He Gave Me Hearing, Then Taught Me What Silence Really Means novel Chapter 128

"That just proves she's a bad woman!"

Lydia softly scolded her from the side. "Mommy taught you not to talk bad about people behind their backs."

Josie pouted and snuggled deeper into Nelson's embrace. "Mommy is a good woman."

Nelson glanced at Lydia.

Lydia's eyes reddened, looking every bit the wronged victim as she looked away.

*

Juniper stayed awake until three in the morning.

A suffocating weight pressed down on her chest, making it hard to breathe.

Driven by a terrible anxiety, she kept checking her phone, terrified that someone from Oakley would come looking for her or that some new scandal had dropped online.

The news about her was still sitting at the number one spot on the trending list. Netizens had already left hundreds of thousands of hateful comments, and various gossip accounts were reposting the videos. Now that Audrey Vance was refusing to show her face, the outrage was only escalating.

Juniper had stared at her screen all night. When she went downstairs for breakfast the next morning, her complexion was terrible.

Eleanor was just about to ask if she was feeling unwell when a servant announced, "Yvonne is here."

Juniper gripped her silverware tightly. As soon as she looked up, she locked eyes with Yvonne.

Standing in a corner where Eleanor couldn't see, Yvonne looked like she wanted to tear Juniper apart with her bare hands.

But as she approached Eleanor, her expression completely shifted. "Mother, I had a renowned traditional doctor prescribe this nourishing herbal soup for you. It simmered for six hours."

Ever since Eleanor's attitude toward her had taken a sharp nosedive, Yvonne had been desperately trying to mend fences.

Even though her son was the heir, the patriarch still held the ultimate authority, and he deeply respected Eleanor. If Eleanor hadn't insisted on moving out, she would likely still hold a massive chunk of Saint Group's shares.

In a sprawling family like this, when shares were involved, whoever held more weight in Eleanor's heart stood to inherit whatever equity she still controlled.

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