“Well, it’s true that letting them barely survive is much more fun than stepping on them to death, right?” Ellison replied, but Edward looked at him coldly and ordered the servant, “What are you waiting for? Show the guest out!”
Edward was then pulled out by the servant. Looking at the nearly embarrassed expressions on his mother’s and Ellison’s faces, he couldn’t help but hold back his laughter and said, “Mom, don’t you have any comments?”
Cecy gave him a sidelong glance, this little brat… “Hmm,” she then looked at Ellison and nodded, “Well, he’s good. all good.”
Edward looked back at Ellison and said, “My mother likes you a lot.”
“At times like this, just say ‘thank you, Auntie’,” Cecy nudged Edward with her elbow.
She was torn, should she leave now that she had seen the potential daughter-in-law’s face? After all, they needed to build a relationship before she could hold her grandchildren. She was thinking of finding an excuse to leave when her phone rang. A lifesaver! Seeing that it was Winson calling, Cecy answered right away, pretending to have a deep voice, “Oh, Winson.”
“Aunt Cecy, where are you?”
“Me? I’m with your Edward, Winson. Is there something important you need to talk to me about at this time?” Cecy asked in a low voice.
“Yes, there is something important. Don’t leave Edward’s place, I’ll come to you now.”
“Uh…”
After Winson finished speaking what he wanted to say, he hung up. Cecy looked at the “young couple” in front of her. It seemed she would have to endure more awkwardness for a while longer…
Cecy and Ellison’s necks were already stiff from sitting for so long.
To prevent an awkward silence, Cecy talked about ways for men and women to get along.
Although she claimed to be giving advice, she was actually addressing Ellison as a prospective daughter-in-law.
Ellison had been wanting to find an opportunity to explain things to Cecy, but every time she tried to speak, Edward interrupted her.
After half an hour, Winson and I arrived.
Ellison saw her chance to escape and quickly said, “You guys go ahead and talk. I’ll go upstairs and.”
Edward nodded at her.
The only people left in the living room were Cecy, Edward, and Winson with Natasha.
Winson didn’t beat around the bush and said, “Auntie, what I want to ask about is Betty’s situation…” Upon hearing these three words, Cecy’s expression tightened. “Winson, I don’t know any Betty.”
Winson’s tone turned cold. “Don’t play games, Auntie. I didn’t come all this way to dance around the issue. The Murphy family and ours have experienced consecutive incidents that are related to Betty. If you don’t speak up, the people responsible might make you pay a heavier price for keeping your mouths shut.”
Listening to his words, Cecy looked at Winson in shock and asked in confusion, “Winson, it’s impossible for it to be related to Betty. Are you sure you’re not mistaken something?”
Winson remained firm and said, “I’m not mistake. Where is Betty now? I must investigate everything about her as soon as possible.”
After hesitating for a moment, she asked, “What exactly did you find out? Were you misled? Betty couldn’t have endangered both families because she… died a long time ago!”
“Died?!”
Upon hearing this, Winson and I exchanged a glance. Even Edward, who was standing beside us, frowned in surprise. Natasha asked suspiciously, “Auntie, I heard that Betty grew up with Winson since childhood. Why would someone want to erase her existence as a deceased person? What happened back then?”
At this moment, she felt uneasy under the three children’s direct gaze. In order to avoid pointless chit-chat, she wanted to leave immediately. Seeing this, Edward took the initiative to comfort her and said, “Mom, you know Winson’s personality. If there isn’t any substantial evidence, he wouldn’t have come to find you today. There are no secrets in this world, so please tell us.”
Winson exclaimed as if he had figured something out, “I think I understand.” Everyone in the room turned their gaze towards him. “What do you understand, child?” Winson’s serene face suddenly became resolute. “Last time, I asked my dad about some things concerning my second uncle.” “Aunt, I know grandpa has ordered you not to reveal anything about this matter. You don’t have to say anything, just help me confirm a few questions. I’ll ask, and you only need to answer yes or no.” Cecy stayed quiet and didn’t say a word.
Assuming that she agreed, Winson asked directly, “Did Betty like my uncle Murphy back then?” Cecy’s eyes flickered and she nodded. I remembered what Carrison said in the hospital last time, and suddenly something connected in my mind…