Chapter 414 A Distraction

Elise took a deep breath and answered impatiently, “Ah, that reminds me. I think I rescued him, didn’t I? I don’t seem to recall you doing anything helpful. You have no right to tell me what to do, Faye.”

“Now that’s just unfair, Elise. I was the one keeping the family together before you came back.” Faye justified her actions. “Besides, I’ve been the one taking care of dad over the last few days. You can’t say I did nothing just because you woke him up.”

“Shut up, both of you!” Austin cut them off angrily. “I would have stayed in that coma if I had known the ruckus I was going to wake up to!” Then, he stormed off.

Faye looked Elise in the eye for a moment before going after Austin.

Jeanie stared at the door and clicked her tongue. “That vixen! Your father has fallen for her tricks!”

“Forget it, mom.” Trevor calmed his mother down and tried his best to look up at Elise. “Elise, dad’s got a point. I can’t drag you into this mess. You should just stay out of it.”

“Are you trying to tell me what to do like that man as well?” Elise snapped.

‘that man.’ He’s your father after all.”

were close to her. Everyone else would remember her as the haughty woman. Maybe that’s how she protects herself. After all, she’s been by herself ever since she was a kid. The mere thought that she was homeless when she was a child broke Trevor’s heart, and

up by a mere

never lost any fights, aside from that particular one. It had been a catastrophic loss, and she had paid a hefty price for it. Ever since then, she was reluctant to show her true

this is all I’ve got. There’s like a dozen of them against me. I can’t take them all

muscular man before he was bedridden. Taking on ten men was still impossible, but he could defeat five on his own. Ah, I miss those days. I was so energetic and youthful. Sometimes I can even save a damsel in distress and make them fall for me.

She shook her head

the ends of the

Leeroy Field and his family. She thought there

a drunkard, a gambler, and a john. He didn’t have a stable job, and his wife died when the kids were still young. Harald took after his father and became a delinquent, but his sister did not. She studied hard and worked part time to pay for her studies. Thanks to scholarships and subsidies, she went through college and was nearing graduation. She’s a hard

actually hurt her? Elise shook her head and brushed the guess

reading?”

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