Chapter 294
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'I am your stepmother."
Bertha scoffed. "Except for my father, no one in this house acknowledges your identity? Don't you have any thoughts in your mind? You always want to escape to find a sense of existence, a cowardly lifestyle. Your lower self has been engraved into your consciousness."
"You…"
Mrs. Jennifer was so angry that her face turned red, she looked at the couple.
The two of them, one cold, one trying not to laugh. They appeared indifferent as if this matter had nothing to do with them.
Bertha noticed her eyes and said sarcastically. "What are you looking at? Do you hope they can say a few words for you? These are my brother and sister-in-law. They didn't give me a knife to slash you, because they respected our father."
Mr. Tabitha just left, and Mrs. Jennifer had no one to help her anymore, she was distraught, she looked like she was being bullied to the point of crying.
Bertha did not pay attention to Mrs. Jennifer's pretended, she held the steak knife on the table, and she directly slid across the long table, putting it on Mrs. Jennifer's neck.
Mrs. Jennifer was so scared that she was dizzy. "Bertha. If you dare to hurt me, you will not live in peace."
Isobel does not want Bertha to commit murder, she advises Bertha. "Younger sister..."
Fawn holds Isobel's hand tightly, meaning he tells her not to stop Bertha.
The couple didn't care, they just sat and watched the drama without speaking up.
Mrs. Jennifer was very helpless, feeling the knife touching her skin, feeling some pain, she didn't dare to move.
Seeing her fear, Bertha laughed mockingly. "Besides hugging the giant tree that is my father, what else can you do?"
Mrs. Jennifer was speechless.
"If you're a little obedient, I can even let you enjoy the last luxury before I inherit my family's inheritance, if you make me angry..."
She stopped, her eyes sharp, and she leaned close to Mrs. Jennifer, speaking softly. "In a few days, I will tie you up, throw you into the forest, and let the wild animals eat you."
Mrs. Jennifer's eyes shrank. "You dare?"
"So you can try, see if I dare to do it or not?"
Mrs. Jennifer resisted Bertha's cold, cruel eyes, she was completely speechless.
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In the book room.
Shane is on the top floor of the bookshelf, he is looking for books to help Mr. Tabitha.
"Is it this book? Or is it that book?"
Mr. Tabitha wore farsighted glasses, her eyes staring at the bookshelf: "The book is in the middle."
Shane took it down, he gave it to him with both hands.
He used his wrinkled hands to gently caress the book cover, and he calmly opened his mouth. "Originally, I agreed to let you and Bertha get engaged because I appreciated your decisiveness in the business field. During this time, how have you two been together?"
Shane stood listening seriously, he couldn't help but have a little doubt in his heart.
Does this mean that he is currently unhappy with Shane?
"Bertha has taken good care of me, and I am very grateful to her, moreover you can rest assured, Bertha is the beloved daughter of Griselda's house, and also the girl that I want to hold in the palm of my hand, I will I will brave the rest of my life to protect her well."
Shane spoke clearly and to the point, and Mr. Tabitha became more and more serious, he even shook his head and sighed.
"Uncle?"
"You think that's a good thing, but this daughter of mine has been spoiled by me since childhood. She always does things according to her will. Her personality easily gets her in trouble. That's why I want to find someone who can restrain her and teach her to be more obedient."
Shane's thin lips pursed tightly, he didn't answer immediately.
There were hundreds of thoughts in his heart that could not be explained.
Mr. Tabitha doesn't want her son-in-law to pamper his daughter. Does he want Shane to be a strict husband who teaches Bertha?
Twenty-three years have not been able to control her fiery personality, this task seems very difficult.
Mr. Tabitha continued speaking. "Usually, Bertha listens to her eldest brother very much. Only he can teach her. I hope in this aspect, you can learn from her eldest brother."
Mr. Tabitha wants Shane to learn from Fawn.
His relationship with Fawn is a competitive one, moreover in the past, Fawn sent assassins to kill him. At that time, if it wasn't for Bertha, they probably would have become rivals.
"Uncle, actually... when it comes to important things, Bertha is very obedient to me."
Mr. Tabitha had no intention of exposing him. "You don't have to hide, I already know about you and Bertha."
Shane was stunned.
What did he know about Shane and Bertha?
Mr. Tabitha continued. "I'm old and can't live with my daughter for a few more years. If you can't fulfill my wish, I will reconsider your engagement."
Shane instantly squatted down in a military posture, he carefully looked towards Mr. Tabitha sitting in a wheelchair. "Don't worry, I will educate Bertha well and make her a gentle and obedient wife."
Mr. Tabitha happily patted his shoulder.
It's not that he treated his daughter poorly, but before, he was controlled by her mother his whole life.
Bertha's personality is very similar to her mother's, arrogant, extravagant, and not afraid of anything.
He doesn't hope his daughter will be like her mother, he hopes his daughter can be obedient, and have a companion, she should not take risks and put herself in danger, he hopes she can live her life in peace.
After leaving the room, Shane assessed everything with deep eyes.
Bertha stood in the hallway waiting for him, she noticed something was wrong with his eyes. 'What did Dad say to you? Why is your mood so heavy?"
Shane regained his thoughts, he pulled her small hand.
'Nothing, he told me to take good care of you in the future. Let's go, it's not early anymore."
The two of them held hands and got in the car back to the Miller mansion.
In the car, Bertha looked at his pale lips, his body was still not in good shape, and he seemed to be very worried.
'Are you sure you're okay? How about we call a doctor to examine you?"
"No need, I'm fine."
Shane shook his head slightly.
