Mysterious Woman is So Gentle by Mila Chan
Mysterious Woman Is So Gentle By Mila Chan Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Shandie’s mood improved greatly after knowing that she was thewinner of the Socialite

Coffee Competition. After tidying up her appearance, she wentdownstairs with Cindy again.

Once they reached downstairs, Shandie started looking all around forVinson but the man

was nowhere to be seen.

Just then, she saw another socialite whom she was on friendly termswith and asked, "Did

you see Mr. Nightshire?”

“Mr. Nightshire has left long ago.”

"Did he say anything before he left?” Shandie pressed on. The socialitegave it some thought and replied, “He kept talking to your sister. Therewere

bodyguards around him and I couldn't hear their conversation, but theydid not look too happy.”

"Did not look happy?” Shandie’s face lit up and continued asking,“What do you mean by

that?”

“I'm not sure. In the end, Mr. Nightshire just walked away after sayingsomething. Your

sister chased after him, wanting to continue the conversation, but wasstopped by his

bodyguards.”

“That means she and Mr. Nightshire are not that close after all,”Shandie analyzed. The socialite nodded and replied, “Well, of course,that's the case. No matter how pretty your

sister is, she’s still a country bumpkin. Given the status of the Nightshirefamily, how is it possible for a girl from the countryside to have anyconnections with them? Shannie, don't be discouraged yeah? You'redefinitely the only one in the whole of Jadeborough who is goodenough for Mr. Nightshire!”

Happy to hear that, Shandie raised her brows and said, I like you verymuch! I'll tell my

dad to give your family more businesses.”

“That's wonderful! Thanks Shannie...”

While the two women were chatting away, Shandie suddenly heard afew other socialites

mocking her from a distance away. “I can't believe Shandie even has thecheek to come

downstairs! She even fainted after seeing how gorgeous her sisterwas..."

“Exactly! If I were her, I would hide at home for at least three years andonly come out

when everyone forgets about the incident!”

Fuming, Shandie was just about to argue with that group of womenbefore she suddenly

stopped in her tracks.

Nope! I shouldn“t do that.

She knew that those people were opportunists who would swaytowards whichever side

would benefit them. They were not worth her energy at all.

If she argued with them, it would only hurt her image as a socialite.Jadeborough would be holding a judging session for all the socialites inthe city soon and

every single action of theirs would be taken into account.

Currently, Shandie’s priority was to deal with Arielle.

As long as she got Arielle out of her way, there would be absolutely noone else who could

steal her limelight.

Those people would also naturally stop gossiping about her. Just then,a plan began to form in Shandie’s mind.

She needed to get rid of Arielle as soon as possible. She should notlisten to her mom and wait any longer.

Who knew what Arielle would be up to if she delayed it further?

At night, after all the guests had left, the housekeepers tidied up thehall and went to bed.

Arielle’s room had already been prepared for her. Henrick had allocateda room with an attached balcony to her. Such treatment also showedhow much Henrick valued her.

Of course, Arielle was well aware that she was not what Henrick valued,but rather, the

benefits that she could potentially bring to him.

At the same time, Arielle also noticed that one of the housekeepers hadbeen spying on her since the second half of the function.

As such, even though Arielle had already washed up and was preparingto go to bed, she

intended to continue staying alert.

After all, there was a possibility that anyone in the mansion could beplotting something

against her.

Meanwhile, Shandie was tossing and turning restlessly while trying tothink of a way to

deal with Arielle.

Suddenly, an idea stuck her.

“Janet, please come to my room for a while.” Janet reached Shandie’sroom soon after receiving her call. “Ms. Shandie, how can I help you?”The nanny asked once she entered the room.

After receiving that bangle from Cindy that was worth a million, Janethad pledged her loyalty to the mother-daughter pair. To her, Shandiewas the only heiress of the house she

would serve.

“Did you notice any unusual behavior from that b*tch?” Shandie asked.Janet shook her head and replied, “After the banquet, Ms. Moore andMr. Southall went into

the study for a chat. When she came out, she was holding an ATM card.That should be her

allowance given to her by Mr. Southall. She returned to her room torest right after that. Other

than asking for a glass of water, everything else seems normal.”Shandie was overwhelmed with jealousy after hearing the nanny’swords.

Her mom was the only one who had been giving her allowance allalong. She knew that

Henrick was very petty by nature and was shocked that he had givenArielle an ATM card on the first day she returned!

That reinforced Shandie’s decision to get rid of Arielle as soon aspossible.

“Janet, there's something I need you to get for me. Place it in her roomafter you get it.” “What is that?”

“A venomous snake!” Shandie had already thought it all out. Theirmanor was situated on a hilltop. Even if a

snake crawled into Arielle’s room in the middle of the night and bit herto death, the incident

would most likely be classified as an accident. There was no way otherswould replace out that it

was her who did it!

“V-venomous snake? You want her to die from a snake bite?”

Janet's hands were trembling in fear when she asked that. Even thoughshe had actively

participated in some of the mother-daughter pair's evil deeds, she hadnot caused anyone's

death before.

“Is there a problem? Are you not willing to do it?”

“No, no. I will follow your instructions... I'm absolutely loyal to you andMrs. Southall,” the nanny explained and continued, “However, Iremembered that Mrs. Southall had told us to stay

low for the time being...”

“Enough! I'm not listening to all those. My mom's a coward. She doesn'tknow that the longer we delay dealing with her, the more trouble shewill bring us. The right way to do it is to strike first! If you're not willingto do it, there are others who would. However, Janet, if I'm not wrong,your youngest son is a gambling addict and in order to cover his losses,you've taken quite a few items from this house, am I right?”

Janet let out an incredulous gasp and looked at Shandie when sheheard that.

She could hardly believe that Shandie was even resorting toblackmailing at such a young

age!

Janet was well aware that the items which she had taken from themanor were all of high value. If she were caught, she would definitelybe sentenced to jail for a long time...

Just then, Shandie spoke again, “But of course, Janet, since you havewatched me grow up, I will not be so ruthless. As long as you doaccording to what I say, I will make sure no one else knows your secret.Besides, if you need money next time, you can just ask from medirectly. So,

Janet, what is your choice? Are you doing it?”

Janet closed her eyes slowly. Do I really have a choice?

Arielle fell asleep eventually later into the night. However, she remainedcautious so that she could be alerted to possible danger and wake upimmediately when necessary.

In the middle of her sleep, she suddenly heard noises coming from thewindow. Arielle awoke at once but she remained motionless andcontinued laying in her bed.

She could hear footsteps on her balcony. However, after a few seconds,the footsteps gradually became distant and eventually could no longerbe heard.

She knew that someone had been on her balcony! However, thetrespasser did not enter her room and Arielle was not sure what theyhad

done.

After staying in her bed for a while more and making sure that thetrespasser wasn't returning, Arielle switched on the phone given to herby Henrick and used the light from the screen to illuminate hersurroundings.

Indeed, the trespasser had already left. However, she wondered whatthey could possibly have done for just such a short while. To

spy on me?

No, it can't be that simple!