From Ashes to Queen: Now I Call the Shots novel Chapter 214

Chapter 214 Grandma’s Ice Cold Tonight

Susan’s face darkened immediately; she had brought Aurora to Jandale and into the Lane family because she admired her ability to learn, and hoped to strengthen her own family in the process. It was never meant for Aurora to drown herself in a life of indulgence and excess..

“Where did you go today?”

Aurora could hear the subtle anger in her tone.

She sat heavily on the floor, overwhelmed.

Monroe was startled by the sudden act of deference.

“Ms. Aurora, what are you doing?” she asked, rushing to help her up.

But Susan waved her off.

“Let her stay on her knees. Monroe, leave us.”

Monroe knew this was a private conversation between grandmother and granddaughter.

She immediately stepped outside to wait, standing guard in case any nosy person tried to sneak in and eavesdrop.

Inside the prayer room, Susan sat calmly on a cushion, her gaze cold and sharp as it swept over the disheveled Aurora.

“Speak.”

Aurora’s body trembled.

Susan’s voice wasn’t loud; in fact, it was gentler than before.

But for some reason, it filled her with dread.

“It went like this,” Aurora stammered.

Susan casually tossed her necklace onto the table, her gesture full of obvious displeasure.

Aurora shrank back even more.

She quickly gathered herself and changed her tone.

“Grandma, we were hosting a party for Scarlett. I didn’t expect her to be the first to start playing with some illegal things. I had only stepped into the bathroom. When I came back out, they were already being taken away by the police. Grandma, you have to help Scarlett. If this goes public, we’re finished. You think people won’t drag the Lane name through the mud?”

Susan’s expression didn’t change.

But her eyes seemed to radiate a chill so intense, it felt like frost was creeping up the walls.

Aurora was truly afraid now.

She couldn’t bring herself to say another word. Her whole body tensed. A cold sweat prickled down her

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spine.

“This was your doing, wasn’t it?”

Susan finally spoke.

But the words hit like an earthquake.

Aurora was completely blindsided.

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She looked up sharply, and only then did she realize that there was no trace of affection in Susan’s eyes.

It was the first time she’d seen her grandmother look so terrifying.

A jolt of panic hit her chest.

Susan rose to her feet, towering over her.

She gave a sharp, humorless laugh.

“You can’t even handle something this simple. I honestly don’t know how you managed to get into Jandale University.”

Aurora, just regaining her senses, was rattled again by the remark.

“Grandma?”

Susan stared her down.

“Do you understand what you did wrong?”

The shift in topic was so abrupt that Aurora didn’t know how to respond.

But deep down, she figured–if her grandmother was asking like this, then she must already know everything.

If she tried to lie now…

She’d definitely be thrown out.

With that thought, she clenched her jaw, and immediately burst into tears.

“I know I was wrong! I shouldn’t have been jealous of Scarlett; I shouldn’t have plotted against her! But grandma, you’ve always been good to me. And now that she’s back, you’re giving her shares and gifts, I was afraid you wouldn’t love me like you used to. I swear I won’t be jealous anymore. I won’t go after her again.”

Susan cut her off.

“You really are an idiot.”

Aurora froze once more.

But then realization struck.

“Yes, she’s your real granddaughter, and I’m just a relative of the Lane family. I shouldn’t have had those thoughts.”

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“I wronged you too, grandma. You were so happy to have your granddaughter back, and I was ungrateful, I

tried to harm her.”

She looked genuinely remorseful.

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To the average person, it would seem like she had just lost her way for a moment–not that she was truly malicious.

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