Chapter 3 Everyone Looked at Me Playfully (Part One)

I received an unexpected guest, my aunt, Julie Miller. I had never seen her before. I heard that she was kicked out of the house by Grandma because she disobeyed her and engaged with a gangster. The man died of illness more than ten years ago. Since then, my aunt led a wondering life alone.

She pulled me downstairs and stood opposite me. Different from what I thought, she stared at me for a long time. It was not until I blinked unnaturally and looked into her eyes that she realized that she had been staring at me for a long time. If I'm not mistaken, there were tears in her eyes.

I was pulled into the garden by her and shook off her hand. I was so angry that I had nowhere to vent. At this moment, I seemed to find a target.

"Why did you take me out? I want to ask Grandma! On what grounds did she take my achievement to others?" I shouted at her angrily, rubbing my wrist.

Then I saw her looking at me sympathetically. I couldn't help but turn my anger to her. "What are you looking at? Why are you looking at me with sympathy? What are you? Aren't you very powerful? Why did you come back to the Millers shamelessly after your man died? Aren't you very tough? Ah?" I pushed her.

Tears streamed down her cheeks, but she didn't blame me. "I know you're in a bad mood, but I still have to remind you not to fight for Hale. You can't win him."

"Haw-haw-haw, he is just an outsider. What am I afraid of? Is it because of this? I'm the heir of the Millers!"

I didn't know how ridiculous I was to her that night. Later, it proved that I couldn't win over Hale.

She wiped her tears and said, "Don't lose your mind because of temporary interests. Protect yourself."

In view of her rude behavior just now, I was somewhat against her. I frowned and walked past her silently. Grandma came downstairs in a hurry and shouted at her, "Why are you still standing here? Don't you feel ashamed?" I had rarely seen Grandma behave like this. Because of what she said to Hale just now, I felt a little uncomfortable. And I also saw her shout regardless of her identity. It's the first time that I have seen Grandma behave in this way. I am a little happy. I quietly turned around and held Grandma, glancing at my aunt coldly.

In this big family, no one is not afraid of my Grandma. I heard that my aunt was very rebellious in the past, and she was also the only person who dared to challenge Grandma's authority. I thought she would be as tough as she was when she was young, but she lowered her head in fear and rushed in. I glanced at her with contempt, but my eyes met her sad eyes. It seemed that my heart was pricked by a needle. After a long time, I realized that her tolerance that day was not due to Grandma's strength, but to helplessness.

If I had known earlier that I was her Achilles' heel and the sharp knife that she was controlled by others, I would never have done those things to her.

I sent Grandma in. Strangely, she held me tightly. She seemed to be worried about something.

I turned around and walked out. When I saw my aunt's back, I opened my mouth but couldn't say anything. The lonely figure bled into the boundless darkness. What I didn't know was that she squatted down under the parterre with her back to me, covering her mouth and crying, but she didn't dare to make a sound.

When I was about to go back to the hall, I stepped on something. With the help of the light in the garden, I saw a small bag. When I picked it up, I saw a photo inside. I could tell that it was a family of three. I had never heard that she had a child.

Holding the bag in my hand, I put the shawl around my shoulder and went back to the banquet hall with a smile.

Everyone saw me with the same playful expression. Although I was confused, my heart beat fast.

When I walked to Grandma, she whispered to me, "Stay away from that evil woman."

I nodded and saw Grandma waving to the other side with a smile that I had never seen before.

It was Hale who was walking towards us. I stared at him in a daze, and at the same time, he glanced at me. Then he looked away lightly. Soon, there was a microphone placing in front of Grandma.

"Everyone, I think you must have heard about that two of them are sent to the basic level to work. This is supposed to be a test for them. I didn't expect that Hale can't live up to my expectations. What a surprise..."

When she said this, I couldn't help but look askance at this hypocritical man, Hale. He seemed to have sensed it and returned me with a provocative smile. The previous feelings were not as good as the anger in my heart at this moment. This little man!

Then, Grandma announced a piece of news that was like a bolt from the blue for me. Although I had overheard it before, I still felt sad when she announced it in front of so many people.

"In view of Hale's previous performance, I decided to let him work in the company with Daisy and learn from her."

'What should he learn? How to manage a company? What does Grandma mean?'

All of a sudden, I felt a lump in my throat. I was about to run away, but Grandma caught me. I became a laughing stock in everyone's eyes. No wonder Hale was so eager to remind me not to forget the family banquet this weekend. It should be a gesture of victory flaunting. This banquet, no... It should be his celebration party. Obviously, he wanted to look at me making a fool of myself. I felt that I couldn't smile any more, or my face will be painful for several days when I went back.

Miserable, I walked into the long corridor and bumped into a person. I didn't even raise my head to see who he was. Now I just wanted to avoid this person.

I walked to the other side, and he also did the same as me. In a few rounds, he stood on the other side to block me. I really wanted to scold him, but I didn't have the energy, so I turned around and walked back.

Hale pulled me, and I threw him away like a trampled tiger. My palm hit his neck directly, making a crisp sound.

"I didn't mean it." I was apologizing for what I did. It was also a way of drawing a clear line with him.

"I didn't mean it either."

'What did he do for?' I didn't want to hear it, so I went straight ahead.