No Renewal My Contract Husband (Nella and Alfred) novel Chapter 165

Chapter 165 Thorns Revealed

The Macks could no longer squeeze anything more out of the Keywoods.

When Alfred heard Nella say all this, he turned his head and glanced at her, his gaze unreadable.

He realized he didn’t understand his wife of nearly three years as well as he thought.

He had always assumed she was soft and gentle, like cotton.

No matter when, Nella never seemed sharp or aggressive.

But now, he realized she did have a temper.

She had grown thorns.

And those thorns weren’t just pointed at outsiders. They were pointed at him too.

They were sharp and piercing.

He lowered his eyes, the corner of his mouth curving into a faint, silent smile.

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“No! I’m not going online to clarify anything. We’ve already said we won’t pursue the hospital anymore. Why are you still clinging to this?”

Before Norris could speak, Zoey rejected Nella’s proposal outright.

The way she looked at Nella was full of hostility and barely concealed resentment.

Hearing that, Nella looked at her calmly and said, “You’re not pursuing it because this matter had nothing to do with us in the first place. But your actions damaged my reputation and the hospital’s. Just because you chose not to pursue it doesn’t mean I won’t.”

With that, Nella stood up from her chair.

“Ms. Mack, I’ve given you the chance. If you don’t know how to clarify things, then I’ll help you do it.”

There was no room for negotiation in Nella’s expression.

Every word she spoke landed clearly and firmly.

It was obvious that this time, Nella wasn’t going to let Zoey off so easily.

That made Eileen panic as well.

Of course, she was furious that Zoey had acted so recklessly and treated Patrick’s life so lightly.

But what was done was done. No amount of anger would change that.

What mattered now was minimizing the damage this would do to Zoey.

Thinking that, she looked at Alfred anxiously and said, “Alfred, you can’t make Zoey clarify things. You know how terrifying and vicious those ignorant folks online are. Once they find out Zoey hurt her own

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brother, they’ll tear her apart online.”

Eileen said this as if it were completely justified.

She even shamelessly shifted the blame onto the netizens.

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When she said the words “ignorant folks,” the expressions on everyone’s faces in the reception room became hard to describe.

Ignorant folks?

Heh.

Who here isn’t just a regular folk?

What, is she royalty now?

“Yesterday, Zoey was already pushed to the edge by the online mob. She almost took her own life. If it happens again, I can’t even imagine…”

At that point, Eileen couldn’t go on.

She covered her face and sobbed softly, looking more like the victim than Nella.

Alfred didn’t speak after hearing this. He just lowered his eyes, lost in thought.

But to Nella, his silence looked like he was considering Eileen’s words.

He cares so much about Zoey’s depression. Whenever she relapses, he’ll panic and lose all reason.

With Eileen saying this now, he might actually try to smooth things over for Zoey.

Thinking that, Nella didn’t give Alfred a chance to speak.

“I’m the victim here. Mr. Keywood doesn’t have the right to make this decision for me.”

Her voice was cold.

When it reached Alfred’s ears, it felt even colder.

Seeing how unmoved Nella was, Eileen was furious.

The look she gave Nella carried the same vicious edge Zoey did.

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