Samuel put down his chopsticks and swallowed the steaming dumplings in his mouth. He looked at an excited Viola, "Mom, since you have high blood pressure, it will be good for you not to care too much."
His words only cheered Viola up more. "You know I'm in bad health and have high blood pressure. If you care about me, you had better listen to me and divorce Ella. You should marry Emma!" There was another matter that Emma said not to tell anyone. Ella apparently maltreated her grandson.
But she couldn't help saying it out loud. "The cruel woman maltreated my grandson. How could she be a daughter-in-law of the Shao family?"
"Enough!" Melody slammed the spoon heavily on the table and stood up.
She walked to Viola. "What poison did Emma feed you? You tried to persuade your own son to abandon his wife and marry a lover." Her daughter-in-law had disappointed her too much, and went out of line.
With the elder grandmother angry, the whole family fell into silence. Viola grit her teeth and returned to her seat.
"Mother, please don't be angry." Vincent stood up quickly to comfort the elder woman.
Melody was so angry, her hands shook. She took a seat beside Samuel after Vincent comforted her. She felt better when she was carrying her great grandson.
The nice breakfast ended sourly with Viola's words.
The commotion downstairs went by unnoticed by the slumbering Ella. She was oblivious.
When she woke up, the sun was setting down. Sitting up in bed, she looked at the clock beside her. It was almost four o'clock.
What a shame! At a loss, Ella put her hands on her forehead. How could she go out and meet people now?
She felt her whole body ache when she moved a bit. Recalling the night before, Ella clutched the thin blanket to her body tightly with her right hand.
Embarrassment filled her face, followed by annoyance. Samuel must've deliberately humiliated her.
With difficulty, she got up from the bed and washed her face. Remembering the call yesterday, she called back Sum.
Sum was in a meeting at the office. At the sight of phone display, he curled his mouth and went outside to answer the phone, to the surprise of everyone.
"Ella, what happened to you yesterday? Why didn't you answer the phone?" Sum's worried voice came through.
Thinking of how Samuel didn't let her answer the phone, Ella made up an excuse. "Hmm, my son was playing with the phone and he didn't give it to me." She said with an embarrassed smile.
Her embarrassed smile made Sum think she was acting weird.
He smiled bitterly and changed the topic. "Are you having a good time lately? When can you come back to work?"
"It's fine. I still need a couple of days before I can go back to work. I want to see my parents tomorrow and the next day..." At the thought of her parents, Ella's eyes filled with tears and her voice choked with sobs.
Uncomfortable with her sobbing, Sum nodded his head. He comforted her gently. "Don't think too much. You can call me whenever you're in need of help."
"I will, Sum. Thank you." Wiping away her tears, Ella decided to treat him to a meal someday for his kindness.
After the call with Sum, Ella felt unwell and stayed in bed for a while. She washed her face in the bathroom again before leaving the bedroom.
The villa was quiet, as if no one were here. Ella decided to find something to eat in the kitchen.
She found some food in the freezer and made herself a simple bowl of noodles to fill her stomach.
When she moved to wash the bowl, the living room door was opened. It sounded like Melody and Mrs. Qi were back with her son.
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