"Initially, we were going to drop by as a surprise but didn't anticipate that this would happen. Don't bother yourself with this. Let Grandma handle it," Gideon said.
"Exactly. Only Grandma's sharp tongue can lecture these idiots," Gino added, rendering Hera speechless.
Mildred pointed at Lilith, who was about to give Amanda a hand, and ordered, "You, come here!"
Lilith stopped and was about to obediently walk toward Mildred when Amanda immediately held her back. "You're not allowed to go there!"
"Exactly, you can't go there. Otherwise, we'll disown you!" Although Louis was being pinned to the ground, he did not forget to speak up.
He knew that Lilith cared about that the most. As long as he said those words to her whenever he asked her for money, she would obediently give it to him.
Indeed, Lilith did not walk over upon hearing his threat.
Seeing that made Mildred angrily hobble toward Amanda with the support of her cane. Amanda was so terrified that she immediately withdrew her hand.
Mildred took the opportunity to drag Lilith over and scolded her, "You're so useless! You're no longer a Cresswell since you belong to the Everett family!"
Lilith stumbled upon being pulled over and bumped into Hera, who supported her and asked, "Are you alright?"
"Hera, I've troubled you. I didn't handle these matters well. Mrs. Jones, I'm sorry." Lilith furrowed her brows as her eyes reddened from guilt.
Hera felt uneasy and said gently, "This has nothing to do with you. All of you should go in first." With that, she instructed Isla and Sarah Robinson to help Catherine and Lilith into the house.
Seeing that made Amanda reprimand Lilith loudly, "You stupid bitch, come back here! I worked so hard to raise you, but this is how you treat me."
"Oh, Amanda Bennett! How dare you try to guilt trip her!" Mildred held onto her cane with her other hand on her waist.
"Back then, you shamelessly asked us for a million dollars in cash and to build a mansion for you in the village. After receiving all that, you promised to break ties with your daughter and never contact her again! Yet here you are, causing trouble for my granddaughter!"
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