Eleanor Spencer's body trembled, feeling a chilly numbness down her spine. Seeing the man's cold and stern eyes, she nodded slightly.
Mason Nightshade strode away.
Eleanor staggered a few steps, bumped against the bed behind her, her knees buckled, nearly falling, hands bracing against the bed's edge.
Taking several deep breaths, she said apologetically to the person on the bed, "Aunt, I'm sorry, it's my fault you're involved."
The person on the bed opened her eyes, surprisingly without the weakness of a sick person, sympathetically patted Eleanor's hand, and said, "Silly child, talking about being involved or not, he's my son, what's he going to do to me?"
Sophie Nye absolutely didn't believe Mason would really dare to harm her.
Even though they hadn't seen each other for years and she had barely fulfilled her duties as a mother, he was still born from her womb, her son; no matter how capable her son was, would he dare harm his mother? This version was sourced from *.
"But..." Eleanor said worriedly, "Brother Nightshade said that no matter who it is, if someone crosses his line, he won't let it go. He didn't come home all night, I wonder if Sister Aurelia has misunderstood. I should call Sister Aurelia to explain, just in case she misunderstands..."
"What if she misunderstands!" Sophie Nye interrupted Eleanor, angrily exclaiming.
Mason's original words didn't specify what his line was, but from Eleanor's words, Sophie naturally assumed Mason was defying and threatening her for the sake of Aurelia Shaw.
Raising such a grown son, only for him to oppose her over a woman, Sophie's authority and anger as a mother-in-law suddenly surged.
She slammed the table in anger: "I'm not dead yet, the Nightshade Family is still under my control. She just married in a few months ago and wants to sit on my head? Ha, she's dreaming! Call her and tell her that I am going to the Nightshade Residence."
"What if we go over and Sister Aurelia gets upset?" Eleanor worriedly asked, "Last time we went, Sister Aurelia seemed very unhappy, and it seemed...she has some misunderstanding about me."
Eleanor had already sweet-talked Sophie Nye about the last incident. Now, Sophie not only didn't believe Aurelia Shaw but also thought Aurelia was deliberately targeting Eleanor out of jealousy, feeling both sorry for Eleanor and believing that letting Aurelia marry in was a mistake.
"Does she dare to get angry in front of me! With just one word from me, I can kick her out of the Nightshade Family. She'd love to cling to the Nightshade Family, cling to Mason. Rest assured, she wouldn't dare to explode at me." Sophie Nye apparently had forgotten the incident last time she went to the Nightshade Family, comforting Eleanor.
Eleanor curled her lips in a dark, cold smile, which tugged at the wound on her face, causing her to hiss in pain. Remembering that day's encounter, her eyes filled with a fierce murderous intent; she vowed to find the person who harmed her and turned her face into this state, making that person wish they were dead.
Aurelia Shaw received a call from Eleanor Spencer before leaving the house. She doubted anything good would come from Sophie Nye visiting her; however, since she wanted to come, Aurelia decided to see what tricks they wanted to pull.
Aurelia asked a servant to bring a cup of tea to the lounge. She started reading while waiting, and in less than 20 minutes, the sound of cars could be heard outside. Sophie Nye and Eleanor Spencer walked in, "Are you going out?"
Sophie Nye glanced at Aurelia, then at the bag on the sofa next to her. Her gaze paused on the table for a moment, somewhat surprised that Aurelia would read such deep philosophical books?