Mrs. Tucker sighed. "Half a year after Linley married Roland, she found him having an affair with another woman. Later, someone told Roland what happened to Linley at university. Roland became even more reckless. He brought back that pregnant woman. Six months ago, Linley filed for divorce, but the Holden family didn't agree. They didn't want to give Linley a cent!"
Mrs. Tucker wiped her tears. "They are heartless! Linley has been married for more than two years. She worked every day like their maid. Roland cheated on her, but they said that Linley has been coveting their property from the beginning. They also said that if Linley wanted anything
from Roland, they would tell everyone in the town about that incident!
"My husband and I are old. We are not afraid of being cursed. For Linley's sake, we would have compromised, but Linley said we couldn't do so and that she earned a lot of money over the years but spent it on her family. Now the Holden family doesn't want to give her anything. She is very indignant, so she hasn't divorced Roland yet."
Mrs. Tucker sobbed, "They somehow heard that Linley earned money and bought a house in Juanton City, so they came over. They said that since Linley and Roland have not yet divorced, they have half of her house and money. They cornered me and asked me where Linley was."
Mrs. Tucker was enraged. She slapped Roland at the entrance of the community.
Roland pushed her hard. Mrs. Tucker fell and twisted her ankle.
Yet Mrs. Tucker didn't want to tell Scarlett about that.
She felt that they had troubled Scarlett too much. She did no longer want to disturb Scarlett with these messy matters.
"Ms. Reed, we'll settle this matter ourselves.
Scarlett's eyebrows moved. A cold light flashed across her pretty eyes. She looked at Mrs. Tucker. "I see. Do you remember what I asked you before?"
Mrs. Tucker was aged. Her memory was
bad. She had no idea what Scarlett referred
to, looking at her in a daze.
Scarlett smiled. "I asked you about Linley’s divorce from her husband."
Mrs. Tucker realized what Scarlett meant. Her heart trembled. "Ms. Reed, I... I don't know what to say. I'm ashamed to bother you with these trivial matters."
"Don't stand on ceremony. Linley is my friend. I just can't bear to see others bully my friend. You can rest assured that the Holden family won't dare to harass you and Linley again."
Scarlett glanced down at Mrs. Tucker's foot. "Now that you are unwilling to go to the hospital, I'll ask my secretary to send some medicine to you. If the swelling doesn’t go down in three days, you'll have to go to the hospital."
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