He Gave Me Hearing, Then Taught Me What Silence Really Means novel Chapter 50

Eleanor's brows instantly pulled into a tight frown. She coughed softly into her hand, then offered a comforting smile. "I'll make a call and find out exactly what's going on. Don't you worry about a thing."

"Thank you, Eleanor."

Juniper was the picture of perfect obedience. She sat with her spine straight, keeping her eyes respectfully lowered instead of gawking at her opulent surroundings.

Eleanor dialed Yvonne's number directly, questioning her about the painting.

Yvonne freely admitted to pulling the artwork. But when she heard that Juniper was currently sitting in the estate, her face froze in sheer outrage.

"Yvonne, did you give that order to Caleb Xavier? What earthly reason do you have to make life so miserable for a young girl like Juniper?"

Yvonne plastered on a tight, politically perfect smile. In all her years married into this dynasty, she had handled every single crisis with flawless precision. This was the very first time Eleanor had ever spoken to her with such open, scolding contempt.

A toxic fire raged in her chest, but she had absolutely no outlet to unleash it.

"Mother, I was under the impression that she had manipulated you into consigning the piece..."

Before she could even finish her excuse, Eleanor brutally cut her off. "Do I look senile to you? Do you really think a few sweet words are enough to make me blindly hand over my assets? Besides, I made it perfectly clear to you years ago that I view Juniper as my own granddaughter. I asked you to find her for me back then, but seeing how you're actively trying to destroy her now... I have to wonder if you ever actually looked for her at all."

In her youth, Eleanor had been a terrifying corporate powerhouse. She saw straight through the transparent, petty manipulations of the human heart, and it only took her a few sentences to strike the fatal blow.

It was a spectacular, unmitigated slap to Yvonne's face.

Yvonne's entire body went rigid with blinding fury. She ground her teeth together so hard her jaw ached. Juniper. Oh, she was going to kill Juniper.

"Mother, I overstepped. I will personally contact the Xaviers and clear this up."

"Yvonne, you are my daughter-in-law, and you are Nelson's mother. Nelson is the heir to this entire empire. I expect you to set a better example. Crushing innocent people with money and power is the most disgusting thing our family could possibly do."

That wasn't just a slap in the face anymore—it was Eleanor officially declaring herself Juniper's ironclad protector.

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