Transmigrated as the Villain Boss's Precious Darling-Chapter 96: The Self-Harm Ploy

"You... you... you... you damned girl! How dare you be so brazen in my house! Gentry, go get your father!" Mrs. Chapman yelled out the door. She’d deal with this damned girl once her son was back.

Gentry Chapman instinctively bolted up, but Adrian Hawthorne was watching him with a cold gaze. A cold sweat broke out on Gentry’s back. This older boy’s stare was terrifying—even scarier than his cousin’s. He didn’t dare move a muscle.

Mrs. Chapman called out a few more times but got no response from Gentry. Assuming he had gone out to play, her chest began to ache with a sharp pain from the anger. She glared hatefully at Tang Xiaonan and her brother. ’A whole nest of born thieves.’ She had been against her son marrying Phoebe Thorne from the start. But he was captivated by Phoebe’s youth and beauty and had gone against her for the very first time, marrying that bandit woman. She was completely disobedient, opposing her in everything.

What was even more infuriating was this family of bandits. The older ones were unreasonable, and the younger ones were even more so. They actually dared to run wild in her house!

Unable to win the argument or a physical fight, Mrs. Chapman was furious beyond words. She started slapping her thighs and wailing, "Ohhh... What’s the point of me living anymore... Even little children dare to walk all over me... I don’t want to live anymore..."

It was lunchtime, so most of the neighbors were home. Hearing the commotion from the Chapman family’s house, they came over to see what was happening. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard a little girl’s crying voice. "Mrs. Chapman... I didn’t do it on purpose... I don’t know how to sweep... I won’t eat sunflower seeds... Please don’t hit me... Sob, sob... Patrick... let’s go home, Mrs. Chapman is so mean..."

The moment Tang Xiaonan heard footsteps, she squeezed her eyes shut, and they instantly turned red. She hugged the broom and burst into loud sobs, her voice drowning out Mrs. Chapman’s wailing.

The corner of Adrian Hawthorne’s mouth twitched. ’This chubby girl is much smarter than before.’

Patrick Thorne was also quite surprised, but he quickly caught on. He said to the stunned Mrs. Chapman, "Mrs. Chapman, my sister has never done a single chore at home. If you need work done, just ask me. Don’t be mean to my sister."

"Patrick... Mrs. Chapman pinched me... It hurts..."

Tang Xiaonan gritted her teeth and pinched her own arm hard. ’If I don’t go all out, I’ll never be able to expose this old hag’s true, ugly face.’

The old woman was an expert actress in front of outsiders, always putting on the air of a kind and virtuous mother-in-law. You wouldn’t believe how much she supposedly doted on Phoebe Thorne. The neighbors all said Phoebe was so lucky. But Phoebe couldn’t voice her grievances and could only suffer in silence.

Tang Xiaonan’s face twitched in pain. ’Ow, jeez... Why does it hurt so much? I wonder if it left a bruise.’

"Let me see."

Adrian Hawthorne came over. As he rolled up Tang Xiaonan’s sleeve, he gave her arm a hard pinch. ’Since this chubby girl wants to put on a full performance, I might as well help her out.’

"Ow..."

The piercing pain made Tang Xiaonan cry out involuntarily. Thinking Mrs. Chapman had really pinched her, Patrick Thorne grew even colder and fixed her with a sinister glare.

Seeing Tang Xiaonan’s face streaked with tears, Adrian Hawthorne felt a small pang of guilt. ’I think I might have pinched a little too hard just now.’

Tang Xiaonan’s eyes were blurry with tears. ’This future big shot is definitely getting personal revenge. Damn it, that hurts like hell.’

’The original owner of this body committed the sins, but I’m the one who has to pay for them. It hurts so much...’

Adrian Hawthorne rolled up her sleeve. On her fair, tender, and chubby little arm, there was a stark, purplish-red pinch mark the size of a coin. The little girl’s skin was so fair and tender that it made the injury look even more shocking. Patrick Thorne’s eyes went red. He looked like he wanted to kill Mrs. Chapman on the spot.

"My sister doesn’t eat your family’s food or wear your family’s clothes. What right do you have to pinch her?"

"I didn’t... didn’t pinch her..." Mrs. Chapman was so angry she could barely speak. She never imagined that damned girl would turn the tables on her like this. But to outsiders, her stammering just made her look guilty.

Besides, the bruise on Tang Xiaonan’s arm was very real. Surely the little girl wouldn’t have pinched herself, right?

The few neighbors who had rushed over looked at Mrs. Chapman in astonishment. They never thought she was that kind of person.