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Jennifer didn’t care about Mary’s expression at all.
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Once Timothy’s leg healed, she’d leave the Clark family anyway, so she wouldn’t have to deal with Mary much longer.
Now, she had nothing to hold back. Since Mary kept causing trouble, there was no need to stay polite anymore.
Mary’s voice grew shrill. “Are all
young
people these days so shameless? How dare you talk about such things!”
“What things?” Jennifer asked with an innocent look that made Mary’s blood pressure spike.
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Mary immediately turned to complain to Angelina. “Angelina, look how badly behaved she is. What else can you expect from someone who grew up without parents…”
Jennifer’s expression instantly turned cold. “Aunt Mary, you can criticize me all you want, but leave my parents out of this.”
“Why shouldn’t I? Am I wrong?”
“If you bring up my parents, doesn’t that show your lack of proper upbringing, Aunt Mary?”
This time, Jennifer didn’t try to play peacemaker. She confronted Mary head–on.
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Angelina spoke up. “That’s enough, stop arguing.”
She held Jennifer’s hand. “Don’t listen
to your aunt. I’m not so strict with rules. Young people should get extra rest in the morning. There’s no need to wake up this early with me.”
Jennifer lowered her eyes. “Thank you, Grandma.”
“Come on, let’s have breakfast.”
“I’ll go check if Timothy has finished his morning workout.”
Jennifer wanted to leave anyway to avoid another confrontation with Mary.
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After Jennifer left, Mary complained resentfully. “Angelina, you’re spoiling that girl too much. Can’t you see how she treats her family?”
“I’ve always known about the Hargreaves family’s favoritism.”
Angelina’s gaze was scrutinizing as she looked at Mary. “And I do not require you to wake up this early to pay respects to me either. Why can’t you be more lenient with the younger generation?”
Mary fell silent, but she couldn’t stand Jennifer’s defiant attitude.
In her mind, a girl from a humble background should know her place and do
as she’s told.
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But Jennifer was a troublemaker who not only disobeyed but talked back.
However, with Angelina protecting Jennifer, there wasn’t much Mary could do.
Still, she thought, once Timothy’s leg healed, Jennifer wouldn’t last many more days in the Clark family! She’d indeed be thrown out!
And when that time came, she’d deal with that girl herself.
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Jennifer found Timothy just as he was finishing his workout.
When he came out after his shower, he
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was surprised to see Jennifer waiting outside. “Aren’t you supposed to be having dinner with Grandma?”
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“Grandma has Aunt Mary with her. If I go, she and I will just end up fighting, which would only upset Grandma more.”
That was why she’d chosen to seek out Timothy instead.
Timothy knew all about Mary’s attitude. After thinking for a moment, he said, “You did the right thing. You shouldn’t have to put up with that treatment.”
“I thought you’d tell me just to grin and bear it.”
“You won’t be part of the Clark family much longer anyway, so there’s no point
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Jennifer’s eyes dimmed slightly at his words, but she quickly covered it with a smile. “You’ve got a point there. I was thinking the same thing. But Grandma’s been so good to me. I need to consider her feelings.”
She might have been more outspoken if Angelina hadn’t been there.
But she didn’t want Angelina worrying about such things.
As Timothy walked with Jennifer from the bedroom, he said quietly, “Grandma really does care about you.”
“Well, she’s always been good to me! It’s only natural to return the kindness.”
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Jennifer glanced at Timothy, hoping he wouldn’t get too angry when she spoke ill of his ex, at least out of respect for Angelina.
After they went to the restaurant, Mary stayed quiet despite her obvious displeasure.
As the meal wrapped up, everyone prepared to leave.
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Jennifer had to handle preparations for tomorrow’s big show, so she definitely didn’t have time today.
Jennifer looked at Angelina and said, “We’ll head out now, but we’ll come back to visit you in a few days.”
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Angelina nodded, then bent down to get into her car and left.
Jennifer finally let out a sigh of relief after
seeing them off.
She glanced back at the lawn, remembering the cage that had been there just yesterday.
She turned to Timothy and said, “If your mother finds out about this, it’s going to be a huge headache.”
While Jennifer could stand up to Mary, Millie was technically her husband’s mother; she couldn’t treat her the same way.
Millie would probably be even more trouble to deal with.
