See You Never

"Dad?"

Elena's eyes widened in shock as she saw her dad standing in front of her, in perfectly good health.

"Yinghui? My Yinghui, I haven't seen you in forever."

Tears rolled down Jin Yinglu's cheeks, but Elena wasn't sad at all. She was surprised. Did Mila guess correctly? How could her mom lie to her about her dad's health?

"Dad, are you feeling alright? Don't you have heart disease?"

"Heart disease? What are you talking about?"

Elena's shock immediately turned to anger. Not only did her mom lie to her, but she had also lied to her dad.

"Husband! Who is it?"

Her mom carried the plates out of the kitchen and ran to the door to check who the visitor was. Her mom froze at the sight of Elena standing at the doorway.

Elena's facial expression changed. Her eyes were smoldering as she tilted her head, greeting her mom. She gently pushed her dad to the side and marched into the room.

"Long time no see. . . mother."

She wasn't the same person she was five years ago. Her tone was direct and powerful. Her mouth no longer quivered, and her eyes didn't dart from side to side. The corners of her mouth lifted up into an amused smile, and she raised one eyebrow.

Her mother knew that her lie had been discovered, and she avoided Elena's piercing gaze.

"Mom, is lunch ready?"

Elena watched as her younger sister walked out of the room. Yingmo froze at the sight of her sister. Why did she come back?

Elena's expression softened for a second before returning back to her original fierce look. She had treated her sister so well. For the past five years, she had lived in pain and confusion. Why did her sister do that?

Elena pretended to open her mouth in shock as she clapped her hands together in amusement.

"Oh look, it's my lovely sister. How have you been? Your face and body look so much prettier. Did your heart also get prettier or is it still as ugly as before?"

Yingmo's face turned dark, and she ran over to her mom.

"Mom, did you hear what my older sister just say? I never did anything to hurt her. I don't know why she is so against me."

Elena laughed at Yingmo's comment. How could she lie so easily without even blinking her eyes?

Wang Qing snapped out of her shock and looked at Jin Yinghui.

"Why are you here?"

Elena smiled sweetly and sat down on the couch.

"Why can't I be here? I miss you, mother. Don't you miss me too? Plus, if I remember correctly, I paid for most of this apartment room. I have the most right to be sitting here."

Before Wang Qing could say anything, Elena kept on speaking. "Of course, I'm not sure if you missed me. But my father definitely missed me, right? Oh, I just remembered something."

Elena dramatically put a hand over her mouth and stood up.

"Isn't my father sick?"

Wang Qing's eyes darted around nervously as she took a step backward.

"Dad, you seem to be doing perfectly fine."

Jin Yinglu nodded his head, not really understanding what her daughter was talking about. Elena smiled at her dad, before turning her gaze over to her mom. Her smile disappeared, and she squinted her eyes together.

"Where did that 70,000 yuan go?"

Wang Qing seemed to suddenly remember that she was the elder, and the lady who was talking to her disrespectfully was her daughter.

"What do you mean?" Wang Qing ran over to Jin Yinghui and tried pushing her towards the door.

"Get out of my house. You are not welcome here."

Elena felt a sharp stab of pain in her heart. She flung off her mother's hands and turned around to look at her.

"If you want me to leave, tell me where my money went. I am staying here today until you tell me."

Jin Yingmo looked at her mom and her sister in fear. From what she remembers, Jin Yinghui wasn't this assertive and forceful. She was scared of her, but she was more jealous of her. Her sister had grown to be even more pretty. It wasn't fair that Jin Yinghui got all of the good genes.

Wang Qing looked down, "Sure. If you want to know, I'll tell you. The money went to help your sister."

Elena glared at her sister, who hid behind her mom.

"You ungrateful and disrespectful child wouldn't help your sister. I can't let Yingmo's talent just go to waste. It's only 70,000 yuan. All your money should belong to me. I gave birth to you. What is with your horrible attitude?"

Elena scoffed at her mother's comment. She wasn't going to let her mother push her around anymore. She pulled out her wallet and took out all of the cash she had. She counted it and slammed it on the table. Jin Yingmo flinched from the loud noise.

"Here is 1,050 yuan. After I leave, I will transfer another 20,000 yuan to your bank account. From now on, don't even think about getting a single yuan from me. These years, I have given you over one million yuan. For this house, for your car, even for Jin Yingmo's education. I paid for all of these. This is more money than you have ever spent on me. From now on, I am never giving you any money."

Elena turned over to her sister.

"Let me guess. My lovely sister also took part in this plan to lie to me, right? Do you want to become an idol? Go ahead. You probably have never suffered once in your life, have you? Always living under the umbrella held by your mom. I wish you the best of luck in the cruel entertainment industry. I won't purposely target you, but don't even think about getting any help from me. Now I know the truth, my job here is done. I hope you have a good meal. See you never."

Elena picked up her handbag and pushed past her sister.

She gave a genuinely sweet smile to her dad before walking out the door.

Her expression remained emotionless until the elevator door closed. A single tear rolled down her cheek, and many followed. Why did God have to be so hard on her? If Mila hadn't warned her, Elena might have never known that her mom was lying to her to get money. The elevator beeped, and the door opened on the first floor.

Elena wiped the tears off her cheeks, and she left the building.

Mila was patiently waiting for Elena in the car. Although her instincts tell her that Elena's mom was lying, she was hoping that her instincts were wrong. The passenger door opened, and she looked to her right. She didn't have to ask to know what happened. Elena's facial expression revealed everything.