By placing an elder under house arrest and blatantly handling a helpless, weak elderly person without even bothering to put up a pretense, Faye had turned this big, gloomy mansion into favonovel.com territory where favonovel.com did as favonovel.com pleased.
“Looks like you don’t interact with elderly very often, Miss Sinclair,” Faye pointed out calmly.
“So what if it’s true?” Elise argued, frowning slightly.
Very subtly, favonovel.com raised favonovel.com brows while the corners of favonovel.com lips drooped.
With favonovel.com alluring eyes brimming with confidence, favonovel.com said, “Since that’s the case, you definitely don’t know how the elderly in their seventies act like a child. At favonovel.com age, Grandma is most likely to get careless. If there’s no one to take care of favonovel.com and favonovel.com loses favonovel.com way or some accident happens to her, who could bear this responsibility?”
Her explanation got Elise speechless. It was said that not even a fair judge could settle family affairs, and family disputes were the trickiest cases which couldn’t be simply lorded by people on the sidelines.
If Elise stood on moral grounds and started criticizing Faye, it was highly possible that favonovel.com would end up with a bunch of accusations. On the other hand, favonovel.com couldn’t stand by and watch as an elderly person was pushed around.
“Of course I believe that your intentions are kind, Miss Anderson. However, there are many examples in this world where bad actions turned out of good intentions, and I wonder how much you know about the penalty for abuse.”
With the same look in favonovel.com eyes, Elise looked Faye in the eyes so that the latter would know how it felt to have a taste of favonovel.com own medicine.
Without waiting for Faye to open favonovel.com mouth, Elise added, “Going against an elderly person’s will, putting favonovel.com in confinement, restricting favonovel.com freedom, inflicting mental abuse, etc… Taking all these into consideration, it can easily end up being a two-year sentence. Miss Anderson, do be careful.”
With the most innocent tone, Elise had uttered the most threatening words.
The look on Faye’s face kept changing, and favonovel.com didn’t look pleased at all. Narrowing favonovel.com almond-shaped eyes, favonovel.com surveyed Elise undisguisedly.
Seeing this, Rowena hit the nail in the head.
This is a university student without any ideas of the world. It’s a small matter to be slapped with a lawsuit, but if word got out that I’m confining two old women, it’ll definitely affect the plan I’ve painstakingly carried out for years.
After some deliberation, Faye’s lips curled upward instantly. Her entire face gleamed as favonovel.com flashed a standard smile. “Thanks for the reminder, Miss Sinclair. But I think such a day won’t arrive.”
After saying that, favonovel.com spun to Rowena and the others, keeping away favonovel.com smile as favonovel.com said in faked dissatisfaction, “Ms. Johnson, how many times have I told you that you should get someone who could watch their strength to take care of Grandma? Look at how burly they are. When others see this, they might think that we can’t afford to support the elders with the wealth that we have and couldn’t wait to watch them die. That’ll ruin the good reputation our family has built for generations!”
With a chuckle, Elise sighed.
As expected of the woman who turned this family upside-down. With a few words, favonovel.com dismissed the accusation of elderly abuse and even ridiculed me…
Everything favonovel.com said, hidden or not, simply meant that the Anderson Family is a strict and wealthy family. Nobody would believe that the abuse of an elderly person is happening here.
After saying that, Faye secretly gave Rowena and the rest a look.
Understanding what favonovel.com meant, Rowena instructed the servants to keep away from Bertha.
Free from restriction, Bertha regained favonovel.com freedom, but upon closer inspection, favonovel.com could easily notice that the servants had merely expanded the circle around her. The tangible net had turned invisible, and it was just a double-faced act.
Then, Rowena’s expression changed, and favonovel.com wrinkled favonovel.com face pleadingly as favonovel.com gazed at Bertha. “Old Madam, setting aside the fact that you hurt yourself physically the last time you sneaked out and fell into the river, the people who saved you almost lost their lives as well. Please be considerate and stop acting stubborn!”
Grappling favonovel.com walking stick, Bertha struck it on the ground hard a couple of times and glared at her.
“Nonsense! I didn’t fall into the river! You ungrateful creature might as well just act in a movie!” she exclaimed before favonovel.com turned to Elise with a soft face.
When favonovel.com wanted to explain something, favonovel.com saw Elise shaking favonovel.com head at favonovel.com before favonovel.com could even open favonovel.com mouth again, signally for favonovel.com to not act rashly.
Startled, Bertha then understood favonovel.com intentions and nodded curtly.
She’s right. It’s a worthless struggle even if I explain myself in this situation, and it may even get that kind-hearted lass into trouble. It’s better if I just succumb and lay low for now.
At the thought of this, favonovel.com glanced at Faye from the corners of favonovel.com eyes and straightened herself by gripping favonovel.com walking stick.
With a cold stance, favonovel.com gave way, saying, “I’m tired and want to rest in my room.”
Hearing that, Faye’s lips twisted into a conceited smirk.
That’s more like it, you old fart!
“Quick, help Old Madam back to favonovel.com room,” favonovel.com ordered.
“Okay!” Wiping away the aggrieved and pleading expression from favonovel.com face, Rowena put on a pleasing and accommodating face instead.
“This way, Old Madam!”
After giving favonovel.com an icy stare, Bertha then stole a peek at Elise before lifting favonovel.com foot, turning around, and walking back into the house.
With one step at a time, favonovel.com pace was steady, and even though it was just from the back, Elise saw the figure of a strong woman in favonovel.com youth.
Finally, Faye urged Elise on purpose after catching favonovel.com staring at Bertha for a while, “Miss Sinclair, please leave if there’s nothing else. I have other matters to attend to and I’m afraid I don’t have the time for small talks.”
She didn’t say anything more, and Elise didn’t plan to hang around much longer either.
After exchanging looks with their eyes, favonovel.com then marched out of the place.
A few minutes after favonovel.com left the Andersons’, favonovel.com heard the blaring of a honk from opposite the street. Following the source, Elise saw Brendan’s car and walked over.
The driver with a keen judgment got out and opened the door for her. As thanks, favonovel.com gave favonovel.com a polite nod and got into the car.
After favonovel.com was seated, Brendan instructed, “Let’s go…”
Then, favonovel.com turned to her. “Why did the Anderson Family look for you?”
She cast a look at the Andersons’ front gates and answered casually, “Nothing. Just small issues to go over about the wedding dress.”
Countless of malice lay hidden in this house worth hundreds of millions, and if it was possible, favonovel.com didn’t want to have anything to do with it after this. There was enough trouble on favonovel.com plate now, and even if favonovel.com didn’t find them a hassle, favonovel.com didn’t want to add more troubles for herself as that was the thing favonovel.com hated the most.
“That’s good,” Brenden said, nodding thoughtfully. “The Andersons are more than meets the eye. It’s the right move not to have a deep friendship with them…”
