Liya was the one who gave Zoella, Jenna’s fingerprints, and she was also the one who tried to frame Jenna when she was working on the online workshop. Although she didn’t do it alone, she was still the one who personally gave it to Zoella. That day at Zoella’s house, she accidentally turned around when she was about to leave and coincidentally saw where Zoella had put it.
After making up her mind just like that, she left. She walked aimlessly and arrived at Richards Manor.
The gatekeeper of Richards Manor knew that she was Hansen’s future second wife. So, he let her in.
Liya then got on the electric vehicle, and made her way to the pool when she heard laughter coming from its direction.
When she looked up, she saw Jerry playing alone by the pool.
The dark side of her heart broke out at once.
Why should she be tortured while Jenna could live happily as the head of the household of Richards Manor, be doted on by Hansen, and have everyone’s respect?
As for Liya, she had been treated with contempt ever since she was a child, seen many sides of humanity, and been through poverty.
In a frenzy, she wanted to push Jerry.
Jerry was absorbed in playing with the lifebuoy, and he didn’t notice that someone was trying to push him from behind. It wasn’t until the pair of hands from behind had pushed him, did he realize that he had lost his balance and was about to fall into the pool. He was shocked.
“Auntie Fairy, Mom, save me.” Jerry was very smart. At such a young age, he already knew that someone had set him up. Just as he was about to fall into the swimming pool, he let out a miserable cry desperately.
Sabrina was lost in her thoughts just then, but when she heard Jerry’s cry all of a sudden, she was shocked and knew that a bad thing had happened. Next, she heard a loud splash and when she looked up, she saw that someone was standing by the pool.
As soon as she saw who that person was, her face turned pale with fear.
Liya was standing there and staring at the surface of the water with a devilish expression.
Following waves of splashes, Jerry began to struggle in the water.
Jerry had fallen into the water! He had been pushed by that vicious woman!
That thought only remained in Sabrina’s mind for a second, as she immediately shrieked and swam towards Jerry, who was drowning.
Fortunately, he was in an area where the water wasn’t too deep. Sabrina found Jerry in no time and picked him up.
At that time, Jerry had already swallowed a few mouthfuls of water, and his face turned pale.
“Jerry, Jerry!” Sabrina cried out in a panic. She leaned Jerry forward and rubbed his back. After throwing up a lot of water, he recovered from his shock and began to cry.
At that moment, the few people by the swimming pool and the workers nearby hurriedly ran over when they heard Jerry’s crying.
That was the sound of Jerry’s cries, the heir to the Richards Group. So, everyone was nervous.
“Auntie Fairy, this wicked woman pushed me into the water.” Jerry clung onto Sabrina and cried miserably.
“Grab hold of that wicked woman for me.” Sabrina had long come to that conclusion. The rage in her chest rose rapidly, as she ordered the surrounding workers.
The workers soon surrounded her.
Sabrina carried Jerry up the pool ladder and moved him to the ground quickly.
“You b*tch! You’re asking for death! How dare you do such a wicked thing!” After Sabrina got out of the pool, she rushed forward and slapped Liya on the face while cursing in anger.
Liya’s eyes were lifeless, and it seemed that she hadn’t come back to her senses as she merely stood still in a daze.
Sabrina slapped her so hard that she suddenly blacked out, and almost fell down.
“Ah, isn’t this the other woman whom Mr. Richards is going to marry?”
“Yes, it turns out that she really isn’t a good woman, as she tried to harm Jerry even before she got married.”
“This is Elsie’s illegitimate daughter, who used to work in a nightclub. So, how good is she going to be?”
“Isn’t this woman trying to hook up with Mr. Richards just for status? How can she do such a thing even before getting married? I think that there’ll be one more Aria in Richards Manor from now on.”
…
The surrounding workers pointed at Liya, as they talked among themselves.
Jerry cried in an aggrieved manner at the side, and Sabrina was so angry that her face flushed red as she hugged and comforted him.
“What’s going on?” Just as everyone was chatting amongst themselves, they heard a cold and majestic voice.
Everyone was shocked and they hurriedly turned around.
Jenna was standing behind them, with Larry and another nanny next to her. She was calm and dignified. Although she heard Jerry crying, she didn’t panic. Jenna knew that something must’ve happened when she saw that there were so many people there.
She was the head of the household. That was why she couldn’t panic, no matter what. Even if she was in the face of her crying son, she still had to keep calm.
The crowd suddenly quieted down, and everyone moved out of the way.
“Greetings, Madam.” They all greeted Jenna respectfully.
Jenna nodded.
“Jenna, you came just at the right time. This woman actually dared to come to Richards Manor, and just now, she wanted to harm Jerry by pushing him into the pool. This is too much.” When Sabrina saw Jenna, she hurried over with Jerry in her arms and chided Liya angrily.
That woman was too evil and vicious!
“Mom.” Jerry cried even harder when he saw Jenna. He cried loudly and stretched his arms out to her.
Jerry’s entire body was drenched, and no one could tell whether he was wet from the water or tears. His face was covered in tears, and his lips pouted, as he cried in fear and sadness. When he saw Jenna, his cries turned worse.
Upon seeing that, Jenna’s heart sank and her expression changed. She reached out to take Jerry, examined his body, and brushed against his facial features and his forehead. Seeing that he was crying loudly and clearly, she knew that he must have been unharmed. Therefore, she ordered Larry, who was by her side, to bring him back quickly, change his clothes, and then send him to Ink Garden’s infirmary for a check-up after she had comforted him.
Seeing Jerry in such a sorry state, Larry had long been anxious. Upon receiving the order, he held on to Jerry and hurried off.
“Alright, you guys can go back to work.” After Jerry left, Jenna instructed the surrounding workers.
When everyone saw that Jerry was fine and that Jenna was ordering them to leave, the crowd could only scatter away.
“Jenna, we definitely can’t let this girl marry into the family. She’s so terrible to the point that she even holds grudges towards children. We must tell Hansen about this matter.” Sabrina was furious. She pointed at Liya and urged Jenna.
Jenna’s face darkened, and she looked at Liya with her bright eyes.
At the time, Liya’s face was pale, and the slap mark Sabrina gave her was clearly imprinted on her face. Her hair was tousled, and she was not wearing any revealing clothes. The main thing she noticed was that her eyes were dull, and her expression was very numb. She looked traumatized, as though her soul had left her body.
Her current behavior was far different from her usual cunning and coquettish behavior.
At that time, she looked completely lost and distracted, as if she had no idea what she was doing.
Jenna was surprised, and there was a trace of suspicion in her eyes.
However, she only looked at her coldly.
“Liya, why did you push my son into the water? What was your purpose?” Jenna’s face turned cold, and she asked in a dignified tone.
At that time, she was the head of the household of Richards Manor, the one with the highest authority. As long as she gave the order, guards would immediately come forward to drive Liya, who had harmed Jerry, out of Richards Manor, or take her to the security room to be interrogated, or even hand her over to the police.
After all, the person she harmed was Jerry, the sole heir to Richards Manor for now. No one could tolerate such behaviour.
“No, I didn’t push him. It wasn’t me.” When Liya’s eyes met Jenna’s dignified and calm gaze, she panicked and hurriedly waved her hand, speaking incoherently.
Although Jenna’s expression was grim, she was secretly astonished.
Liya’s behaviour that day was abnormal. At that moment, she was neither eloquent, nor was she as cunning as she looked. In fact, she could even be considered extremely flustered. Jenna could vaguely feel that she was acting a little strange, but she couldn’t tell why.
“You’re lying. I saw it with my own eyes. There’s no one else here except you,” Sabrina shouted angrily.
Liya curled her body up and lowered her head. Her fringe was covering her nervous eyes.
Jenna pondered for a while before saying, “Sabrina, go and help me see how Jerry is doing. I still have something to discuss with her.”
Sabrina was hesitant. “Jenna, I know you’re kind-hearted, but you shouldn’t let this woman go so easily. You should use this opportunity to convince Hansen to give up on marrying her.”
“Don’t worry, I know how to deal with this.” Jenna comforted her with a smile.
“Alas.” Sabrina couldn’t resist Jenna’s persuasion and had no choice but to shake her head and leave first. Jenna actually comforted her when it was her son who was the victim!
“Remember, don’t let her go so easily.” Sabrina felt very helpless. Before she left, she reminded Jenna in a low voice.
Jenna smiled slightly and nodded.
Once Sabrina left, Jenna and Liya were the only people left by the swimming pool.
They looked at each other with their eyes full of hostility.
Liya calmed down quite a bit when she saw that everyone had left.
She looked at Jenna. She was wearing a dignified and posh dress, which was simple and graceful, with a fashionable hairstyle of a rich woman. Her bright and smooth forehead was shining with wisdom. In addition to that, she was emitting a calm, elegant aura, and the blissfulness on her face could be seen with a glance.
The jealousy in her heart grew stronger and stronger.
Both of them were women. Jenna was respected and honored, but she was the opposite of her. Not only that, she had no self-respect and ended up being toyed with by a man like Oscar but couldn’t speak up even when she was furious.
It was too unfair.
As she thought about that, her eyes were filled with provocation and malice.
“Why did you come to Richards Manor?” Seeing that Liya’s gaze gradually became sharp, Jenna asked in a dignified manner.
“What a joke. I’m about to marry into the family. So, why can’t I come to Richards Manor? Hansen promised me that he’ll marry me soon.” She lifted her chin slightly and answered in a proud manner.
Her words tugged at Jenna’s heart, and a trace of pain flashed across Jenna’s eyes.
“Then, why did you push Jerry into the water? Did you want to use this opportunity to kill him?” Upon mentioning Jerry and seeing how malicious Liya looked, the inexplicable feelings she had for her just then completely disappeared. Her eyes were stern. She was not going to let go of anyone who dared to hurt Jerry.
At that moment, Liya didn’t panic at all. She only smiled in a simpering manner.
“Jenna, I really didn’t push Jerry. I was just watching him play by the side, and he accidentally fell into the pool by himself. Besides, isn’t this a swimming pool? Isn’t it good to let him play in the pool? Look at how hot the weather is.”
Liya said lightly as if she cared about nothing. As a result, Jenna’s eyes grew colder and colder.