Beauty Behind the Mask
Henrick made up his mind when he heard Cindy calling her “Shannie.” He said with his fist clenched, “All right, we'll go with that. However, you must all make sure to keep this a secret from anyone outside of this family. I don't want people gossiping about Cindy being crazy after she's treated.” Pfft... I bet he's just worried about the humiliation it would bring him! Despite her thoughts, Arielle nodded profusely and expressed her agreement. “You're right, Dad. We must carry out the treatment in secret for the sake of her reputation! The fewer people know about it, the better!” She then shifted her gaze toward Vinson, and he quickly reassured them confidently, “Leave this to me, Dad! I'll contact Carter right away and have his hospital staff come pick her up secretly!” Henrick breathed a sigh of relief as he knew Vinson would surely be able to keep it a secret. “Very well, then. It's decided!”Cindy began screaming wildly after hearing that, “No! I don't want to go to a mental hospital! I don't want to! Say something, Shandie! I know I've done a lot of things to hurt you in the past, but it was all for your own good!” Arielle simply glared at her with an emotionless expression, but her tightly clenched fists showed she wasn't actually as calm as she seemed. Vinson shifted his gaze away from her fists and brought Klaus out of the room while Henrick followed behind them to discuss Cindy's admission. Arielle quickly closed the bedroom door and walked up to Cindy while calling out to her with a smile, “Hey, Mom!” Oblivious to the icy coldness hidden beneath the smile, Cindy perked up the moment she heard her calling her “mom.” “Shannie... You'll forgive me, right?” Arielle reached out to hold her by the hand and whispered, “You gave birth to me after ten months of pregnancy, Mom. There's no way I'd actually be mad at you!” Cindy's eyes reddened instantly, and tears rolled down her cheeks as she said in a trembling voice, “I knew it, I knew it... Hurry up and tell your dad to stop this! I can't go to a mental hospital! That b*tch Arielle will bully me to death if I do!” B*tch, huh? So she's still insulting me even under the influence of the drug, I see... “This is all a part of Arielle and Vinson's plan, so there's nothing much I can do about it. Just go along with the treatment, and I promise I'll try my best to get you out of the hospital. There is one thing I need to ask you about, though...” Naturally, Cindy would never hold any information back from her daughter. “Go ahead! What is it?” Arielle gave her hand a little squeeze and asked, “Were you and Dad the ones behind Maureen's death?” The look on Cindy's face tensed up when she heard that, and she averted her gaze as she replied, “Why are you asking about that? Regardless of what happened, you have nothing to do with it, so stop asking!” Arielle tightened her grip further as she pressed on, “But I do, Mom! Don't you see? Why would Arielle target us and try to get us sent to the monastery? She's definitely trying to avenge her mom!” Cindy's eyes went wide, and she seemed to be hesitating a little. “If you have nothing to do with her mom's death, then I could just confront her and beg her to spare us both... We could all make peace and live together in harmony!” Arielle continued. Cindy bit down on her lip and said with a conflicted look, “Shannie... The two of us are bound to be enemies with her for the rest of our lives. There is no way we can ever make peace.” Arielle clenched her teeth upon hearing that. So Cindy really was the one who caused Mom's death!
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