Chapter 146 The Birthmark on Her Back
Unable to resist Patricia's persistence, Michael eventually relented.
He warned her sternly, "I'll take you, but if you cause trouble again tonight, I'll cut off your allowance and kick you out of this house to fend for yourself. I won't take care of you anymore."
"Must you be so harsh?"
Michael's tone was firm, "If that’s too harsh for you, you can stay at home.”
"Okay, I promise I won't cause any trouble!"
After saying that, Patricia went upstairs to the dressing room to pick up her gown.
After a long time of choosing, she finally picked one.
She held the gown up to herself, ran to Sinclair, and asked, "How do I look?"
Sinclair glanced at her and casually replied, "Good."
Patricia smirked, "Is it because my brother didn't take you but took me instead? Are you jealous?"
"I'm tired, I want to take a nap, do you have anything else to say?"
Sinclair made a move to close the door.
Patricia blocked the door, "Honestly, who do you think is prettier, me or Juniper?"
Sinclair approached her, looked at her carefully, and said seriously, "Honestly, who gave you the confidence to ask such a question?"
"What's your taste? You really have no sense of aesthetics coming from the countryside!"
While she didn't admit it, Patricia's face had turned pale with anger.
She had thought she would hear some compliments from Sinclair, the "country bumpkin".
In the beginning, when Sinclair was dating Michael, Sinclair had also said many nice things.
But gradually, Patricia became more and more aggressive, and Sinclair naturally didn't bother to please her anymore.
That was Patricia.
"Yes, I'm a country bumpkin, I have no taste. What about Magnus, isn't he a country bumpkin too? Otherwise, why would he ignore a beautiful woman like you and be infatuated with Juniper? Oh, and your brother, he's also a country bumpkin, right? He also likes Juniper."
Sinclair seemed to be pondering, speaking very seriously.
Patricia exploded, "You! Stop beating around the bush! You know my brother likes Juniper, so why are you clinging to my brother like a fly? Let's go early! Why don't you want to go to the banquet? You are afraid that people will see you as a substitute for Juniper, right!"
Sinclair sneered, "I haven't done anything wrong, I'm not afraid to face Juniper. As for looks, I was born like this, and I don't look too much like her. Why would I be afraid to see her? But you, Miss Patricia... ?"
She deliberately paused.
"What about me? I didn't dress up like Juniper!"
She leaned in, looked at Patricia, smiled faintly, and said in a low voice, "Have you really never done anything to hurt Juniper? Honestly, I admire you. You've done something wrong and still dare to show off in front of the person involved. If only I was as shameless as you, Miss Patricia."
Patricia was shocked and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about! What have I done!"
Sinclair just smiled mysteriously and said, "I was just kidding, why stress about it?”
Patricia's face turned pale.
After completely suppressing her, Sinclair glanced at the evening gown she was holding, nodded, and praised, "It's beautiful. Wear this to meet your Magnus. Good luck, I hope your Magnus will take a glance at you tonight."
After saying that, Sinclair slammed the door shut directly.
The door's wind hit Patricia in the face.
Patricia clenched her fists, almost going crazy with anger!
Sinclair Cross!
This malicious woman was pretending to be so gentle before!
She was actually a hypocrite!
She wanted to marry her brother.
It wouldn’t happen.
In the nursing home.
The director apologized, "Mr. Blackwood, Mrs. Ava has been very agitated lately, staying up all night, making a lot of noise. It's one thing if it happens during the day, but at night, everyone needs to sleep, and others are starting to complain."
"I understand. I'm here today to help my mother with the discharge procedures."
"Sorry, we haven't handled it well."
Magnus nodded slightly and didn't say much.
Since Lyra's death, Ava's mental state had been unstable.
He had been planning to move Ava to another nursing home for a while now, but she had been in this one for many years, and it would take a while for her to get used to the new environment.
So many things have happened in the past year.
Ava's mistake led to Lyra's accidental death.
After Lyra's death, Juniper had completely lost the will to live.
She had attempted suicide by jumping into the sea, and he had suffered severe bipolar episodes.
If Lyra hadn't died, becoming the final straw that broke her, Juniper wouldn't have been so resolute in ending her own life.
During that period, he had been avoiding Ava emotionally.
That was why the decision to move Ava to another nursing home had been delayed.
After completing the discharge procedures, Joseph arranged for people to help Ava pack her things.
Ava sat on the bed, refusing to move. She grabbed Magnus's sleeve, acting like a child, "Benjamin, where are we going?"
Magnus patiently replied, “Didn’t you say you can't sleep here?"
Ava nodded. "Yes, I always feel like when I close my eyes at night, Lyra will come looking for me. I'm scared, but I don't want to leave."
"Just this time. We won’t change the place in the future.”
Magnus patted her head, comforting her.
Ava tugged at his sleeve, sadly saying, "Benjamin, you haven't visited me for a while. Are you still mad at me?"
"No, just been busy lately. Don't overthink."
"If I move, will you visit me?"
"I'll find a place closer to me. It'll be easier for me to visit you in the future."
"Okay, okay, please visit me more often. I'm so lonely here all by myself!"
Ava looked behind him.
Magnus was slightly taken aback and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Why didn't you bring your girlfriend? Where is she?"
When Juniper was mentioned, Magnus's gaze softened a bit, "Next time."
It had only been a year since Lyra's death.
If he brought Juniper to Ava, Juniper would be so sad.
She wouldn't be able to handle it.
Ava obediently nodded, "You have to bring her over so I can give her this bracelet.”
She raised her wrist.
The bracelet on her wrist was meant for the daughter-in-law of the family.
Magnus replied, "Okay."
In the Shopping Center.
After picking out a dress, Juniper went into the fitting room to try it on.
After putting it on, she realized that the dress Ophelia had picked for her was too hot.
Juniper turned to look at the mirror with a deep backless dress, hesitating, "Doesn’t it expose too much skin?"
Ophelia's eyes lit up, "It's so beautiful! This is not even a fully exposed back, with so many straps covering it!"
But these fixed straps of the dress made the whole back even more sensual.
Jennifer stood by, sipping a large cup of cola, her eyes wide as she gazed at Juniper's beautiful back. Pointing with a small hand, she asked, "Mom, do you have a green spot on your back? Did Dad do that?"
Juniper was taken aback, and paused for a few seconds, "A green spot?" Ophelia helped her take a look, pressing on the light green area, "There's a green spot here, does it hurt?"
"No, it’s a birthmark I guess."
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