NOVPUBChapter 1216: 545 Family Harmony (Second Revision)_1 Chapter 1216: 545 Family Harmony (Second Revision)_1 “Oh dear mother, this must be a misunderstanding.
Our little Xing is a good girl who never makes trouble with others.”
Catherine Liam quickly pulled Seraphine Morris behind her.
Madam Aria stared at her without shifting her gaze.
No matter how many times she had seen that look, it always filled her with a stifling sense of fear.
“Are you implying that Aubree Groove took advantage of her?”
“I wouldn’t exactly say that…”
“How dare you!” Madam Aria fiercely poked her cane into the ground.
“What kind of aunt are you, uttering such nonsense?”
Catherine Liam pouted: “Mother, you should not scold Xing without knowing the whole story.
She is my family, please give me some face.”
Aubree Groove gently patted Madam Aria’s hand and stood up, “Madam, the grudge between Miss Seraphine and me is quite straightforward.”
Aubree’s gaze fell on Seraphine’s face: “You lost your job.
...
I am sympathetic.
But if you hate me because of this, I am sorry.
I don’t accept it.
I am innocent in Vivian Hayes’s matter.
Instead of wasting time resenting me, use that energy to find yourself a job.”
Catherine Liam was taken aback.
This soft-looking girl could spew words that could pierce one’s heart. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
She dared to speak so brutally in front of everyone, cutting straight to the bone.
That was painful.
Madam Aria nodded her satisfaction.
Gentle on the outside but firm on the inside, she wasn’t one to be oppressed.
Seraphine’s face turned from pale to red.
She was still unable to recover from the news Aubree Groove was Madam Aria’s granddaughter.
Humiliated by Aubree’s pointed mockery, her face was blazing.
“You…” Catherine Liam stuttered, managing to choke out one phrase, “She is your elder, where’s your respect?
You really lack upbringing, being from a small place after all.”
“Bang.” A tea cup fell next to Catherine Liam, causing her to jump and Step back.
Madam Aria’s voice was colder than ever, “Repeat what you just said.”
Catherine Liam was terrified, stuttering: “Mother, I…”
“Oh Aubree, my sister was just joking with you.
We’re all family, no need to take things to heart.
She simply speaks her mind without thinking, don’t let it bother you.”
Catherine Liam walked over enthusiastically and grabbed Aubree’s hand, showcasing the fastest face-changing act Seraphine had ever seen.
Seraphine was left open-mouthed.
She had switched sides so quickly?
Aubree appeared very magnanimous: “Madam speaks her mind, I have taken note.”
“You seem so distant calling me Madam, just call me Aunt.”
“Enough, the child is new here, she needs time to adapt.”
Catherine Liam pouted.
It was clear where Madam Aria’s favoritism lay.
“I understand now.
Why do you resent Aubree, young miss of the Morris family?”
Seraphine Morris was not going to smooth this over easily.
Seraphine, who was being pointed at, stiffened: “I…I have no grudge against Aubree, it was all a misunderstanding.”
“I’ll ask you one last time, was it really a misunderstanding?”
The invisible pressure made Seraphine sweat in this cold winter.
She stubbornly said: “I misunderstood Aubree.
As Madam Aria’s granddaughter, her character goes without saying.
It was me who was biased and almost misunderstood Aubree.”
With that matter settled, Madam Aria asked a more pointed question: “What brings you here?”
Could she admit that she was here to freeload and to find an opportunity to sleep with her son?
Madam Aria would probably chase her out with her cane.
Catherine Liam embellished Seraphine’s tragic tale of being forced into an arranged marriage by her parents, painting Seraphine as an innocent victim.
But Madam Aria had no patience to argue and would definitely not hold a grudge against the younger generation.
“Enough, you can stay.
We, the Arias, have enough to feed one more mouth.”
Aubree supported Madam Aria as they walked towards Anika Hall.
Catherine Liam gave Seraphine a stern look.
Seraphine mumbled frustratedly, “Cousin, how is she Aria’s granddaughter?”
When a thought crossed her mind, Seraphine’s eyes widened in disbelief: “Could she possibly be Vanessa’s illegitimate daughter?”
Catherine Liam hurriedly covered her mouth, glanced around nervously and, seeing that Madam Aria and Aubree hadn’t noticed, she whispered, “Don’t ever mention that name again, understood?
And what illegitimate daughter?
If Madam Aria hears this, you can expect another scolding.”
