Chap 3: NEW LIFE
"Auntie.. Aunt.." Uncle Joe, where's Aunt Daria? Did you see it?" –Almira danced and asked everyone in the house.
Suddenly, Grandma Romane heard the voice and asked loudly:
"Who's screaming down there.. doesn't know the rules?"
"I'm sorry, I found and gave Aunt Daria the school's notice because my school is having a Parent and Student Festival coming up. I don't have a father or mother, so I want to ask you for help!"
Ciara had just come back from an outing, she passed by the kitchen and heard Almira's conversation, and she came in laughing and scornfully:
"You deserve to go to school, do you deserve to be here, Almira? You don't think where you should be, what you should do. I think you shouldn't have been born. I didn't think it when I left you at the house. Then why don't you just die, and then you appear in front of me like now." Ciara said disdainfully.
Grandma Romane heard the conversation. She was disgusted, so she said:
"It's between you and your daughter, you can solve it yourself, but this is the Romane house, it's not your turn to speak here. Go, you go up to your house and brag, this is not a place to welcome you. Go!" .
Aunt Daria had just come up from the back of the house when she heard her mother's quarrel, so she went in to ask. She saw that Almira was home, so Daria asked Almira:
"What's the matter? Almira, why don't you take a shower when you get home from school, then come down to eat so you can study, talk to your aunt about something later.. Hurry up."
Daria pushed Almira into the room. She turned to her mother and said:
"Mother, you are still weak. Let's go home to rest. There is no big deal here, let the servants take care of it. Let's go! - Aunt Daria.
After everyone left, only Ciara was left standing there. She angrily returned to the big house..
"Mom, what's the matter, why are you so upset?" – Rose asked.
Ciara saw Rose asking, so she vented her anger. She shouted:
"I don't want to see that brute, now that's good, it's like Daria's daughter. It's not done with one needle, but it's waiting for another."
Rose heard her mother say. She felt angry, but now she was too young to be able to do anything, so she advised her mother:
"Come on mom, anyway, he's currently a servant, you don't have to worry about him."
But it wasn't easy. Ciara thought she couldn't hold her anger, so she thought:
"No, I have to find a way to get him out of this house as soon as possible."
On the dining table..
"Mr. Dai, at the moment, my family's money is not enough to support more people. Can I reduce the number of people working? Almira, especially costs both food and school fees." – Ciara is cutting the beef and said.
"How is it possible? She is still my child after all, even if I don't accept it, she has my blood in her. How can I chase her away? Even though I don't recognize her as my child, think about it, she's only six years old. How can I make a living every day with money? Yes, right now the economy is tough, I should save it, instead of buying luxury things, I should save it for later. "
"Besides, Almira is currently being raised by Daria, so if you want to get rid of it, you should ask her opinion. I don't agree, that's too cruel."
Saying that, Dai put down his food and left the dining room…
Ciara heard her husband defend the woman defending her. She became more enraged. Kane sat nearby, feeling ridiculous, so he spoke up:
"Huh, your daughter has thieves' blood, dirty blood. This girl or that girl is the same. If you leave this house, please bother to move your things immediately. This house's last name is Romane.."
After saying that, Kane immediately left the dining room. Ciara glanced sideways at Daria standing beside her, but Daria, on the contrary, didn't care.
That night after returning to her room, Almira was sewing the torn spots on her uniform. Aunt Daria passed by. She felt sorry for Almira, so she entered the room:
"You don't have a last name, you're my aunt's child now, so you should be like Kane. Rose are both Romane. Your name will be Almira Romane. I'll give you a new name. I hope you will have a new life from now on. New life, new family."
"You don't have to listen to your mother's words to be heartbroken, as long as I'm here, you don't need to go anywhere."
Almira heard that and cried and hugged her aunt. She told herself to try to grow up fast and protect her aunt Daria.
Half a year later..
"Auntie, I got a certificate of merit. Oh, Uncle Dai is also here!"
"Yeah, you just got home from school now? It's dangerous at night, why don't you wait for Uncle Joe to come and drive you home?"
"No need, I want to run home quickly so I can show it to Aunt Dariạ!"
Meanwhile, Rose, because of her poor academic performance, is being scolded by her mother for not allowing her to eat. As for Ciara, after hearing her husband praise Almira, she was angry that the other daughter could outperform Rose. That was impossible. She was not willing, so she thought of a way to drive Almira away without anyone knowing.