Kara looked at the smile on Madelyn’s face and was annoyed in her heart, but the smile she showed to people was sweeter than Madelyn’s.
“Madelyn, I want to have a private talk with James. Can you spare us?”
Madelyn could tell that Kara was very shameless. She actually demanded to have a private talk with James in public.
Since she was shameless, why should Madelyn give her face?
“Kara, what do you want to say to James? Everyone is here, so don’t have a public display of affection.”
Her face was delicate and looked a little mischievous.
Kara had previously thought that this woman was just naturally good at engaging with people. It seemed that she was wrong. This woman was coveting her man!
“I already said it was something private, so I can’t tell you.”
Since Madelyn did not move, Kara did not force her. She took a chair and sat next to James.
James got up, took Kara’s hand, and let her sit in his seat. He then sat in the chair she brought over.
Madelyn seethed inside.
However, the smile on her face was still bright.
Kara had eaten before she came, so she was not very hungry and had no appetite.
However, James still picked some of the vegetables for her to have a taste.
It was a rule that one should not speak while eating or when going to sleep.
Everyone ate quietly, but there were always people who ignored this rule.
“Kara, this dish is very delicious. Let me pick some for you.”
Madelyn smiled and handed her plate to Kara.
Kara had been eating vegetarian dishes the entire time. She had only eaten one or two mouthfuls of meat dishes. However, the dishes Madelyn had given her were all meat dishes. Seeing the greasy pig’s feet, Kara felt disgusted.
Kara smiled and thanked her. Then, she ignored the dishes Madelyn sent over and continued to eat the cabbage.
“Kara, why don’t you try it? It’s really delicious.”
“You’re so noisy. You either get lost or shut up!”
James shouted coldly. He had kept quiet the entire time for the sake of Quentin.
Since Quentin did not care, he would not be polite.
James’s cold voice was tinged with annoyance and everyone else paused in shock.
Madelyn was almost scared to tears after being scolded by James. She blinked her red eyes and burst into tears.
“James, if you don’t like me, just say it directly. Why are you so fierce to me? I did it with good intentions…”
James glanced at her coldly. If it was Kara who cried and said that he was being fierce to her, he would still have the patience to coax her. He would hold her face and apologize.
But if it was any other woman who did the same, he would only want to throw her out.
“Jim, throw out the irrelevant people!”
“Mr. James…”
Jim stared at him in surprise, then glanced at Madelyn who was sobbing, not knowing what to do.
“What, don’t you hear me? Or do you think she is more important than me in the Hemming family?”
“No, no.”
Jim had no choice but to look at Zoey. Zoey, however, looked at Keely.
Jim stepped forward, but Keely stopped him before he could even touch Madelyn.
“Jim, you may leave.”
Keely stood up and retorted in a sour tone,
“Madelyn is willful, but no matter what, she is still your cousin. This is the first time she has come to the Hemming family. How can you kick her out? This is too much.”
James wiped his lips with a tissue, a signal to end his meal.
“What does she think she is? Are we related by blood?”
He deliberately emphasized the word ‘blood’ to warn Madelyn not to think too highly of herself and she had nothing to do with him!
James emitted a cold aura, and the words he said were ruthless.
Keely was furious. Madelyn was someone she brought here. James was so impolite. Wasn’t this a real slap in the face?
She and James had always minded their own businesses, and now he insulted her niece for Kara.
“James, what do you mean? How can you curse people? It’s rude.”
“Curse?”
James pursed his lips. “She doesn’t deserve me to waste my breath. I’m just stating a fact,” James said with a slight smile.
Kara coughed lightly. When she heard James mock others, she felt that he had been so kind to her when they quarreled in the past.
“James, how can you talk to your mother like that? Hurry up and apologize!” Quentin stood up and criticized.
When James saw Quentin’s angry expression, he felt amused.
“My mother is dead. Don’t you know?”
Quentin stared at him with wide eyes.
He couldn’t believe that he would mention Vivian at this time.
When Keely heard the mention of Vivian, she felt a little guilty and did not dare to speak.
“Also, what identity are you using to scold me? My father? Mr. Hemming, you are not worthy of being my father!”
James stared at Quentin mockingly with his brown eyes. The corners of his mouth twitched and his handsome face darkened.
“James! It’s rare to see you in the whole year. Is this the reunion dinner you prepared for us?”
Quentin frowned and angrily called his name.
This time, James was the one who called them back for a reunion dinner. Keely had thought that it was because James wanted to get close to them, so she brought Madelyn with them.
However, they did not expect James to drive Madelyn away from the dining table.
“My mother has passed away. What is the reunion you are talking about?”
Now that things had turned out like this, everyone would definitely have no mood to eat. Emily and Marcos sat at the side to watch the show.
Quentin’s and Keely’s faces looked sullen, and the situation entered into a stalemate.
Madelyn did not expect that such a handsome man would have such a bad temper. She sobbed and begged him,
“James, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have been so annoying and let Kara eat something she doesn’t like to eat. Don’t quarrel with Auntie.
Auntie, I’m sorry. I’m not sensible. I don’t know that Kara doesn’t like people to get close to her.”
James was already furious, and now he heard this woman secretly implying that Kara had a bad temper.
He was so angry that he laughed instead, and his smile was very charming and vivid.
Kara looked at his face and his back was covered in a thin layer of sweat.
He was really angry.
“Grandma, when did the Hemming family become a shelter for stray cats and dogs? They are ugly and smelly.”
Everyone was silent.
Madelyn was so scared that she cried again.
“James, this…”
The corners of Zoey’s mouth twitched. She wanted to retort, but when she met his brown eyes, she stopped.
When this man was angry, she didn’t dare to provoke him any further.
James became impatient. He looked at Keely coldly. “You brought this thing over, yet, you didn’t put a leash on it. It tried to get close to me and annoy me. Where did your confidence to think that I wouldn’t kill it?”
Keely was a proud and arrogant woman. Seeing Emily and Marcos staring at him when she was being mocked, she trembled with anger.
He turned to glare at Quentin and angrily asked, “You just watch him bully me like this. Quentin, are you still a man?”
Quentin had a headache and wanted to appease her so that everyone would take a step back.
“Madelyn, you go upstairs first.”
“Uncle, I, I feel too ashamed.” Madelyn sobbed, and then got up to run upstairs.
Kara glanced at her and stretched her foot as Madelyn started running.
Madelyn tripped over and fell to the ground.
With a loud scream, she began to cry again.
He sat on the ground and accused Kara,
“Kara, how can you harm me? I like you so much and treat you well. Why did you bully me?”
James did not expect Kara to suddenly trip Madelyn up. He glanced at her with his brown eyes.
Kara felt guilty when he looked at her. She touched her nose and grabbed his thumb like a spoiled child, revealing a silly smile to please him.