Chapter 20


    Kimberly''s eyes widened in fear. She looked at the ashtray being thrown towards her.


    All of a sudden, someone rushed into the study room and pulled her away.


    Bang!


    The ashtray hit the spot where she was standing just now. It shattered into several pieces.


    Kimberly trembled at the loud piercing sound.


    She looked at Old Master Yardley in disbelief.


    Old Master Yardley had just said that Maddox Yardley had no sense of propriety in his actions. He


    also said that he was a ruthless person.


    Kimberly felt that these were more urate in describing Old Master Yardley.


    "Grandpa, Erica is a straightforward person. She misunderstood your words."


    Kimberly realized that the person who had pulled her away was none other than Benedict Yardley.


    "Erica, Grandpa and I are just worried about Maddox''s health. After all, it''s very hard for him to


    manage such a bigpany alone. Besides, you must have already known what kind of person he


    is after staying with him for a few days. He does not really know how to draw the line. Grandpa is


    not asking you to keep an eye on Maddox. We''re just helping him since thepany will belong to


    him in the future." Kimberly bit her lower lip and said nothing.


    Old Master Yardley snorted and said angrily, "I thought that the daughter of the Shell family is a


    smart person. I didn''t expect that she could say such thing. My reputation will be ruined if someone


    heard what she just said. Why do I have such a granddaughter-inw?"


    "Grandpa, please don''t be angry. I''ll talk to her."


    Benedict pulled Kimberly out of the study room.


    Kimberly was still frightened and had yet toe back to her senses. She just followed Benedict


    without saying anything.


    They stopped walking when they arrived at a quiet ce. Benedict turned around and looked at


    Kimberly gently.


    "Erica, you must be frightened. Are you injured?"


    Benedict stepped forward and wanted to touch her shoulder.


    However, Kimberly took a step back immediately.


    Benedict''s hand was left hanging in the air awkwardly for a long time. Kimberly lowered her head


    and said, "I''m sorry..."


    Benedict smiled and pulled his hand back.


    He said, "It''s okay. Please don''t worry about what happened today. Grandpa''s words didn''t mean


    anything else. Grandpa is estranged from Maddox. So, he can''t ask him about a lot of things


    directly. He can only know more about him from you. Do you understand what I''m trying to say?"


    Kimberly nodded her head. "Perhaps you need some time to digest all of these. I know your mind is


    in a mess now. You should head home. Once you''ve calmed down, you''ll be able to understand that


    Grandpa is just looking out for Maddox."


    "Well, I''ll leave first then." Kimberly said. Then, she turned around and left.


    She could feel that Benedict''s eyes were still watching her as she walked away.


    The feeling disappeared when she turned into another corridor.


    Kimberly stopped walking. Her eyes fell on the ground as she tried to gather her thoughts.


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    She didn''t expect the situation in the Yardley family to be soplicated. She was not a stupid


    person. She understood clearly what Old Master Yardley was trying to say.


    On the surface, he said that he was concerned about Maddox. But in actual fact, he wanted


    Kimberly to keep an eye on Maddox.


    Benedict was no different. He looked like a gentleman with his gentle smile and well-mannered


    speech, but Kimberly realized that he was on the same side as Old Master Yardley. He even


    pretended to be a good person to persuade Kimberly just now.


    The thought sent a shiver down Kimberly''s spine.


    "Can we really not judge a book by its cover?" She thought.


    This applied to Jonathan Lowell as well.


    He kept saying that he was not interested in sex and asked Kimberly for her forgiveness. In the end,


    he brought his mistress to their home and chased her out...


    He had cheated on Kimberly for two years.


    Humans were the scariest creatures in this world.


    All of a sudden, Kimberly did not hate Maddox that much anymore.


    He was in the same situation as her. They were being ostracized by their own family.


    Kimberly stopped when she turned into another corridor. She saw two people in front of her.


    Sam was standing behind the wheelchair, whereas Maddox was sitting in his wheelchair, staring at


    her coldly.


    If it were before, Kimberly would just turn around and leave. However, after knowing that he was


    shunned by his grandfather and brother, Kimberly couldn''t help but feel pity towards Maddox.


    Unfortunately, she still couldn''t forget the fact that Maddox had forced her to get an abortion.


    Therefore, she turned around and left.


    "Stop!" Maddox shouted.


    Kimberly stopped and turned back to look at him grumpily. She responded, "Yes?"


    "As my assistant, how could you be absent for two days for no reason? Do you not want your job


    anymore?"


    Upon hearing this, Kimberly suddenly remembered what Old Master Yardley had just said. She was


    not there to be his assistant. Old Master Yardley just needed her to keep an eye on him. Thinking


    about this, Kimberly said, "You don''t need an assistant, right? Well, I''m going to save you the


    trouble. I''m not going to be your assistant anymore."


    "Do you think you cane and leave thepany as you please?"


    Kimberly frowned and asked, "What do you want me to do then?"


    Sam said angrily, "You''re really such an ungrateful woman. Young Master Yardley still cares about


    you. He even lets you keep the b*stard in your tummy. How could you be so..."


    "Shut up!" Maddox scolded him. Sam became silent in a split second.


    "What did you just say?" Kimberly looked at them in disbelief.