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With a smile, Grace handed her phone to the triplets‘ parents.
“Mr. and Mrs. Hawthorne, I’m married. The wedding is in two weeks. Look. My husband sent me a picture of the wedding ring. I like it.”
The air in the room seemed to freeze.
No one present could believe it.
The triplets‘ father, Wesley Hawthorne, and Karlee were too shocked to speak.
After a while, they stammered, “Grace, is it…true?”
Grace was about to say “Sure” when Alden snapped coldly with a long face, “Enough! It’s OK for you to kid with us. How can you joke around in front of our parents?”
Drake’s smiling face also grew grim. “Grace, you keep joking like this. It’s getting boring.”
Bryce dropped his utensils impatiently. “You’ve said twice that you’re married. How’s it possible? There’s still a love letter in your drawer. If…”
Alden and Drake were taken aback. They lost their cool and grabbed Bryce. “What love letter? To whom?”
Bryce withdrew his hand and looked away. He said with embarrassment, “I didn’t open it. Nor did I dare. How should I
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Grace smiled wryly. She did write a love letter.
And she did like one of the triplets.
She had made her choice before going to the City Hall.
Now, however, it was pointless to talk about it.
Grace was about to speak when the silent Arianna exclaimed.
“Ms. Parrish, this ring… That must be a picture from the Internet.
“I’ve seen this ring in the magazine before. It’s unique in the world. It’s invaluable. What kind of man did you marry?”
Grace was stunned. The information was too much to take in. The value of this diamond ring was beyond her wildest dream.
Antonio’s identity was a mystery to her. Grace didn’t know how to explain it.
Before she spoke, Elyse brought a pot of hot soup. She exchanged a glance with Arianna and nodded almost undetectably.
Next, Elyse pretended the pot had slipped out of her hand. The hot soup spilled.
“Watch out!”
The brothers stood protectively before Arianna at once, in case she got scalded.
No one protected Grace.
The hot chicken soup was spilled all over her.
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She gasped. Her skin became red. It hurt so much her eyes welled up.
The gloat in Elyse’s eyes told Grace what was going on.
She asked in a trembling voice, “You did it on purpose?”
Elyse was surprised. Tears came out of her eyes instantly. “Ms. Parrish, what are you talking about? Why would I do that? I admit it was my bad that you got scalded. But you can’t slander me like that.”
Seeing her mom picked on, Arianna came out from behind the triplets and stood firmly before Elyse. There were tears in her eyes. “Ms. Parrish, my mom and I may be poor. But we have dignity and backbones. How can you insult us like this?
“In this case, we’ll leave!”
Arianna turned around and held Elyse’s hand. They walked together toward the door.
At this sight, Alden’s eyes were full of irritation when he looked at Grace. He hissed, “Grace, Elyse is diligent and never complains. It was an accident. How could you say she spilled the soup on you intentionally? Stop being so willful!”
With a frown, Drake looked at Grace in disappointment. “Arianna is soft–hearted. Elyse is the same. How could she possibly do that?”
“Indeed. Besides, even if Elyse did it on purpose, so what? It was just some soup. Do you have to drive everyone away?” Bryce shouted.
He wasn’t on Grace’s side, either.
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Hearing their remarks, Grace was overwhelmed by mixed feelings. She teared up immediately.
The brothers paid no heed to her emotion, though. They glanced coldly at her and ran out of the door to catch up to Arianna.
After the triplets left, Grace’s body was hurting like hell, as if her scalded skin were burning. She tried to get up, but the pain was too much. She staggered and fell.
“Grace!”
Wesley and Karlee helped her up hurriedly and asked the chauffeur to take her to the hospital.
When Grace opened her eyes, she saw Wesley and Karlee at her bedside.
Karlee was crying. She wiped tears from her eyes and held Grace’s hand.
She apologized, “Grace, we checked the surveillance footage. Elyse did do it on purpose. I knew she and her daughter weren’t good, but they’re worse than I thought.
“Don’t worry. I’ll ask my sons to explain it to you. They’ll see Arianna’s true colors.
“Good girl, don’t say you’re married out of anger again.”
Grace shook her head. “Mrs. Hawthorne, I didn’t say it out of anger. I’m really married.”
She took a bank card and an emerald necklace from her purse and put them in Karlee’s hand.
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“Mrs. Hawthorne, this is my savings. I hope it can cover my expenses in the Hawthorne family these years.
“This is the Hawthorne family’s heirloom you gave me. You said it was for the daughter–in–law only. It doesn’t belong to me. Please take it back.”
Wesley and Karlee finally realized she meant it.
Wesley asked repeatedly, “Grace, you’re really married? Don’t lie to us.”
Grace nodded firmly every time.
“Yes, I’m married.”
