"Mother; how do you get someone to love you when they won't even look at you?" Gwen asked Rebecca.
"You force them to Gwen. How do you think I got your father?" Rebecca asked her.
"You ended up pregnant." Gwen said.
"Well there you go! I knew you were a fast learner." Rebecca said.
"So I have to get pregnant in order to get Ethan to marry me." Gwen said.
"Yes, Gwen; in order, to secure Ethan you have to play dirty. Ethan is sweet and noble he'll marry you if you end up pregnant with his child." Rebecca said.
"Mother, I'm only 14 years old." Gwen said.
"I don't mean now I mean soon. As soon as you hit 18 you're going to get pregnant by Ethan then you're going to force him into marrying you." Rebecca said.
"Then I'll be a Crane and we'll have everything we always wanted." Gwen said.
"Yes, and one day when Ethan is running the Crane Empire you will kill him and take over the Crane Empire. Gwen you are this close to destroying the Crane's and becoming the most powerful woman in the world." Rebecca said.
"Mother you are brilliant. No one will be able to stop us. We'll have the courts on our side and the politicians will do as we say." Gwen said.
"Now you're thinking; don't get discouraged Gwen. Ethan will never know what hit him until it's too late." Rebecca said.
"There's one thing that needs to be taken care of first." Gwen said.
"What's that?" Rebecca asked her daughter.
"Well, after what had happened to Theresa's gift card, I just felt oh so bad about the whole thing. I can't believe that someone would do such a horrible thing. I think we should give Theresa a little gift of our own." Gwen said.
Rebecca and Gwen gave each other a wicked smile. If Theresa even tried to take Ethan away from her she would end up regretting it for the rest of her life.
Theresa didn't show her disappointment that the card had been cut up. Ethan however found out about it and had asked his mother to get rid of all the guests. She reluctantly did it but when she found out why she was very angry. She asked Ethan how this could have happened. Gwen had tried to act surprised and supportive but was immediately dismissed by Ivy who told her this was a family matter. Theresa had watched Gwen storm out of the house yesterday with a little smile on her face.
"Mamma, I know it was Gwen." Theresa said.
"Well, if it was then she had every right to cut your gift card up. Julian had instructed Ethan to give that card to Gwen not you. Theresa when will you learn that you are not rich and you have no right to parade around like you are; Theresa you are eight years old and you're poor. Gwen is turning 15 and she's rich. She's much closer to his age and fits better in his circle of friends." Pilar said.
"Mamma, I don't love Ethan but I do like him a lot because he and his mother have been so nice to me." Theresa said.
"I hope that's all it is for your sake." Pilar said.
"Mamma, I promise you that I don't want Ethan at all." Theresa said.
A knock to the door came and Theresa rushed to open it. Gwen and her mother stood proudly on the porch waiting to be let in.
"Look Gwen I was right; she does make a good servant by the way she opens the door right away." Rebecca said to Gwen.
Gwen immediately began to play the upstanding moral daughter that she was known for.
"Mother, I'm sure that Theresa has bigger plans than becoming a servant in your household. Isn't that right Theresa?" Gwen asked.
"Yes, Ms. Hotchkiss that's right." Theresa said.
"Oh you don't have to call me Ms. Hotchkiss; Gwen will do. Theresa something very disturbing happened at the part yesterday. I was very upset to find that someone of my own social class would cut up your gift card." Gwen said.
"You know Gwen I find it very disturbing myself." Rebecca chimed.
"Mrs. and Miss Hotchkiss what can I do for you?" Pilar asked.
"We just came to give your daughter Theresa a special gift. Gwen said.
Gwen then stepped up to Theresa and handed her a card. Theresa opened it up and inside of it was a gift card for $10,000 to the new store Paris. Ethan and Ivy stepped into the Lopez-Fitzgerald's house to find Gwen and Rebecca standing there.
"Rebecca what are you doing here?" Ivy asked her.
"Oh Mrs. Crane, I was stopping by to give Theresa a gift." Gwen said.
"Gwen what did you give her?" Ethan asked.
"I replaced the card that got destroyed at your party." Gwen said.
"Oh wow Gwen that was really nice of you." Ethan said.
"Well, Ethan I'm really a nice person once you get to know me." Gwen said.
"I'm sure you are Gwen but your mother worries me." Ivy said.
"Oh come on Ivy; what could I possible do that worries you so much?" Rebecca asked her.
"I think you had your daughter cut that card up." Ivy said.
"Oh come on Ivy; if I wanted something done I would have done it myself." Rebecca said.
"Yeah I'm sure Rebecca." Ivy said.
"Come on Gwennie; we don't have to take this anymore." Rebecca said.
Once outside Gwen and Rebecca began to laugh at how they fooled Theresa, Pilar, Ethan, and Ivy. Gwen was very pleased with herself; now it was time to get Ethan and the Crane fortune for herself.
"You force them to Gwen. How do you think I got your father?" Rebecca asked her.
"You ended up pregnant." Gwen said.
"Well there you go! I knew you were a fast learner." Rebecca said.
"So I have to get pregnant in order to get Ethan to marry me." Gwen said.
"Yes, Gwen; in order, to secure Ethan you have to play dirty. Ethan is sweet and noble he'll marry you if you end up pregnant with his child." Rebecca said.
"Mother, I'm only 14 years old." Gwen said.
"I don't mean now I mean soon. As soon as you hit 18 you're going to get pregnant by Ethan then you're going to force him into marrying you." Rebecca said.
"Then I'll be a Crane and we'll have everything we always wanted." Gwen said.
"Yes, and one day when Ethan is running the Crane Empire you will kill him and take over the Crane Empire. Gwen you are this close to destroying the Crane's and becoming the most powerful woman in the world." Rebecca said.
"Mother you are brilliant. No one will be able to stop us. We'll have the courts on our side and the politicians will do as we say." Gwen said.
"Now you're thinking; don't get discouraged Gwen. Ethan will never know what hit him until it's too late." Rebecca said.
"There's one thing that needs to be taken care of first." Gwen said.
"What's that?" Rebecca asked her daughter.
"Well, after what had happened to Theresa's gift card, I just felt oh so bad about the whole thing. I can't believe that someone would do such a horrible thing. I think we should give Theresa a little gift of our own." Gwen said.
Rebecca and Gwen gave each other a wicked smile. If Theresa even tried to take Ethan away from her she would end up regretting it for the rest of her life.
Theresa didn't show her disappointment that the card had been cut up. Ethan however found out about it and had asked his mother to get rid of all the guests. She reluctantly did it but when she found out why she was very angry. She asked Ethan how this could have happened. Gwen had tried to act surprised and supportive but was immediately dismissed by Ivy who told her this was a family matter. Theresa had watched Gwen storm out of the house yesterday with a little smile on her face.
"Mamma, I know it was Gwen." Theresa said.
"Well, if it was then she had every right to cut your gift card up. Julian had instructed Ethan to give that card to Gwen not you. Theresa when will you learn that you are not rich and you have no right to parade around like you are; Theresa you are eight years old and you're poor. Gwen is turning 15 and she's rich. She's much closer to his age and fits better in his circle of friends." Pilar said.
"Mamma, I don't love Ethan but I do like him a lot because he and his mother have been so nice to me." Theresa said.
"I hope that's all it is for your sake." Pilar said.
"Mamma, I promise you that I don't want Ethan at all." Theresa said.
A knock to the door came and Theresa rushed to open it. Gwen and her mother stood proudly on the porch waiting to be let in.
"Look Gwen I was right; she does make a good servant by the way she opens the door right away." Rebecca said to Gwen.
Gwen immediately began to play the upstanding moral daughter that she was known for.
"Mother, I'm sure that Theresa has bigger plans than becoming a servant in your household. Isn't that right Theresa?" Gwen asked.
"Yes, Ms. Hotchkiss that's right." Theresa said.
"Oh you don't have to call me Ms. Hotchkiss; Gwen will do. Theresa something very disturbing happened at the part yesterday. I was very upset to find that someone of my own social class would cut up your gift card." Gwen said.
"You know Gwen I find it very disturbing myself." Rebecca chimed.
"Mrs. and Miss Hotchkiss what can I do for you?" Pilar asked.
"We just came to give your daughter Theresa a special gift. Gwen said.
Gwen then stepped up to Theresa and handed her a card. Theresa opened it up and inside of it was a gift card for $10,000 to the new store Paris. Ethan and Ivy stepped into the Lopez-Fitzgerald's house to find Gwen and Rebecca standing there.
"Rebecca what are you doing here?" Ivy asked her.
"Oh Mrs. Crane, I was stopping by to give Theresa a gift." Gwen said.
"Gwen what did you give her?" Ethan asked.
"I replaced the card that got destroyed at your party." Gwen said.
"Oh wow Gwen that was really nice of you." Ethan said.
"Well, Ethan I'm really a nice person once you get to know me." Gwen said.
"I'm sure you are Gwen but your mother worries me." Ivy said.
"Oh come on Ivy; what could I possible do that worries you so much?" Rebecca asked her.
"I think you had your daughter cut that card up." Ivy said.
"Oh come on Ivy; if I wanted something done I would have done it myself." Rebecca said.
"Yeah I'm sure Rebecca." Ivy said.
"Come on Gwennie; we don't have to take this anymore." Rebecca said.
Once outside Gwen and Rebecca began to laugh at how they fooled Theresa, Pilar, Ethan, and Ivy. Gwen was very pleased with herself; now it was time to get Ethan and the Crane fortune for herself.