Chapter 9

Lucille froze.

When Aunt Zelda got dismissed from the house, Lucille merely understood that Elijah did it for Sally. She did not know the reason behind that.

The truth was that Aunt Zelda had insulted Sally?!

She pursed her lips. If she knew that this was the reason, she would not have brought this up!

Daniel lightened the atmosphere with a small laugh. “Elijah is a man.”

“Sally is a daughter-in-law to the Moses family, nonetheless. She mustn’t be made fun of by the servants!”

Lucille lost the argument. She huffed coldly and retreated into silence.

Grandfather Moses shifted the topic smoothly into catching up with Sally.

It was then that Daniel’s phone rang. Glancing at the number on the phone, his face turned pale drastically. “Excuse me, let me take this call. Please continue chatting.”

Elijah’s voice was indifferent with a hint of coldness. “Later, Uncle Daniel.”

Not long after Daniel left, Wendell walked through the door in an uncouth manner.

After looking around the living room, Wendell sat in a chair directly across Sally and started throwing all sorts of flirty looks at her.

Looking at Wendell’s shrewd face, Grandfather Moses spoke angrily, “This is your sister-in-law!”

“I know.”

Wendell winked at Sally. “We bumped into each other at the door just now. I’ve gotten to know Sal, my sister-in-law, rather thoroughly.”

Wendell intentionally lowered his voice when uttering ‘rather thoroughly’. Sally’s eyebrows were tightly knitted.

She turned around to see servants who were busy preparing dinner.

“I’ll help out in the kitchen.”

Immediately after saying that, she stood up and walked toward the kitchen.

Wendell sat across her, and she did not want to see his face for a minute longer.

Upon taking a second step, her wrist was caught by a coarse and strong hand. “There are plenty of servants in Grandfather’s house. Don’t trouble yourself.”

“That’s right.” Lucille laughed as she sneered, “Is there anyone here who doesn’t know that you’re from the countryside and loves to do rough work?”

“Even so, with so many servants around. You should just sit down obediently and act like a lady.”

Sally’s face turned pallor and returned to her seat.

Shortly after she was seated, they heard a noise coming from outside the house.

The butler hurried in and said, “Sire…”

The butler looked at Wendell, who was eating fruits in a slovenly manner.

Grandfather Moses was displeased. “Speak!”

After hearing that, the butler opened his mouth and fearfully said, “Outside… Mr. Greene has brought his daughter over, saying that they’re here to seek justice…”

“They said… Master Wendell did something rude to Miss Greene a few days ago…”

Grandfather Moses gave Wendell a cold glare. “What happened?”

Wendell continued eating his fruits without a care in the world. “They’re making a mountain out of a molehill.”

“That day, I drank at the nightclub and accidentally gave Chelsea’s butt a tiny pinch. What’s with that?”

The atmosphere in the living room froze for two seconds.

At the third second, Grandfather Moses snatched up an ashtray and hurled it at Wendell. “You bastard! If this isn’t being rude, then what is?!”

The Greene family was also a reputable one in A City. If news about this matter were to spread, it would surely sully the Moses family’s reputation!

Wendell dodged the ashtray. Despite not hitting him, the ashes still landed on his body.

Wendell, who was clad in a suit, now had an ashen face.

“Grandfather, you’re making a mountain out of a molehill too.”

The corner of Wendell’s lips twitched. “It’s not my fault!

“Chelsea Greene went to the nightclub and wore such a short dress. When she sat next to me, I could nearly see her underwear. What was she doing if not tempting me?”

“So, I just gave her a pinch. She’s not done with that?”