Chapter 79 "Butler, get security here and take Skylar out," Joseph ordered with a cold expression.
This time, Joseph and David were on the same page, though Joseph didnât approve of Davidâs way of playing hardball. For his sisterâs sake, Joseph decided to do something to punish Skylar as a warning to others.
Skylarâs face turned pale when she heard Josephâs words. The Darling family was kind and peace- loving. The servants would not be punished unless they made serious mistakes. However, the Darling family didnât become the richest family in the country for nothing.
Skylar had just lost a few teeth from being slapped by Davidâs bodyguard.
She spoke with a lisp, "Mr. Darling, I was wrong. Iâll stay far away from Miss Darling. Please, spare me."
Joseph did not bother to take a look at Skylar. He said coldly, "If you knew this was going to happen, you shouldnât have been disrespectful to my sister.
"Anyone from the Darling family who disrespects my sister will be punished severely."
Skylar turned to Audrey and begged, "Miss Audrey Darling, I beg you, please plead for me. Iâll work myself to the bone for you."
Audreyâs face darkened. She secretly blamed Skylar for being stupid. She was not able to fend for herself, not to mention plead for Skylar.
Audrey had plenty of servants working for her. She thought she should make Skylar a scapegoat to avoid trouble.
To prevent Skylar from saying something she shouldnât, Audrey made her a target for all.
She swiftly slapped Skylar.
Audrey snapped, "Skylar, how can you disrespect my sister and contradict her time and time again? You let me down."
Skylar was stunned by Audreyâs slap. She covered her face with her hand and looked at Audrey in disbelief.
She asked, "Miss Darling, how could you? I did it all for..."
Before she could finish her words, another slap landed on her face.
Audrey was afraid that Skylar would say something she shouldnât. After all, Skylar knew a lot.
"You take care of me every day. What would Danielle think of me if you treated her like this? People might think I ordered you to do so.
"Danielle already has some misunderstandings about me. How am I supposed to face her now that you did this?" Audrey spoke in a slightly sobbing tone.
At this moment, Danielle found it hard to believe Audrey successfully shifted the focus from her seducing David to Skylarâs disrespect for her.
Audrey pinned all the blame on Skylar as if she was wronged.
"Miss Darling, you, you..." Skylar stammered.
"Why are you guys still standing here? Take this woman out as Joseph ordered!" Audrey instructed.
Skylar fell to the ground. She knew that she could not get away with it. In this way, she thought staying in the Darling family was much better than being taken away by Davidâs men.
A few security guards quickly went forward and dragged Skylar out.
Audrey didnât dare to keep Skylar in the living room anymore, afraid that she would spill the beans.
Audrey would think of a way to silence her.
She assumed making Skylar the scapegoat could be considered as fulfilling her value. This way, Audrey could also protect herself. Audrey thought her parents probably wouldnât pursue what happened in the morning. After all, she was also wronged.
At the thought of this, the corners of Audreyâs mouth curled up into a smile. She said silently to herself that she would let Danielle pay.
The living room finally quietened down.
Danielle looked at Audreyâs smug expression.
She said with disdain, "Audrey, since you know David is your brother-in-law, stay away from him. He doesnât take action against others easily, especially in the Darling family.
"I donât want to fuss over small things, but that doesnât mean I donât have a temper. If one day you piss me off, Iâll make your life worse than death."
Danielleâs expression was indifferent. Compared to the affection her adoptive parents had for her in Bane Springs, she could feel the love her parents and brother had for her ever since she returned to the Darling family, She could tolerate Audrey for the sake of her parents.
She could live peacefully with Audrey under the same roof as long as the latter didnât ask for trouble.
Danielleâs words meant that she had let it pass. After all, if they were at the border, Audrey would have disappeared long ago.
Danielle had never been a kind person. It could even be said that she was a little cruel.
Howard was at a loss. When David punished Skylar, Howard was against him. He wondered if Danielle said that because she blamed him for not standing up for her.
At the thought of this, Howard panicked.
He said, "Audrey, since you know David is your brother-in-law, you should know some boundaries. Donât overthink.
"Now, go back to your room. Youâre grounded until school starts. Youâre not allowed to leave your room without my permission."
Howardâs eyes were firm and unquestionable.
"Dad, Mom, I know I was wrong. Iâll stay far away from David and respect Danielle. Iâll go upstairs," said Audrey.
Audrey was glad that her father only grounded her. She was afraid of being chased out because of this.
Only Howard, Vivian, Joseph, Danielle, and David were left in the living room.
Finally, it was quiet. However, there was an indescribable feeling in the silence.
Joseph said, "Dad, Mom, Audrey knows Mr. Charrington is with Danielle, but she still throws herself at him. This is not cool. Why donât we rent a house for her?"
Joseph had never been particularly close to Audrey since he was young. He always felt Audreyâs existence in the Darling family meant that his sister would never be found and Audrey would completely replace her.
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ï¤Chapter 78 In addition, he didnât like the way Audrey currying favor with them.
Fortunately, they found Danielle. Joseph swore he wouldnât let her suffer anymore. However, his parents had raised Audrey for more than ten years and he should consider their feelings. Otherwise, he would have chased Audrey out of the family long ago.
Howard and Vivian were lost in thought when they heard Josephâs words. They had raised Audrey for 20 years and didnât have the heart to let Audrey leave. On the other hand, if they did not settle the matter, they would let Danielle down.
Either way, it was not what they wanted to see.
Howard and Vivian knew that Audrey must have gone too far. Otherwise, David would not have done that, and Danielle would not have warned her.
"Danielle, itâs our fault. I didnât know Audrey had feelings for David. Iâm sorry. Danielle, can you..."