The Wrong Woman

Chapter 980



Having finally parked the car, Jasper and Imogen immediately noticed a crowd gathered ahead, drawn by the spectacle of two women in a heated argument. Upon hearing the commotion, Imogen hurriedly rushed over.

"Imogen..." Jasper was bewildered, following quickly behind.

Pushing through the crowd, Imogen spotted her mother, Carol Pembroke, engaged in a fierce dispute with her aunt, Thelma McCoy.

Carol's eyes were brimming with tears, a mix of grievance and anger evident as she pointed and accused, "You shameless thing! Give the family homestead back!"

Thelma, whose features were contorted in malice, retorted sharply, "You're the shameless one! Your whole family is!

"You deserve Gregory's disability, Imogen's failure to enter college, your poverty, your destitution, and your finger being chopped off! You're just too shameless, and even heaven doesn't want your family to live well."

"You're so cruel! Karma will catch up with you," Carol cried, her anger palpable and resolute. "You shameless thing! We agreed from the start that the family homestead would serve as a bridal house for Maxwell to live in for two years and that he should move out after that.

exploiting a loophole in the land survey, you registered it under his name and

to a demoness. "It was left to Maxwell by his

"Stop spouting nonsense!"

the one spouting nonsense! Your entire family is! You, pauper, are so destitute that you can't even put food on the table. Now, you're planning to

insulted to the point of tears, struggling to

nervously taking Carol's arm. "Mom, let's not argue with

emotions show, breaking down. "Imogen,

glare at Thelma. Leading Carol out of the crowd, she comforted

ruin your health. There must be another way to reclaim the family homestead.

outside

This intense confrontation was unlike anything he had ever

Qu

heated exchange, he

upstairs, Jasper followed with the luggage. He was aware the apartment was compact and that it was a walk-up, but he hadn't anticipated it being on the eighth floor. Luckily, he was fit from regular exercise, so the few pounds

by Imogen, he anxiously asked, "What's going on? What happened?" S~ᴇaʀᴄh the