Chapter36
SusanredatLilyfiercelyasshespoke.Shehadnevermentionedcuttingties.ItwasLilywhoimedshewasdonewiththeMartinezfamily.
Despiteherbury,shewasawarethatLoidhadnotonlytakenherwordstoheartbutevensentShannonandLilybackSheknewherprioritywastoappeasehim.IfLoidwasseriousaboutbreakingofftheengagement.SusanknewfullwellthatherlifeinMartinezResidencewouldbea livinghell.
“WhotoldyouIwasbreakingofftheengagement?Loidasked,<b>his</b>gazemeetingJulia’swith anunreadableexpression.
Juliawastakenaback.After<b>a</b>momentofrealization,shesighedinrelietandsaid,“Imust’vemisunderstoodyourintentions.”
“Indeed,youhave,”Loidrepliedashestoodup.Histallfigurewaselongatedbytheroom’slight.Asteelyglintenteredhiseyesas<b>he</b>continued,“InconsequenceoftheMartinezfamilycuttingtieswithLily,I’llbewithdrawingmyinvestment”
What!
Juliastaggered,nearlylosingherbnce.
“Loidwithdrawstheinvestment,theMartinezfamilywillbefinished,”shethought.All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org.
“Laid,youcan’tdothis!WithdrawingyourinvestmentwillruintheMartinezfamily!”
PanicseizedtheMartinezfamilymembers,theirvoicecedwithurgencyastheypleaded,“Loid,pleasereconsider.Yourinvestmentisveryimportanttous.”
LoidtookLily’shandandledheroutpletelyignoringthem.
ShaunandDanielroseandfollowed<b>close</b>behind.
SeeingLoid’sunwaveringstance,Jugrewfrantic.HervoicewastremblingwithrageassheppedSusanacrosstheface.“Youbastard!WhogaveyoupermissiontocuttieswithLilywithoutmyconsent?Whorunsthishousehold,youorme?GoapologizetoLilyimmediately!!!
“Mother,I..”Susanclutchedhercheck,hereyeswellingupwithtearsofinjustice.
ThethoughtofapologizingoncemoretoLily,thatwretch,madeherstomachchurn.Wherewasherdignitysupposedtogoin thisridiculoussituation<b>?</b>
Besides,shehadneversaidshewantedtocuttieswithLilKickingLilyoutwithoutanybackupnwouldn’tbesomethingevenshewoulddoinherfoolishness.
“What’sthematterwithyou?Don’tyouunderstand?Lilyisoneofus!Apologizetoherimmediately,orgetout!”Julia’semotionsgrewmoreagitatedasshewatchedLoidwalktowardthedoor.
Shehadstruggled hardtoachievehercurrentrtionshipwiththeLaurierfamily,andshewasdeterminednottoletitberuinedbecauseofLily.Atthispoint,shewoulddesperatelyhaveSusankneeldownandapologizetoLilyaslongasthatwaswhatit<b>took</b>
Hearingthis,Susancouldn’tcarelessaboutherprideanymore.SherushedouttochaseafterLily.“Iwaswrong!I’msorry!Ididn’t meantocuttieswithyou.PleaseforgivemeandhaveLoidletthismattergo.”
Susanwasn’tparticrlyarrogant.EverythingshepossessedcamefromtheMartinezfamily.IftheMartinezfamilykickedherout,she’dbeleftwithnothing.
SusanknewshehadtoapologizetoLilyandswallowedherpride.
Lilyhadherhandsinherpocketsandherheadhunglow.Herfacewascoveredbyhercap,makingitimpossibletodiscernherexpression.
Sheliftedherheadslightly.Hervoicebarelyawhisper,shesaid,“It’sme.Iwanttocuttieswithyou.”
Susanfroze.Afteralongsilence<b>,</b>sheforcedasmile.She<b>said</b>,“Sillychild,whatnonsenseareyoutalkingabout?I’myourmother.We’reboundbyblood.That’sanunbreakablebond.Howcanyoujustcuttieslikethat?”
Susantriedtomaintainheposurewithasmile.Shepleaded,“Don’tbeangryanymore.I’llmakeituptoyou,andIpromisetotakegoodcareofyourgrandmothertoo.