As soon as Zac received her phone call, he rushed back. "What happened?"
Biting her lips, Essie told him everything that had happened last night.
Sweat trickled down Zac's forehead. His wife was really infected by the gossip spirit of Ivy. How dare she get involved in such a bold thing? Did she forget that she was not alone now?
"I didn't want to get involved. I was just worried that they would make trouble, so I followed them to have a look. And I don't believe there is a ghost in the ghost yard at all. There is no ghost in the world. But I didn't expect that we really saw something. Sister-in-law seemed to be crazy all of a sudden, as if she was really haunted by a ferocious ghost. " She said haltingly. She couldn't explain these strange things.
Zac sighed and put his arm around her shoulder. Now the most important thing is that this muddled fool and the baby in his belly are safe. He can let go of everything else.
"Listen up, Essie. Don't do anything behind my back anymore. Otherwise, I will lock you up for three years." His tone was rather warning.
Essie shivered and nodded. She didn't want to touch a tiger's butt.
After coming out of the room, they went to Walt's room. At this time, Walt came back from the company. To be honest, he didn't care about the life of Leila, but now that they were in the same boat, he didn't want anything to happen to her. The most important thing was to keep her mouth shut and not let her reveal her identity crazily.
Lying on the bed, Leila was in a coma and kept talking nonsense.
Seeing this, Zac was slightly shocked. At that time, Jim was also like this. Even the doctor couldn't tell what kind of illness he had.
Mary was furious. It was a good chance to blame Essie. She wouldn't let it go.
"Essie, you will be the hostess of our family in the future. It's your duty to implement the family rules. You know that Ivy and your sister-in-law are messing around. You not only didn't stop them, but also participated in their play. You really disappoint me. If the family is handed over to you in the future, don't you make a mess? "
Knowing that she was responsible for this matter, Essie didn't explain but said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, mommy."
"There are national laws and family rules. As the future hostess of the family, you have openly violated the family rules. I have to punish you severely, or else I can't convince the public." Mary put on an iron and selfless expression. She would lock Essie in the basement for a few days to frighten her.
"Mommy, Ivy has confessed. It was all sister-in-law's idea. Essie went to see them and worried that they would make trouble. After all, Essie hasn't taken charge of the family yet. Besides, sister-in-law is the eldest sister-in-law. She just entered the house not long ago. The reason why Essie didn't stop her in public is that she didn't want to create any conflict between them in the future. " Zac clearly and forcefully defended his wife. With him, no one could hurt her, let alone Mary.
Mary's face turned blue. It seemed that her youngest son was blaming her.
But she didn't lose her temper. She tried her best to hold back her anger and said, "Zac, I know you care about your wife, but she has to follow the rules of the family when she came in. The north yard is a forbidden area of our family. According to the family rules, anyone who breaks into the forbidden area will be expelled from our family. I gave her a lenient punishment for the sake of Mili and Dot. She can be forgiven for a serious crime, but she can't escape a minor crime. " She changed to a helpless tone, pretending that she didn't want to punish Essie either. She was forced by the family rules and had no choice.
"All right." Albert shook his hand and said, "Essie is pregnant, and Zac has explained that it has nothing to do with her. She can be punished to copy the family rules ten times."
"But what if someone else follows this example in the future?" Mary was unwilling to give up. So what? The baby in her belly was not the child of the family, but a bastard. How could she rely on it?
"Mommy, it's all Laura's fault. Laura has always been curious. If she is curious, she wants to find out the truth. No one dares to get close to the yard when the accident happened to Laura. You don't need to worry that someone will follow them. The most important thing now is to save Laura. You shouldn't be so stupid, right? " He was afraid that his mother would punish Essie for hurting the baby in her belly, so he unconsciously increased his tone.
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