Hearing Shelton's words, the master of the Reid Family stopped being too concentrated on the gifts. However, because he liked Shelton's gifts very much, he intended to tell Shelton everything, which was self-evident.
Shelton said, "Mr. Reid, I want to know where your second daughter is now."
Upon hearing this, the master of the Reid Family, who was originally overjoyed, became serious immediately.
He sat up straight all of a sudden and said with some displeasure, "I only have two sons. I don't have any daughter."
"Oh." Hearing so, Shelton said, "Then I'll take these two gifts back."
Shelton looked as gentle as ever with a slight smile on his face. Even so, others could felt that instead of joking, he was telling the truth.
As he spoke, he reached out to close the box.
Seeing this, the master of the Reid Family became anxious and couldn't help but want to stop Shelton, only to think that with his identity, it wasn't appropriate for him to do so.
He had no choice but to say, "I have a daughter who is dead."
Shelton didn't speak or respond. He just covered the lids of the two boxes, piled them up, and put them away.
As the master of the Reid Family saw that Shelton did mean to take the gifts back, his eyes turned red.
He could only continue, "Yes. Alas, I have a daughter. But now she is crazy and is living in a mental hospital."
Shelton asked, "Where exactly is the mental hospital?"
The master of the Reid Family looked at Shelton somewhat unnaturally and at me, asking unhappily, "Mr. Shelton, it is my family business. What does it have to do with you? Could it be that you are going to intervene in this as well?"
"If it has nothing to do with me, I naturally won't care about it." By saying so, Shelton clarified that this matter had something to do with him.
Fearing that his business would be implicated if his dad refused Shelton, James advised, "Dad, tell them what happened to my second sister."
"Shut up!" As soon as James said so, the master of the Reid Family flew into a rage!
Glaring at James, he was so excited that he seemed to be out of breath. After coughing for a few times he blushed. After a while, he said to Shelton, "My daughter embarrassed my family so much. I don't want to mention her anymore."
"You just need to tell me where she is now."
I knew why Shelton had asked so.
Judging from the current situation, the master of the Reid Family was quite unwilling to mention my mother. If we pushed him too far, he probably would truly give up the gifts and drive us away.
The master of the Reid Family closed his eyes and thought for a long time. Then, he looked up at us and said, "She is at the Oasis Hospital."
Hearing his answer, Shelton, who was stunned for a moment, furrowed his eyebrows slightly. He paused for a few seconds before asking, "Under which name was she sent there?"
At this time, the master of the Reid Family looked a little embarrassed. At this time, Mrs. Reid, who sat silently on the side, finally spoke, "Jessica Reid."
Jessica Reid.
Jessica Reid.
That was right.
Hearing his wife's voice, the master of the Reid Family looked at her and said with a bit of majesty, "Did I ask you to speak? Is there any rule?"
He acted like an ancient noble talking to a servant at home.
Seeing him like this, I thought of everything that had happened in the Reid Family.
I suddenly understood a lot of things.
"Why was my mother sent away? Why were Caroline and I sent away? Why did my mother become a disgrace and a taboo in the Reid Family?"
"In the final analysis, it is because the mindset of feudal times was deeply rooted in the master of the Reid Family's mind."
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel quite furious in my heart.
Shelton stretched out his hand and grabbed my hand, saying to Mrs. Reid, "Thank you."
Then, he took me with him and left.
It was still early. I checked the Oasis Hospital on my cell phone and found that it was located in the suburbs and it would take more than two hours to get there by car. I said to Shelton, "How about we go there?"
To be honest, I couldn't wait any longer.
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