Female Novel
Chapter 1477
Maggie continued her act by saying, “I know you're upset that we came here without notifying you in advance,but we were just worried that you were busy. We just didn't want to disturb you, that's all. However, yourhousekeeper was so formidable! She even used your name to drive us out! Neera, I know you look down on uscountry folks now, but even so, you wouldn't do something so heartless, right?”
Neera closed her eyes for a moment. When she opened them again, her gaze was icy cold.
She didn't mince her words, speaking very directly.
“It was I who asked Auntie Zuniga to show you two out. She was merely following my instructions, notintentionally targeting you. There's no need for you to keep calling her a housekeeper in a derogatory way. As foryour affairs, I neither want to meddle nor hear about them. You had the chance to head back to the countryside bycar after leaving my house, but you didn't. Instead, you chose to call me at this hour. You and I both know thatyou're scheming something. I assume you at least have enough money for a hotel stay, right? If you have nowhereelse to go, just check into a hotel and head home tomorrow. From now on, live your own lives and please, don'tbother me again.”
After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for Maggie to respond and directly hung up the phone.
“But—” Before Maggie could finish her sentence, the line went dead.
She was instantly infuriated. After turning off the screen, she gritted her teeth in anger and muttered angrily,“That insolent wretch! She really thinks she's some kind of royalty now, acting all high and mighty. How dare shespeak to me like that? I bet she's forgotten that it was us who took her back when she had nothing to eat or drinkand nowhere to go! That shameless wretch has no decency!”
Nigel, too, had a stern expression on his face.
“Hmph! We were just too kind back then. That's how we ended up raising such an ingrate! I'd like to see just howlong she can keep up this arrogance!”
The next day, in the evening, Neera was having dinner with her family when he unexpectedly received a call fromLevi.
She initially thought something urgent had happened at the company, so she quickly picked up the call.
As soon as the call connected, she was immediately met with the sobbing sounds of Maggie before she couldeven hear Levi's voice.
Her expression turned gloomy instantly. “What's going on?”
On the other side, Levi was frowning deeply as he watched the couple in the reception room, his expression farfrom pleasant.
“Your adoptive parents came looking for you early this morning, and now they're refusing to leave the receptionroom. They claim they have nowhere else to go and asked me to help find a place for them. Do you think weshould—”
“No need!” He hadn't even finished speaking when Neera hastily rejected the idea, her expression quitedistressed. “How did they enter the office building?”
With a speechless expression, Levi massaged his forehead as he replied, “I didn't want to let them in at first. I sawthat you looked upset the last time they showed up at the office, so I knew they weren't good news. But they saidthat they would cause a scene at the company's front door if they weren't allowed entry, which would attract a lotnovelbin
of attention. I was worried it would negatively impact the company, and more importantly, harm your reputation.As such, I had no choice but to let them in.”
Neera was instantly filled with anger.
She slammed her fork on the table and said sternly, “Give her your phone. I'll speak to her directly.”
Levi hesitated for a moment, then walked in and handed his phone to Maggie.
Maggie was still sobbing uncontrollably, going through a lot of tissues, and making a mess of the coffee table.
She looked up at Levi, her eyes filled with suspicion, “What are you doing?”
With an indifferent expression, Levi said straightforwardly, “Neera has something to tell you.”
Upon hearing that it was a call from Neera, Maggie felt a bit apprehensive, instinctively glancing at Nigel.
The latter gave her a reassuring glance, encouraging her to confidently take the call. Only then did she pick up thephone.
“Neera...”
“Are you two ever going to stop? Wasn't I clear enough with what I said yesterday? We've already gone ourseparate ways, so how much longer do you two intend to keep bothering me?” Neera questioned her fiercely.
Maggie didn't like the sound of that. “Neera, how could you say such a thing? Do you think we'd turn to you if weweren't truly at our wits' end? Even if you're heartless, you can't just ignore us! After all, we're your parents!”
“Parents?” As if she had heard a funny joke, the corner of Neera's mouth twitched, but there was not a trace ofamusement in her eyes.
“I have biological parents. You two are just my adoptive parents. I know very well how you two treated me in thepast, and you know it too. Do we really need to bring our past up? I don't have the time for this, nor do I want towaste my energy on this. I've been tolerating you again and again for Wilfrid's sake, but don't think for a momentthat it makes me a pushover! I'm warning you; if you two don't leave immediately, I'll call the police myself andhave them arrest you two for trespassing! Think it over; would you rather go home peacefully, or get detained bythe police?”
Maggie almost choked when she heard that. “Y-Y-You...” she stammered, struggling to form a coherent sentence.
Even so, she felt a sense of dissatisfaction in her heart and resorted to cliched words.
“Please don't be angry, Neera. I know you're a wealthy lady, and it was hard for you to live a rural life when youwere young. You suffered hardships, and it was unfair. But you also know that we were never wealthy. We had tosupport Wilfrid, and also you, who has no blood relation to us. Even if we couldn't take care of everything, wetruly did our best. Are you still blaming us for the hardships you faced back then?”
After hearing that, Neera gave a cold, sarcastic laugh.
She sure is adept at distorting the truth! With just a few words, she was able to turn this into my fault!
Neera was well aware of how shameless and unscrupulous these two were, so she knew it was pointless to reasonwith them. Since words couldn't get through to them, she decided to simply stop talking.
At that moment, she completely ignored Maggie's remarks, saying coldly and bluntly, “I'm only giving you threeminutes. If you insist on causing trouble in the company and refuse to leave, then I'll call the police. Don't blameme for being ruthless, then.”
She had already given them more than enough chances.
After she finished speaking, Neera promptly hung up the phone.
At the dinner table, everyone else was staring at her. Seeing her pale complexion, they all couldn't help but furrowtheir brows.
Adriana was the first to ask, “Is that adoptive mother of yours causing you trouble? What does she want?”
Neera took a deep breath and shook her head, “It's nothing. It's already been taken care of. Don't worry about it,Aunt Adriana. Let's eat.”
Of course, Adriana couldn't possibly not worry. “How could you consider that as being resolved? They won'tkeep bothering you, will they?” she asked.
Chad too, said with a serious expression, “Neera, if there's anything, just tell us. If they still bother you and youdon't want to deal with them, we'll help you sort it out.”
Shane expressed his support as well. “Exactly, a family should stick together. This is such a minor issue that Icould help you out with it.”
Neera's originally unhappy mood was immediately soothed by their words. A warm sensation swept across thebottom of her heart.