Chapter 116

The helper brought the tea and placed it on the coffee table. “Madam, your tea,” he said.
Linda dared not be presumptuous. Upon seeing the helper approach, she quickly tossed aside the cushion and sat upright, politely addressing the helper, “Thank you very much.”
She looked at the cup on the table, still emitting steam. The porcelain was exquisite, and the tea was infused with roses, delicate, exuding a fragrance of roses. She took a sip, and the faint scent spread in her mouth.
She felt like everything had become much more sophisticated. “It’s delicious. I’ve never had such delicious tea before,” she remarked.
Perhaps she had never seen such a luxurious place before. At this moment, everything she saw and drank seemed to be the best. Even the tea felt different from that in other people’s homes.
It was the helper’s duty to serve people well, so upon hearing the praise, he responded, “You’re too kind, Madam.” With that, he withdrew.
Linda stared at the helper for a long time. His response just now made her feel valued for the first time.
After a while, Nina emerged. She had taken care of everything that needed attention.
When Linda saw her, she quickly set down the tea in her hand and stood up, smiling as she called out, “Nina.”
Nina glanced at her. “Yes, I had the room cleaned up, so you can rest now. If there’s nothing else, we’ll call it a day. I’ll be leaving first.”
“Just a moment,” Linda had something else to say.
“What else is there?”
“I haven’t thanked you properly yet. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to see such a world. I’m really grateful to you.” She didn’t know how to repay her and bowed to Nina. Nina remained silent, only watching her gestures, furrowing her brows.
By Nash’s side, she had seen many women, and there were plenty who schemed and maneuvered to climb up. But Linda’s blatant use of her and then coming to thank her made her wary. “Linda, are you trying to shift the blame onto me now? Do you think that if one day Mr. York finds out you’re fake, he’ll also suspect my motives are impure, and we’ll both be cast out like fleas from the same boat?”
Hearing this, Linda looked at Nina with a bewildered expression. “I don’t understand what you’re saying.”
But then she understood, “Are you suspecting me? What I said is true, I haven’t harmed you either. If you don’t trust me, do you also doubt Mr. York’s judgment? The woman from that day was indeed me, I hope Nina can believe me.”
If the woman from that night wasn’t Nina herself, Nina might have believed her.
Why was Linda so convinced it was her?!
However, the final outcome wasn’t determined by her, but by Nash himself.
Seeing Nina distancing herself, Linda felt even more crestfallen. With her head hanging low, she pitifully said, “I have no friends here. If you’re upset with me for keeping things from you, for not telling you the truth, and if you want to stay away from me, then I’ll truly have no one to talk to. I know you’re a good person. You won’t blame me, will you?”
Before, she relied on Linda’s assistance. Now, she no longer needed it.
Nina said calmly, “There are differences between people, not everyone can be friends. You should find like-minded individuals.”
Linda had stooped so low in her plea, but Nina didn’t soften. This made her even more despondent.
Nina didn’t want to say much more to her and simply said, “It’s getting late. Get some rest.”
With that, Nina walked out.
“Nina.” Linda persisted, “Why don’t you stay here tonight? It’s such a nice house, and I’ll be alone. Can’t you stay with me in the villa?”