Ex-husband's Sweet Trap novel Chapter 31

Maddison was crying hysterically. "Mother, you have to stand up for me. I might not be Luz' mother-in-law now, but I'm still her elder, she should have some respect for me. She slapped me in public. How will I live with this? I've embarrassed the Maynard family."

She said that she had embarrassed the Maynard Family, but she put all the blame on Luz.

That damn girl, how dare she slap her? And this embarrassment was even posted online. How will she face anyone in the future?

The old Mrs Maynard had been hearing her cry for the entire morning and was not in a good mood. "Luz is not an unreasonable person, you must have done something to aggravate her."

She had watched Luz grow up, and she was her preferred granddaughter-in-law. She wouldn't just slap Maddison without reason in the restaurant.

"Mother, don't you believe me? What can I do to her? I just happened to meet her at lunch, so I took the initiative to say hello to her. She never like me when she was still married to Henry because I was his stepmother, and she's been much ruder to me since the divorce. I just told her that she should respect me as an elder and she slapped me. Mother, was I wrong?"

Of course, Maddison wouldn't tell her exactly what had happened yesterday. If Henry heard that she commented on his libido, who knew what he would do. 

Henry sat on the sofa with narrowed eyes. Early in the morning, when he was about to go to the company, he was called back to the mansion by his grandmother. Only then had he known that that woman had taken the day off for this.

She really was something else.

"Luz isn't like that. There must be some misunderstanding."

No matter how Maddison cried and distorted the facts, the old Mrs Maynard was more willing to believe in her intuition. However, she was also confused. What had Maddison said to the girl to make her behave like this? Now that it's been posted online, she must be flustered.

"Henry, you have to investigate this matter carefully. Even though you and Luz are divorced now, you should still look after her. I don't want her to suffer."

The old Mrs Maynard glanced at her grandson, who had not spoken since he came back. Luz must not be having a good time at the moment. She had lived long enough to know the fickleness of human nature. There must be a lot of gossip and rumours circulating around about her in the company. If Henry helped her out now, maybe they might get back together.

"Grandma, I know what to do."

Henry responded faintly and picked up his coat. "If there's nothing else you need from me, I need to get to work."

"Okay, go ahead."

The old Mrs Maynard waved to him with a smile and watched him leave. Then she looked at Maddison next to her and said, "Stop crying. You have been in the Maynard Family for nearly 30 years. I know how you are."

Luz was not the kind to slap someone unprovoked. Maddison had a sharp tongue. She had always been unkind to the servants at home, so it was no surprise that she would be the same to Luz.

"Mom, why don't you believe me? Why can't you stand on my side?"

"I'm old, not blind."

With a snort, the old Mrs Maynard returned to her room.

Maddison wiped her tears and cursed her in her heart, but there was nothing she could do. Now all the assets of the Maynard Family were in the hands of old Mrs Maynard. If she didn't please her, what would she and her son do if she gave all these assets to Henry?