His Destructive, Toxic Love novel Chapter 381

"Aunt Mae, watch what you're saying. How is she a mess of a woman?" Caroline's face darkened, clearly annoyed by Mae's hostility. She stepped forward smoothly, pulling Eliza behind her. "If Casper brought her home and our family accepts her, that's all that matters. We don't need your approval."

Mae was momentarily speechless, her eyes widened in disbelief that Caroline would stand up for a stranger like that.

Her face flushed with anger. "Caroline, have you lost your mind? She's a gold-digger, after Casper's money. Don't let her fool you."

"Going after Casper's money is still better than going after his body," Caroline retorted with a grimace, unwilling to drag out the conversation. She took Eliza and walked away.

Mae's meticulously made-up face now seemed stiff. She stood there awkwardly, her lips parted as if she wanted to argue back but couldn't find the right words. "You, you..."

It was a clear jab about the time Casper was drugged.

Drugged?

Right.

She couldn't let this woman ruin Katie's chance of marrying into the Welton family.

Mae turned and quickly headed upstairs.

Katie was leisurely applying makeup when Mae barged in without knocking, slightly irritated. "Mae, could you knock before entering? Show some manners."

"That woman has shown up," Mae said breathlessly.

"Which woman?" Katie's hand holding the makeup brush paused abruptly. "What are you talking about? Why are you out of breath?"

"What else? The woman from the supermarket, the one with Casper. He brought her home, which means he's really into her. We can't just sit back and do nothing."

Her reason for returning home was to ensure Katie's marriage into the Welton family.

Only if she successfully marries into the Welton family could Mae possibly inherit half of Katie's father's fortune after his death.