Abbott immediately tried to ease the tension, "Alright. Mom, since Cathy doesn't want to, forget it. Sophia is making tea already."
Cathy understood now, "Sophia, you're pretending to be nice. You bought Grandma a massage chair and a house. You are doing all the good things to make me look bad, aren't you?"
Sophia had been makings tea, she stopped and said, looking sad, "Am I doing it wrong?"
The old Mrs. Lawson immediately said, "Sophia, you aren't doing anything wrong. You did what you should. This is Cathy's fault."
"Cathy, apologize to Sophia!"
Cathy looked at the old Mrs. Lawson with widened eyes. She couldn't imagine that in only a few days, her grandma, who used to be her backer, had been turned against her.
"Grandma, do you know what you are talking about?"
"Of course! You're the one confused here!"
Sophia said pitifully next to the old Mrs. Lawson, "Grandma, it's okay that Cathy doesn't think she did anything wrong. She's younger than me, let's just let it go."
"No! She has to apologize to you today!" The old Mrs. Lawson seemed really strange to Cathy.
Bella hadn't intended to say a word, but she had to stand up for her daughter now.
"Cathy didn't say anything wrong. We're all family, it's no big deal!"
"It's etiquette! Bella, are you as childish as Cathy?"
"I..."
Bella was out of words.
"Cathy, apologize!"
"No! Never!"
The old Mrs. Lawson had walked up to her, "I will say it one last time, apologize!"
Sophia walked over, "Grandma, let it go. I don't want to see you in a dispute because of me."
Cathy pointed at Sophia's nose, "Sophia, stop faking! You are playing the hero here to make me look like the villain!"
Then Cathy was slapped in the face.
No one had expected it.
Ever since Cathy was born, the old Mrs. Lawson had loved her. She had never even scolded Cathy before, which was why Cathy was so spoiled and willful.
However, she slapped Cathy in the face just now!
It was deadly quiet.
After a long time, Cathy looked at the old Mrs. Lawson in grievance, "Grandma, you slapped me in the face?"
Then she ran back to her room.
The old Mrs. Lawson had also realized what she had done. She looked at her palm. Not even she herself had expected the slap.
She had loved Cathy, right? Why would she hit her?
Sophia said, feeling sorry, "Grandma, it's all because of me that you and Cathy..."
The old Mrs. Lawson took back her hand, "Sophia, It's not your fault. I should have disciplined Cathy a long time ago. She is too spoiled."
Bella heard this and hated Sophia. But there were too many people here, she couldn't say anything. She was about to go upstairs.
William stopped her, "You're not going. She should reflect on herself and her wrong doings. If she couldn't realize her problem, she shouldn't walk out."
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