Darwin couldn’t get too intimate with Tanya since Clara was still around. He could only try to comfort the woman, “Stop crying. I won’t go anywhere today, and I’ll be with you all day, okay?”
“Tanya must feel so sad. She was in danger earlier. If Tanya didn’t make it there on time, who knows what would have happened to the girl? Tanya introduced her cousin to teach Candace to talk. She almost died protecting Candace. She has done way too much for our family.”
Tanya choked on her tears, “Clara… Honey… Please stop saying anything like that.”
This was a great opportunity, and Clara would take it to stir up trouble, “Tanya cares about the girl and the family so much, but she’s not even allowed to visit the girl afterward. How could they just shut us out? Lily is just a servant, and she dared to tell us to fuck off. I guess she dared to bully us because she thought Tanya was not Candace’s biological grandma. They don’t even trust her!”
Darwin’s face fell. He looked like he was on the verge of breaking out.
Tanya turned to snap at Clara, “Clara! That’s enough!” If Clara didn’t stop spouting nasty words right now, Darwin would get really mad.
Clara wanted Darwin to get mad. That was her purpose.
She gave Tanya an eye.
“Tanya, just calm down, okay? I’m just feeling bad for you. You tried so hard to protect the girl, but they only treated you like a piece of shit. Linford doesn’t even care. That Cristelle, she left the baby alone in her ward and went to date another man. But Linford doesn’t even seem to be blaming her for the slightest mistake she committed.” Clara sighed, “But we can’t help it. Cristelle Friesley is the babies’ biological mother, after all.”
Tanya saw what Clara was trying to do. She sniffed as if her feelings had been deeply hurt, “Clara, just stop saying anything. I’m an outsider, after all.”
“What outside?! You’re Candace’s grandmother!” Darwin suddenly exploded and was so pissed off, asking the driver to go to Linford’s mansion immediately.
Tanya looked scared, “Why are we going there? Linford will be mad if he gets to know that we went to his mansion.”
“I don’t care if he’s gonna be mad or not! I’m his father! Should I be scared of my own son?” Darwin felt that his wife was deeply humiliated this time, and he blamed everything on Cristelle, “Cristelle Friesley doesn’t deserve to be my grandchildren’s mother! I’m kicking her out of the city today!”
Clara looked as if she was shocked, “Cristelle is in Linford’s mansion right now?”
So Linford had locked her in his mansion to protect her?
Clara clenched her teeth. She hated this fucking attention that Linford had given to that woman!
“He thought we could do nothing if he kept her in his mansion. Funny!” Darwin patted Tanya’s shoulder gently, “Don’t cry. I know how much you love our babies. I can only feel at ease after they give the babies to you. I know you will take care of them better than Cristelle could ever do.”
Clara added, “Father is right, Tanya. You’ve done so much for the babies. You’re gonna take care of them so well. The babies would be better off without their irresponsible Mom.”
****
Cristelle was locked in the bedroom on the highest floor. The windows and doors were locked, and she didn’t have a way out.
“Let me go! Let me go! Alfred! Candace really needs me! Please!” Cristelle rapped against the door, not knowing Linford’s real purpose for locking her.
“Cristelle, you need to calm down,” Alfred could only say, “Mr. Bradley kept you here for a reason.”
Cristelle couldn’t stop crying, “I know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have left her alone in her ward. But she’s my daughter. Linford can’t separate us. I’d rather die than get locked up here. Please let me go back so I can make it up for Candace.”
Alfred also felt bad that Cristelle was imprisoned, but he could only do what Linford told him to do, “I’m sorry, Cristelle. But I can’t let you out. Don’t worry. Mr. Bradley will take care of the girl. You just stay here during that time, will you? Trust me, Mr. Bradley really has his reasons.”
Cristelle couldn’t comprehend his reason at this point. Candace must be so scared after what had happened. She needed to go back and take care of her, “I can’t live without my babies. You know that, Alfred. They’re the reason why I live. Please, Alfred, just let me go.”
Cristelle acted like she was losing her mind, making Alfred a bit sad. But he knew he needed to fulfill his responsibility. So he turned away in the end, “I’m sorry, but I can help you to leave here.”
With that, he left the floor and went downstairs, sending Linford a message. And then, he just left the house.
Darwin’s car arrived only a couple of minutes after Alfred had left.
“You guys stay in the car. I’ll go see her myself,” Darwin didn’t want to get Tanya in trouble again. He decided to go by himself.
Tanya nodded and pretended to be kind, “Don’t be too harsh with Cristelle, Darwin. She’s the babies’ mother, after all. She only made a stupid mistake, but still, she’s important to the kids.”
“This is not her first time, Tanya. Why did she keep making the same mistake again and again? Darwin knows her too well. You don’t need to worry about her,” Clara kept trying to make things worse. She was determined to kick that bitch out of the Bradley House.
Darwin went even angrier after hearing what Clara said, “Clara’s right. I’ll be back soon.”
Darwin’s mind was biased against Cristelle after he knew Linford protected that woman. He had to intervene as he was doing this for Linford and the babies. Even though Linford would hate him for this, he knew Linford would understand him one day.
Cristelle went to the balcony. She wanted to jump off the window. But the window had been locked. A group of bodyguards was standing outside and keeping the place safe.