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It ended up with Franklin giving her a good scolding and dering that if anyone dared to y matchmaker for Tracy again, he wouldn’t mind teaching them a lesson himself.
Only then did Daphne stop her nonsense, though she began to resent Tracy in her heart.
<i>I </i><i>did </i><i>it </i><i>all for </i><i>Tracy’s </i><i>good</i><i>. </i><i>Why </i><i>couldn’t </i><i>she </i><i>understand </i><i>my </i><i>good </i><i>intentions</i><i>? </i>
<i>Eighteen </i><i>years </i><i>of </i><i>raising </i><i>her</i>, and <i>she </i>turns <i>out </i><i>to </i><i>be </i><i>an </i><i>ungrateful </i><i>brat</i><i>! </i><i>She’s </i><i>not </i><i>even </i><i>a </i><i>fraction </i><i>of </i>what <i>Erin </i><i>is</i><i>! </i>
Daphne was full of resentment. Every time she saw Tracy, she would give her a gloomy, reproachful look, as if to say, “I’m mad right now. You’d bettere over and apologize to me immediately.”
Of course, Tracy noticed, but she chose to y dumb. She didn’t even nce at Daphne, keeping herself busy with her own things.
She had originally nned to follow Walter’s lead and make a trip to Tom’s hometown.
go alone. she However, Franklin worried it might be dangerous, and he wouldn’t let her could only stay at the Jackman Vi for now.
During this time, Ronald texted her every day to check on her and make sure she wasn’t being bullied by the Jackmans.
To avoid causing her any trouble, he never called.
But that night, right after Tracy had helped Franklin settle into bed, she got a call from Ronald.
“CeeCee, are you still at Jackman Vi?”
On the phone, Ronald’s voice sounded unusually serious.
A bad feeling rose in Tracy’s chest. She lowered her voice and asked, “I am. What’s wrong?”
Ronald was silent for a moment before saying, “For now, you’d better stick close to your grandpa. Don’t let him go online, and make sure he doesn’t hear any gossip or rumors from outside.”
Hearing how serious he sounded, Tracy felt a jolt of unease. “What happened?”
Ronald knew how important Franklin was to her, and he struggled <i>to </i>find the right words to break the news.
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After some hesitation, he said, “Do you remember the man we caught at the hospital taking pictures outside your grandpa’s room? Winona didn’t send him. The person behind him…
named Tom.”
Back then, Ronald felt that there was something off about that man and had nned to investigate quietly. But the man had vanished after that day.
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Most of his attention had been on helping Tracy deal with Matthew and making other secret arrangements. He hadn’t paid much mind to that man, only to realizeter that it cost him a
step.
It wasn’t the first time Tracy had heard the name Tom, but every time she did, it was connected to Erin.
Her voice dropped. “What did Erin do this time?”
Ronald’s tone was equally grim with an icy edge. “She hired someone to take a bunch of misleading photos of you and Mr. Franklin, then had people spread rumors online-”
“Tracy!”
A furious shout suddenly rang out from behind Tracy, cutting him off mid–sentence
Tracy instinctively turned around and saw Benjamin storming in from the doorway furiously. Andrew was right behind him, wearing the same stormy expression.
The two had been searching the house for her, and Benjamin was so furious that he dropped his usualposure and roared, “Where’s Tracy? Tell her to get out of here right now!”
In Tracy’s memory, Benjamin had always been calm and dignified. The rare times she had seen him this furious were always overpany matters.
This time was probably no different.
Tracy didn’t bother responding <i>to </i>the two raging men. Her fingertips turned white from gripping her phone tightly as a glint of killing intent shed in her eyes.
<i>Erin </i><i>really </i><i>does </i><i>have </i><i>a </i><i>death </i><i>wish</i><i>! </i>
Benjamin’s voice was so loud that Ronald could hear it through the phone.
He immediately shot up from the couch, his voice sharp with worry. “CeeCee, leave Jackman Vi right now. I’lle pick you up—”
“No.” Tracy’s voice was calm, but firm. “I’ll handle it myself. Don’t get involved.”
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Getting involved in the Jackmans‘ affairs would do Ronald no good. She had already endured the worst of Benjamin’s fury before; at most, they would just send her off to the Angelic Etiquette Academy again.
Ronald could hear the resolve in her voice, but he was still worried.
After pondering momentarily, he said, “Alright. CeeCee, keep yourself safe.
“And, can you not hang up?”
The thought of leaving Tracy alone in that lion’s den made him uneasy.
Tracy’s finger, which was hovering over the red hang–up button, paused. It felt as if a feather had lightly brushed her heart.
After a long silence, she gave a soft “Mm” and slipped the phone into her pocket. Then she pulled the curtains aside and stepped out from the balcony.
Benjamin’s furious shouts were loud and prating. Not only did a few servants who were still awake heard it, but even Daphne, Liam, and Erin, who had been about to turn in for the night, came downstairs.
Tracy was grateful that Franklin’s room was on the top floor with good soundproofing. Given how deeply he slept at his age, themotion hadn’t stirred him.
The moment Tracy appeared, nearly every gaze turned to her. They were curious about what she had done to provoke Benjamin’s anger.
No one had expected that the instant Benjamin saw her, he would stride forward in silence and suddenly raise his hand.