Jean's face changed immediately as she saw that Moore was approaching Edna. A worried look replaced the pale complexion she usually carried.
'Dammit, Moore. How can you be so stupid? How can you be such a dumb-o! Can't you notice that Edna holds a lot of grudges against Jade? If she finds out, we're in for a hell of a lot of trouble.
Why do you get yourself into this argument and let Edna bay for your blood?
And Moore, the way I see it, I don't think Edna is going to let you go so easily this time!" Jean thought secretly.
Edna, on the other hand, was surprised to see Moore getting closer to her step-by-step. The angered look she was flaunting just now dissolved immediately into a professional smile on her face.
"Are you here looking for me? Let's get it over with quickly! Did you figure out what happened yesterday, Edna?" Moore asked Edna with a poker face. He wasn't wasting any of his time in exchanging pleasantries with this woman.
"Sure, I did," Edna responded a while later. She was dazed for a second as Moore's words registered on her mind. She had never expected that the first thing Moore would mention would be the car accident from yesterday.
Instead of giving him an answer, Edna turned to look at Jade. She saw that Jade was standing nearby with an angry look on her face, which made her realize that Moore was actually trying to help Jade instead of helping her.
At the other side, Zed and Jean had also never imagined that Moore would go directly speak to Edna about that car accident. Their faces changed instantly after hearing his words.
They hadn't told Jade about the car accident yet!
'If my mother finds out what happened yesterday, this whole event is going to get a lot worse, ' Zed thought secretly.
"Hanley says he didn't do it. It's not him. Hanley and I went to the police station yesterday. Whatever happened, it wasn't Hanley's trick. And he has no reason to lie, neither do I," Edna continued and looked at Moore with that smile again.
"Really?" Moore dejected instantly as a sneer passed across his face. "Is that your explanation, Edna? Is that the best you can give? Oh wait, of course! That's how you do things!"
"Do we have any misunderstandings, Mr. Moore? Or are you prejudiced against my little boy Hanley? If you don't trust me, you can go to the police station to check for more details. Hanley doesn't know those people at all. How could it be him? Mr. Moore, you shouldn't wrongfully accuse an innocent person. He didn't rig the car accident you were in."
Though Edna was still wearing a smile, her words didn't reflect that any more.
"What car accident?" Jade didn't understand what the two of them were talking about. She realized that there was something really important which she had missed. She interjected with her question.
Zed and Jean's face changed again.
Inevitably, Jade had gotten suspicious from their sentences and was now, intending to find out the truth. That was why she had asked.
"Don't you know?" Edna looked at Jade and asked with a surprised look on her face. Then she continued,"Mr. Moore's car collided with another yesterday and he accused my son of arranging for some young men to do that. But as far as I know, my son is innocent."
Jade's face darkened when she heard about the car accident. She turned to look at Jean and asked sternly,"Jean, is that the reason you came back so late last night? Were you in that accident too?"
"I will explain it later, mother," Zed immediately tried to smoothen the whole situation.
Edna realized something and instantly added,"Evidently you don't know what happened, Jade! As far as I know, Mrs. Jean was sitting in the car, too. You...."
Jade looked fiercely at Edna's face and snapped,"Edna Huang, stop it! Shut up! You're not welcome. You get out of my house right now!"
Seeing that Jade was getting provoked so easily made Edna feel really pleased and she gave a big smile, continuing to provoke her even more. "I'm curious why you let a suspicious man stay in your house, Jade. I'm talking about Moore. His family name is Bai, yes. But you still don't know if he is that bastard or not! You really should be careful! He may cause real troubles for your family!"
It seemed like something was going to happen next.
The dark look on Jade's face had deepened after hearing Edna's words. The sight of Edna standing there and laughing at her made her feel furious and she almost wanted to slap her tight. But just at that moment, something she had said registered beyond the anger,"What did you mean when you said that his family name is Bai. Are you saying that Moore is that ..." After a bit of thinking, all the pieces came together in Jade's mind and she was dumbstruck! The disgust and confusion she was feeling seemed to reach her stomach and make it rumble. She turned her face towards Moore and looked fiercely at him.
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