<b>Chapter </b><b>737 </b>
Finally<b>, </b><b>Glynnis</b>‘ <b>defenses </b>crumbled entirely<b>, </b>and <b>she </b>copsed <b>to </b><b>the </b>floor<b>, </b>sobbing uncontrobly.
<b>“</b><b>It </b>was <b>from </b>me<b>.</b><b>” </b>
Everyone was stunned. Frederic waspletely dumbfounded, demanding in shock, “What did you just say? <b>Repeat </b><b>that</b><b>?!</b><b>” </b>
“<b>That </b>report was given to me by Elspeth. I was the one who handed it over to Edith. That’s why it came to light,” <b>Glynnis </b><b>wept</b><b>, </b>tears and snot mingling on her face. The cat was out of the bag, and in a desperate bid to save herself<b>, </b><b>she </b><b>had </b>no choice but toe clean.
Admitting her mistake seemed a better option than having her disgrace broadcasted for all to see. After all, <b>she </b>was of the Abernathy bloodline; what did it matter if she had framed Mari?
Her <b>father</b><b>, </b>who valued family honor above all else, would surely step forward to protect her!
“Why would Elspeth just give you the medical report out of the blue?!” Hamilton gasped, struggling to catch his breath.
“<b>I </b>don’t <b>know</b>. Maybe the drugs messed up her brain<b>, </b>made her crazy!”
“You used Elspeth’s notorious deeds as leverage, threatening her to hand over something that could ruin Mari’s marriage prospects, didn’t you?” Thaddeus‘ eyes were dark with a smoldering rage.
<b>Under </b>immense pressure, Glynnis‘ mind went nk.
<b>The </b>man’s conjectures hit the nail on the head, and she couldn’t even muster a retort.
“Despicable! You’re even lower than a beast!” Hamilton, furious, pped his thigh and could barely stand up with Mr. Murray’s support<b>, </b>“Mari is your own sister! You grew up together; she was good to you and trusted you so much. How could you betray her like this?!”
“You’re just low, like yourte mother!” Frederic was utterly disappointed in his daughter.
<b>“</b>It’s <b>all </b>your fault for pushing me! Is it all just my fault?!”
Glynnis<b>, </b>at her wit’s end, yelled hysterically, “Grandpa Hamilton! You always imed you doted on me, but you showered all your affection on Mari! I was the one who fell for Jareth first, yet you tried to match him with Mari<b>! </b>Why does she get everything? What am Icking?!”
At her words, Hamilton was bbergasted. But then, his expression darkened, tears of fury welling up as he stepped forward and pped the malevolent girl across the face – harder and heavier than before!
Thaddeus and Frederic were both shocked! Glynnis‘ eardrums throbbed with pain, and extreme pain made her <b>face </b><b>slick </b><b>with </b>cold sweat.
“The thing I despise most <b>is </b>when women<b>, </b>over some trivial love squabble, be jealous and even go <b>so </b>far <b>as </b><b>to </b><b>harm </b>their <b>own </b>flesh <b>and </b><b>blood to </b>steal a man!”
Hamilton <b>roared</b>, his <b>heart bleeding </b>with <b>pain</b><b>, </b>“<b>Years </b><b>ago</b><b>, </b>your grandmother<b>, </b><b>because </b>I loved her <b>and </b><b>wanted </b>to marry her<b>, </b><b>was </b>rendered deaf in one ear by her <b>wicked </b>sister<b>!</b><b>” </b>
The Abernathy father and <b>son </b>were utterly astonished! Even Mr. Murray<b>, </b><b>who </b>knew Hamilton best, was taken <b>aback</b>.
<b>No </b>wonder Hamilton always spoke a bit loudly <b>to </b>his <b>wife</b>, and when they were alone, <b>he’d </b>tenderly whisper in her <b>ear</b><b>; </b>no wonder Fiona loved <b>the </b><b>theater</b>, loved <b>to </b>sing, though <b>her </b>singing was always off–<b>key</b>, not quite <b>pleasant</b>.
Yet Hamilton would still listen <b>with </b>adoration and tenderness<b>, </b>over and over<b>, </b>never <b>tiring</b>.
The wife, who lost her <b>hearing </b>in one <b>ear</b><b>, </b>never <bined</b>. Her smile was always <b>radiant </b><b>and </b>warm, making it
hard to believe she <b>had </b><b>a </b>disability<b>. </b><b>It </b>was <b>Hamilton’s </b>love <b>that </b>meticulously mended her imperfections.
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Chapter <b>737 </b>
“What you did today, how are <b>you </b><b>any </b>different from <b>that </b>wicked woman! You’re even more venomous, resorting to such a scheme to hurt <b>your </b>own sister!<b>” </b>
Utterly resentful, Hamilton pointed usingly at Glynnis‘ pale face, “I’ve never had such a vicious granddaughter like you! <b>Don’t </b>you dare <b>say </b><b>you’re </b>a granddaughter of mine! You don’t deserve it!”
<b>“</b>Grandpa Hamilton,<b>” </b><b>in </b>that moment, Glynnis truly panicked.
Frederic didn’t like her, her grandfather hated her, and Thaddeus was her number one enemy! Did she even have a ce in this family anymore?
“Glynnis, since you’ve confessed, there’s not much left to say.” Thaddeus looked coldly at Frederic, “Dad, what <b>do </b>you n <i>to </i>do with her?<b>” </b>
Frederic<b>, </b>seething with anger not only because Glynnis had betrayed Mari, but also because she had colluded with the Fairhaven family and stabbed her own family in the back, living off them while secretly helping the Fairhavens.
However, he didn’t want Thaddeus to handle this.
<b>One </b>reason was that harsh punishment would make a spectacle and tarnish his own reputation; another was that he, as the patriarch of the Abernathy family, should be the one to clean house, not his defiant son.
“Lock her up in the Windermere Estate’s back courtyard; she’s not to step out of that house. I will decide what to do!”
The man shook his head slightly, “No, that’s too lenient.”
Frederic frowned, “Then what do you suggest?”
“Cut off all her financial resources, exile her abroad, and forbid her return to Elmsworth.”
Thaddeus‘ words cut to the bone, his stance unyielding, “And more than that, she must kneel before Mari and beg for forgiveness!”
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