My Four Miraculous Treasures

Chapter 67

It was bad enough that Samantha was often rude to her Aunt Helen... but to do that in front of outsiders, as well? Willow wouldn't allow it.

Helen was a kindly soul, and certainly no gambler. If she wasn't tending the fields, then she'd be in the vegetable garden. She was always hard at work. Playing cards, indeed... Aunt Helen didn't know a single thing about cards!

Seeing which way the conversation was going, Samantha's heart was now running out of control!

No! Willow was going to say that her children were out playing with Helen!

Samantha was about to faint from anxiety.

But Willow only said, "Aunt Helen has gone out. She's not here right now."

Next, she said, "Mr Jasper, why don't you have a seat? I'll fetch a cabbage from the garden, and make you some cabbage soup."

Willow pulled over a chair for him. It was very dusty, and strewn with cobwebs.

why had Jasper been so determined to come in here? Willow had no

go hang out at Samantha's

to make fun of her for being

going to make fun of her

person. Ever since Willow discovered her cousin's true colors, she'd avoided Samantha.

Jasper a dirty chair on purpose. Look at him, all clean and fancy,

seriously mean to serve cabbage soup to a fine gentleman like Mr Jasper! Sir, you're most welcome to come over to my place instead! I've been doing well for myself, and now my family lives in a handsome mansion, with magnificent marble floors! Meanwhile, these people are still crawling around in the dirt!" Samantha was ready to say

she could just get him to come home with her instead, she'd be back in control of

offered, and then looked up

some reason, Willow felt her heart flip upside-down

single thing in this

"Let me treat you to something,

even turning to look at her. He

only been two words, but that harsh scolding caused Samantha to freeze in place, and

bad mood. If she got in his way now, it could get her

thing was that he wouldn't be talking to Willow about what they'd done together, five years