Chapter 317 Extortion

Few could endure the optics of a bawling old woman. Naturally, some of the bystanders were compelled to mediate.

“Come on, Eilis! Look at Mrs. Boebert. She’s so old and can barely walk on her own these days. You can’t possibly think she came to you, despite the difficulty, just so she could slander you in public, right?

“Besides, nobody wants an unresolvable conflict among ourselves, right? This is a small place, Eilis. Tell, uh, that girl to apologize and get this over with.”

“Amen to that! We are a tight-knit community. We know everyone here, drink the same water, and live under the same sky. It doesn’t do any of us good if the community splits because of something so trivial, right? Something as trivial as picking a fight with a little kid, too! If I may be frank, Eilis, do you really think that young lass is as trustworthy as you hope?”

Their comments were like thorns stinging Deirdre’s chest.

Eilis, however, was having none of it. That’s enough!” She erupted in rage.

picking a fight with a kid, then why don’t you all also consider that Bobby is picking a fight with a blind. -woman?! Dee Dee can’t see a thing, people! She could not even harm Bobby unless that imp started it

of sympathy!? Why can’t you all just be a bit nicer to her after all the terrible ordeals she went through? Ask yourselves: when did her late

bystanders suddenly

said, everyone knew everyone else in a small

She spoke up and smiled softly. “Thank you for sticking up for me, but I think… I think I’m the one at

everyone’s gonna wipe their boots with you,

Eilis a lot. “They are lucky that all you got was an external wound.

blind eyes to the floor. “Which is why I’ve decided to leave this house as little as possible from

crowd looked down

shouldn’t have picked a fight with a child, and I promise I won’t do this anymore. I hope that you and Bobby can forgive

unfortunately, did not plan to let things slide so easily. “Ha, will you look at that! If an apology is all we need, then why do we need the criminal justice system

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