“Johanna is still young. She is bound to make mistakes from time to time. Don’t you think she has suffered enough? We are humans, not saints. The least we can do is give her an opportunity to turn over a new leaf.”
Johanna nodded earnestly and turned her expectant gaze to Byrum.
“Please believe me, Grandpa! I will do my best to be a better person!”
But Byrum ignored her and tilted his head to look at Hannah, who was still eating in silence.
“What do you think, Hannah?”
Once again, everyone’s gaze was fixed on her.
Hannah put her cutlery down and wiped her lips with her napkin.
“Whether her punishment is enough to atone for the severity of her sin, this depends on how you view the matter, Grandpa.”
Ursula bristled in her seat.
“We are all family, aren’t we? Don’t blow this out of proportion, young lady.”
Hannah raised her head and looked Ursula in the eye.
“Tell me, Aunt, do you consider the incident of replacing Grandpa’s medication a trifle? Is it because we are all family, as you put it, that you don’t think it is a big deal?”
Her voice was soft and calm, her tone gentle, and yet her words were laced with thorns.
Ursula was rendered speechless.
She gnashed her teeth together and tried to ignore the stuffy feeling in her chest.
Hannah never took her eyes off the older woman.
“If you honestly think that it’s not a big deal, I have nothing more to say on the matter.”
“When… When did I ever call it a trifle? I just meant. We don’t have to stir up so much trouble between family, that’s all.”
“That’s basically the same thing!” Edwin burst out and laughed sardonically.
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“What, do you think Hannah is targeting Johanna?”
Ursula fumed, too furious to say anything. She touched Calvin’s elbow and grumbled, “Speak up for me!”
Calvin had been intrigued by Hannah since the moment he laid eyes on her. There was a novel charm to her exquisite features that made it hard to look away from her face.
Even within the entertainment industry, it was rare to find such a captivating beauty, the type that immediately hooked one’s attention and kept it.
Hannah’s cool demeanor had him transfixed as well.