After talking to Rebecca, David turned the camera back to Susan.He smiled and said, "Susan, you agree, right?"Susan twisted the corner of her mouth. She attempted to force a smile yet found it incredibly difficult.She could only try her best to keep her composure. She said to Rebecca, "Mr. Winston is very handsome. He… he was also very polite to me. I am not scared at all."Even a fool could tell from her unnatural tone that she was just being polite.Suddenly, Rebecca recalled a phenomenon she had read about on the internet: Stockholm syndrome.Unfortunately, this was not a time to joke around.Rebecca smiled and said, "As long as you're not scared, Susan, that's good. It was his mistake not to inform you before picking you up from the airport. When he comes to Rookfort, I will make him apologize to me, and I will punish him on your behalf."Susan forced another smile.Rebecca no longer wanted to play this game with Susan. So, she turned back to David."So, David, when ar
Rebecca had no choice but to rephrase what she said. She then said, "I'm not familiar with the roads in Rookfort. Even with maps, I'm not used to driving in Rookfort. Besides, you might arrive early in the morning. I might not even be awake yet.""That's true." David chuckled.Unexpectedly, he agreed with Rebecca. "In that case, you can book a restaurant for tomorrow at noon. I'll bring your new friend to meet you for lunch. How about that?""Alright, let's do that. See you tomorrow?" said Rebecca."See you tomorrow," David said.Then the call ended.Rebecca's beautiful face disappeared from the screen. When the screen completely went dark, David threw it to the side casually.He turned his head and looked at Susan, whose arms were still being tied behind her back, and said with a smile, "I apologize for the inconvenience, Susan. But just in case Becca didn't want to see me again when I returned to Rookfort, I had to use you. I hope I didn't scare you, and I hope you don't mind.
In the evening, Rebecca went to visit the Gibsons with Albert.She briefly mentioned David, but both Albert and Caleb told her not to worry.It wasn't because she was worried about being taken away by that crazy man again.It was because now he had a hostage, so she was worried that innocent people might get hurt.But never mind; they would deal with any difficulties as they came.For now, her priority was to visit the Gibsons.Albert had prepared the gift in advance.Rebecca initially planned to go out in the afternoon and see if she could find something the Gibsons would like.After all, she had returned in a hurry, and all the things she had prepared were in Fairport. Many of them were still being shipped as well.Hence, she had no choice but to seek last-minute solutions.But with the help of her brother, everything had already been prepared.There was no need to worry. She could rely on her brother.The Gibsons family had known that Rebecca would be coming back and had
Rebecca was actually feeling a bit awkward.Before entering the house, she had indeed prepared herself to greet her relatives.Although it had been a long time since she last saw them, and they weren't close anymore, she still understood basic manners.However, as soon as she stepped inside, she heard those sarcastic remarks. No matter how good her mood was, it was ruined by the remarks.Moreover, there was a rule in terms of greeting the elders. Since neither her eldest brother nor her cousin greeted the relatives, she decided to follow suit.She didn't care if Mary scolded her because of this. Her elder brothers would always be on her side.When Mary confronted them, Albert also couldn't be bothered to respond.He had just entered the house with the gifts. Upon hearing those words, he glanced at them indifferently and went straight outside to smoke.Rebecca hesitated whether to follow her eldest brother out.After all, it was quite torturous to be with a relative who wasn't
As he was talking, James glanced at Rebecca and almost burst into laughter."I was joking with you, Becca. It seems like you indeed haven't set foot in the kitchen for years. No worries. Skills don't simply go away. If you like it, you can occasionally cook for your family. It won't be too burdensome."As he spoke, he asked Rebecca and Albert to take their seats at the table.Serena, who was carrying the dishes from the kitchen, saw it and immediately got annoyed.She let out a slight grunt as she put the dishes on the table before sitting down.James frowned. "Why are you sitting down? Aren't they still warming up the dishes in the kitchen?"Serena stood her ground and said, "Grandpa, I am your granddaughter-in-law, so I'm a guest too. Guests shouldn't help with the cooking. Don't you think so?"Both of them were James' granddaughters. So, why was it that Rebecca's hands were soft and fair like polished jade?Why were Serena's hands covered in the greasy smell of kitchen fumes
As soon as Angela said that, the expressions on everyone's faces changed.Mary and Serena were naturally satisfied. After putting down the food on the table, they started eating as usual without caring about etiquette or waiting for guests.Angela had spoken. What could they do now that the elders had spoken up?Arguing would achieve nothing as it already seemed like Rebecca was in the wrong.It looked like she went abroad, forgot about her family, and didn’t return home in the last four yearsTo Angela, it looked like she was spoiled!Except for Mary and Serena, the rest of them naturally looked upset.Jimmy, especially, looked upset at hearing this.He knew how much Rebecca had suffered and how she had been mistreated over the years. Now that she had returned home, she had to listen to such hurtful remarks.But he couldn't criticize Angela.The same went for James.Angela's health was getting worse. She used to like to stay on the second floor, but now she would get tired
She actually didn't want to say that about Rebecca. After all, Rebecca had just returned from overseas. She took a long journey from Fairport to Rookfort. Even if she hadn't visited for four years, and didn't make any calls, she was still part of the family after all.But they had been rude to Mary.Even if Mary had a bad temper, was divorced, and had a child to care for, she was still better than her other two children. She knew that her parents had aged, and she lived with them to accompany them.The same could not be said for Zelda and Henry.One married a poor guy without listening to them, and now she didn't care about the Stigg family because her husband had gotten rich. Another forgot about them after marrying and moved out once they separated from the family, as if they were afraid that James and Angela would disturb them.Luckily Angela had three children, or else she and James would be living on their own.When she thought of this, Angela became defensive of herself.
Mary kept silent. She looked at Angela as if she was asking her to rescue her from this predicament.Angela, unexpectedly, didn't say anything.She thought that Mary had truly gone overboard this time.James and she were still alive and yet Mary said such words. It was… disappointing.James didn't want to argue anymore. He left after he put everything back in the boxes.On the table, Mary took a glance at Angela and asked cautiously, "Mom…"It was fine if Mary offended James; he had never been on her side after all. Angela was the one who gave her pocket money, so it was enough to just please Angela.But Angela didn't try to comfort her like she usually did. She simply avoided meeting Mary's gaze, "Let's eat."She didn't say anything else after that.Mary could only continue with her meal and say one or two words to flatter Angela, or help serve Angela the dishes, hoping to gain her favor.However, Angela remained quiet.…As for Rebecca, after she left the villa with Alber