Wendy's criticism made Lady Wilson's legs go weak, and she nearly fell as she sat on the ground directly.
She would never have dreamt that the noble man who had brought her family back from the dead would actually be Charlie, whom she had always despised and wanted to look for an opportunity to seek revenge on!
This reality was as shocking as the big bang explosion in Lady Wilson's heart.
This was because she thought that the noble man who had helped Wendy could be anyone in the world, but it was unlikely that it would ever be Charlie.
However, that had to be the truth of the matter. 3
Charlie had to be the one who had rescued Wendy from signing the contract, and he was the one who had handed the entire Mallow Stenhouse Etiquette Corporation over to Wendy so that she could manage i t. 2
Lady Wilson was feeling panicked and scared at this time. She came to a realization in the depths of her heart, 'The tone of my voice when I spoke to Charlie just now was indeed a little too arrogant. So, I do not even need to ask to know that Charlie must be very
angry at me now... Will he be so mad at me that he decides to kick Wendy out of Mallow Stenhouse Etiquette Corporation, then?! Wendy is currently the only hope for our family of four now! If Wendy loses her job and ends up being unemployed, wouldn't we end up being forced back to our original situation again?! When the time comes, wouldn't I have to go to the supermarket to pull plastic bags for customers again?!' 6
As soon as Lady Wilson thought of the consequences o f offending Charlie, she became extremely terrified, and she immediately had a very flattering and selfcondemning expression on her face as she pleaded guiltily, "Oh... Charlie... This is all because I was too ignorant, and I failed to recognize what a person with more perception would have easily recognized. I really did not expect that you would reciprocate our evil with kindness, and you actually helped Wendy and us so much..." 2
As she spoke of this, Lady Wilson wept bitterly and pitifully as she choked up and said, "You returned our evil with kindness, and you even helped us, but I am truly a terrible old woman who is repaying your kindness with ingratitude, and I even came to clamor and yell at you on your birthday. I am indeed someone who cannot seem to distinguish between right and wrong... You are a broad-minded person who will not hold anything against a narrow-minded person. So, I hope that you will not hold a grudge against someone like me since I'm already so old, okay?"
As she spoke of this, Lady Wilson then smiled as she said in a flattering tone, "Charlie, no matter what it is, we are all still a family after all. There were simply some unclear misunderstandings between us in the past. As long as we clear up those misunderstandings, we are still a family that is filled with love and affection. You are my grandson-in-law, and Claire is m y granddaughter. Jacob and Elaine are also my son and daughter-in-law. So, in actual fact, we are actually really close relatives!"
At this time, Lady Wilson’s face was already filled with wrinkles because of her wide smile, and she said in a somewhat low and humble voice, “Charlie, look. Grandma has already apologized to you now. So, it is time for both of our families to make up and reconcile with one another now. It just so happens that it is your birthday today. So, why don't we take advantage o f this happy occasion so that both of our families can get together and enjoy a meal together? We can just bury the hatchet and let go of the past completely. What do you think?” 1
When Charlie heard her words, he simply smiled and sneered as he said, "We don’t need to bury the hatchet and let go of the past completely. I do not wish to have anything to do with any of you, and it is also the same case for my family. So, you can just stop your wishful thinking."
With that being said, to put a complete end to Lady Wilson's thoughts, Charlie then seriously warned her," If you dare to disclose the matter today as well as the fact that I handed Mallow Stenhouse Etiquette Corporation over to Wendy so that she can manage it t o Claire or my parents-in-law, I am sorry, but I'll take everything back, then!" 4
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