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Pointing at the door, Serenity barked coldly, “There’s the door. Please get up, turn around, and get out of here, Granddad! “My sister’s affairs are none of your business!
“My so-called cousins have approached me many times, so they know what I said. It’s not like they were interested in giving me a sincere apology. All they were after was my reconciliation with you. Whose fault do you think it is?”
Seeing that Serenity would not budge, Old Mr. Hunt peevishly told Zachary, “See that, young man? She doesn’t want her family by her side. You’re free to kick her around. Don’t worry, we won’t come for you.”
Zachary had a mind to throw the old man out.
He had never seen a grandfather like this ever.
Despite his disdain for his granddaughter, the old man should not say such a thing
Zachary callously remarked, “I married my wife to love and spoil her, not to pick on her. A man who tyrannizes his wife is no man at all.”
“Are you going to get out yourself or should I drive you out with a broom?”
Granddad’s words got under Serenity’s skin
These people always talked about making peace Yet, their actions and words reflected no remorse. They still seemed to believe she was at fault and pushed the blame for their recent bad luck onto the person backing Serenity.
Hence why they shamelessly and relentlessly came by her shop.
Serenity had mentioned that the conflict between them started with Twitter, so it should end with Twitter too. Serenity was willing to accept reconciliation if the Hunts issued a public apology on Twitter and returned the sisters their good name.
Since the Hunt could not comply with a simple request, why should Serenity back down?
John immediately chimed in, “Serenity, Granddad’s getting senile. Don’t take his words to heart. We’re here today not for you to pay for Grandmom’s medical bills but to teach your sister’s man a lesson and save your sister’s marriage.
“She has a child to think about too. Let us know if your sister’s in-laws are a menace. We’re your cousins no matter what. We should stick up for you and your sister when you’re being harassed.”
“Don’t bother, John. She will come and beg us to be on her side when her in-laws push her around.”
Old Mr. Hunt was thinking that since he had already used the money from the Browns to pay his wife’s medical bills and pocketed the rest in the bank, there was no way the Browns could make him cough the money back out.
The Browns wanted him to talk to Serenity, and he did. It was Serenity who refused to budge.
Thus, there was no need for Old Mr. Hunt to stay and take sh*t from Serenity.
Old Mr. Hunt grumpily called his grandsons to leave with him.
“Go, go, go. Let’s go home. Don’t give a certain somebody the satisfaction to kick us out.”
Old Mr. Hunt walked away in a huff, waving his arm like a boss to get all his children and grandchildren to pull out altogether.
Everybody was at a loss.
That was a wasted morning.
Nothing was resolved.
oh, hang on. Old Mr. Hunt got a lump sum from the Browns, so it was not all for naught for him.
Since Old Mrs. Hunt’s medical debt was already paid with the Browns’ money, the Hunts did not need to hassle Serenity and Liberty for cash. The family was in and out of there in no time.
“Serenity, their shamelessness sure blows my mind.” Jasmine gasped before asking the old lady, “Grandma May, you’ve seen a lot of people in your lifetime. Have you met anyone so brazen?”
“No.”
Grandma May was honest with her answer.
The people in her circle were particular about honor and mannerisms.
She had never come across brash people like the Hunts.
Thankfully, Serenity and her sister were able to stand against these ridiculous relatives, refusing to be taken advantage of.
“Why did they stick up for scumbag Hank?” Jasmine curiously added, “Did the Browns give something to make their time worthwhile?”
Serenity smirked. “My sister and Hank restructured the terms of the divorce. In line with the new divorce papers, Hank has to give my sister over a million bucks. I guess Mrs. Brown couldn’t part with the money, so she tried to get my granddad to talk to us.”
The Hunts were the sisters’ family by name after all.
“I wonder how much Mrs. Brown gave my granddad. Well, she’ll never see the money again. She’s usually bright when it comes to setting my sister up, but not this time. I guess she got flustered.”
There were no do-overs in life.
“Now that the matter’s over, you should get to work, Zachary.”
With the Hunts gone, Serenity urged her man to go to work
Although Zachary came with Serenity to the shop, he was not of much help. Serenity packed a hefty punch, so he would usually take a stand back and let her handle it.
A certain heir sulkily took off after with his wife urging him on
Back at the office, Zachary gave Jim a call.
Once Jim accepted the call, Zachary went straight to business. “Jim, get everyone to bring along tools to dismantle a house and head to Bright Boulevard in the afternoon. Assist the missus’s sister to move out and demolish the house.”
Jim respectfully responded, “Copy that.”
“You can stay out of this one. Serenity recognizes you.”
Jim replied after a pause, “Sir, although I’m acting as the designated driver, I can be taking on other jobs too. Home demolition is my thing.”
It would kill Jim if he could not partake in such a fun activity.
After much thought, Zachary said, “You can go along if you can come up with a story that won’t raise any suspicion in Serenity.”
Jim answered right away, “Relax, Mr. Zachary. I’m getting the hang of making up excuses. The missus won’t suspect a thing.” Zachary fell silent for a moment before eerily commenting, “Why do I get the feeling you’re implying that I make up a lot of stories?”
Jim was lost for words.
He would never have the guts to imply anything.
Zachary was cool about it though. The call soon ended.
Meanwhile, Jim sighed in relief after Mr. Zachary hung up the call. Lifting his arm, he wiped
away the cold sweat on his forehead.
He broke out in cold sweat at Mr. Zachary’s grim comment in the middle of winter.
It was a good thing he secured the chance to assist in the home demolition for the missus’s sister
By the time afternoon rolled around, Liberty dropped her son off at the shop and asked her sister to look after Sonny.
“Liberty, do you want me there?” Serenity was worried an issue might arise. “Your parents-in-law gave Granddad and the others a little something. They came this morning and told me a bunch of stuff about saving the marriage. I told them to get lost.”
Passing her sleeping child over to her sister, Liberty uttered softly, “Sonny fell asleep on the way. He has already had lunch, so just let him have his nap.