Snowy’s words were presumptuous, indeed. The servants whispered amongst themselves when they heard that. Even though no one dared to comment at that, they threw ugly and weird looks at Elena.
Elena looked at Snowy with a blank expression, and then said casually, “It turns out that Sixth Young Miss sees your big brother as a scumbag that wants my sister at the same time, am I right?”
“I… I didn’t say that. Don’t put words into my mouth!”
When Elena took out her mobile phone, Snowy’s face sank, and she became wary of her action. “What are you doing?”
“Nothing, I am texting your big brother to ask him about his relationship with Ava.”
“You… How dare you tattle to big brother.” It was such a shameful thing to do! That woman was simply evil!
“No, I am not telling tall tales. I simply want to question him. After all, I am his fiancée, so I have the right to know.”
Elena looked at her with a serious expression, but there was no hint of provocation.
“I don’t know anything about him and my sister. Since you had mentioned it, now I’ll just have to know more about this.”
She was his fiancée, so it was normal for her to ask about it. It would be ridiculous and strange if she did not care about the rumors.
“No! You are not allowed to ask him!” When she realized that Elena was ready to make the call, Snowy panicked and tried to stop her immediately.
“Why can’t I ask him?” Elena stared at her with an unhappy look.
“Sixth Young Miss, if your fiancé is having a relationship with another woman, could you stand to not ask him about it?”
“I… I…” Snowy backed away subconsciously under Elena’s stare.
“Sixth Young Miss Six, even if you do not dare to ask, it doesn’t mean that the rest of us would not brave the question either. Do not impose your own ideas unto others.”
Elena stepped forward again, and her movement forced Snowy to take another two steps backward.
“I’m not like you. Even if my fiancé is a powerful man capable of doing just about anything that he wanted, as long as he is my fiancée, he must be loyal to me. Otherwise, why bother to keep such a man?”
Snowy retreated again, and she accidentally bumped into Tabby, who stood behind her.
Elena’s imposing manner stunned the servants and bodyguards around them. What of the rumor about two sisters serving a man together? When they saw the young madam’s reaction, they wondered about the foolish people who would dare to start such a rumor. The young madam said that the eldest young master was not allowed to have an affair for as long as he was her man! That was an appropriate remark! Those who spread that particular rumor were too much!
Suddenly, everyone was disgusted at Snowy’s remark. She was Eldest Young Master’s sister. How could she spread such rumors about her own brother? It did not present her in a good light. People said that wealthy families come with a trunkload of gossip, which seemed accurate. Those born into wealthy families would not recognize familial bonds. Snowy wanted to say something to justify herself, but she could not find the word. She was left speechless. Tabby smiled and then pulled Snowy behind her.
Then, she looked at Elena and said with a smile, “I heard that your sister has been living at the WongRiver Pavilion, and addressing our brother so flirtatiously. Snowy is still young, so she doesn’t understand these things. Perhaps she misunderstood their unusual relationship…
“It’s not really a rumor, so won’t it be weird to ask Big Brother about it? Besides, it might ruin their relationship as siblings.”
Elena glimpsed at her and said, “I don’t care who started the rumor, I only care if my man is loyal to me.”
“Of course, I am loyal to you.” A deep voice suddenly emerged from the door.
Everyone looked up and saw Eldest Young Master Williams’s tall figure as he stepped out of the doctor’s room
He walked up to Elena and asked, “Why? Do you have any doubts?”
“Of course not, but…”
“Elena, don’t talk nonsense!” Snowy panicked, and her legs almost buckled
She was still grounded. What if her big brother extended it to another week? Tabby also glared at Elena. She would not let her lead a peaceful life at the Williams household if she dared to sprout nonsense in front of their big brother. That woman thought she could do as she pleased because she had Michael’s protection. However, their big brother would be away sometimes too. Elena would meet her match then.
Elena smiled faintly and looked at Michael as she explained, “Nothing, we were just discussing the relationship between men and women. Do you want to join our girls’ talk?”
Michael was not interested, so he said, “I’m going to see Ava. Do you want to come along?”
“Sure.”
Ava was in the other medical room where some other doctors and nurses took care of her.
Sarah was also there with two other maids. When she saw Sarah, Elena recalled what Mia had said. Elena could not help it when she stared at her more than once. Was the gentle Eldest Madam Williams really as kind and as tender as she seemed, or was that just a mask to cover her true colors? It seemed like the two Young Miss Williams hated. Was it because she took their mother’s place, or did she do something wrong?
“Elena, you are here too.”
When she saw Elena, Sarah immediately pulled Elena to her after she greeted Michael.
She lowered her voice and said, “Elena, your sister… there might be a little problem with her face.”
Sarah sighed and felt sorry for the young lady.
“She is such a beautiful girl, too. Who would have thought that she would burn her face…”
“What?” Elena was stunned. “Ava is disfigured?”
“No, no, not disfigured, but she might have a little scar on her chin.”
For a girl who looked so almost flawless, a scar would be enough to send her into despair.
Sarah said, “You’ll have to comfort your sister when she wakes up. She had suffered a lot for the old madam.”
Elena did not say anything else. Michael walked past her to reach the bed and looked at the unconscious Ava. He noticed the injury on her chin. They would have to perform a small invasive surgery in the future if they wanted to save that little patch of skin. However, it would never look the same again.
“She was the one who saved Grandmother?” He asked.
“Yes, Eldest Young Master, it was all thanks to her. She took a huge risk when she rescued the old madam. Otherwise…”
The doctor shook his head in terror.
“You knew about the old madam’s health condition. If it had been a minute later, I’m afraid…”
The doctor stopped his sentence midway. Michael stared at Ava with a blank expression, but the usual coldness in his eyes had dissipated. He would consider anyone good to the old madam as part of the Williams family. Furthermore, Ava had saved the old madam’s life. It was only normal for him to pity Ava.
Elena tried to calm down. She felt a little uncomfortable when she saw the way Michael looked at Ava. Ava had arranged to have her killed in her past life because she wanted Michael to herself.
Would Michael be entangled with Ava again in Elena’s new life? She did not know how Ava managed to gain Eldest Young Master Williams’s trust back then. Was the fire the beginning of a plot twist in her new life?