Chapter 217


    $21 47. For Barbara’s Sake


    While the others were starting to forget what had happened, Mnie paced back and forth in her room. Sometimes she bit her


    finger, sometimes she sighed.


    “It''s bad! This is really bad.” Gritting her teeth, Mnie mmed herself into the chair. “If Barbara isn’t here tonight, I''ll miss my


    inheritance.”


    Mnie racked her brain. After a moment of silence, her ragged breathe subsided.ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    “But if no one reports this to Morris, doesn’t it mean that I’m safe?”


    Her head tilted in consideration.


    “Yeah.... He can’t possibly monitor this house 24 hours a day. | just need to make sure Barbara is here when Morrises.”


    Filling her lungs with hope, Mnie grabbed her phone. Despite a bit difficulty, she finally managed to log into Barbara’s


    ount.


    All | need to do now is pretend to be Barbara. Everyone will have think that she still lives here.”


    Mnie photographed the view from her window. Then, imitating Barbara’snguage style, she made a caption. “My favorite


    ce in the house. Perfect for rxing with tea and some fresh air.”


    In just a few minutes, dozens of people flooded thements column. Neither one suspected that it wasn’t Barbara. Knowing


    her n had worked, Mnie curled up her lips.


    “Good. Now what | need to think about is how to persuade Barbara toe back here.”


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    Once again, Mnie tried to contact her daughter, but the cellr operator’s voice greeted her again.


    “Insolent child,” Mnie cursed while clutching her phone. “It’s


    useless for me to love her all this time if in the end, she’s just a burden. Instead of giving me a rich son-inw, she actually put


    me at risk of losing my gold.”


    While Mnie continued to grumble, in another room, Emily could already smile. She only whined again when Nora was about to


    clean her wound with alcohol. However, after Frank and Kara persuaded her, she finally agreed.


    “Mommy, should Emily get an injection by Doctor W? Her wound wasn''t treated immediately. The germs could have entered


    her body,” Louis said with round eyes.


    In an instant, the curve of Emily’s lips turned downward. Hugging her parents’ arms tighter, she looked up. “Mommy, Daddy, do |


    need an injection?”


    Smiling faintly, Kara stroked Emily’s hair. “No, Little Bee. Louis just scared you.”


    “But I’m serious, Mommy. It’s possible that there were many germs. that had grown in Emily''s wounds. They were circting in


    the blood because Emily didn’t kill them immediately with alcohol.”


    “Louis...” Frank looked at his son with a firm expression. “Stop picking on your sister.”


    Seeing that, Louis bowed his head. His shoulders drooped listlessly.” Sorry, Daddy. | just wanted to cheer Emily up. Talking about


    germs is better than thinking about Grandma.”


    Hearing that reason, Frank fell into contemtion. He nced at Kara. Her expression was also sad. The small curve of her lips


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    couldn’t disguise her emotions.


    “Daddy, why doesn’t Grandma Mnie love us? Is it because we are naughty kids?” Emily asked with furrowed eyebrows.


    Frank’s heart grew heavy. “No, Princess. You are not naughty kids. You are sweet children who Daddy and Mommy are very


    proud of.”


    “But why doesn’t Grandma like us? Grandma is always rude and angry. with us.” Emily’s eyes filled with tears again. Her voice


    was getting. more and more heart-wrenching.


    “Emily’s right. Grandma doesn’t care about us at all,” Louis continued. “Even when Emily fell earlier, Grandma didn’t feel guilty.


    She wasn’t moved to help Emily.”


    Frank fell silent for a moment. After taking a deep breath, he pulled Louis onto hisp.


    “It''s not that Grandma doesn’t love you. It’s just that she doesn’t realize it. She doesn’t know how precious and sweet you are.”


    “When will Grandma Mnie realize? If she keeps being like this, I’d rather not be her grandchild.”


    “Louis, why are you talking like that? That''s not good, Little Bee. You should be grateful you still have a grandmother.” Kara


    reached out her hand, stroking Louis’ chubby cheek so it wouldn’t sag too much.


    “We still have Grandma Susan,” Louis said quietly.


    “Yes, Grandma Susan is much kinder and she loves us. | think one grandma is enough.” Emily pressed her cheek against her


    father’s


    arm.


    Frank smiled sadly. After blinking, he let out a soft sigh.


    “| understand that you are heartbroken to be treated like that by Grandma Mnie, but... Mommy is right. You should be grateful.


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    least you got to know your two grandmothers.”


    The twins’ frown suddenly changed meaning. “Did you ever meet your two grandmothers, Daddy?”


    Frank pursed his lips. “Only one.”


    “Grandpa Rowan’s wife?” Louis guessed in a confident tone.


    However, Frank shook his head. “In fact, | have never met her.”


    “Why?” Emily straightened up, looking at Frank pitifully. “Is it because she’s dead?”


    Frank tilted his head for a moment. His eyes narrowed, choosing his words carefully.


    “Did you know that Grandma Mnie and her husband are nning to live separately?”


    The Twins nodded.


    “Yes, we heard that earlier. Auntie was very sad.”


    “Auntie must be very confused about whether to live with her Daddy or Mommy.”


    Frank smiled wryly. “Grandpa Rowan and his wife also separated, long before Daddy was born.”


    “Where is Great-Grandmother now? Is she still alive?”


    Frank took a deep breath. “I don’t know. | have never heard any stories about her. | don’t even know her name.


    Emily’s eyebrows moved down. One of her hands rose to support her cheek. “That’s very sad. Daddy must miss her.”