As Lilly observed the jealous spirit atop the elderly woman's head, the woman continued her tirade, exclaiming, "You're being so unreasonable! You're disturbing everyone. I didn't complain about you, but I came here to tell you that you're being unreasonable!"
Bettany turned to the side, coldly looking down at her, and retorted, "Take a good look. Our house is fully carpeted, so the sounds you recorded in the group couldn't have come from our home!"
The elderly woman's face froze, and she shouted, "Having carpeted floors might be great for you, but it's disturbing us..."
Bettany called out, "Blake."
Blake glanced around and realized that there was no basketball for him to play with.
However...
He got a mop from the store room and began performing an impromptu act.
He struck the ground with the mop.
Despite the thickness of the carpet, the brand of which remained unknown, the sound was remarkably muted—there was no sound of the mop hitting the floor, only a dull thud.
The elderly woman stared, and protested, "I didn't say you were making noise in the living room... you were causing a stir in the bedrooms!"
Lilly immediately began running back and forth, asking, "Do you mean this room?"
Lilly followed suit.
"You mean this room?"
"Or maybe this room?"
The elderly woman could not let it go and followed along, only to realize that the entire house was covered in carpets!
She did not expect this to happen.
Who would carpet their house like this?
Taking care of a fully carpeted house could be troublesome, with high maintenance costs and the need for regular cleaning to keep it hygienic. Accidental spills or dirt could be exhausting to deal with. The elderly woman believed that carpeting the entire house was pointless and wasteful as if it were money that had no better use.
However, the elderly woman was not willing to back down. She argued, "You still play basketball and jump rope, yet there's no sound when you hit the mop, and even when the child purposely ran lightly, there's no noise..."
Her gaze fell upon the table, noticing the spacious dining room and a vase of flowers placed on it.
In just two strides, the elderly woman rushed forward and shouted, "You're acting so as not to make any sound. Why don't you smash that vase on the floor?"
Blake's smirk disappeared as he responded coldly, "Oh? We don't have a basketball at home. Do you want me to twist your head off and use it to play on the floor?"
"I think that would make quite a loud noise!"
The elderly woman froze, suddenly feeling terrified. She took a step back unconsciously and stammered, "No... it's fine if you don't do it. You... you're threatening an old woman..."
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