Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 256

Joshua let out a sarcastic laugh, a flicker of loneliness in his eyes. "Causing trouble? You're overthinking it. I haven't talked to her in ages."

Grandma Emily's voice was firm and unyielding. "Well, you should just go on that blind date like a good boy."

Joshua turned away, sauntering upstairs with a relaxed pace, tossing back a casual, "Not going."

"You're getting more and more insolent!" Grandma Emily shouted at his retreating back, frustration evident in her tone.

Lillian gently rubbed the old lady's back to calm her down. "Grandma, don't let it get to you."

The elderly woman took a deep breath and sighed, "Lillian, just look at your brother now. He talks to me without any respect. He was never like this before."

Lillian chimed in with a sweet tone, "Yeah, ever since he started seeing Allison, he's completely changed. He never used to speak to you like this. It has to be Allison stirring things up."

"Do you think Allison's causing this?" Grandma Emily asked.

can't think of any other reason except Allison driving a wedge between you

conclusions, sweet Lillian," Megan interjected, cracking open a sunflower seed leisurely. "Did you sneak under their bed and hear Allison

look, her expression sour.

cut her off, "Did Allison whisper anything directly to you to bring about

Lillian's face darkened, "No."

yet you're claiming Allison's causing trouble. Seems like you're the one

might be intimidated by the Fisher family's influence and handle their adopted daughter, Lillian, with kid

just a nuisance. She never

finding her too sneaky. Back in their teenage years, Lillian would pull little stunts to

at that age were clueless, and Joshua never

her

was clear: the label

was a

couldn't keep her act up

at Megan and demanded, "What's