Before Poppy has any reaction, Mrs. Murphy has turned off the fire and put down the spatula. She pushes Poppy to the kitchen, and says, "go to the second floor and find Kenny. You can't go downstairs without my permission!"
Poppy looks at Mrs. Murphy's tense look. She is slightly shocked with a kind of unspeakable feeling in her heart. She turns to look at the door of the living room, with a trace of sinister in her eyes. Her reason tells her that it is definitely not the right time to have a head-on conflict with Hilda and Ethel.
Downstairs, as soon as Poppy goes to the second floor, Hilda and Ethel come in with a lot of things in their hands. Hilda says, "Mrs. Murphy, we didn't know you had discharged until we went to the hospital. These are some gifts for you. We're sorry to bother you."
Mr. Murphy sneers in her heart. Why would you come here if you really feel sorry.
"I can't take so many things from you." Mrs. Murphy has to pretend to be polite.
Hilda pulls her daughter and says, "these are some tonics Ethel bought. Please take it."
Ethel's nose is no longer covered with gauze, but it's still in the recovery period. It seems strange, but it's not so ugly as before. She steps forward and says, "Mrs. Murphy, these are my gifts for you, take it, please."
She puts the tonics on the tea table and sits down with her mother.
When she sees the glass and the fruit plate on the tea table, she asks curiously, "Mrs. Murphy, do you have other guests?"
Hilda also notices it. There is someone else here now?
Mrs. Murphy hasn't organized her words yet, but Ethel is a little anxious. She asks, "who is here?"
At this time, there is a sound of stepping from the stairs. Kenny comes downstairs, looking indifferent. When he looks at Ethel, his eyes are full of disgust. "Do I need your consent to bring my friends home?"
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