Chapter 77

Leah hurriedly took out her handkerchief and handed it to Jenny, comforting the latter, “Don’t worry, Aunt Fisher, Will and I are here now. Where’s my mom and the others?”

“In the living room... They’re inside.” Jenny wiped her tears and sobbed, “After Soph and Sterling did those things, the fact that the two of you are still willing to come help is just so... I really don’t know how to thank you anymore.”

Leah said gently, “There’s no need to be so formal with me. Come on, let’s just go in.”

The three of them went inside together, where Madam Jones was standing off against James and Sterling White. The tensions were high. The servants were standing nervously to the side, wanting to stop the fight but too afraid to try. One of them was holding some emergency heart medicine, just in case.

“You’re just like Sophia! You’re also a heartless little animal!” Madam Jones jabbed a finger at Sterling’s nose and burst out shouting at him. “Every time you visited us in the past, Leah had treated you and Sophia perfectly nicely!

“When you were going for your National College Entrance Examination, your results were poor, and Leah even asked her brother to tutor you so that you can get into a good university! She followed you everywhere, calling you Sterling, Sterling. How could you treat her that way?”

When she grew agitated, her spittle sprayed all over Sterling’s face.

Sterling wiped the spittle from his face. After taking so much flak for so long, he had long since lost his patience. “I respect you as an elder, but don’t push me past my limits!”

“Or else what? Will you hit me?” Madam Jones took a few more steps toward him, stabbing her nail into his face. “You heartless monster, I never held you accountable when Sophia nearly killed Leah, but now you’re paying our kindness back with spite! How dare you bully Leah!”

When he heard that, Sterling finally went off the edge. He shoved Madam Jones aside and roared, “We can’t even be sure who was at fault two years ago! I’m warning you, stop touching me! I never said I don’t hit women!!!”

“Mom, are you okay?” William rushed over to help Madam Jones up.

The latter had not expected Sterling to actually shove her. She panted heavily, unable to form any words for a long time.

“Sterling, how could you attack Aunt Jones like that?!” Jenny walked up to Sterling and said anxiously, “Hurry up and apologize to her!”

“I’ll never apologize to the Joneses in my life!” Sterling spat at the floor and yanked his tie off, slamming it into the ground.

He was unnaturally emotional right now, yelling at Madam Jones and the others, “Soph is your real daughter, so why don’t you and Dad believe her?

Why do you side with outsiders instead? I’ve never seen parents like you!”

Usually, if he said anything so disrespectful, James would definitely tell him off for it. Today, though, Madam Jones had angered James so much that he did not say a word about it.

“Sterling, don’t say such nonsense!” Jenny said hurriedly.

“Hah!” Sterling said, “Mom, it seems to me like both you and Dad had your consciences dunked in fly crap!”

He often caused all sorts of trouble out there, but he had never been so rude to Jenny before. She looked at him in disbelief, tears dripping down her face.

William was still holding his mother, fury burning in his amber eyes. “Sterling, this time you’ve gone too far.”

“I’ve gone too far?” Sterling pointed at himself, his eyes bloodshot. “You f*cking made my sister kneel at the club door until...”

He choked on his words. “She knelt until her knees were swollen, and that’s not going too far? Leah Jones poured boiling water all over my sister, and that’s not going too f*cking far?!!”

His voice rose so high that it even broke slightly. “Soph suffered so much at your hands that she wanted to jump in front of a car and end it all! And now you’re saying that I’m going too far? F*cking ridiculous!”

Jenny’s tears continued to pour. Was it because her son talked back to her, or because her daughter suffered such travesties? Perhaps it was both.

William did not know about Sophia’s suicide attempt, and it left him dazed for a second. There was an abrupt jolt of pain in his heart.

His impression of Sophia had remained at the loud, proud girl she had been two years ago. How could a person like her attempt suicide?

“I’m sorry for accidentally hurting Sophia, Sterling. That was my fault.” Leah spoke seriously and sincerely. “I already apologized to her. If you still resent me for it, there’s nothing else I can say. But even so, you should never raise your hand against your elders. I hope you’ll apologize to my mother.”

Sterling kept his head up and said screw it. “As if. You can’t make it!”

Leah sighed and looked at Jenny, helplessness in her eyes. “Aunt Fisher, I... I really can’t help here.”

“Sterling—” Jenny looked at Sterling pleadingly with tears in her eyes. “You are in the wrong this time. Go on, apologize to Aunt Jones and Leah...”

Sterling’s expression changed for a second, but then it quickly turned to anger. “Sure, I can apologize! Why not?”

He pointed at William and said through clenched teeth, “Just have him do what Soph did. Make him kneel in front of the club for a day and a night, and I’ll apologize however you want me too! Heck, I’ll even apologize on my knees!!”

“In your dreams!” Madam Jones roared at him and then turned a furious, disgusted look at James. “One of them’s a murderer and the other a gangster. James Sterling, people say that you’re some great philanthropist, but see how your kids turned out!”

Leah and William wanted to say something, but Madam Jones stopped them. “Don’t either of you try to play peacemaker today. I insist on getting this settled with the Whites today! Both of their kids are useless and heartless, I...”:

“Enough!” James interrupted her, his ears and face red as he panted, “You want to settle things with me? Well, I want to settle matters with you too...

Bring it!”

Madam Jones harrumphed heavily and said sarcastically, “Sophia White nearly killed my daughter, and Sterling White splashed hot water at Leah a couple days back, but now you say you have a bone to settle with me? Sure, go ahead, let’s hear what you have to say!”

“Mom—” Leah tugged at her mother’s sleeve, calling out to her.

Madam Jones looked down at Leah, her eyes filled with pained affection. “The adults are talking, so the kids shouldn’t interrupt. I’ll make sure you get justice today!”

She raised her head again to look at James. “Go on, tell me! I want to see how shameless you Whites can be!”

“Not as shameless as you!” Sterling snorted, his expression dripping contempt. “You got pregnant before you were married. Wonder if you even know who...”

Jenny was so freaked out that she even stopped crying. In a panic, she covered Sterling’s mouth, keeping her voice low and furious, “Sterling, I’m begging you, just keep your mouth shut for once!”

Madam Jones turned slightly pale and pretended she did not hear that. On the other hand, Leah looked up at her thoughtfully.

James had been holding it back for two years, so his voice shook slightly when he talked. “Sophia broke Leah’s leg, so Charles broke hers and threw her into jail for two years. Now, he’s even keeping her at Dream Club just to humiliate her. She’s long since paid back her debt to Leah!

“This time, Sterling scalded the back of Leah’s hand, but Leah scalded Sophia’s entire leg! Are you saying that your kids deserve love but mine don’t?”

Atrophy of Love: Mr. Harris, Stop Fooling Around!

Chapter 76 It's Up To Me If I Forgive Her