Seeing Terrence choked on his words, Simone couldn’t help but jump in to defend, “You see, Mr. Jarvis, you may not be aware, but we’ve sunk a lot of cash and effort into the project in B City. It was all set to go until Estelle stirred up trouble. We got caught in the crossfire because the Crawleys hold the cards in B City. We’re outsiders, after all; you can’t arm wrestle with the hand that feeds you.”

Frowning subconsciously, Bennett tugged at Simone’s sleeve and signaled her to dial it back.

Mr. Jarvis looked up at Simone with a formidable calm. “You think it was Estelle’s fault?”

Without thinking, Simone blurted out, “Of course, it was her fault!”

Terrence sensed something amiss when Mr. Jarvis mentioned Estelle. He turned back and sternly rebuked Simone, “This isn’t your place to speak!”

Simone’s face turned sour and she fell silent in embarrassment.

Mr. Jarvis’s expression cooled. “You’re Estelle’s mother. When she’s being bullied by the Crawleys, you blame her instead of feeling for her?”

His voice carried a heavy disappointment, “It seems you really have no affection for Estelle.”

she dared not speak further; all she could do was

Mr. Jarvis’s

lows. You guys are no more than a bunch of fools with shortsighted views, not a single one worth their salt! If Kenneth Macclain

were too mortified to retort, though their faces

had been distant before, but not

tea to quell his anger before he said coldly, “I can’t

to to warn them that Estelle was his granddaughter. Now, seeing the Macclains’ self-serving ways, he felt that his triumphant mood had soured. He waved them off dismissively, “Take your things and leave at

Terrence stammered,

Jarvis wouldn’t stand for another word against Estelle. No longer wishing to see the Macclains’ faces, he called for the

gift they had brought, also seemed cool,

He managed to maintain his composure to bid Mr. Jarvis farewell, and

Quintin mansion did Terrence let his grim expression show. He

couldn’t help but unleash his frustration on Simone, “Since when did you become so daft? Under those circumstances,

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