"Rayan, I'm at Richards Manor. I was just about to go and look for you," Jenna said casually with a faint smile on her face.
"Don't you have to stay there today?" He asked as he let out a sigh of relief.
"Yes. I don't have anything to do here anymore. Therefore, I'll be leaving today." She answered gently.
"Alright then. Wait for me. I'll come and pick you up," Rayan said tenderly with a smile across his face.
"Okay, Rayan. I'll be waiting for you at the entrance of Richards Manor." Jenna walked over to the electric cars and put her cellphone away.
It wouldn't take Rayan too long to come here. She would just have to walk out now and wait for a while.
She stood by the roadside, and didn't see any electric cars.
The atmosphere in Richards Manor was still very lively. The last event would be held at nine o'clock in the morning. Earl McAdams was going to give a speech to celebrate the end of the New Year's banquet at Richards Manor. In the afternoon, the guests would be provided with spare time, and they would start leaving the place.
There was probably a shortage of electric cars due to the amount of people leaving that day. Jenna could only stand there and wait patiently as she didn't see any cars after a long while. After all, it would take too long to walk all the way to the main entrance.
Suddenly, a faint sound of crying entered Jenna's ear.
Jenna was shocked, and lifted her head to take a look around. She didn't see anyone approaching, and listened attentively. There were still sounds of crying. They were very soft, and yet were still audible.
She could hear clearly that they were coming from the Green Jade Garden.
She frowned and walked quietly towards the crying sounds.
Among a pile of green leaves sat a small figure on a bench. Her head was buried in her knees, and her small body was trembling. The crying sounds were coming from her.
"Sabrina!" She couldn't help but to exclaim.
Sabrina was shivering all over. Maybe she heard her voice. So, she raised her head.
Jenna stepped forward and saw that her eyes were red and swollen, and her face was full of tears and sorrow. Her heart twinged. What made this girl so sad?
"Sabrina, what happened? Why are you crying here?" She asked in surprise.
Sabrina looked at her with her bloodshot eyes. Her eyes were no longer as bright and clear as before. Instead, they were covered with a layer of misery. It was soul-stirring.
"Jenna, you knew about everything all this while, didn't you?" Sabrina asked her coldly as she sobbed.
"Knew about what?" Jenna was taken aback, and quickly asked.
"Stop lying to me. I know everything now. You're all liars, and you've all been hiding the truth from me. To think that I thought that you were like a sister to me." The base of Sabrina's eyes were filled with rage, and her face was full of exasperation. "The truth was that you didn't take me as a sister at all, and you hid all of this from me. I was left to be played around like a fool. I'm so stupid."
As she said this, she started sobbing again. She shrugged her shoulders every once in a while.
Jenna was frightened, and held onto her shoulders as she asked. "Sabrina, what's going on? Please tell me. I've always regarded you as my best friend and sister. I never intended to hide anything from you."
Seeing that simple- minded girl looking so wretched, her heart was in distress..
"You're lying. Do you dare say that you didn't know what Norton Richards did?" she raised her head and roared at her, as tears gushed down her face.
Jenna was stunned.
It seemed that someone had told her what Norton had done.
She finally knew!
It was understandable. For a girl around her age to cry so sadly, it was most likely due to relationship issues. Why had she been so silly? Why hadn't she realized it sooner?
For a moment there, she was at a loss for words!
How was she going to reply to her? She truly did hide the facts from her.
She stood there, feeling a little uneasy.
"I knew it. All of you were hiding it from me and played me like a fool, and to think that I had always stood up for you," Sabrina said angrily, and rose immediately. "Forget it. We'll just pretend that we've never met. You do you and I'll do me. From now on, we are no longer related."
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