Candace looked at Zachary and asked him in return, "What about me? Can I attribute all my misfortunes to Marilyn's leaving?"
Zachary was startled.
He felt that her words were really hurtful. He squinted and replied in a low voice, "Aunt Candace, you're simply pushing your blame onto others."
Candace said sternly, "You guys are not qualified to tell me about misery. No one has experienced this more than I have in this life. You guys are not qualified to say that before I do."
Grace clearly heard Candace's low roar from the phone.
She was actually blaming her grandmother, Marilyn, for what happened.
She blamed Marilyn for leaving at that time.
Her hand that was holding the phone trembled uncontrollably. She wanted to hang up the phone, but she didn't have the strength.
At this time, Grace heard the quarrel between them over the phone, "It was Marilyn who was irresponsible and caused all the tragedies. It is also because of her leaving that I was separated from Philip and Maxim, causing me to suffer great pain, which ultimately led to all these tragedies. I've never been happy in my life. Who should I be blaming that onto?"
"Stop it," Zachary said sternly. "You promised me you won't talk nonsense. Only then did I call Grace. But you're not keeping your words."
But now, Grace heard it for herself on the phone.
Zachary anxiously went back to the phone and said, "Grace, you don't have to come over. It's my bad that I brought you trouble. I'll hang up first."
He hung up the phone shortly after.
Grace held the mobile phone in her hand with a heavy heart.
Her eyes were filled with tears.
Just then, Alice walked in to find Grace in tears. Her scarlet eyes were full of sadness. Alice was shocked at once and rushed forward to hug her. "Grace, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? Who bullied you?" Alice asked her anxiously.
Seeing that Grace was holding the phone, she took the phone from her hand anxiously and looked through it immediately. She saw that it was Zachary who called her.
A surprised Alice asked her sister, "What's the matter? Why did you burst into tears after picking up Zachary's call? What happened?"
Looking at Grace in tears, Alice too was about to burst into tears herself. She only felt that her sister must have encountered something serious this time as she was not one to cry easily.
Alice was very worried.
"Alice," Grace called out to her as she fought to hold back her tears and manage the cold sweat that left her palms drenched. She held Alice's hand and said in a low voice, "She's back."
"Who is?" Alice was puzzled and could not put two and two together. "Who are you referring to? Grace, tell me, will you? You're making me nervous." Alice pressed her sister for answers.
"Mom," exclaimed Grace as she sobbed. She looked at Alice with rage in her gaze and said, "She's back."
"Our mother?" Alice was shocked too. She looked at Grace and met her gaze. Alice was completely shocked and then tears welled up in her eyes. "What has she come back for? She was not there when we needed her. Why did she come back now?"
Alice was hot-tempered too. When she heard this, she took Grace's mobile phone and called Zachary right away.
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