Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Didn’t he know Mr. Eugene’s temper? He was a grumpy old man, and it was impossible for him to favor a little girl and give away his cherished collection.
This was a colossal joke!
This girl’s lies were getting more and more absurd!
Enid also laughed, “Ms. Bella, your ability to concoct lies is truly commendable. You say you know Mr. Eugene and that he gave your chess set? Do you have any proof?”
“I have his contact.”
Mr. Winters found it even funnier after hearing this, “Ms. Bella, let me tell you, I know Mr. Eugene, and I recognize his voice. He doesn’t just give out his contact to anyone.”
He had been ruthlessly denied when he wanted Mr. Eugene’s contact.
He had tried to buy that chess set before, and no matter how much he tried to please, Mr. Eugene simply would disagree!
And this girl managed to get Mr. Eugene to give it to her willingly?
What a Joke!
Mirabella took out her phone and dialed a number.
Soon after, the other party picked up the call.
“Bella, am I seeing things, or did you dia! the wrong number? I can’t believe you’re calling me. That’s a rare treat.”
Mr. Eugene’s voice echoed from the other end of the phone, leaving everyone in shock.
Phillip and Shirley, recognizing the voice instantly as Mr. Eugene’s, felt like they had the game in the bag.
Even Mr. Winters‘ face changed color. This was definitely Mr. Eugene’s voice. There was no way he could mistake the accent, the tone!
But how could this be?
It sounded as if Mr. Eugene actually knew this girl!
Who exactly was this girl that Mr. Eugene so highly regarded her?
“Mr. Eugene, have you gone to bed yet? I hope I’m not disturbing you?” Mirabella remembered he usually retired early.
“Well, you’re being quite formal now. Forget about sleeping. Even if I was lying in a coffin, I’d get up if you called! When are we going to have another chess match?” The implications of this were massive. Mirabella played chess, too?
From the sound of it, she had even played chess with Mr. Eugene.
Could it be that she was a chess whiz?
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“I’ll come over some other day.” As Mirabella said this, she went straight to the point, “I heard you have a granddaughter. Just asking.”
“What granddaughter? I wasn’t aware. Ah, I get it. You must have heard some rumors and thought I had recognized someone else as my granddaughter. That’s impossible! I only want to recognize you as my granddaughter. What do you say? Have you changed your mind? Many want to be my granddaughter, if you miss out this time, there won’t be another chance!”
Mirabella hadn’t expected him to bring this up again, so she changed the subject, “We’ll talk about that later. Do you remember the golden chess set?”
“I do. Didn’t give it to you? Do you want to give it back to me? I knew you were a gentle and sweet girl…”
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“You’re overthinking it.” Mirabella cut off his daydream, “I’m calling to tell you I gave it away.”
“What? You silly girl, that chess set was my treasure. I gave it to you because I love you.”
Are you sure it’s because you love me?”
Caught off guard by Mirabella’s question, Mr. Eugene stammered, “Well, there’s definitely a part of it because I love you.”
Since everyone was listening to the call, Mirabella didn’t expose him but said, “Alright, that’s all I wanted to tell you. I’m hanging up now.”
“Wait, you haven’t said when you’ll come next.” Before Mr. Eugene could finish, Mirabella had hung up the phone.
Everyone was amazed!
Mr. Winters hadn’t expected this girl to actually know Mr. Eugene, and Mr. Eugene himself admitted that he had given her the chess set. And Enid’s face turned even more sour!
If the one in Mirabella’s possession was the real one, then what the hell did she spend a whopping twenty million dollars on?
“No, this can’t be.” Enid shook her head, unable to accept the reality.
“Enid, were you deceived?” Suri tried to comfort her, “Don’t you have the contact information of Mr. Eugene’s granddaughter? Call her quickly and ask what’s going on.”
“Since Bella has Mr. Eugene’s contact, if necessary, she can also help Mr. Eugene communicate with the ‘granddaughter.” Jessamyn also suggested.
All eyes were on Enid.
Feeling embarrassed, Enid took out her phone, ready to call ‘the granddaughter, only to find out she’d been blocked!
Seeing Enid’s face turning extremely sour, Suri anxiously asked what had happened and found out she’d been blocked.
The truth was as clear as day!
Enid was swindled, and after the swindler received the money, she was blocked.
“After all that fuss, it turned out she’s been swindled.”
Shirley looked at Mirabella lovingly, “I can’t believe you even have a connection with Mr. Eugene. When Grandpa Phillip tried to buy the chess set from him, he even turned down Grandpa Philip. It’s clear he values you greatly.”
Without a doubt, Mirabella must be a chess prodigy!
“Could you come over and play chess with me and your grandma?” Phillip invited her with a smile.
Mirabella chuckled, “Sure.”
Mr. Winters tried to lighten the mood: “Never thought Derek would be fooled by a scam, but luckily this gift still ended up in Shirley’s hands. The sender might be different, but the sentiment is still nice.”
Romeo’s eyes dimmed; wasn’t he just a shameless one?
“Different sender, different sentiment.” Romeo said calmly, “This is a gift from Bella as a granddaughter–in–law to grandma. It’s fundamentally different from a gift from Ms. Enid.”
Mr. Winters‘ smile froze but quickly returned, agreeing with a yes.
Romeo’s gaze fell on Enid, “Ms. Enid hasn’t formally apologized to my future wife yet.”
Enid looked confused, apologize?
“Ms. Enid was quite harsh just now, rude even. My fiancée is quite introverted and you scared her.”
Hearing Romeo say this, Enid was fuming!
Mirabella introverted? Where was she introverted? She looked like she was afraid of nothing!
With the McMillan family backing her up, she became disrespectful and unbridled!
She was clearly arrogant, yet they had the audacity to call her introverted, clearly playing favorites!
Since this was happening in the McMillan’s house, Mr. Winters pretended to scold, “Derek, you misunderstood Ms. Bella’s good intentions without knowing the full story. Better apologize.”
Even though Enid was unhappy, her grandpa had spoken, so she had to bite the bullet and pretend to apologize: “I’m sorry, my attitude was inappropriate.” Regardless of whether Mirabella forgave her, Mr. Winters quickly changed the subject: “Ms. Bella is magnanimous; I’m sure she won’t take this to heart. Remember your status and think three times before you act.”
Enid pretended to comply, saying, “Yes, I’ll heed grandpa’s words.”
“Alright, it’s getting late; you all should get some rest.” Shirley ended the meeting, not wanting to see their faces any longer.
Phillip stood up with a smile and said, “Remember your grandpa’s words when you return home. The elders have more experience than you, and young people should be modest and cautious.”
His words had three layers:
First, to express dissatisfaction with Enid’s behaviour.
Second, to remind Enid to be polite to Mirabella, who now had the McMillan family’s protection.
Third, elders have more experience; don’t offend them, or they have many ways to make life difficult for the Winters family.
Enid didn’t expect Phillip to protect Mirabella this much so she bowed her head, pretending to repent, and said, “Thanks for the reminder, Grandpa Phillip. I was wrong.”
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
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