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.

determined to

go hang out at

and Samantha wanted to make fun of her for being so

going to make fun

person. Ever since Willow discovered her cousin's true colors, she'd avoided Samantha. Who knew what else that woman

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

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

home with her

at the filthy chair he was being offered, and then looked up at Willow. His cold, sharp gaze stabbed her through

reason, Willow felt her heart flip

single thing in this whole village worth eating!" And then Jasper turned to

chased after him. "Let me treat you to something, in

to look at her. He strode

scolding caused Samantha to freeze in place, and stop

mood. If she got in

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