?<strong>Chapter 1042:</strong>


    “That’s nonsense! She saved my life!” Kinslee’s outrage was palpable, her voice quivering with anger.


    Raising her cane, she delivered a swift strike to Brook. “How dare you speak such drivel? Leave this ce immediately! Who gave you the right to be here?”


    Her fury was unrelenting, and her cane struck with conviction.


    Brook couldn’t fight back and could only dodge miserably.


    He turned to Jim and barked, “She’s lost her mind! Why aren’t you helping her upstairs already?”


    Jim, however, knew that Kinslee was very much in her right mind at that moment, so he deliberately moved at a sluggish pace.


    “Of course, I’ll take care of it right away,” he replied with mock obedience.


    Meanwhile, Ken stepped forward, positioning himself protectively beside Kinslee. His eyes were cold as they locked onto Brook.


    “You wanted to see Grandma, didn’t you? Now that she’s here, why are you in such a rush to send her away?” Kinslee snorted derisively at Brook’s hypocrisy. “Your father is nothing but a confused fool!” she dered sharply.


    She then turned to address everyone in the room. “Allison saved me at the nursing home. using her of theft? Utter nonsense! Who dares to fabricate such lies?”


    As her words settled, Kinslee’s fierce gaze moved to Barton, trembling and kneeling on the floor, and then to Nova, standing rigidly nearby. “Mother, I didn’t realize it was all a misunderstanding,” Brook admitted reluctantly.


    Despite his disdain for Allison, he trusted his mother’s judgment. He was also well aware of Nova’s intentions. But under these circumstances, he could only scapegoat her. “Nova, this is your doing. Why didn’t you confirm the facts first?” he snapped.


    Nova’s frustration red, but she clenched her teeth and kept her tone even. “It was a mistake based on the surveince footage,” she exined, though her mind churned with resentment. She had been told that, although Kinslee’s mind hadrgely recovered, it had slipped into bouts of confusion just a few days prior. This condition was unpredictable,ing and going without warning, often leaving her memory hazy. So why, of all days, was Kinslee so sharp and lucid now?


    “Do you think surveince footage is more reliable than my own eyes?” Kinslee strode toward Nova, her cane tapping against the floor with each deliberate step. Her finger jabbed in Nova’s direction, her voice cutting through the tense silence. “You’re nothing but a pitiful excuse for a woman, stooping to such vile, underhanded tactics!”


    Kinslee’s biting words left no room for defense, and Nova instantly realized this wasn’t the moment to argue. Left with no choice, she masked her resentment with a feigned expression of submission.


    “I know you dislike me, but I was only listening to what Dr. Swain said.”


    Predictably, Kinslee’s attention snapped to Barton at the mention of his name. Her gaze sharpened, and her anger red as she looked him over. The longer she stared at him, the deeper her rage grew.


    She raised her cane again, pointing it directly at his head as she unleashed her fury.


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