After things fell through with Charis and Sebastian, Charis left the Larson Group.Afterward, many companies offered her job opportunities but she was interested in none of them.She used to think that she liked financial management a great deal.
But after leaving the Larson Group, it dawned on her that she wasn’t interested in finance at all.She only did it because she wanted to help Brandon out and be closer to him.
During this time, she had been staying at her family’s home.She had been gardening with her mother, watching TV, and attending charity auctions.
In a nut shell, she finally got to enjoy her life.
At the same time, she was very clear that she was not happy just going about these things.It wasn’t until the Turner family got an invitation from the Larson Group that Charis had a rude awakening.It happened to be the invitation to Brandon and Natalie’s wedding.
Staring down at it, Charis lost the only hope she had been grasping on to.
For a very long time, she was depressed.She didn’t feel like eating and had been feeling agitated.She appeared to have changed into a whole other person overnight.
The only thing she could do was to keep telling herself that at least Natalie’s family background was not as good as hers and she would not be able to hold onto her Mrs.Larson position for long.
She would appear in Brandon’s life again when his love for Natalie was gone.She didn’t pay much attention to the fact that Beal and Johanna had arrived at Seacisco.
However, when she later found out that Natalie was, in fact, the daughter of the White family, there was finally nothing left for her now.Her parents could see how devastated she had gotten.
The Turner family had always supported her to do whatever she liked.
They had never stood between her and her love for Brandon.But now, her love for him had vastly changed.
Once love became obsession, many things were bound to be different.
Now, she would do anything in her power to get what she wanted and this was called obsession.She wouldn’t give up until Brandon was hers and hers alone.She did everything possible to cheer herself up and make plans to get the love of her life.She wasn’t a senior executive in the Larson Group now, so she didn’t need to care about how others saw her.
Furthermore, Brandon had known by now how scheming she could be.
If she wanted to get Brandon, she had to get Natalie out of the picture first.She stayed in Barnes for a while and learned some more about the white family.
That was when she found out about Lila.
Back then, Lila’s real parents secretly swapped the babies in the hospital.
And now that the Whites had found out about it and Natalie was back, Lila was no longer the glorified noble lady she used to be.
Charis stared at the woman at the newspaper article.She appeared so pitiful and helpless right then.
Charis thought that Lila must think everything was just very unfair right now.
As far as she knew about human nature, Lila would definitely have something against Natalie, which made her a perfect pawn.
Charis then decided to stay in Barnes longer and even hired a private detective to keep tabs on Lila.
One night, the private detective gave her a call, saying that Lila was drinking by herself in a bar.
After changing her clothes, Charis soon got to the bar.She had to initiate her plan step by step.
The first step she had to make was to leave a good impression on Lila.
As soon as she walked into the bar, she saw with her own eyes that Lila was surrounded by several men.
Seeing that this was her chance, she stood up for Lila and won over her trust.
Tears started to well up in Lila’s eyes as she had never been so helpless before.
Charis had just rescued her and she appeared very kind, which made Lila trust in her entirely.She embraced Charis tightly and displayed her most vulnerable side to her.
With tears in her eyes, she said, “It’s all because of that horrible bitch! It’s because of her that my parents don’t want me anymore!”
“If you don’t mind, you can tell me all about your troubles.You have to talk about it with someone instead of keeping it all bottled up inside,” Charis said gently.
Hearing her say that, Lila felt even worse.
Even a stranger happened to treat her so well, but her mother only spoke bad things about her in front of Natalie.
Lila curled her lips and cried even more woefully as she began to fill Charis in on everything.
“Can you believe it? I’ve been my mother’s favorite.She has spoiled me all my life.But she doesn’t give a damn about me anymore.It looks like I never cross her mind.Now she is always thinking and talking about Natalie.”
Lila poured her heart out to Charis, making sure not to miss a single detail.She didn’t bother withholding herself.
After all, Charis was a stranger to her — a stranger whom she could share anything with without any burden.
Charis patiently sat beside Lila, listening to her laments.
“Calm down.I know how you feel,” she comforted her.
“I have a sister myself.”
Hearing that, Lila’s eyes lit up.
The new piece of information seemed to bring her closer to Charis.She had found a confidant.
“Then, I’m sure you’ll understand my feelings.But Natalie was never a part of our life before.She just barged in and now she’s like a barrier between me and my parents.If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have ended up like this.”
“Well, it seems like your sister couldn’t stand sharing her mother with you.Don’t get angry and lose your mental peace because of her.She will be punished for it someday,” Charis comforted Lila.
“I know she will be punished sooner or later.But I can’t stand another day with her! She has become a total bitch!”
Tears welled up in Lila’s eyes.She hugged Charis and sobbed uncontrollably.
“She is a bumpkin.How could she do this to me?”
“I don’t like people like that either.They are ill-bred.You must have been too tolerant toward her.That’s why she is treating you like this.”
Charis sounded kind and empathetic.Lila sniffed loudly.She had found someone who understood her well.She hated herself for yielding to Natalie for everything.
