The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 589

"I don’t want it!" Yolanda's face twisted with disgust, and her voice was full of hostility. "Don't bother coming around anymore. If I need something, I'll buy it from the convenience store myself!"

"Here, take this money. If it's not enough, call me." Yvonne stuffed a few hundred bucks into her pocket.

The money in Yolanda's pocket wasn't much. Although she thought it was too little, she still accepted it. "Alright, you better head home now."

Her voice was still laced with impatience.

"Call me if you need anything."

"Mhm."

Yolanda turned to head back to school, only to see Arabella and her gang. Seething with anger, she made her way towards Kelly.

"What's it to you what goes on between Arabella and me? Are you her little minion or something? Always attacking me whenever you see me?"

"And what are you? A shameless scumbag. Do you have any idea how much Arabella has done for your family? And how do you repay her?"

"What's it to you how we treat her?"

"Of course, it matters!" Kelly retorted angrily. "If you mess with Arabella, you mess with me! I'll teach you a lesson if you dare to pull any stunts behind her back. Got it?"

"Hmmm, don't get too cocky. Maybe one day, you'll fall flat on your face, too."

Upon hearing Yolanda's words, it was clear she was now setting her sights on Kelly, ready to seize any opportunity for revenge.

"Try laying a finger on her." Arabella glared at Yolanda coldly. "Fancy a stint in jail with those two heartless people? Go ahead and try."

"Yoli." Yvonne, who was standing not far away, saw the altercation between Yolanda and the group of students and wanted to step in.

"Stay out of it!" Yolanda glared at her impatiently, then turned to Arabella. "We'll see about that!"

"See what? Who wants to look at you? You're full of yourself."

Kelly completely dismissed her, but Yvonne, who was not far away, kept watching. When Yolanda left, she walked over.

"Auntie, just to be clear, she was the one who came over and started yelling at me. I was just retaliating," Kelly quickly explained.

"She has changed a lot in the past few months, but I hope you won't hurt her. It was wrong of her to yell at you, and I apologize on her behalf," said Yvonne, bowing deeply with a sincere look on her face.

"I don't get it. She doesn't even see you as her mom. She only turned to you because she had no one else. She's just using you!"

"I know, and that's okay." Yvonne lowered her head and accepted the bitter truth. "As long as she still calls me mom, I can't abandon her in this life. No matter how hard and tiring it gets, I have to ensure she has food, a place to live, and books to read. But she's been pretty cranky lately, so if she offends you guys, you can tell me, and I'll talk to her."

Kelly was at a loss for words. If talking could solve the problem, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.

"Please." Yvonne bowed again, pleading with them to spare her daughter.

"As long as she doesn't start anything, we won't do anything to her. But we can't let her off the hook if she goes too far. After all, we're not her mom, right?"

Kelly bowed and said, "We've got stuff to do so that we won't bother you any longer. Goodbye."