Chapter 2022 The Fury Of Heather

Heather exploded, "What? Your father begged her? Your father is her uncle—her elder!"

Eloise let out a drawn-out sigh.

"Grandma, these days, seniority means nothing. You're her grandmother, and she still treats you like thin air,"

she said, half-whining, half-provoking.

The single sentence left the old lady utterly speechless.

Eloise studied her grandmother's face, thinking the old woman would rush off to give Cecilia trouble. To her

surprise, Heather simply fell into a brooding silence.

"Grandma, you're not really going to let Cecilia walk away unscathed, are you?" she probed.

Though Eloise had apologized to Cecilia on the surface, jealousy still festered in her heart; she secretly

wished Cecilia's life would crumble.

After a long pause, Heather sighed. "Forget it. The Cecilia standing before us now is beyond our reach."

Eloise's eyes widened. For a moment, she was completely stunned.

"Grandma, you never used to be like this."

"You don't understand," Heather scolded. "Your father told me to stop stirring up trouble, and even Magnus

called and asked me to apologize to Cecilia." Heather always heeded her two sons and her grandson

Magnus, without question.

had always known her grandmother was biased, but she hadn't

"Fine," she muttered.

that, she fell

well to befriend

back to your

Eloise went rigid.

expected, we're talking past each

her phone. Just as

rejected

what now?" she

was she ever going

phoning Cecilia directly, only to discover her number had been blocked as

Eloise contacted her younger cousin, asking the girl

had never quarreled

headquarters, the

Escobar's message popped up on

have a minute?

the granddaughter of

of

Cecilia had

years had pulled

apart.

Escobars, April alone still treated Cecilia

replied: I do.

April's call

favor to ask," April

it? Tell

got straight to the point. "Eloise asked me to do this. She wants you to

on, stammering, "I

you badly before. I

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