bewilderment, “You really don’t remember anything?”
Pressing her luck, Purple Summers replied, “I remember just bits and pieces… can you kindly recall it for me?”
“There’s not much to tell…” Atra Blanc frowned, unwilling to revisit the past, “Laura Summers got that snake from somewhere to prank you. It scared you into fainting. Afraid of being reprimanded by the adults afterward, she claimed it was a gift for you.”
She spoke with a gradually pained and bitter expression, “Indeed it was a docile pet snake, but… who would dare to keep that kind of thing at home? Throwing it away would seem pitiful, as it was a life after all. Also afraid that it would cause another ruckus with the Summers Family, your brother ended up keeping it in the end..”