Chapter 142
“Dad, I’m home!”
No sooner had Ellinor spoken, Tracy, her stepmother, rushed over and stopped her at the entrance, feigning concern “Ellinor, maybe you shouldn’t go in just yet. Your dad is pretty licked off at you!”
Ellinor responded calmly. “Auntie Tracy, what’s going on? Why’s Dad mad?”
Tracy raised her voice on purpose. “You upset your sister’s new movie investor yesterday, and your dad knows all about it! Ellinor, I think it’s better if you don’t come home for the time being. Auntie Tracy is just looking out for you I’m worried your dad might go ballistic!”
Ellinor quietly watched Tracy’s act without a word. If this old woman really cared about her, she could’ve called in advance to warn her not to come home, instead of waiting for her to walk through the door to say these hypocritical words.
Only Amold would believe the sham Tracy was pulling
At that moment, Amold’s irate voice came from inside, ‘Is that Ellinor? Get her in here now!”
Tracy, who had just been holding Ellinor back, turned around and ran back in to calm Arnold down.
“Arnold, don’t get angry, what’s done is done Even if you lay into Ellinor today, it won’t help Sheila recover her losses!”
Tracy’s attempt al pacification only made Arnold angrier. He picked up a nearby golf club, “I have to teach her a lesson today, or I won’t be doing right by you and Sheila
Ellinor walked into the living room from the entrance, seeing her father Arnold, golf club in hand, ready to strike, the two–faced Tracy, and Sheila, sitting on the couch crying her eyes out, her body shaking, looking utterly wronged!
Seeing Ellinor, Arnold became even more enraged, yelling, “You little witch, get over here and apologize!”
Ellinor asked, “I don’t understand why you would hit me, Dad?”
“You don’t understand?” Arnold’s voice rose in anger, “Tell me, didn’t your sister feel bad for you struggling to find work, so she let you be her assistant and even gave you a high salary?”
Ellinor frowned slightly and replied, “I guess so!”
Arnold continued his interrogation “So how did you repay your sister?”
Ellinor answered earnestly: “Of course I work hard to show my appreciation to her!”
Arnold glared at her, “Work hard? Have you been working hard? Your sister finally signed with a new company and got a film with Director Pollock! She took you along for the meeting yesterday, and you ended up burning the investor’s hand! Ellinor, what were you thinking?”
Ellinor didn’t deny it, “Okay, I admit that was my fault, but I didn’t do it on purpose.”
Arnold raised the golf club in his hand, pointing at her angrily. “Because of your mistake yesterday, your sister’s new movie can’t get financing and can’t start shooting! That’s Director Pollock’s new film, any actor who gets a role in his movie becomes an international superstar! Do you realize that you’ve ruined your sister’s future?”
Tracy choked up: “Ellinor, you’re really in the wrong this time! I know you might feel a bit jealous seeing your sister outperform you, but you can’t sabotage her career over such a big deal!*
