Chapter 684: Chapter 684: Direct Hit
“Is it because of you that they came here? Is it because of you that they are so greedy?”
When Cindy shook her head, Old Madam said, “There you have it. It’s all on you, stuck in the middle, being resented by them. Just now, when it was time for them to prepare the dowry, their faces looked like they hated you. Who knows what they’ll say about you later.”
“That’s why, next time something like this happens, don’t say anything, leave it to us. If they have any objections, just let them complain to us. So you won’t give your parents any handle to badmouth you.”
“But this is obviously the trouble I brought, and I can’t just ignore it and leave it all to you,” said Cindy, blaming herself.
Old Madam’s face darkened, and she looked displeased: “This is the same as you treating us as outsiders and not considering us family. Since the day you and Adrian got your marriage license, we said that you are now part of the Zhekova family. You were never cared for in your previous family, but from now on, the people in the Zhekova family will care for you, and you will be a part of our family.”
“Whatever happens, we’ll support you. Since we are family, what’s so hard for you? What’s so troublesome for us? If you are worried and think that your family is causing trouble for us, I think you are now part of our family, it’s other people bullying you, bullying our Zhekova family, and we should protect you.”
“You are not our trouble, no matter what happens. If we don’t protect you, who will? Are you still going to treat us like outsiders? Isn’t that hurting our feelings?”
Hearing this, Cindy felt even more guilty and held Old Madam’s hand tightly: “Grandma, I didn’t mean that, I didn’t...”
“I know.” Old Madam patted the back of Cindy’s hand, “Anyway, from now on, just relax and let us handle everything. Don’t take the initiative, it’s easy for them to find fault in whatever you say when you’re caught in the middle.”
“Exactly,” added Old Master, “When you went out just now to send them off, your grandmother and I had discussed this, and we both agreed.”
“Just now, when Wendy asked you to send them off, did she want to say something to you on the way?” asked Old Madam.
Cindy didn’t cover it up and told them what Wendy had said: “She probably thought that Morgan was the child I had with someone else.”
Not wanting Morgan to hear this, Cindy lowered her voice and whispered to Old Madam.
Fortunately, Old Madam’s ears were still working well despite her age, and she had no trouble hearing.
Old Madam sneered coldly, “Since that’s her only weapon, let her hold on to it! No matter when and under what circumstances she says it, we won’t be afraid.”
And Old Madam was right. Because of Cindy’s insistence on discussing the dowry, Christy Xenos came to resent her even more.
While the three of them were sitting in the car on the way back to the hotel, Christy Xenos couldn’t help but grumble to Joshua Clarke, “You saw it today, didn’t you? That Cindy, acting as an ingrate, calculating against our family in order to please her in-laws! Demanding a dowry from us at every turn!”
“She married such a good family and never thought of helping us, but instead, she’s trying to take money from our family to make a name for herself in the Zhekova family! She doesn’t even think about whether the rich Zhekova family would care about the dowry we give! Even if we do give it, the Zhekova family won’t appreciate it and might just ridicule us for being small-minded.”
“We grudgingly provided what we thought was an excellent dowry, but the Zhekova family probably still thinks we are beneath them, not taking our dowry seriously, and maybe even laughing at us behind our backs.”
Christy Xenos turned to Joshua Clarke and said, “As for your little daughter, you saw it today, all her words were in favor of the Zhekova family. She only cares about her good life in the Zhekova family and never thought of our family. You should give up on her now, right?”
“You see how straightforward she was when discussing the dowry today, she couldn’t stop talking about it! Did she even call you dad?”
Joshua Clarke fell silent and didn’t speak again, and Christy Xenos couldn’t help but smirk triumphantly.
When they arrived at the hotel, the three of them got out of the car and went inside.
They entered the elevator and ascended to their floor. As they stepped out of the elevator and headed towards their rooms—
Suddenly, five men wearing hoodies, masks, and sunglasses covering their faces tightly, looking suspicious, came rushing towards them.
Christy Xenos, Wendy, and Joshua Clarke all became nervous and instinctively felt that something was wrong.
But it was too late for them to run now. The five men had already closed in and started hitting Christy Xenos.
“What are you doing!” Joshua Clarke’s face changed as he tried to step forward and pull them away.
As a result, two of the five men split off, one blocking Wendy and one blocking Joshua Clarke.