Wendy did not expect that the belt that she bought to give to Charlie had somewhat angered her grandmother again.
When she saw her grandmother's temper where she had to control everything and make decisions on everything, Wendy also got angry, and she blurted out, "Every single cent that I spend right now is all my own hard-earned money. It is my freedom to buy whatever I want! You have no right to interfere!" 3
"What?! I have no right to interfere?!" Lady Wilson had just been stifled by Charlie, and even though she had tried every means that she could to please him, Charlie had rejected her directly. So, she was already feeling very depressed. When she saw that Wendy also actually dared to talk back to her, she instantly became very angry and enraged.
Immediately after that, she stopped in her tracks and angrily rebuked, "Don't forget that I've always been the head of this family. I was the head of the family in the past, now, and also in the future! Our family is facing the most difficult time right now, and we have to spend every cent that we have on the important things! If you are being so extravagant and wasteful, you are simply disregarding and putting the life and death of our family at risk!" 4
Wendy felt aggrieved, and she said angrily, "You used t o decide on everything in the past because you had to have control over everything in the family. However, everything in the family was also lost in your hands! Now that everything is already back to zero and since we are starting from scratch, why should you make the decision on my own hard-earned money?!” 3
Wendy became angrier and angrier, and she also raised her voice a little as she spoke up, "From now o n, I will make the decisions on my own for my own affairs! As for the money that I earn, I will take out a portion of it to be used for your living expenses as well as my father and elder brother's rehabilitation costs. I can use every single remaining cent at my own discretion, and you have no right to interfere at all!"
Lady Wilson was furious, and she ground her teeth as she rebuked, "You're really disobeying me now?! Are you going to learn from that heartless and unscrupulous Claire, and turn your back on me too?!" 3
Wendy's eyes were filled with tears as she said," There's nothing wrong with following in my cousin sister's example! Claire might be disobedient, but at the very least, she is living a much happier life as compared to me now!"
As she spoke, Wendy then said in a very firm and determined voice, "I've already said everything that I should say. If you are willing to accept it, I will give you a monthly living allowance in the future according to what I’ve said, and you do not need to care about what I do with the rest of my money. I have no right to control you either. However, if you are unwilling to accept it, I'll go out and rent a room tomorrow. Worse comes to worst, I can just sleep in the company, then. The general manager's office in the company is very large, and it would not be a problem for me to put a bed inside at all!" 2
When Lady Wilson saw Wendy's firm and decisive attitude, she suddenly panicked and blurted out, "Oh, Wendy! What are you saying? Our family of four has finally come this far after going through so many difficulties. We have already experienced and suffered through all kinds of hardships and challenges. So, how can our family break up just like that?"
Lady Wilson then quickly promised her, “Wendy, you can rest assured that I will not interfere in your personal decisions in the future. You can just continue working hard and making money outside, and you can leave the rest of the family matters to me!" 2
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