Chapter 294
After sessfully cashing the check, Isabe felt as if she was on cloud nine, for she had assumed
that the check her daughter had given her was a fake.
Little did she expect the bank staff toplete all the paperwork courteously when she brought it to
them.
Thereafter, Isabe took out a hundred thousand in cash while leaving the bnce on her bank card.
On the way home, the usually stingy Isabe was willing to splurge on a taxi ride for the very first time.
Even after she got in the car, she still felt as if she was still dreaming. It wasn''t until she felt the pain
from pinching herself that she realized everything was real.
Noticing his passenger pinching herself repeatedly and hugging a bulging ck leather bag, the driver
couldn''t help but take a greater interest in the paranoid-looking Isabe.
Consequently, thetter tightened her grip on the snake-skin bag. The moment she spoke, the small-
town feistiness in her was on full disy. “What are you looking at? Keep your eyes on the road!”
She was fearful that the driver would snatch her bag from her.
Even though Isabe had no idea where Nina got the money from, she didn''t care. In fact, even if Nina
was involved in prostitution, she wouldn’t mind it as long as her daughter brought home the bacon.
As a result, Isabe nned to cook up a feast to please her daughter. It was to ensure thetter
continue bringing home more money which she could then use to pull strings on her son''s ount.
Fortunately, the taxi driver was a good-natured man who simply shook his head and decided not to
argue with his crass passenger.
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Nheless, due to the ongoing roadworks, the journey home was a bumpy one.
Even after Isabe alighted from the car upon arriving in her residential area, she didn''t stop cursing
the driver for his terrible driving.
Given that Isabe was a shrew, she could disparage someone the entire day without having to use the
same vocabry twice. As human traffic was naturally heavy at the entrance of the residential area,
many of the passersby stared at her as if she was a monster. Faced with such an uncultured middle-
ageddy, everyone avoided her as best as they could.
Meanwhile, Avery, who had just arrived, heard Isabe ranting away.
Not expecting to run into Isabe at the main entrance, Avery was thrown into a dilemma by the
coincidence.
If it wasn''t for Nina''s sake, she couldn''t be bothered with someone like Isabe. However, on the
ount thetter was Nina''s mother, Avery had no choice but to approach her. “Is Nina home, Mrs.
Richter?”
As she was already annoyed at being interrupted, Isabe was further enraged when she looked up to
be greeted by the sight of Avery.
“What are you doing here? Have you not done enough harm to my son? Are you nning to hurt my
daughter too?” Isabe spoke with a piercing voice, for she was filled with the urge to plunge a knife
into Avery''s heart.
If it wasn''t for her, my son wouldn''t be in prison.
“Mrs. Richter, Zayne is reaping what he sowed. If he had no intention of hurting anyone, there''s no way
he would be arrested. Anyway, I''m here to see Nina and not argue with you.” The moment she finished,
Avery turned around and walked into the residential area.
Before Avery broke up with Zayne, Isabe believed the words of the neighborhood gossipmonger,
Deborah, and thought that the former was someone''s sugar baby. Not only did Isabe hit Avery
before, but she also covered for Zayne when he cheated on the former with Mna. Therefore, Avery
had no respect for Isabe at all.
Nevertheless, she still kept her attitude toward thetter in check on Nina''s ount.
Despite the restraint shown by Avery, Isabe refused to let the matter go.
Instead, she blocked Avery''s way and—forgetting that the snake-skin bag was filled with cash—swung
it at thetter. “Get lost, you despicable woman. You''re not wee here! Even though Zayne treated
you very well, you repaid his kindness by coborating with another man to get him arrested. Have you
forgotten who it was that stayed by your side when you were overseas all those years? Instead of
being grateful to my son, you kicked him when he was down. How can someone as cruel as you still be
around? As for the foolish Nina, she, too, is being manipted by you. I don''t want you to harm my
family any further, so get lost!”
Just like a raving mad shrew, Isabe railed at Avery before hitting her relentlessly.
Although Avery desperately tried to avoid the attacks, her slender figure was no match for the strong
Isabe, who wasn''t a stranger to manualbor. Amidst the struggle, a few deep red scratch marks
were left on Avery''s fair and tender neck.
As for the crowd that had gathered, everyone watched on without any intention to help.
After all, Isabe was famous among the residents as a crass and feisty character. Whenever she lost
her temper, no one could stand in her way, and neither did anyone dare to do so.
Looking on sympathetically, everyone wondered what the pretty Avery had done to infuriate the crazy
woman.
Unable to tolerate it any further, Avery grabbed Isabe''s hand and snarled, “Stop it or I''ll make you
regret it!”
When the sight of Avery''s face reminded Isabe of how her son was suffering in prison, her rage
burned with greater intensity.
Pointing her finger at the former, she hissed, “You adulterer! When you were with my son, you cheated
on him with another rich man and caused him to be thrown into prison. And yet, you have the cheek to
come to my house still? Where did you even find the gall?”
Upon hearing Isabe''s revtion, the crowd began to frown upon Avery.
Faced with Isabe''s wild usations, Avery sneered, “Mrs. Richter, don''t you feel embarrassed to say
such words? It was your son who attempted to drug and rape me. Furthermore, he even arranged for
other men to do the same. A humiliation like this is unforgivable for any woman. Hence, all I did was
follow the rule ofw. He is, after all, guilty of his actions.”
“It turns out that Mrs. Richter''s son is in jail for attempted rape! Tsk-tsk. You really can''t judge a book by
its cover. No one would have expected that underneath that gentle demeanor is a perverted...”
“Just think about it. Given how boorish his mother is, how much better can her son be?”
“This is terrible. I didn''t expect to be living in the same neighborhood as someone so unprincipled.
Their entire family must be up to no good. My goodness, we had all better stay away from them.”
As the gossiping crowd changed their perspective abruptly, Isabe was outraged by how the tide
turned.
Cognizant that she wouldn''t get to see Nina and that any esction would only hurt thetter, Avery
had no choice but to return another day. With that, she walked back out to the street.
However, she could never have imagined that Isabe would swing the snake-skin bag at her head.
By then, the bag—which wasn''t really strong in the first ce—had its seams broken from the earlier
alteration. Therefore, when Avery ducked to avoid it, the bag smashed loudly against a branch by the
street.
Subsequently, the cash inside poured out onto the ground.
In spite of that, Avery wasn''t bothered at all as she treaded on the notes while walking away.
As for the passersby, the sight of cash raining from the sky and being blown around by the wind filled
them with ecstasy. After a frantic scramble for however much they could grab, they stuffed the money
into their pockets before disappearing from sight.
From a distance away, Avery could hear the faint curses and exasperated cries of Isabe as she
desperately tried to stop the public from stealing her money.