Chapter 294 A New Place for Troublemaking
Margaret had been wondering if she should move to Kingbourne with Wynter, but now, it seemed moving was inevitable.
She might not be able to help Wynter with much, but at least she
could keep an eye on the latter.
Presently, Margaret and Fabian were getting along swimmingly.
They pored over photos of Wynter from when she was a child. “See her blank little face and her empty gaze? I was worried she was
falling behind on her studies, but she went ahead and became the top
scorer of the district!”
Fabian’s eyes lit up. “Top scorer of the district?” He knew Wynter had
taken after his intelligence and practicality. He wished he could say
the same for Rowan and Tobias, who showed more interest in
performing arts than academic excellence.
“That’s right,” Margaret confirmed. She added guiltily, “At the end o the day, my family could have done better in raising Wynter. That insolent son of mine and his wife weren’t exactly kind to her.”
Margaret went on to tell Fabian what Ewan and Wanda had put Wynter through.
Fabian was compassionate. “But none of those have anything to do with you. In any case, you raised Wynter on your own. That’s why
Wynter is so adamant about providing for you and taking care of you.”
“Wynter tends to bottle up her feelings.” Margaret slid,a photo to
Fabian as she said, “She’s stubborn, and she will always stand up for
what is right regardless of the consequences.
“I know it’s not my place to say this, but please come to her defense if
she were to offend anybody in the Quinnell family.”
Fabian’s heart wrenched at Margaret’s words. He knew her concerns
were not unreasonable. It wasn’t a secret that the Quinnells had
sponsored Naomi and ended up pseudo-adopting her.
However, that decision was rearing its ugly head now that Fabian had
to shield his biological granddaughter from any potential harm.
He gripped his cane tightly and said reassuringly, “Madam, I promise I
will not allow anyone to pick on Wynter as long as I’m alive.
“She’s the youngest. I’ll let her do whatever she wants, and I won’t have anyone reprimanding her for anything. That’s the least we can
do for her.”
Margaret understood what he meant. Her voice was hoarse as she said gratefully, “Well, I’m glad to hear that, Mr. Quinnell.”
The last thing Margaret wanted was for Wynter to suffer any more.
hardship.
Fabian grinned. “You can call me Fabian from now on. Shall we proceed with more stories from Wynter’s childhood?”
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