“I can’t control him even if I wanted to. He talks to us in the same way.”
Ursula sputtered in outrage, but there was little else she could do besides glare at Edwin.
“Ill-mannered rascal!”
“Oh, I was raised by Grandpa, though. Are you suggesting that he didn’t teach me any manners?” Edwin was no pushover, and he wasn’t about to put up with Ursula’s tantrum.
“By your line of thinking, well, Grandpa raised you, too. So that must mean that you have no manners, either!”
“Edwin, be polite to Aunt Ursula,” Hannah chided softly.
“Fine.”
Edwin promptly closed his mouth and sat back with an obedient expression.
Ursula huffed and curled her lip at Hannah.
“So you’d rather Listen to outsiders than your own aunt now.”
Edwin instinctively opened his mouth to retort, but Hannah held up her hand to stop him. Just as she was about to say something herself, Byrum cleared his throat.
“Who do you think you’re calling an outsider?” The old man narrowed his eyes at Ursula.
“Hannah is your sister’s daughter—my granddaughter.”
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Ursula scoffed and looked like she wanted to challenge Byrum’s words.
Upon seeing the stern look on his face, however, she thought better and just muttered, “Fine, then. You seem really protective of her, Dad…”
Just then, a servant approached them.
“Madam, dinner is ready.”
Ursula stood up and smoothed her hair.
“Let me help you to the dining table, Dad.”
“There is no need.”
Byrum braced himself on his cane and headed to the dining room with Tinsley.
Everyone else followed suit, with Johanna lagging behind Ursula.
“Mom…”
After making sure that the others were out of earshot, Ursula whirled around and berated her daughter.