Chapter 57: I know him
I whipped my head around to see Evelyn running towards us as she stepped out of the car alone.
She immediately went to my mother’s side, quickly closing the distance between us. Her brows were furrowed together as a look of concern masked her features and she placed a hand on my mother’s arm as if to comfort her.
"Auntie Jennifer, are you alright? Did she hurt you or do anything?" She then turned to look at me and we locked eyes, disdain evident on her face. "You! You have some nerve showing up here again today after what you did the last time, what do you want this time, huh?" She snarled, each word that left her lips were coated with a thick layer of venom as she glared at me.
I couldn’t hold back the laughter that left my lips.
"What do I want?" I repeated, tossing her words right back at her with an incredulous look etched onto my face. "What I want is none of your business, I was talking to my mother," I snapped in frustration.
"There’s nothing left for us to talk about," my mother chimed in this time, as she clicked her tongue in annoyance. "And don’t be rude to Evelyn, I taught you better than this," she demanded through gritted teeth, her tone protective and defensive.
"I was just telling the truth. Was I not talking to you only before she came barging into our conversation?" I asked, my tone sharp and filled with disdain as my eyes glanced over to glare at Evelyn with contempt.
My mother didn’t have a chance to say another word when Evelyn butted in. "I didn’t barge into the conversation," she denied. "I was just concerned and I wanted to check on Auntie Jennifer to make sure that she is okay," she said, playing the innocent woman once again.
I let out a loud scoff as I rolled my eyes in a dramatic manner. "I didn’t know you two were so close like that," I commented, my words dripping with sarcasm as I looked between the both of them.
"Don’t make me call the guards," she threatened this time, smugness radiating off every inch of her skin while my mother continued to view her as an angel and an innocent woman who was just trying to help her. "And how about you stop harassing us?"
I laughed at her ridiculous statement. "Harassing you? Since when has this become about you? I was just talking to my mother. Is that also counted as harassment?"
I watched as her face turned red with anger. "I... I..." She stuttered as she struggled to find the words to say.