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.”

down. Though she felt rebellious inside, she dared not speak further; all she could do

something about Mr. Jarvis’s words that

are no more than a bunch of fools with shortsighted views, not a single one worth their salt! If Kenneth Macclain knew his descendants were such a sorry lot who

though their faces were flushing red and

Mr. Jarvis had

his tea to quell his anger before he said coldly, “I can’t help you with B

Now, seeing the Macclains’ self-serving ways, he felt that his

Terrence stammered,

stand for another word against Estelle. No longer wishing to see the Macclains’ faces, he called for the servant to

also seemed cool,

He managed

Terrence let his grim expression show. He had waited almost

when did you become so daft? Under those

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