Lewis stopped in front of Scott and poked him with the mop stick. "Ever since I was a child, you never bothered to hide your distaste towards me. Yes, you were scared of grandfather, but you had grandmother to back you up.""But even in her absence and in grandfather's presence, you didn't care to hide what you thought of me." "Do you know how humiliated I always felt whenever you made mention of how bad my grades were and how I wasn't taking my studies seriously?!" Scott slowly raised his eyes to look at him and snickered in contempt, "Yes, I remember. But you and I both know I didn't say anything that wasn't true." "You really weren't taking your studies seriously. You were not attending classes and you were almost in the midst of every shameful incident in school.""As your uncle who cared for you, I couldn't exactly turn a blind eye to things like that which could drag down the family name." Lewis lowered his upper body to Scott's height and slapped him across the face a few
However, Matilda suddenly ran up to Ethan and slapped him on the chest."You rascal, what do you think you're doing? Lewis' grandfather will never let us off the hook if you do this to his grandson!"Scott got up from the floor and glared hard at her. "Woman, how could you be so two-faced? Would you rather defend someone who beat up your husband, who also happens to be his uncle?"Matilda turned to look at him and huffed righteously, "Isn't it obvious he was just threatening to beat you up? You were clearly out of line saying those things to him, and it isn't surprising that it got him angry and made him want to lash out at you.""He just wanted to frighten you a little bit and make you take back what you said, but you continually stood by what you said.""Yes, he beat you, but you brought it on yourself for disrespecting him. How dare you try to pin all the blame on him when you are the one at fault here!"Claire looked at her in disappointment."How could you say something like that
“What? Are you mistaken?” It took a moment before Matilda made sense of what Joshua did and said.She slowly raised her eyes to look at him to see he still had the same serious look on his face.Right. She heard that the extremely rich had a twisted sense of humor. Could it be that he was trying to lure them into the house while feigning kindness so he could deal with them however he saw fit?The thought made a cold shiver run down her spine, and she pointed at Ethan again, “It’s really him. He’s the one you should hold. I told him this part of town is excluded to normal folks, but he still insisted on driving in here.”“He’s the one you should hold responsible. Punish him if you must, but you have to let me off because I was strongly against the idea of coming here!”Ethan had stopped in front of the most luxurious house in Springdale like he owned the place.Everyone was still reeling from the shock of that being possible and how beautiful the place was when they suddenly saw a man
Inside the house, Matilda, Scott, and Claire were all swooning at the magnificent indoor decorations. Everything inside screamed luxury. Matilda saw a trophy made entirely from gold sitting near the massive home theater and ran to it, gushing in excitement. “This looks like it would be worth a lot. It’s made from pure gold. How much will I make from this if I were to sell it on the black market? 100, 200 thousand?” As she caressed the trophy, Scott walked up to her and snickered. “How dare you fantasize about selling something in your son-in-law’s house? Have you no shame?” Matilda hissed without looking at him, “What business of yours is it what I do? And it’s my son-in-law’s house, I can do whatever I want with the things I find in it.” Scott scoffed and raised his voice as he shouted, “If I find one of the things in this house missing, I will make sure I call the cops on you, you vain woman!” Matilda shot up and stared at him menacingly. “Why are you suddenly saying that to
"Oh, we'd be too crowded if everyone in our family attends. I'll stay in the house with Honey," Chloe shrugged and turned to walk up the stairs with Honey.Matilda placed a hand on her waist akimbo and chuckled, "I told you the invitation was special, didn't I? It clearly stated that everyone in our family could come if they want to.""Just when your sister and I were deliberating on what to wear to the party, we got a delivery. It was from Charles Wilkins. They came in different sizes. But the funny thing is that two of them fit your sister and me perfectly.""So I have no doubt these would fit you and your daughter perfectly as well!"Matilda then pointed at the couch in front of her. On the couch were two evening dresses in adult size and a child's size. Obviously, they belonged to Chloe and Honey.Chloe sucked in a deep breath and scratched the back of her head slightly, "So you're saying I can't turn this down, right?"Matilda shook her head and reasoned, "You're not allowed to.
When it was time to give gifts to Moore Michigan, Claire instantly became aware of where she was and the fact that they had all missed bringing a gift for the celebrant.Everyone had left their seats and swarmed towards the middle of the room where the elderly man was sitting, leaving only them."Mother, it just occurred to me we didn't come with a gift for Moore Michigan. What if someone calls us out? I mean, we're sitting in the front row where everyone has their eyes on." She couldn't take it any longer and turned to her mother worriedly.Matilda subtly waved her aside."What do you think we could've brought for him that he doesn't already have? Finding Charles Wilkins is the only thing we can do now because he's distinguished, and everyone will look up to us enviously when they realize we're about to become family with him."She hadn't seen Charles Wilkins before, so she kept her eyes on the people around Moore Michigan, hoping that one of them was him, but so far, none of them st
Ethan's voice was low and gentle, only heard by Moore Michigan.The elderly man's eyes, which were half shut due to his age, suddenly widened in shock, and his lips quivered in disbelief.However, before he could react, Paul rudely snatched the worn-out box from Ethan's hand and opened it directly. None of the gifts had been opened that evening.So it was obvious he was trying to ridicule Ethan's cheap gift. He scoffed in disbelief when he saw the mud-covered object in the box."What is this? Is the Michigan family a joke to you? How dare you mock my grandfather by gifting him a mud-covered item as a present? I ought to kill you for being so insolent!"The guests craned their necks to confirm if what he said was true."A mud-covered item? Are you sure it's a mud-covered item and not a mold of mud he put in the box? This is an insult to your esteemed family, Paul! Don't let him get away with it!""I agree. He could've played along with his family and agreed he didn't bring any present
Everyone froze.It was no news that the Michigan family had a long history with the Wilkins family, even though the Michigans were slightly beneath them.They helped each other out in times of need and never fought about anything.So why would Charles Wilkins suddenly threaten to kill Paul, not just in front of so many people, but in front of his grandfather?It was equivalent to him trying to draw a line between his family and that of Moore's.Moore loved his grandson more than anything and had cut off ties with people who hurt him in any way in the past. No matter what happened, whether his grandson was in the wrong or not, he always took his side.As expected, Paul's voice grew hoarse from screaming. He sat up and hurriedly crawled towards his grandfather. He grabbed his foot and lowered his head to the ground, weeping.Everyone glanced at the scene in front of them, eagerly waiting for Moore to react.However, instead of reacting the way they expected, Moore stretched both of his