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CHAPTERS 1291 - 1295
CHAPTER 1291
"I believe Alina knows more than we do about Felix's death." Prince had uncertainties in his heart. "But then, I don't understand how Alina knows so much."
Silvia sighed, "Same here. I don't understand as well."
Prince added, "Perhaps she's an accomplice to Felix's murderer?"
"If she's an accomplice, she wouldn't be so silly as to hand the clues over to us." Silvia carefully put Felix's photo into the book and closed it properly. "I think Alina was probably the one who spread those rumors around school"
Prince was astounded. "Alina? Could she do that? Why would she spread such information?"
"Because she has been in love with Felix in secret." It was precisely because of Felix that Alina kept causing trouble for Silvia in school. "I think she must really like Felix. That was why she released the news when she first learned that Felix was killed!"
Prince was confused. "If she really wanted to avenge Felix, why didn't she hand the clues over to the police after she got them? She asked me to bring them to you instead.“
Silvia guessed, "Based on the information we got, the murderer is someone with power and influence. We can't imagine how cruel or brutal they could be. Perhaps Alina was worried, so she didn't dare to hand the evidence over to the police."
Prince then added, "It‘s not like you can do anything even if she gave them to you."
"I think she probably wants to use the powerful figure backing me to find out who the murderer is." Silvia did not forget the previous time when Alina gave her the photos Mr. Donald had secretly taken. In the end, Andrew found out about it, and Mr. Donald was arrested.
Silvia surmised that Alina wanted Andrew's help, but, the last time, Andrew fell out with her because of Felix's photo. What would Andrew think if he knew that Silvia was trying this hard to avenge Felix's death?
Andrew was an extremely jealous person. Silvia shook her head. No matter what, she would rely on her own ability to find the murderer this time. She would not ask Andrew for help!
"Boss, I know the chances of finding the murderer would be higher if we could get help from Young Master Carter, but I don't want you to trouble him this time. After all. the relationship between the three of you is a bit awkward." The truth was unpleasant, but Prince had to touch on it. "We men generally don't like our girlfriend's exes, let alone helping them out."
"Don‘t worry, I know what I'm doing." Silvia clenched her fists. She had to experience certain things by herself. Others wouldn't be able to help her. "As long as we find out the truth, every speculation will be answered."
Prince looked at Silvia and said, "Boss, I don't think Felix would blame you in this matter, so don't be too stressed out about it..."
"You don't have to sugarcoat the facts to me. I understand it." Silvia knew that Felix had been killed, so if she could not find the murderer, she would not be in peace for the rest of her life. There was no way that she wouldn't feel the pressure.
It was just that Silvia was shouldering the pressure on her own, and she did not want all the friends who loved and cared for her to be worried about her.
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”Andrew went to work, and Sister Silvia went to class..." Levi nagged as he looked at Julien, "Tell me, why isn't Sister Silvia taking us to her school today?"
Julien was reading a profound book teeming with esoteric words. He replied after a long while, "Perhaps she's angry with you."
"Angry with me? Why would she be angry with me?" Levi squeezed to Julien's side and held his small arms, “Julien, let's go out and find her, okay?“
Julien moved Levi's hand away and said, "Nope!"
Levi pursed his lips and said, "I know that you want to go out too. Don't pretend like you don't! Come with me to find Sister Silvia. In the worst case, I'd just take the blame again."
Julien raised an eyebrow. "Have you forgotten what happened two days ago?"
Levi asked in confusion, "What happened?"
"You forgot! How unsurprising!" Julien cast a dissatisfied glance at Levi. "Don't you remember that someone tried to kill us? Is your brain a useless ornament?"
"I remember it, okay?!“ Indeed, Levi was not as meticulous as Julien. Levi scratched his head and replied, "Uncle Banks is dealing with it. He's here for us, so what are you so worried about?"
"Because Uncle Banks hasn't found any clues yet. He doesn‘t know who it is that was trying to kill us." Julien put his book down and remarked with a serious expression, "It seems that the person is not someone easy to deal with. You'd better stay at home with me during this period of time if you don't want to cause any trouble for Andrew. Don't think about going anywhere."
Levi whined, "Stay at home everyday? Not go anywhere? Julien, are you trying to bore me to death?“
Julien said, "Well, if you insist to go out, I won't stop you. I won't suffer any losses even if you were caught and chopped into pieces by the bad guys. But if something happens to you, the family will be in turmoil. For the sake of the adults in our home, I have to be responsible for your safety even if I am unwilling to."
Levi huffed and said, "Julien, you‘re always so haughty usually but yet you lecture unendingly when you're bullying me."
"Son, Mommy is calling. Answer the phone quick!"
In the living room, Angela's voice suddenly sounded, which made Julien's little body stiffen up.
Levi was rather pleased to see that Julien was shocked. "My mother is calling."
Julien frowned and said coldly, "Levi, can't you change the ringtone? Don't you realize how terrifying that ringtone is?"
"I want to change it too, but if my Mom finds out, she'd skin me alive!" Levi stuck out his tongue proudly. Levi deliberately changed the ringtone an hour ago, thinking that he would scare the cheeky Julien with Angela's voice.
Julien got light-headed when he heard Angela's voice. He frowned and said, "Hurry up and answer the phone. Do you think it's nice listening to it?!"
"It's fine, let it ring for a little longer." Levi said slowly, "If I pick it up too fast, she would take it that I miss her very much. She might even come and take me home."
Julien stood up. “I’m going upstairs."
Levi held him back. "My mom will definitely want to speak to you later. Why are you going upstairs? Wait here."
Julien looked at Levi's grip. "Let go!"
Julien's tone and expression were really scary. Levi was startled. He quickly loosened his grip and watched as Julien headed upstairs. Levi added, "I'm surprised to see that you're actually scared of someone!"
CHAPTER 1292
Levi watched as Julien's back slowly disappeared. When he was about to answer the phone, the ringtone stopped.
"Oh no!" He would be given an earful again in a short while.
Just as he was thinking about it, Angela called again. This time, he didn't dare delay any longer. He rushed to answer the phone and greeted in a sweet voice, "Mom..."
The first thing Levi heard was not the tender and caring voice of a mother to her son, but a high pitched shriek. "Brat, why did you take so long to answer the phone?"
Levi knew that a bomb was about to drop on him, and alas, he nearly went deaf from it!
"I was in the bathroom." Levi lied without batting an eye. "Mom, it should be late at night in Jiangbei now. Why aren't you enjoying your beauty sleep?“
"Brat, even without my beauty sleep, no one can compare with me in terms of appearance." Angela didn't care for her son's wellbeing at all, and she immediately asked frankly, "Levi, which university does Silvia go to? Which class is she in?"
"Mom, what do you need such information for?" Just as he asked, a thought surfaced to his mind. "Mom, a-are you here in Madison City?"
"I just left the airport, and now I'm in a taxi to the city." Levi could tell from Angela's voice that she was a little tired. It seemed that she had just traveled on a long-distance flight.
"Mom, you came to Madison City just like that. Does Dad know about this?“ Just as expected, Angela was very aggressive when it came to such matters, so it wouldn‘t take long for Victor to come after her.
"Brat, do you think I need his approval to come visit my nephew's wife?" Angela yawned and said, "Send the details over quickly."
“Mom, look at you. You just took a ten-hour flight. You must be tired. Why don‘t you come over and sleep at Andrew's house? Sister Silvia will be right here as soon as you wake up." Usually, Levi was the one causing trouble. However, when he was with Angela, he would play the role of an adult.
"Brat, stop talking nonsense. Just send the details to me." Angela was always so reckless in front of her son, and she never cared if she would set a bad example for him.
Levi couldn't dissuade Angela, but he was worried of Angela disturbing Silvia at school. He was so anxious that he had a slip of the tongue. "Mom, Sister Silvia doesn't know you. What if you scare her?"
As soon as Levi said that, Angela shouted loudly, "Stinky brat, what are you talking about? Your mother is so beautiful and gentle. How would I scare her?"
"Don't underestimate yourself. When Julien heard your voice just now, he scampered away..." Of course, Levi could only think these words in his mind. He did not dare to say it out loud. He patiently tried to dissuade Angela, "Mom, Andrew doesn't like people disturbing Sister Silvia. You should come to the house first."
"Send it to me within one minute or I'll take you back to Jiangbei." After saying that, Angela hung up the phone. Faced with the disconnected call, Levi shook his head helplessly. Although he was reluctant, he still sent the detailed address of Silvia's university and her class information to Angela.
If he didn't...
It was possible that he would really be skinned alive!
In Levi's family, he was evidently the youngest and the most in need of care. However, in reality, both he and his father had to give way to Angela. Angela was the one that was being cared for!
Forget it. After all, Levi was a real man. He should give in to girls when the time called for.
Meanwhile at University A's Finance Faculty, in the Third Years' Class B...
Angela referred to the clues Levi sent her and successfully arrived at University A. When she thought about how she was finally going to meet her niece-in-law, she was overjoyed. She gave the taxi driver a generous tip of 50 dollars.
The driver was delighted when he received the tip. He hurriedly got out of the car and opened the door for Angela. He took his luggage and asked, "Hey gorgeous, are you a student from this university?"
Angela's son was almost twelve years old. It was obvious that the taxi driver was praising Angela for looking young when he asked if she was a student here.
Angela was thrilled to be praised for her young appearance. She gleefully tipped another 50 dollars to the driver and said, "Yeah, I'm a senior here. Thank you for sending me!"
An idea flitted across Angela's mind. She could pretend as a student of the Finance course and sneak into Silvia's class. She would secretly observe and see if Silvia was as good as Levi told her.
With this thought in mind, Angela couldn't wait any longer. She rushed to the class, and it had just started when she arrived.
In the class, some students were paying attention, some were whispering to each other, and some were sleeping on the table. Angela's eyes scanned the surrounding but she didn't find the person she was looking for.
Where was she?
Did Levi lie to her and give her the wrong information? No, he wouldn't! Angela immediately denied this idea.
Levi was usually quick-witted and had more devious ideas than Angela. However, he didn't have the guts to mislead her unless he was asking to be punished.
If Levi didn't give Angela the wrong information, and Silvia was not there, was it possible that Silvia was skipping class?
It couldn't be. Silvia was a sensible adult. Why would she skip any classes?
Just as Angela was lost in her thoughts, a slender figure suddenly appeared in her line of sight. She opened her eyes wide in surprise. "Janell Joy?"
Why was Janell Joy there?
Angela didn't tell anyone that she was coming to Madison City. Even if Victor and the others found out and sent someone to chase after her, they would only be here in another few hours. It was impossible for Janell Joy to arrive just after Angela did.
"Sorry, you are?" Silvia saw a strange woman staring at her, mistaking her for someone else. She stopped to look at her.
Silvia stopped to look at the woman because she felt that the woman seemed familiar. However, Silvia could not recall exactly where she had seen her.
"It's you. It's you. Girl, we've met before. Do you still remember me?" When Silvia turned her head, Angela recognized who she was.
Angela clearly remembered that a few months ago, in the few days before Janell Joy's wedding, she met this girl by accident outside a shopping mall. At that time, Angela mistook her for Janell Joy and was regarded as a human trafficker by her.
"Sorry, but I don't know you." Silvia smiled apologetically and turned to leave.
"You really don't remember me?" Angela grabbed Silvia. "Let me give you a hint. You went to Jiangbei a few months ago."
Silvia was still in a state of stupefaction.
Angela continued to remind her, "It was raining heavily that day. Outside a shopping mall in Jiangbei..."
CHAPTER 1293
With the help from Angela's obvious reminder, Silvia finally remembered it. "Oh... You are the human trafficker!"
“Human trafficker?!" Angela's enthusiasm was instantly extinguished by Silvia's remark. “I only just mistook you for someone else."
Silvia eyed Angela from head to toe. "Are you from Jiangbei?"
"Hey! I'm your husband's youngest aunt. I'm your elder, so you should be more polite to me. Don't look at me with such a suspicious gaze! I feel hurt, alright?" Angela really wanted to shout this at Silvia, but it was not yet time to reveal her identity. ”Yeah, I'm from Jiangbei." Angela replied simply.
"Jiangbei?" Silvia knew that Andrew's hometown was Jiangbei too. The two young boys, Levi, and Julien, also came from there. Now that someone from Jiangbei showed up in Madison City, could this woman also be from the Carter family? "What's your name?" Silvia demanded.
"Young lady, I'm your..." Forget it. Angela swallowed back her words. Silvia didn't know who Angela was, so why should Angela mind Silvia? Angela knew she had to continue testing Silvia. "Why should I tell you my name?"
Silvia retorted, "Fine then. I don't want to know anyway."
Angela was indignant. “Hey, why are you so rude?"
"What do you mean I'm rude?!"
"You should be more courteous if you want to know my name. I would have told you if you didn‘t give up so quickly!“
Silvia was flabbergasted. "Whatever, I'm not interested anymore."
Angela grumbled, "Young lady, I would have smacked you if you were someone else."
"Do you mean that I should thank you for showing mercy to me?"
"You sure have a sharp tongue, young lady!"
"It's pretty good. I won the first prize in our school's quarreling competition last year."
Angela was dumbfounded at Silvia's remark.
Wasn't quarreling Angela's strong point? When had she ever lost? But now, it seemed that she was at a disadvantage.
As Silvia looked at Angela, she felt that Angela looked like someone she knew, but she couldn't recall. "Hey, if you're from Jiangbei, why did you come here?"
"Why should I tell you?" Of course, Angela couldn't tell Silvia that she came here to meet her. If Angela said so, Silvia would probably think of her as a human trafficker again!
"Oh, I'm just asking, it's not that I want to know anything. I won't disturb you anymore.“ Silvia didn't have much interest in Angela and was about to leave.
Seeing that Silvia was about to leave, Angela grabbed Silvia and said, "You know, I‘m not familiar with this place. Are you planning to leave without helping me?"
"My apologies!" Silvia avoided Angela's outstretched hand and said with a sense of apology yet aloofness, "I still have another class to attend. I don't have any time to spare."
"Young lady, don't you feel any sympathy?" Seeing that she was on the verge of losing Silvia, Angela executed her ultimate move by putting on a show of bitterness. “I traveled a long way here to look for someone. I failed to find the person, and I even spent all of my money. I might have to roam the streets tonight. Can't you help me?"
"Sympathy? That's for those who are really in need of help. I don't think you need it." Silvia smiled. "Please hide your large designer bag the next time you're lying. If I believed in you, wouldn't I be an idiot? Besides, everyone has a mobile phone nowadays. You can just call the person you're looking for.”
Angela was rendered speechless.
In her entire life, she was the one who ridiculed other people. No one could make her fall silent. Silvia, this sharp-tongued young lady, was the first to break the record.
Levi had been praising Silvia unendingly. He said that she was a kind soul who was also blessed with good looks, like an angel sent from heaven.
Angela admitted that Silvia had an endearing face. However, Silvia's sharp character did not match Levi's angelic description!
It seemed that Levi was still easily smitten whenever he saw a beautiful woman. In his mind, as long as the girl was good Iooking, he would praise her even if she had a poor character!
However, Angela didn't have the final say on whether Silvia was a good person. The most important thing was that Andrew liked her. As his aunt, all Angela could do was observe Silvia. She could not control Andrew's thoughts.
But then... Angela felt like she was looking at Janell Joy when she looked at Silvia's retreating figure. Why did Andrew court a girl who resembled Janell Joy so much?
Angela didn't dare to think negatively. She didn't chase after Silvia but chose to contact Levi instead. She decided to go to Andrew's residence first. Everything would have to wait until they came home.
Silvia would never expect that the human trafficker she met at her campus would appear at her home and even usurped her territory.
The 'human trafficker' was seen sitting on the sofa in the living room. The boys were standing behind the woman, massaging her back. Silvia noticed them the moment she stepped into the house.
"Sister Silvia, you're back!" Levi saw Silvia and wanted to run over to welcome her. However, as soon as he took a step, he was pulled back by Angela.
Angela whispered a warning into his ear, "You brat, didn't you remember what I just told you?"
"I forgot." Levi scratched his tiny head with a reluctant expression. "But Mom, Sister Silvia is really nice. I don't want you to bully her."
"Who said I was going to bully her? I was just testing her." Angela twisted Levi's ears. "Stinky brat, don't fail me at such a critical moment. Before Andrew comes back, you two must put on a show with me!"
Levi nodded. After all, Angela was his mother... An extremely unreasonable mother.
"Levi, who is this?" In fact, there was no need for Levi to answer. Silvia could guess that Angela was Levi's mother just by looking at their faces.
No wonder Silvia felt that Angela looked familiar earlier that morning. It was because Angela looked just like Levi...
Levi stepped forward and gave a serious introduction to Silvia. "Sister Silvia, let me introduce this young and beautiful lady to you... My mother, Mrs. James."
"Aunt..." According to seniority, Silvia should address Angela respectfully as an elder. However, Silvia couldn't bring herself to say it.
There were two reasons why Silvia couldn't do it. First, she had a minor conflict with Angela, and they were not on good terms.
The other reason was that Angela looked very young. She looked like she was in her early thirties at most. It was impossible to tell that she had a child who was twelve years old!
CHAPTER 1294
"Levi, I'm thirsty. Get me a glass of water." On the surface, Angela was talking to Levi. However, Angela's true intention was for Silvia to bring her a glass of water instead.
Some time ago, when Angela was bored at home, she had watched a dramatic series on TV. It was about a girl from an ordinary family falling in love with a rich guy and ended up marrying him.
Just like how Cinderella met her prince, the story was initially a fairy tale, but the reality was rarely that perfect. The heroine of the series thought she was so lucky to have met the man of her dreams. However, on the second day of their wedding, she was accused by her mother-in-law of stealing jewelry.
Of course, it was impossible that the heroine had stolen her mother-in-law's jewelry. The mother-in-Iaw asked her own daughter to fake the evidence in order to drive the pitiful heroine out of the family.
The heroine didn't steal the jewelry, but it was found in her room. There was nothing she could do to vindicate herself. What's more, that family didn't give her any chance to defend herself before accusing her of being the thief.
It was fine if the others didn't believe her, but even the man she loved didn't believe her... Later on, the heroine still stayed at their home, just to prove her innocence.
Angela gnashed her teeth in anger while watching the drama series. She put herself in the heroine's shoes countless times and decided she would never quietly suffer just to prove her innocence. Angela would set up bombs and annihilate the entire family for accusing her wrongfully!
After marrying Victor, he had restricted Angela when it came to her acting career. So Angela tended to find trouble when she had nothing to do. Coincidentally, she was recently quite idle, and Silvia had provoked her! So, Angela had to put on a dramatic scene for Silvia to 'enjoy'!
Although Angela was not a vicious mother-in-law, she was still Andrew's elder. Hence, Angela intended to play the role of a twisted and troublesome eider. First, Angela would intimidate Silvia so she would not be rude to Angela anymore in the future!
Angela had a well-designed script in her mind for this 'show', but Silvia did not respond as she expected!
"Sister Silvia, this is our Aunt Angela,“ It was rare for Julien to drop hints for Silvia. Although he was usually cheeky and scheming, he was just a small fry when facing the women in his family. He could be bullied by them easily.
Alas, it was because all the men in the Carter family loved the women too much. Although Julien was just a child, he was also a man in the Carter family. He would just compromise when it came to these women...
Besides, the three women in his family were his closest relatives. If he didn't give in to them, how could he hope for an outsider to treat them well like he did?
Hence, this was the case...
"A-Aunt Angela..." Silvia was not willing to call Angela that, but she had to. Whatever it was, Angela was still Andrew's elder. Silvia had to show respect since this was her first time meeting Andrew's family member, apart from the boys.
"Levi, didn't you hear that I asked you to pour me a glass of water?" Angela deliberately shouted at Levi, ignoring Silvia. But she darted her eyes at Silvia again.
"Girl, you better get me a glass of water. If you do so, I might spare you." That was what her gaze indicated.
However, Silvia had no intention of tending to Angela. ”Levi, Julien, Andrew is coming back in a moment. Go wash your hands and let's wait for him to have dinner together."
Silvia knew that Angela was dissatisfied with her, but Silvia just didn't want to suck up to her!
Angela was speechless. How could Silvia treat an elder like this?
Angela was the elder. Didn't Silvia know that she was dissatisfied with her and was ignoring her? Angela was infuriated. Shouldn‘t Silvia try to please her?
However, it was obvious that Silvia had no intention of doing so. She completely gave Angela a cold shoulder.
Angela hinted at Levi to cooperate with her. Levi received the instructions but did not do anything about it. He merely looked at Angela with a dismayed face as he couldn't bear to hurt Silvia.
It wasn‘t just Silvia who was acting against Angela, even her own son was not on her side. Angela felt a fire burning in her heart!
Angela could no longer keep calm. "Young lady, I'm sitting right here. Why are you ignoring me?"
Silvia said, "I did say hello to you. It was you who ignored me."
"Then don't you know that I'm angry?"
"You can take your time being angry. I have to take care of Levi and Julien.“
Angela was flabbergasted!
Why did Andrew choose such a sharp~tongued woman?
Didn't Victor say that men had an affinity for gentle and considerate women? Was there something wrong with Andrew? Why did he fancy such a vicious woman?
Angela was filled with anger, but Levi came and added fuel to the fire, "Mom, I don't want to blame you. But Sister Silvia did greet you just now. You are wrong for ignoring her."
Angela asked, "Levi, are you still my son?"
Levi replied, "Mom, of course I am your son."
"Little Precious, don't just stay quiet. Tell her that I'm in charge of the household in the Carter family!" Angela tried her best to act like the head of the family, but no matter how hard she tried, she did not look the part.
Julien coughed and said slowly, "Aunt Angela, I accidentally dialed my father's number. I think..."
Before Julien could finish his words, he heard Angela's scream, "What? Julien, what did you say?!"
This was it. Angela was doomed. If her brother, Edwin, found out that she came all the way to Madison City to "bully" her niece-in-law, she would probably be taken back to Jiangbei and be locked up, despite being a grown-up!
It was already humiliating just to think about it! "Aunt Angela, do you want to talk to him?"
"Stinky brat, you did it on purpose!" Angela thought she would be better off dying.
"Dad, Aunt Angela doesn't want to talk to you... Okay, I'll pass it on to her for you," Julien said earnestly. After that, he made a gesture of hanging up the phone. After all, he needed to put up a full show. Angela taught him this, but she didn't expect that the trick would be used on herself!
Angela asked, "What did your father ask you to tell me?"
Julien said, "He wants you to behave properly, like an elder."
Angela was speechless. Was she not behaving like an elder.
Just as she was feeling defeated, she saw Silvia's delighted face. Angela was even angrier. "Girl, I'm not done with you."
Silvia just kept quiet.
The Carter family was really different from ordinary families.
Andrew's mood was unpredictable and could change in an instant.
The two boys were young but extremely smart. They concocted a lot of cheeky and intelligent ideas in their minds.
Now, this Aunt Angela was young and good looking, but she obviously had a mental issue. Silvia didn't provoke her, but yet Angela harboured a serious grudge against Silvia!
CHAPTER 1295
Ever since she was a child, Angela had always been a mischievous person. Before her marriage, her parents and older brother doted on her, and after marriage, she had Victor. Although she was well into her thirties, she never knew how to hold back her temper.
Most of the time, she just did whatever she wanted. Victor gave her the carte blanche as long as she did not hurt anyone. He valued her happiness over anything else.
This trip to Madison City was something that Angela had come up with on the spur of the moment. She didn't tell anyone and left hastily. Her main purpose was to check Silvia out on Edwin's behalf.
She was a dauntless, hot-tempered person. This time, she happened to meet Silvia, who was equal to her! When Angela and Silvia bumped into each other, neither of them was willing to give in. They were bound to quarrel to no end!
Seeing that the conflict between the two of them had grown intense, Julien hurriedly pacified the situation, "Aunt Angela, you‘re the elder here. My father said that you should behave like an elder. Don‘t argue with others."
"Stinky brat, I watched you grow up. You've only known her for a while, but yet you're taking her side." Initially, Angela wanted to bask in the privilege of an elder, but it was a futile attempt!
If it were in the past, Silvia would have happily put up a fight with anyone who was provoking her. However, this woman, Angela, was Andrew's elder.
Silvia was part of the family now that she had married Andrew. Sooner or later, she would have to visit Andrew's family. To leave a bad impression, Silvia held back her feelings and said, "Julien, bring your Aunt Angela to wash her hands. It's time to eat!"
Angela stomped her feet in anger. "What do you mean his Aunt Angela?"
Silvia did not know what to say.
Angela said, "Young lady, although I'm not pleased with you, I'm still your elder. You have to call me Aunt Angela too."
Silvia said, "I did, but you did not respond. Why would I call you that again?"
Angela was so childish. If she really wanted to find trouble with Silvia, why did she not want to acknowledge Silvia as Andrew's wife? And now she was unreasonably demanding for Silvia to call her Aunt Mia?!
"Master Andrew, you're finally back." Auntie Cherry started to worry for Silvia when Angela arrived and wanted to put on a scene. However, Auntie Cherry knew her place. It was not up to a servant to meddle in the family's affairs.
Auntie Cherry couldn't just stand by and watch Silvia be bullied. Helpless, she had no choice but to wait for Andrew at the door. She hoped that when he returned, she could pass on the news to him as soon as possible.
"What's wrong?" As soon as Andrew got out of the car, he saw Auntie Cherry's anxious look. Andrew frowned.
"Levi's mother is here. She is with Miss Turner..." Before Auntie Cherry could finish her words, Andrew, who had always been calm, dashed into the house like a gust of wind.
Andrew barged in and looked around. Sure enough, he saw that a fight was about to break out between Angela and Silvia!
"Aunt Angela, you're here." Although Andrew did not welcome Angela, who was a troublemaker, she was still an elder. Since she had already come, he could not chase her away.
"Andrew, you came back just in time." Angela walked to Andrew's side and said, "Tell me, is this your wife?"
However, Andrew chose to stand next to Silvia. "Yes."
The careless Angela did not notice Andrew's discreet actions. She continued, "Andrew, she has such a bad temper. Why did you choose her as your wife?"
"Aunt Angela, Uncle Victor chose you as well." Indeed, Andrew was implying that Angela was also bad-tempered. Victor had chosen her, so why couldn't Andrew choose Silvia?
"Brat, what do you mean?" Angela placed both of her hands on her hips. "Let me tell you, I was the one who chased after Victor. If I didn't put my mind to it, he wouldn't even be interested in me."
Angela admitted that she had a bad temper and that she liked to create trouble. That was why that b‘stard, Victor had always praised other women for being gentle and considerate in front of her.
Every time Angela heard what Victor had said, she felt like cutting his tongue off. However, that was the man she loved deeply. She could not do anything to him.
"Pfft..." It was the first time Silvia heard someone describe themselves that way. She couldn't hold back her laughter and said, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to laugh, I just couldn't hold it back!"
"Girl, you, you..." No matter how much Angela loved to stir up trouble, she couldn't really do anything to Silvia. She could only vent her anger on Andrew. "Andrew, you should look carefully. Don't get a wife who only knows how to create more trouble."
"Aunt Angela, you are my elder, and Silvia is my wife. You are my relative and she‘s my lover. I hope that you two can live together peacefully." Although Silvia had many bad habits, Andrew would not allow anyone to disparage her, even if that person was from his family.
Angela said, "Andrew... You‘re also going to take her side?"
She was furious. It had been a long time since she was neglected. Now, not only was she bullied by Silvia, but even her son and nephew were not taking her side.
Andrew said, "Aunt Angela, you are my elder, so I respect you. I would never bully you. But Silvia is not some random stranger. She's my wife and I will not let anyone bully her."
Silvia just listened on quietly. Andrew had said those words deliberately in front of Silvia, didn't he?
In any case, Silvia felt that it was phony and wouldn't believe it.
Angela said angrily, "How could you say you're not taking her side and going against me? You‘re obviously doing that. You better not forget that I am your aunt."
Andrew responded, "It's because you‘re my aunt that you're still standing here. It won't be the same if you were someone else."
Andrew was stunned. What should she do? She was so pissed off by Andrew!
All the men in the Carter family loved their wives. Once they secured a wife, they would never care about Angela again!
Julien quickly stepped forward to help mediate the awkward situation. “Aunt Angela, it's getting late. You must be hungry, right? Why don't we eat first? We can talk after dinner."
Angela could not say a word.
She was fuming in her throat. If she could not vent her displeasure, she might really choke to death!
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