"Joshua is already this grown-up; I haven’t been able to control him for a long time."

Grace lowered her head, the tea brought a subtle aroma, so light it was almost undetectable, just like her position in Joshua Hughes’ heart. He had long hated his mother, perhaps even less than a trace of this aroma, fearing that in his heart, she was polluted and vile.

"I can’t control these things; I won’t make it difficult for you any longer. I just want Joshua to return to the castle and live there. The woman outside is simply unacceptable, bring her back as well. During the day, she can still take care of Evelyn, that’s my final bottom line, Madam Hughes. Otherwise, I can reveal the events of that year and let everyone know how immoral you are."

Harper finished the tea in her cup, expressing her demands.

"How could you do this, Madam Yates? Back then, it was all consensual. Besides, as you wished, I have already provided your daughter with an opportunity to be selected, and now she has a child. Bringing this up again seems rather excessive."

Grace’s brow furrowed tightly; her upbringing as a lady of a noble family made it so she wouldn’t even know how to curse someone. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

But now she really wanted to curse, sitting across from her was a woman truly greedy and venomous.

"Of course, it can be done this way, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do. If it were known to the outside world that Madam Hughes is such a vicious hearted woman, then the image of the Hughes Clan would be greatly diminished, right? Besides, letting Joshua go back to accompany his wife and child is indeed a rightful matter. Our Evelyn allows him to bring back the woman outside; that’s being generous enough. Once the child is born, I think Madam Hughes you should send her away altogether. In this way, our matters can be considered complete, the issue will rot in my heart, and no one will speak of it, otherwise, if this matter is exposed, it is always the Hughes Family that suffers."

Harper gave Grace no chance to refute because in this affair, she was sure she wouldn’t dare to say anything to outsiders and wouldn’t risk letting others know, so she would find a way to act.

"Fine, I agree with you, but this is the last time. In the future, I hope we don’t see each other again, never see each other."

Grace gave a contemptuous look at the greedy and cruel woman opposite her.

In that incident, what she did was indeed terrifying, but the woman before her was even more terrifying.

Yet Harper could afford losing, she couldn’t.

A scandal in a small family like the Yates wouldn’t have too much impact.

But the Hughes Family is different, her son is different; if a scandal occurred in the Hughes, it would shake the foundation of the entire Hughes Clan.

She absolutely cannot allow such a thing to happen.

Whether it’s her first husband Lorenzo or her first love Conny, they both belong to the Hughes Family. She even gave birth to two sons for the Hughes, so the honor of the Hughes is something she must protect.

It’s just that being forced to deal with such a person is truly disgusting to the extreme.

"You really are straightforward, I can assure you this is the last time I will make demands of you, but it’s impossible not to meet again. We’ll be in-laws in the future, we should interact often."

Harper’s face instantly displayed a flattering smile since her daughter will rely on her for protection for these ten months, and even her daughter’s position in the Hughes Family will rely on her help to consolidate.

"I have something to do, I’ll leave first."

Grace reluctantly agreed, then stood up.

Such a woman she truly doesn’t want to stay with a second longer, even breathing the same air with her feels alarmingly foul.

:"I’ll be waiting for your news, and be quick. Evelyn’s reaction is significant these past few days; she might get better if she sees Joshua."

Harper watched Grace hurriedly get up; the nobility of a lady is useless, they are all weak and won’t fight for it, just like the main wife at home.

But her good days have come to an end, this time Evelyn marrying Joshua is a foregone conclusion; certainly, during the wedding, everyone won’t be discussing how the Young Madam of the Hughes is illegitimate, right?

So before Evelyn gets married, that old man Arthur Yates ought to provide her with a title too.

Harper sat alone in the teahouse drinking tea. The tea here is truly precious, even if you don’t know how to appreciate it, drinking a few more cups is always good. Drinking tea while thinking about the comfortable days ahead brought a full smile to her eyes and eyebrows.