"Tremaine!" Madam Quartley stood up and shouted at Tremaine, who was leaving. "Don't you think that I have no idea where you brought Montez to! You went to Yesseca's place, didn't you? Let me tell you, that girl isn't allowed to step foot into our house! I've already found Montez's biological mother! I will be bringing her back home!"
Tremaine stopped in his tracks.
He turned around and looked at Madam Quartley
Hearing that Madam Quartley had found Montez's biological mother, a hint of surprise flashed across Tremaine's eyes.
But the expression on his face soon disappeared.
Tremaine's eyes were as dark as ink as if all his thoughts were hidden deep down. "Grandma, you're telling me that found her, and you must bring her back?"
"Yes!" Madam Quartley replied in a loud voice.
Tremaine then said in a sarcastic tone, "Why are you bringing a stranger back home? Are we still lacking servants here?" "You!" Madam Quartley glared at Tremaine angrily.
"She's Montez's biological mother. Why else do you think I want to bring her back? Apart from Montez's own biological mother, no other women are allowed to be your wife!"
Tremaine said with a faint but imposing tone, "This woman is a complete stranger to me. I haven't even seen her before, neither do I want to in the future. You shouldn't be wasting your time and energy on this."
"Tremaine, I'm bringing her back, and you will marry her!"
The sarcastic smile on Tremaine was even more obvious, "Grandma, I won't ever meet her nor marry her. If you like her that much, how about you marry her yourself? We live in an open-minded society nowadays. It's not a weird thing for a female to marry another female. Grandma, if you would like to keep up with the trend, it will be fine as well!"
Madam Quartley was totally speechless.
She was already standing up, yet Tremaine's words made her so speechless that she fell back onto the couch, "You're rebelling against me now!" Tremaine had always been filial to her, but he was actually rebelling against her now!
Someone must have made him do it!
Tremaine realized that Madam Quartley was really
furious.
He sighed and then went out to make a cup of tea.
Tremaine handed the tea to Madam Quartley and said, "Grandma, have some tea and calm yourself down."
Madam Quartley waved her hands and said, "Take it away!"
Tremaine then put the teacup on the tea table in front of the sofa. "Grandma, don't be angry. There was a reason why I didn't return with Montez last night. Besides, it was my mistake that I hung up on you this morning while you were so worried about me. I should apologize for that."
Hearing Tremaine's words, Madam Quartley felt less angry, but her expression was still sour.
Tremaine added, "Grandma, everything is still in a mess now. I have a lot to settle at my side as well, so I cannot explain every single detail to you yet. I hope you can understand my situation. If you continue to question me further, it'll just bother me even more."
Tremaine finished his sentence in a calm manner. His words stabbed straight into Madam Quartley's heart.
Madam Quartley looked at Tremaine.
Tremaine was also looking at her.
After a while, Madam Quartley finally said, "Forget it. I am old now, and I can't control you anymore. Let's just put that matter aside for now, and we'll discuss it again later."
After Tremaine said that, Madam Quartley finally gave in.
She no longer asked about what had happened the day before.
But at the same time, she held something back.
When she said "we'll discuss it again later", it meant that she would still interfere in the matter of Montez's biological mother.
At this time, Tremaine didn't want to talk to Madam Quartley anymore. He then said in a low voice, "Grandma, you should rest. I have many other matters to settle."
After Tremaine left, the butler came.
"Madam Quartley, I've brought the Mr. Montez back to his room. He said that he was tired just as he went in, and I came here only after watching him fall asleep."
Madam Quartley seemed upset still as she said, "Okay, stop talking, I'm feeling annoyed."
The butler immediately kept quiet.
"I have to have some rest and think about it," said Madam Quartley.
Before leaving, Madam Quartley said to the butler, "If Yesseca comes here, inform me immediately. Don't hesitate for a moment. If she comes, remember to inform me!"
The butler didn't know what Madam Quartley was going to do. But since she said so, he could only agree to it. "Yes, Madam."
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