"If it weren’t for me, would you still be the general manager now? You’d have been carrying bricks at the construction site a long time ago!"
"My daughter is so well-behaved, how could she possibly embezzle funds? Is it that little mistress of yours trying to frame my daughter?"
Facing Eleanor Palmer’s torrent of accusations, Edward Palmer calmly said, "The little mistress you’re talking about is the boss’s youngest daughter."
Eleanor Palmer’s incessant talking suddenly stopped as she heard Edward Palmer continue, "If you don’t believe Eva embezzled funds, I can call the police right now."
At the mention of calling the police, Eleanor Palmer was instantly scared and waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no... Edward, Eva is your niece, how can you bear to call the police? You are her uncle. If the police get involved, her life would be ruined."
"That’s why I didn’t call the police, I just asked her to return the money she took." Edward Palmer looked at Eleanor Palmer.
Eleanor Palmer asked uncertainly, "How much money are we talking about?"
"What? Fifty thousand?" Eleanor Palmer almost jumped up, "Where can I get fifty thousand?"
"Edward, you must help me. Back then..."
Eleanor Palmer was about to bring up the past, but Edward Palmer interrupted her directly, "Sis, you know if I hadn’t discovered this early on and investigated the matter myself, I would be implicated once things come to light, do you understand?"
"But... but Eva is still young; it’s understandable that she made a mistake." Eleanor Palmer wiped her tears pitifully, "You’re her uncle. I treated you so well back then, you should repay me now."
Edward Palmer’s wife, upon hearing this, couldn’t take it, "Sister, aren’t you going too far with your words? Hasn’t Edward already repaid you enough?"
"It was Edward who got you your job transfer, it’s him who dealt with any trouble your husband got into, and even half of the money for the house you bought came from him. He found Eva a job, and she dares to embezzle funds and harm our Edward ?"
"And to spread rumors about Edward having a mistress, what are your intentions?"
"This is a conversation between me and my brother, what business is it of yours?" Eleanor Palmer got agitated hearing this, "When I was working part-time to pay for my brother’s college, who knows where you were!"
"Sis, I can cover for Eva this time, but..." Edward Palmer’s ’but’ made Eleanor Palmer anxious, "But what?"
"From now on, your family’s matters have nothing to do with me anymore." As soon as Edward Palmer finished his sentence, Eleanor Palmer was agitated, "What? You don’t want to take care of your sister anymore? You ungrateful wretch, after all I’ve..."
"If you keep yelling, you’ll have to come up with the fifty thousand yourself, and I will call the police." Edward Palmer’s ruthless words left Eleanor Palmer wide-eyed in disbelief, "Sister, you better think carefully about what you want."
He wanted to take this opportunity to rid himself of Eleanor Palmer’s family moral blackmail, he had enough.
When Eleanor Palmer returned home, she was somewhat in a daze.
Eva anxiously came to meet her, asking, "Mom, what did Uncle say? Can I go back to work or find me another job?"
"Oh, that person is your uncle’s boss’s daughter, so there’s nothing your uncle can do. Wait a while, and then we’ll find you a good job." Eleanor Palmer didn’t dare to tell her daughter the truth, fearing Eva would be upset.
"Sophie Wilson, I won’t let you off!" Eva stomped her feet in anger.