Sergio looked at ra''s swollen cheek, his gaze filled with sympathy.


    Frowning, he looked up at Hailey. "Grandma, I was the one who allowed ra to move in and recuperate.


    Maeve left of her own ord. This has nothing to do with ra."


    "Nothing to do with her? Mavy is such a nice child, but this woman pissed her off so much that she had to move out. Are you not aware of your responsibilities as a husband at all?"


    "Grandma, Maeve was the reason ra got into an ident! She-"


    "Enough!" Hailey reprimanded Sergio coldly. "You pushed all the me on your own wife for the sake of a wench like her? What sort of a man are you?"


    Sergio had never gone against Hailey before, so at that moment, he didn''t dare say a word.


    Hailey nced coldly at ra. "As for you, our family funded your studies, and it''s fine even if you don''t


    work hard.


    "But how dare you try to be thedy of the Brooks family? Did you think I wouldn''t figure out those thoughts of yours? You''d better give up right now! As long as I''m alive, you''ll never be able to make it past the gates of the Brooks family."


    Sergio finally couldn''t stand it anymore. He said, "Grandma, ra isn''t that sort of person."


    "Oh, she isn''t?"


    Hailey retrieved a stack of photos from her purse. Then, she tossed the photos onto the table.


    "Take a good look at the student you''ve been funding!"


    In the photos, ra was wearing thick makeup and a sexy outfit as she danced in the nightclub. Many of the photos depicted ra sitting and drinking with strangers, and she looked quite intimate with them. When Sergio saw the photos, he fell silent.


    Meanwhile, ra''s face instantly turned pale as well.


    Sneering, Hailey said, ''She''s a vixen who''s just trying to get involved with a rich guy. But for her sake, you''ve offended the Jansens and made a fool of our family in front of everyone else! Sergio, I''m disappointed in you."


    "Grandma, let me handle this."


    Sergio nced at Allie, saying, "Please take her home."


    "Yes, sir."


    Allie helped Hailey out of Brooks Manor.


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    Biting her lip, ra said, "That''s... I was working part-time, so I was forced to do that.." "Working part-time?"


    Sergio obviously didn''t believe her excuses.


    Lowering her gaze, ra said, "I''ve saved up the monthly allowance you gave me. I didn''t want to depend on you forever, so I wanted to earn a living on my own. My expenses at school are quite high, so working. at ces like that is the only way I can earn enough money to survive."


    Sergio pursed his lips.


    ra said, "I''m sorry. I swear I won''t work there anymore. Please don''t get the wrong idea about me, alright?"


    She began sobbing pitifully. Looking at ra''s swollen cheek, Sergio couldn''t bring himself to say anything harsh. "I''ll call a doctor here to take a look at you. You seem to be seriously injured." Shaking her head, ra said, "Mrs. Brooks Senior has already gotten the wrong idea about me. I don''t want to trouble you further. A minor injury like this will heal soon enough, really!" When Sergio saw that, he stopped suspecting her. He said, "Just stay here for the next few days. Don''t worry, no one wille over to bully you ever again."


    ra nodded carefully.


    In the evening, Sergio was handling paperwork in the study when he caught sight of the time disyed on theputer out of theer of his eye.


    It had been a whole day since Maeve moved out.


    Taking out his phone, Sergio nced at his chat history with Maeve. He hadn''t received any messages


    from her.


    For some reason, Sergio felt a little annoyed. Soon, he called Larry.


    "Call Maeve and tell her toe home."


    "Huh?"


    On the other end of the line, Larry was dumbfounded.


    Meanwhile, Maeve and Lyra were having fun in a private room of a nightclub.


    Maeve was extremely drunk, and it was quite a rare sight. Ever since she was reincarnated, she had encountered too many infuriating incidents. At that moment, thanks to the alcohol, her unhappiness instantly disappeared into thin air.