His Secret Spoiled Wife (Lily and Alexander) novel Chapter 494

“Then I'll be leaving. Goodbye, dad!" Arianna kissed her father’s cheek and pulled Brittany out of the house.

Brittany was in shock. She felt uncomfortable when she saw what had happened. ‘Is there something wrong with Arianna? Was the whole thing just an act? I feel like I’m on a drama set! Was what they said according to a script? Did everyone forget about the argument after the scene ended?

‘Otherwise, how can Arianna be so calm and stay in this so-called harmonious family with her “loving” father? How could she act like a spoiled child to him?’

The duo sat in the car as Brittany silently started it and drove away with Arianna in the passenger seat. The duo stayed quiet for a long while. Brittany had yet to figure out what had happened. Nothing made sense to her.

Arianna opened her purse and took out a small bag of snacks. She tore it open with her delicate fingernails, took out a small piece of dried apricot, and put it toward Brittany's mouth. Brittany glanced down and shook her head. Arianna did not insist and stuffed it into her own mouth instead.

"Are you still thinking about why I’m still so close to my father after hearing what he said? Why should I buy clothes for him? Do you think I should cry and make a fuss, then quarrel with him and try to fight for my rights?” She calmly said as if she were an outsider telling someone else's story.

Brittany kept quiet.

"That's because I knew from a very early age that crying can't solve anything." Arianna chewed slowly, her eyes calmly staring ahead. "If I cry or try to quarrel, my dad will still be the same. Do you think I can change his mind and have him see what I’m worth? Of course not!

"Doing that will only make him hate me. He’ll think I’m ignorant and only want to fight with my so-called half-brother.”

"My father will say I should be more obedient and sensible. He thinks I am a little girl and must do what a little girl should. I will do what he wants and what he likes to see. At least I am in his heart, not someone who can inherit the family business. I should be the daughter that makes him feel comfortable."

The more she talked, the harder she chewed on that piece of apricot. Arianna was biting very ferociously. Brittany turned her head and glanced at her, feeling that her entire chin was straining.

"Arianna..."

"I'm fine. You don't need to comfort me. You see, every family has a harrowing story to tell. It's no big deal." Arianna shrugged disapprovingly. "Remember what I asked you earlier? Do you want Alex physically or to love you back? I’ve been there before. My mom is the one who physically has my dad. That other woman has my dad's heart."

Brittany did not expect Arianna to throw the ball back at her but faintly felt that what Arianna said was reasonable. Brittany concentrated on driving while her ears perked up as Arianna spoke. Arianna looked out the window, and her elbow was on the window.

Arianna murmured, comforting herself, "My father married my mother without really loving her, but so what? Men are always fond of the new and dislike the old. The more you care about him, the more he doesn't take you seriously. The more you ignore him, The more interested he is in you.

“Don’t you think it’s easy to get a man? Back then, that woman used drugs to seduce my father, and they ultimately had a baby together. If my mother weren’t pregnant with me simultaneously, maybe things would be different.”

After a pause, she turned her head to look at Brittany, "But my mother was lucky too. If that woman's family is rich enough, maybe I would be the brat instead.”