My Extraordinary Wife

Chapter 761

“It's nothing. I just missed you too much,” replied Penelope. She acted as though she was reluctant to share her story because it would trouble Bianca. “Don't overthink this, Granny. It's nothing. Really.”

The more she behaved like this, the more Bianca grew curious. “Really? You can tell me. Did your uncle treat you poorly? Oh, I'm so going to scold him.”

“No, that's not it. It's just...” Penelope became even more teary-eyed. “I... Granny, I didn't want to tell you about this because I didn't want to worry you, but it's actually about Ashlyn. You remember, right? She's the woman I talked to you about before. It's all her fault.”

Between sobs, Penelope told Bianca a modified version of what had happened at the piano competition in H Nation.

The former made everything seem so intense and painted herself as the innocent bystander who was ever so pitiful. She made Mary and herself out to be the world's unluckiest and saddest women there was.

Ashlyn, on the other hand, was made out to be the absurd villain who lived only to derive her happiness from Penelope and Mary's misery.

Bianca's heart ached as she patted Penelope's hand. “You should go take a rest first. Don't worry. I'm not the kind of person who would let injustice like that happen. I can't believe that a simple trip back would bring you and your mom so much pain and misery. You have both suffered for no reason. Ah! I'm so angry! I'll call your uncle right now and scold him!”

panic flashed past her

thought, Penelope immediately replied, “There's no need for that, Granny. Uncle Ryan tried to protect me and Mom, but Ashlyn is the wife of the CEO of Nolan Group. She's too powerful, so it's not Uncle Ryan's fault that he couldn't protect us. Please don't call him and put even more pressure

kind. Okay, I won't call him if that's what you wish,” replied Bianca. A glint flashed past her

better head back to

into a scowl, and anger seeped out

think I won't see through her

voice carried a hint of disappointment, and the tone she used frightened Matilda a little. “Mrs.

that doesn't mean she can fool me. She made herself out to

had been working for the Yates family for decades, but she had always found Mary

them but was too afraid to complain. Mary and Penelope would deliberately

the truth,” ordered Bianca. She was never the kind of person who would blindly believe anything anyone told her. If she

Matilda before leaving to work on the task right