Novel - Drama Chapter 22
Chapter 22
Chapter 22
Meanwhile , I continued feigning ignorance as I
consoled her for a while before leaving her . I opened the door and saw Joana and my mother-in –
law outside . The two looked at me nervously , as if they feared that Pamela had let something slip that
she shouldn’t have..
With an air of guilt , Joana began to probe me asking : “ Linda , is Pamela still mad ? ”
When I noticed the good facade that Joana managed to put
on , I pushed away the nausea inside me before answering : “ It ‘s okay . Pamela is just having a tantr novelbin
um , so she ‘ll be fine soon . “
Joana, on the other hand , was still in acting mode . “ It’s all my fault , for bringing all these problems on
you … If it were n’t for my pregnancy … ”
“ It’s not your fault . You never wanted all this either .
“ Yes … If the child ‘s father were still alive , I wouldn’t be alone . She seemed to be really enjoying her
acting as she started alluding to her non-existent boyfriend again .
“ Joana , have you noticed that you’ve changed a
lot since your pregnancy ? If you asked me , I think you should abort this child . Keeping the baby will o
nly bring you more problems ! _ _
“ Okay , enough is enough . ” Abortion was a taboo subject for my mother-in- law ; it
was as if Joana would lose the child she was carrying as
soon as I mentioned it . So she interrupted our conversation and said, “ Linda , you should go rest .a litt
le bit after a day at work . You too , Joan . Do n’t forget you ‘re pregnant ” . _
“ I’ll check on Bianca . ” I thanked my mother- in – law before running to Bianca ‘s room . ,
I assumed that Pamela ‘s hostility towards Joana would last for some time , but I got home the followin
g afternoon and saw the two talking like best friends . As I looked at Pâmela , I
noticed that she had a new bracelet on her wrist , which made memade
a mental mockery when realizing that Joana managed to win her over using that .
An idea came to mind when I saw the bracelet on Pâmela ‘s wrist . I sat down opposite the two while as
king : “ The bracelet you have there is beautiful , Pamela ! _ When did you buy this ? ”
“ Do you think so too ? Joana gave it to me as a gift ” , said Pâmela with great pride .
“ It must have cost a fortune , right , Joana ? ” I said as I turned to look at her .
“ It’s not that expensive .” The smile that Joana had seemed quite forced , as things were going awry fo
r her . _
Although Pâmela had risen socially since she came to live in the city with Carlos , in reality she
did n’t have good taste , nor did she know how to
appreciate the beauty of things . The only reason she wanted to buy things was to show them off , so _
_most of what she owned was chosen on the basis of brand and price .
To win over Pâmela , Joana would need
to buy her something expensive , but with her current financial situation , buying a bracelet like
that would be a heavy burden for her . Meanwhile , Carlos and my mother – in-law grew closer as we
talked . knowing full wellJoana ‘s financial situation , Carlos frowned when he looked at Pâmela . _ _ “ Y
ou ‘re an adult now , so why do you keep asking people for things ? ”
“ I didn’t ask for this ! Joana insisted that she wanted to give it to me as a gift ! ” Pamela retorted .
Upon hearing this , Joana quickly added : “ I decided to give you a present , because it will
be your birthday soon ” .
I almost laughed out
loud because I knew that Pamela ‘s birthday was in a few months . That bitch sure did n’t know how to
lie .
“ Linda , what are you going to buy me for my birthday ? _ ” As
soon as Pamela took over the conversation , she shifted everyone ‘s focus to me .