Sadie, in shock, had never seen her grandmother so enraged. She stood frozen, her mouth slightly open, trembling from head to toe.
If the punishment continued, Declan would be severely hurt, if not worse!
Hannah, while not sympathetic towards Declan, feared that Allison’s anger might affect her health.
“Allison! Please stop!” she intervened.
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Hannah approached, gently grasping Allison’s hand and placing a hand on her shoulder, speaking softly.
“Calm down. Don’t let this anger make you sick.”
When she heard Hannah’s voice, Allison snapped out of her rage and regained her composure.
With a trembling hand, she set down her cane and reached out to hold Hannah’s hands.
“Allison, let me assist you to a seat.”
Hannah assisted Allison in finding a seat. Allison took a deep breath and looked at Declan, who was struggling to get up.
“I’ve given my grandson a good lesson. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask!”
The people from the Phillips and Shaw families stood to the side, their voices silenced. The Shaw family refrained from speaking because they empathized with the Edwards family.
While the Phillips family was furious at Eliana, they were at a loss for words when they witnessed Allison disciplining her grandson in such a manner.
After a moment, Allison spoke.
“If no one else will speak, I will.
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Declan is a womanizer. He brought this upon himself with Eliana’s infidelity. Whatever scandal breaks tomorrow, our Edwards family will face it.”
Leah’s eyes widened in disbelief. If this became public, her son’s reputation would be destroyed.
“Allison! Don’t you care about Declan?
He’s your grandson!”
“I know you like Hannah, but you can’t just disregard your own grandson for the sake of that outsider!”
Hearing her mother’s words, Sadie finally stepped forward.
“That’s right, Grandma!” she asserted, no longer afraid.
“If our family allows this scandal to leak out, how do you expect us to keep our foothold in Valmere?”
“You two still dare to spout such nonsense?!” Allison exploded in rage.