“Vivien, all of this is for the future of the Roberts family. Now your brother is gone, the Roberts family will have no more descendants except for you. The best solution is for your children to take the family name. Besides, I agree with Lucinda. You are too domineering and arrogant, and you should be taught how to behave.”
Lucinda froze. Her eyes dimmed.
When she heard the words “your brother is gone” and “no more descendants”, she touched her belly subconsciously.
Nathaniel’s and Lucinda’s marriage had lasted for three years. Their only intimate contact had been on the night before the divorce, and she didn’t get pregnant.
If she had become pregnant, she probably would have aborted without hesitation given the fact that she hated Nathaniel to her core back then.
Noticing Lucinda’s expression, Amanda realized that she had upset her.
“I’m sorry, Lucinda! I was so focused on persuading Vivien that I forgot you were still here.”
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Lucinda nodded.
“It’s okay. You can continue.” Lucinda calmed herself and sat back on the sofa.
Amanda smiled at Lucinda apologetically before looking at Vivien again.
“Vivien, Lucinda has allowed us to stay in this house. If you refuse, she could drive us out. We have no money so we would be forced to sleep under a bridge. Would you prefer to learn good manners and management techniques or sleep under a bridge?”
Vivien trembled and her face turned pale.
“No! I don’t want to sleep under a bridge!”
If she was driven out, she would lose every scrap of her status and privilege. She could never be able to show her face in front of her rich friends. If she agreed to Lucinda’s conditions, she might keep the good life she was used to.
Even so, she hesitated before agreeing.
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“Okay, I accept your conditions.”
Lucinda shook her head.
“No, you must do more than accept them; you must obey them unconditionally.”
“I will unconditionally obey, okay?”
Lucinda nodded, satisfied. She introduced the teacher to Vivien and said, “I brought you two gifts today.”
Leon and Conor walked toward Vivien. Each carried a square box.
Vivien was confused.
Lucinda opened the first box.
“This is a manual on good manners. You have a week to memorize it. It will ensure the etiquette classes are effective. I will make spot checks on your progress.”