Female Novel
Chapter 113
At the Faulkner residence, after Harriet prayed, she had wanted to stay at the church longer withSamantha. However, after she heard about the incident, the two rushed home in the afternoon. Harrietsat on the couch for a long time with a grim expression after learning about what had happened fromone of the housekeepers, Mandy. The other housekeepers were standing by the side with their headshanging low, not daring to breathe loudly. The housekeepers were either busy upstairs or in thecourtyard in the early morning. No one would expect such a shocking incident to happen in the house.According to them, Genevieve had pushed Marilyn, causing the latter almost to have a miscarriage.Even though the Faulkner family was filled with their descendants, Harriet liked Samuel and Armandthe most. However, Samuel had passed away in an accident, leaving Marilyn and the baby in hertummy behind. Thus, Harriet loved her unborn great-grandchild a lot. Some of the housekeepers evenfelt that as much as Harriet liked Genevieve, she would never forgive the latter for such a gravemistake. Just as the housekeepers felt uneasy, Harriet suddenly rose to her feet. With a darkenedexpression, she walked toward Armand, who was standing next to the couch. She lifted her hand andslapped him hard across the face. The slap was so loud that it scared the housekeepers. They wereold housekeepers who had been serving the Faulkner family for a long time. Whenever Armand cameto the Faulkner residence, Harriet was thrilled to see him. Hence, they had never seen her hitting him.W-What is happening? “Armand, I’m very disappointed in you,” Harriet said while shaking her head andputting her hand down in a huff. She had been alive for a long time and had seen all kinds ofdeceptions and the worst of human nature. Of course, she would not believe everything a maid said.This was the first time in Harriet’s life that she had beaten Armand. She was exasperated that hergrandchild had publicly taken Marilyn’s side without investigating what happened. He even ignoredGenevieve, who had severe burns on her legs. Armand’s expression was still ice-cold, even after beingslapped. He lowered his gaze and said, “Yes. You did right by punishing me.” “Mom, just leave thismatter to Armand,” said Samantha. She had stepped out to smooth things over. She held onto Harriet’sarm and said, “You’re tired. Let me help you up to rest.” Harriet glared at Armand and sneered, “Right.He has his way of doing things. There’s no need for an old lady like me to take charge.” With that, she
let Samantha help her, and they both went up to the second floor. In the living room, the housekeeperslowered their breathing rates even more. They saw Armand sitting at the end of the couch with his wriston his knees. He looked casual, but the cold aura he exuded was terrifying. After a while, Armandasked flatly, “Who treated Mdm. Genevieve’s wounds?” “I-It’s me.” A younger female housekeeperstepped out from the crowd of housekeepers. She was the one who had served Genevieve beef pielast night. Armand looked at her. “Is she injured badly?” “Her burns are severe. Both her legs, from herthighs to her calves, were burnt red. Some parts had blisters too.” The housekeeper could not help butshudder as she recalled the horrific sight. If there are blisters on her burns, then it must be serious.Armand thought about how the woman looked at him calmly, yet she must have put a lot of effort intosuppressing the pain she felt in both legs. His throat tightened after hearing what the housekeepersaid. “Did she leave with the doctor?” “Mdm. Genevieve did not want me to call the doctor.” Thehousekeeper thought for a while and added, “But she called Mr. Patrick. I think they went to the hospitaltogether.” After hearing that, Armand’s furrowed brows relaxed a little. He waved and called the otherhousekeeper, Mandy. “Mandy, repeat what you just told Old Mrs. Faulkner.”novelbin