Chapter 466
She hustled over to Beverly, grabbed her arm tightly, buried her face in her chest, and whimpered, “Mom!”
She looked like she’d been done wrong big time.
Seeing her, Serena couldn’t help but feel pissed. If she didn’t know the full story, they’d think she was the bad guy!
“What’s up?” Beverly looked down to see a handprint on her daughter’s right cheek. If they didn’t look closely, they’d think it was just makeup.
Beverly had a hunch her daughter was up to something, so she went along with the act, raising her voice with concern, “What happened to your face?” All eyes were suddenly on them.
“Mom, don’t ask!” Alma kept her head down, her voice tainted with reproach, as if she didn’t want anyone else to know.
“What happened?” When Alma wouldn’t spill, Beverly turned to Serena, asking gently, “Alma went to see you just now; how did she come back like this? Do you know what happened?”
Serena was at a loss. How was she supposed to know what Alma was up to?
“Mom, it’s not Serena’s fault; don’t question her!” Alma immediately stopped her, saying,”I did this makeup myself; I thought it was fun.”
“Who in their right mind would paint a handprint on their face?” Beverly said, reaching out to touch her face.
“Ouch, it hurts. Don’t touch!” Alma teared up from the pain.
At this point, everyone was looking at Serena in disbelief.
Did Serena hit her?
Beverly turned to Serena, saying tenderly, “Serena, it’s all because Alma was careless and dirtied your dress tonight. I’ll apologize on her behalf, and later I’ll take you shopping for a new dress. I wouldn’t feel right otherwise.”
“I didn’t hit her!” Serena felt wronged. Beverly sounded like she hit Alma because Alma dirtied her dress! But that wasn’t the case at all!
“I didn’t say you hit her; don’t jump to conclusions!” Beverly feigned a scolding smile, speaking softly, “Don’t rush; it’s Alma’s fault tonight.”
“No, I really didn’t hit her! I don’t know what’s with the handprint on her face!” Serena said, turning to Kenneth and Louisa, “Dad, Mom, I really didn’t hit her!” Louisa was also confused. Alma had gone to the restroom to check on Serena out of concern, and when she came back, she had a red handprint on her face that looked real, even wincing when Beverly touched it.
“Serena, what’s going on?” Louisa wouldn’t condemn her own daughter, but she wouldn’t cover for her if she made a mistake either.
“When Alma came to find me in the restroom, as soon as I opened the door.” Serena suddenly remembered splashing water on her, smudging her makeup a bit.
Did Alma mess up her own makeup? Did she really draw a handprint on herself while retouching her makeup? Was this to frame her? That little rascal!
“So what happened then?” Louisa saw that she stopped without continuing, wondering if something serious and unspeakable had happened.
“Whatever Serena did to me, as long as she’s not mad, it’s okay! Mom, don’t ask anymore! It will damage the harmony between us sisters and our family! Tonight’s dinner is centered around Ms. Bella, and Romeo is also present. Let’s drop it!”
Before anyone else could speak, Alma continued, “I’m really okay! Mom, don’t ask anymore! The atmosphere was so good; now it’s all changed!”
