At the main house of the Morrisâs old mansion...
Gianna paused and continued, âOh yes, I guess the reason granny asked me to come back is because of me and Caesarâs marriage?â
Joanna was startled and she clearly did not expect her to guess it out.
Gianna certainly did not experience that in her previous life, after all, what happened last night did not happen in her previous life, and naturally there were not the news and hot topic today. The reason she could hit the bulls-eye was that the people from the old mansion had been secretly colluding with the Kennedyâs, and they conspired to seize her fatherâs right of inheritance through the Kennedyâs.
Since Gianna had embarrassed the Kennedyâs now, Joanna certainly had to teach her a lesson for the Kennedyâs.
It was just that she did not expect that Gianna was no longer easy to be bullied now and her few words had made her face flushed like never before.
âIâll be frank to tell you that I had indeed received a jewel from Kingsley Walker last night and embarrassed Caesar in front of everyone.â As she spoke, she took out the dazzling sapphire.
The jewel shone with great brilliancy. With its impeccable cutting, long history and rareness, every woman would go mad for it. Even Joanna could not help but take a few glances at it.
However, her face was brimmed with contempt. âI canât believe youâre that shameless to say that, what a barefaced brat!â
âI have my reasons when I received the jewel. Firstly, we Morrisâs are merchants, and a merchant wonât decline anything that falls into his lap, therefore I have no reason to reject Kingsleyâs offer. Secondly, I knew very well that granny is a jewel collector. I knew granny would love this jewel the moment I saw it, therefore if itâs not because of Caesar stopping me, I would have bought it. But, although I didnât manage to get it since Kingsley is willing to give it to me, Iâll take it with delight.â
Joanna still did not understand what she meant completely.
Gianna then said, âI wanted to give this jewel to granny in the first place.â
Joannaâs eyes gleamed a little.
She was clearly moved.
She had heard about that jewel from others before, yet knowing that she would be incapable to get it, she never talked about it. Now that it had shown up before her, it was impossible for her to stay calm and ignore it.
âDidnât Aunt Juliet ask my mom whether weâve brought a present for granny? We did. But unfortunately...â Gianna let out a smile. âGranny said you wonât appreciate anything we brought.â
Joanna was totally backfired by her words at that moment.
She wanted to further persuade her, but she swallowed her words.
It was obvious Gianna did not give her any chance to regret it.
She glared straight at Gianna, and the magnificent sapphire between her fingers. She was itching to get it.
âStop bragging here, will you! Is mother-in-law such a shallow person?â Juliet chimed in to make herself look more powerful.
Joanna shot her a glare.
She really could not do anything right besides making the situation worse!
Gianna could tell just by looking at Joannaâs face that she was now mortified as hell. She probably would not expect that she would give her jewel as a gift.
Seeing that she had truly brought the jewel here now, she had to believe that she did intend to give it to her just now.
She must have gone unhappier the more she thought about it.
Gianna quickly spoke, âYouâre right, Aunt Juliet, how would granny be that shallow? She would never go against her words.â
âCertainly!â Juliet replied.
Joannaâs look was so gloomy that her face was going to turn livid.
Abbott instantly understood the situation and he immediately stopped his wife. âEnough.â
Juliet glimpsed at him and was looking extremely dissatisfied.
Joanna inhaled and said, âI donât care for what reasons you received Kingsley Walkerâs jewel last night, and I have no time to argue with you regarding that nonsense, I just want to warn you not to ruin the marriage between you and the Kennedyâs. You wonât have a second chance to marry such a nice man like Caesar, and you better keep that in mind!â
âI donât need granny to worry about my marriage.â
âYou think I want to worry? Iâm just scared that the Kennedyâs would cancel the marriage. With your condition, do you think youâre the only one Caesar has to marry?â Joanna seized the opportunity and demeaned her.
Gianna thought that the tendency to consent and diffidence she had in her past were all mostly thanks to Joanna.
âI donât know whether Iâm the only one he has to marry or not, but I could tell you straight away that heâs not the only one I have to marry! Granny doesnât need to show how much you care about my marriage, after all when grandpa wanted to let me marry Caesar back then, youâve objected strongly.â Gianna said everything that she had not dared to say back then.
After all, the person who felt humiliated was not her after the dispute.
âWhat nonsense are you talking about!â Joanna was triggered by her again.
âDidnât granny want to let Helen marry Caesar back then? Youâve even used various means to threaten grandpa, although you didnât succeed in the end. Now that youâve suddenly cared about my marriage that much, I canât help but suspect granny has something in mind!â
âGianna, Morris, how dare you---â Joannaâs face had gone cadaverous when she heard her words and she was so anxious to slap her to death at that moment.
âSave your energy if you want to ask me to get lost. Iâve told you just now. Of course, Iâm not that insensible to continue staying here and wasting your time. Iâll say a few more words before I leave.â Gianna did not care about Joannaâs rage at all and she was still quite composed.
She said, âIâll suggest granny not to care so much about the family matter. Youâre not young already, and itâs time for you to enjoy the rest of your years. Plus, the young generations would work things out themselves, and itâs better for granny to stay away.â
âWhy, are you mocking me for being too lenient?â Joanna snorted.
âLenient or not, I suppose granny knew best?â Gianna did not intend to give her an out at all.
Joannaâs face went livid.
âPlease take care of your health, do excuse us for now.â Gianna did not care about her feelings at all.
She knew her grandma too well.
Giving her a piece of her mind, and she would return the favour a hundred times.
Yet, from now onwards, she would hurt her pride.
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Gianna held her motherâs hand and was ready to leave.
She seemed to remember something when she left.
She turned around.
This time, she was talking to Abbott. âUncle Abbott, why arenât you going to work when itâs not weekend today?â
Abbottâs expression changed drastically.
âAnd so are Baron and Helen?â Gianna raised her eyebrow.
âWhat are you trying to say?âAbbott glared at her.
âNothing.â Gianna smiled blandly. âItâs just that Iâve suddenly understood the reason grandpa chose my father as the heir back then. If the company was handed to uncle, the company might have gone bankrupt now.â
âHow dare you, you ill-mannered brat!â
Abbott went forward and wanted to hit her.