LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 28 - 31: In Cahoots
Chapter 28: Chapter 31: In Cahoots
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No wonder she kept feeling that something was off with the butler. It turned out that her grandmother and aunt had already bought her off.
Lily Gray’s inner anger burst out.
She had always seen how much her mother had given to this family. But now, not long after her mother passed away, her grandmother and aunt actually wanted to take her mother’s belongings. As her daughter, Lily Gray would never stand idly by while they did this.
She suddenly pushed the study room door open, preparing to confront her grandmother and aunt.
As the door opened, Lily Gray almost stood there dumbfounded.
Her own grandmother, Mrs. Sonya Hamilton, was sitting behind the large desk in the study room, and the large sofa was packed with people.
Not only was her aunt Rowena Gray there, but also her aunt’s daughter Milly Gray, and several other distant relatives of the Gray family who had little to do with her.
What was even more outrageous was that her estranged husband Austin Lucas, who she was in the process of divorcing, sat in a special seat opposite her grandmother as if he were an honored guest.
Various documents and the jewelry that her mother had collected during her lifetime were all turned out by the butler and messily piled up on the desk.
Standing by the door and seeing everything in the room, her body couldn’t help but tremble slightly with anger.
At this time, everyone in the room noticed her presence as well. The noisy study room suddenly became quiet, and compared to the hustle and bustle just now, this silence seemed to carry a layer of eeriness.
After a while, her grandmother was the first to break the strange atmosphere.
“You’re back.” Her voice wasn’t light nor heavy, as if talking about a very ordinary matter.
“Since you’re back, it’s just right… come and sign these documents. Since you’ve got a man outside, don’t keep occupying Austin. Divorcing sooner is better for both you and Austin.”
Her own grandmother sat behind the desk, casually picked up a document and tossed it down, beckoning her like calling a little puppy to come and sign the paper.
She didn’t need to ask what was written on that document.
She should have seen through her grandmother and aunt’s true colors long ago. How could she still hold hope for them?
The only thing she never knew was that behind the scenes, they had always been in contact with Austin Lucas.
“Grandma, it’s not me who has someone outside, but Austin Lucas. You’re my grandmother. When something like this happens, instead of helping me get justice, you’re siding with Austin Lucas and blaming me, you…”
Before she had even finished speaking, Madam Gray’s hand slapped down on the desk, interrupting her words.
“You shameless thing, I’m your grandmother; do you think 1 would try to harm you? You don’t need to keep making excuses. If it weren’t for the strong evidence, 1 wouldn’t have let you sign this voluntarily. Lily Gray, hurry up and sign the divorce agreement. If you irritate Mr. Lucas, it’ll be our Gray family who ends up embarrassed!”
The news that Lady Lucas had taken people to catch the affair early in the morning had already spread throughout the upper-class circle of A City. Creating such a huge scandal; if it weren’t true, why would Austin Lucas have to wear a green hat on his own head?
This kind of thing is unbearable for any man. Since the Lucas family personally went to catch the adulterer, it must be true.
Of course, the reason everyone believes the rumors is not just because of reasonable guesses, but also because they fear the Lucas family’s power.
“Losing face… Grandma, from childhood to now, just because I’m a girl, you’ve always looked down on me. Now, an outsider like Austin Lucas says I’ve had an affair, and you believe him. You’re my grandmother, and you… you’re my aunt…”
She looked at Rowena Gray sitting on the sofa, “Yet, you all choose to believe Austin Lucas, this outsider..”