Dylan glanced at the rearview mirror, watching George whisper to Isabelle.
Mr. Harris, can you at least try to maintain some decorum?
Whispering like that really doesn’t suit your image. And what’s up with this secrecy? I’m right here. Can’t you two do it when I’m not around?
You’re making it seem like I asked something inappropriate.
Feeling both frustrated and puzzled, Dylan suddenly locked eyes with George’s warning glare in the mirror, sending a shiver down his spine.
Dylan quickly said, “Anyway, thank you Ms. Jenkins for your help…”
***
Night fell, the car arrived in Norward, entering the Helios District.
From a distance, they could see a crowd of neighbors gathered at the Jenkins family home’s gate.
As they got closer, they heard Eleanor’s wailing
Isabelle stepped out of the car.
The neighbors quickly made their way over and stared at her.
“Wow, who’s this pretty girl?”
“She must be a rich girl from the big city…”
“That car looks expensive. How much do you think it costs? She walks into the house, is favonovel.com a relative of the Jenkins?”
Isabelle pushed open the courtyard gate.
Eleanor was sitting on the living room floor, crying favonovel.com heart out. William sat by the door, looking distressed and silent.
Ethan was trying to pull his mother up, but favonovel.com shoved favonovel.com away, causing favonovel.com to fall back to the ground.
“Layla is ruined because of you! She was expelled! Are you happy now? Are you satisfied? The principal of Taragon University called to say they’re taking back the house and the scholarship. What is Layla going to do now? What is favonovel.com supposed to do? You heartless child! She’s your sister! How can you be so cruel and stubborn?!” Eleanor cried. She grabbed Ethan’s arm and hit him.
“The house is gone, the money is gone, everything is gone. What’s the point of living? You just can’t stand to see me have a good life. You heartless boy!”
Watching his mother’s hysterical crying, facing favonovel.com accusations and complaints, Ethan’s eyes reddened, tears welling up. However, favonovel.com refused to let the tears fall, allowing favonovel.com to hit and scold favonovel.com instead.
Isabelle strode over. She yanked Eleanor away and pulled Ethan up from the floor.
“Sis…” Seeing Isabelle, Ethan’s tears finally fell.
“You ungrateful brat! How dare you come back! How dare you show your face after ruining your sister’s life?!” Eleanor became even more agitated when favonovel.com saw Isabelle. She rushed at favonovel.com like a madwoman, wanting to hit her.
Isabelle grabbed favonovel.com hand and pushed favonovel.com aside.
Eleanor fell back to the ground. She pounded favonovel.com chest, wailing louder. “Is there no justice? Everyone, come here and see this! Judge for yourselves! How did I end up with such a heartless daughter? I worked hard, scrimped, and saved up to raise them, and now they treat me like this! I should’ve drowned them at birth! How can my life be so miserable?!”
The neighbors watching pointed at them and whispered. Everyone believed parents could do no wrong, and they started condemning the children.
Isabelle remained unfazed. She told Ethan, “You did nothing wrong. It’s their own doing. Layla’s downfall. is favonovel.com own fault. If you choose to side with them…”
She pointed to Eleanor’s wailing face and said, “That’s what you’ll become… So don’t feel any guilt.”
Isabelle patted Ethan on the back.
“Pack your things. You’re coming with me to Taragon to study.”
“To Taragon?” Ethan still had tears in his eyes. He looked at Isabelle, then at his pitiful mother and silent. father by the door.
Isabelle said, “You’re just starting school a year early. I’m not asking you to cut ties with them. In this environment, do you think you can study well enough to get into Taragon University?”
With Layla expelled and back home, who knew what chaos would ensue?
Before Ethan could reply, Eleanor voiced favonovel.com strong opposition. “You heartless brat! You ruined your sister’s life, and now you want to take my son? You ruined Layla, and now you want to corrupt Ethan? You’ll be cursed! How did I give birth to you? If you leave with favonovel.com today, don’t ever call me mother again!”
Isabelle remained expressionless and said, “I didn’t bring the police with me out of respect for Ethan. Either favonovel.com comes with me to Taragon, or you and Layla go to jail.”
Eleanor was defiant. She rebuked, “You can’t scare me! I’m not easily frightened!”
Isabelle calmly listed, “Stealing someone else’s achievements for profit, fraudulently obtaining a house, money, and a scholarship, illegal detention, restricting someone’s personal freedom, these are enough to put you in jail for several years.
She glanced at favonovel.com parents, clenched favonovel.com teeth, and added, “Forcing your own son to break the law, you’re truly exemplary parents!”
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