After Cara Preston left, Vera Xavier stared at the ground in that corner and saw a large jar buried there, filled with cash.

Vera Xavier smiled at the sight. Cara Preston really hadn’t disappointed her; she had taken all of Rona Langdon’s money. Most likely, she had returned because she didn’t dare use the money yet, wanting to wait until the heat died down before taking the cash to live a life of luxury.

Cara Preston had taken the money but hadn’t fled immediately. Fundamentally, this was a rather clever move, because if she had run, she would have been considered Rona Langdon’s accomplice.

That explained it. So that was why Cara Preston had been so obedient and put on such an act this time. It turned out she’d had an ulterior motive all along. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

What a shame. No matter how shrewdly Cara Preston planned, it had all ended up in her hands in the end.

She picked up the clean hoe from the corner of the yard and loosened the soil. She soon uncovered the jar, opened its lid, and took out the money.

’I suppose I’ll have to reluctantly accept this ill-gotten wealth!’

After stashing the money, she put the lid back on the jar. She couldn’t wait to see how Cara Preston would feel when she opened the jar and discovered the money was gone.

A faint smile played on her lips, the mirth in her eyes hard to hide. The money had passed through the hands of Rona Langdon and Cara Preston, only to end up in hers. She could only call it fate.

The rest became simple: how to deal with Cara Preston.

Vera Xavier was not about to let Cara Preston stay and wreak havoc on the Preston Family. However, Cara was an exceptionally good actress. Right now, she was pushing all the blame onto Rona Langdon, so to kick her out of the Preston Family legitimately, they needed a proper reason.

And it wasn’t appropriate for Vera Xavier to handle this herself. Since they were of the same generation, if she made a move, she would gain a reputation for being intolerant. Therefore, the best person to act was Zachary Preston.

Vera Xavier felt she needed to have a proper conversation with Zachary Preston about this.

After hiding the money, she went to the hospital. When she arrived, Mrs. Xavier was also there, and Cara Preston was crying.

Mrs. Xavier was forty-eight years old. Years of farm work had tanned her skin, and the wrinkles on her face were much deeper than those of the gluttonous and lazy Rona Langdon. She looked honest and gentle.

In her previous life, after returning to the Preston family, Vera Xavier had been incited by Cara Preston and had never gone back to the Xavier Family again. Seeing Mrs. Xavier now, the decades of separation seemed to vanish in an instant, and Mrs. Xavier looked just as she remembered. The feeling was strange, yet it filled her heart with warmth.

When Mrs. Xavier saw her, her eyes lit up, only to dim again just as quickly. She opened her mouth, but no words came out.

Vera Xavier took the initiative to walk to her side, smiling gently and calling out sweetly, "Mom, what are you doing here?"

Mrs. Xavier hadn’t expected her to still be willing to call her "Mom." She hastily replied, "It was your grandmother who sent word for me to come and take Cara back to the Xavier home."

Vera Xavier was a little surprised. She turned to look at her grandmother, who nodded at her and winked.

She understood at once. After this incident, even if Cara Preston pushed all the blame onto Rona Langdon, someone with her grandmother’s wisdom was bound to see through her tricks. Moreover, her grandmother didn’t want her to become disheartened with the Preston Family over the matter, so she had summoned Mrs. Xavier directly to take Cara away.