Emily Parker and Carlos just returned to Cloud Lake Villa, and as soon as they entered the hall, a crisp slap tore through the tranquil air.
Old Lady Carter raised her hand, and a slap landed on Mrs. Carter’s pale cheek, leaving five bright red finger marks.
Mrs. Carter turned her head away from the blow, and a pearl earring fell to the ground.
Maria Carter rushed over from the side. She had just returned, not even having time to put down her backpack, and she stood protectively in front of her mother like a mother hen guarding her chicks.
"Grandma, what gives you the right to hit mom?"
Old Lady Carter’s silver hair was impeccably styled, and the gold embroidery on her dark green cheongsam gleamed coldly.
She leaned on her cane, her phoenix eyes slanted, and her voice was like ice,
"I discipline my own daughter, and you think you can interfere? Go back to your room!"
Emily Parker’s fingers unconsciously dug into her palm.
She watched as Mrs. Carter’s left cheek quickly swelled up, yet she still straightened her back and slowly raised her head.
"Mother, everything I’ve done has adhered to the company’s regulations."
Mrs. Carter’s voice was gentle yet firm,
"You can’t just because the results aren’t to your liking..."
"Shut up! You’ve been spoiled by your father,"
Old Lady Carter firmly planted her cane on the ground,
"Transfer 15% of your shares to me right now, and also..."
Old Lady Carter suddenly noticed Emily Parker, she pointed abruptly to Emily, standing by the door,
"Get this unknown girl out of Cloud Lake Villa!"
Carlos’s brow immediately furrowed, about to step forward when Emily held down his tense wrist, and then she took a step forward herself.
Her clear eyes were fearless as they met Old Lady Carter’s cloudy ones.
"Mom, Emily is my daughter-in-law. She’s also your granddaughter-in-law,"
Mrs. Carter suddenly raised her voice,
"She is carrying the blood of the Carter Family."
Old Lady Carter sneered, her bony fingers rubbing the dragon head of the cane,
"Look at her with that seductive face—I’ve heard she was just a little nurse before, coaxing the old and the young alike. Who knows whose illegitimate child she’s carrying?"
She deliberately pointed the tip of her cane towards Emily’s belly, her gaze icy.
Carlos suddenly broke free from Emily’s hand.
As he strode over, his eyes surged with black waves of anger,
"Grandma, please take back that statement."
"Why? Did I say something wrong?"
Old Lady Carter suddenly clutched her chest in a cough, and her voice became weak by eight degrees,
"These old bones of mine... the doctor says I shouldn’t get agitated..."
Emily narrowed her eyes.
She noticed that as the old lady coughed, the jade necklace around her neck worth a fortune didn’t move an inch, and the veins on her hand gripping the cane were prominent, showing no sign of weakness.
"Old Lady Carter, you look quite healthy, swifter than young people in your walk, judging by your appearance, the data in your recent medical reports should all be very normal, right?"
Emily’s clear voice rang through the hall.
In the deathly silence, Old Lady Carter’s face turned from pale to blue.
She suddenly swung her cane towards Emily,
"You unmannered thing, there’s no place for you to speak in the Carter family."
Carlos intercepted the cane like lightning.
The cane hit his arm with a dull thud, but his brows didn’t furrow a bit,
"Grandma, please stop this."
"Fine! So you’d rather put me aside for a woman, huh?"
Old Lady Carter panted heavily, glaring at Carlos.
Carlos hesitated for a moment, looked at Mrs. Carter nodded to him.
"I’ll go get the doctor."
Carlos strained to hold back his anger.
"You come take care of me."
Old Lady Carter pointed to Emily,
"I’ve heard you were a nurse before, should be quite capable of taking care of people."
Hearing the arrogant tone of Old Lady Carter, Carlos furrowed his brows even tighter.
"Grandma, Emily’s health is inconvenient..."
"Carlos, I can take care of Grandma.
You escort Mom inside to rest, and Maria too."
Emily saw that Old Lady Carter wanted to have a private talk with her.
Carlos hesitated and glanced at her, and upon receiving Emily’s encouraging gaze, he could only first assist Mrs. Carter and Maria as they left.
Only then did Old Lady Carter sit down on the sofa nearby, and Evan Palmer brewed a cup of tea and handed it to her.
"To ensure the purity of the Carter family bloodline, you must abort this child."
Old Lady Carter said as she tossed out a check,
"One billion, enough for you to squander for the rest of your life."
Emily suddenly laughed.
"Old Lady Carter, are you out of your mind? Just one billion to try to send me off?" Read complete version only at ɴovelfire.net
She lightly caressed her belly with her fingertips, her smile blooming like a flower and looking particularly glaring in the old lady’s eyes.
"When my child is born and inherits the Carter Clan one day, its worth would be thousands of billions.
What would you do if it were you?"
Old Lady Carter was momentarily at a loss for words, having never been spoken to so brazenly before, after a lifetime of being respected.
As long as I am here, I’ll never let you give birth to that little bastard.
If you don’t miscarry, I will make sure you get nothing."
Old Lady Carter threatened.
"Old Lady Carter, then we might as well give it a try."
Emily said and calmly sat down too.
"Someone, get her out of here!"
Old Lady Carter suddenly roared with rage!
Evan Palmer was just about to call for people when Emily suddenly laughed coldly and said.
"I advise you better not do that."