Trapped with a Lawyer novel Chapter 12

Jenny said with a tough tone, "Samuel, if you do not wish to be with Ella, I will bring her to our home as soon as she wakes up. My daughter is the apple of my eyes. We raised her up with great attention. We won't let her endure any suffering!"

Viola heard the accusation and was quite annoyed. Before Samuel could say anything, she stepped up and stood in front of Samuel and replied, "What do you mean by all these words? What kind of suffering Ella is enduring now? Who is giving her a hard time?" Ella must have been talking bullshit in front of her parents.

Jenny looked at the way Viola acted, rude and sharp. She looked nothing like an elegant and charming bank manager.

Samuel pulled Viola over and made her stand aside. He faced Jenny himself and replied, "Mom, I am very sorry. Please don't be mad anymore. I will make sure things like that will never happen again."

The sincere tone in Samuel's voice made Jenny less angry. But when she thought of the fact that during Ella's pregnancy Samuel never showed up, she just couldn't let things go.

Jenny was filled with anger and snapped, "Do you have any idea how hard it is for a woman to go through her pregnancy?" "When Ella was in the apartment, you being her husband, were never there for even one day. What were you thinking?" "If you are not pleased with my daughter, just say it. Why on earth make her suffer?premature birth?"

On hearing her remarks, the Shao family were all quite embarrassed. It was true that they neglected Ella back then.

Samuel lowered his head and accepted the anger from Jenny. He did not say a word.

Richard walked over to them. Although he was quite angry himself, he did a good job of covering it up. He said to Jenny with the intent to mediate the situation, "Enough, just knock it off!" "Both your daughter and grandson are safe now, there is nothing to be mad about."

Jenny usually had a good temper but there was one thing she could not stand: her precious daughter being bullied. She threw away Richard's arm, making it very clear that she was not ready to let Samuel off the hook.

"Mom ..." Ella's voice was so gentle and weak from the ward bed. Her sound almost made Jenny cry..

Her precious daughter! She had never let her daughter suffer like this or get bullied like this!

Samuel walked over to the bed with Jenny. He looked at them, as Jenny held up Ella's hand tightly.

Richard also walked over and gently looked at Ella: "My dear child, did we just wake you up?"

Ella shook her head. She overheard half of what they said, but she decided to pretend that she knew nothing about it. She looked up and smiled: "Mom, Dad, when did you arrive? Have you seen your grandchild?"

Jenny raised up her head and held back her tears. She looked at her daughter and shook her head: " I was busying checking you out. I didn't have time for him yet. Now I need to take a good look at the baby."

Jenny let go of Ella's hand and held up the sleeping baby. Richard walked over as well and lovingly looked at Jerry. Jenny was amazed and said: "His cute little mouth looks just like Ella's?when she was a baby. And the nose, the resemblance is uncanny!"

Jenny's words made Viola quite upset. To her, it was obvious that the baby took after her son.

Samuel curled up his lips with satisfaction. Ella was a beauty and it was a good thing that the baby looked like her.

Melody was relieved as the two were no longer fighting. A while ago the conversation between them got so intense that she could not say anything.

She understood well enough what kind of person her daughter-in-law was. She had a sharp mouth and was way too stubborn to give in. If it were not for her unyielding character, she would not have made enemies at her job and could have been promoted from bank manager already.

She had warned Viola many times before, but she never listened.

Melody quietly pulled Samuel's sleeve and winked at him.

Samuel looked back at his grandma in silence as he didn't need to be told about what to do. Then, he walked up to Ella's bed and asked: "Are you thirsty?"

Ella looked at the caring man and smiled. She did not reject his offer and nodded softly.

As she just had her operation, Ella was not advised to drink water directly. So Samuel used a Q-tip and dipped it in warm water to moisturize Ella's chapped lips.