Chapter 71 Evelyn Versus Henry

From outside the room, Naomi could hear her parents arguing.

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“I told you long ago we shouldn’t have brought that burden back with us; you didn’t listen! Now look–she’s bullying our daughter! Happy now?”

“That was years ago; why are you still bringing it up? Can’t you let it go?”

“How can I let it go? Look at what she’s done since starting high school! She’s humiliated our daughter and disgraced our family!”

Their voices weren’t very loud, but Naomi had already caught the key points. iWait/ii, /iicould /iiit /iibe/ii, /iiEliza /iiisn’t /iireally /ibmy /bsister?

Thinking back, it all started to make sense. Her parents had always been cold toward Eliza; even when Naomi got into trouble as a child, it was Eliza who was punished. iSo /iithat’s /iiwhy/ii… /i

The next morning at school, Evelyn showed up bright and early, dragging Naomi along.

Seeing Evelyn arrive again, the students gave her a wide berth.

Thest time Naomi’s mother came to school, she’d caused a huge scene with the teachers.

And now she was back.

No one knew what this visit was about. Students from other sses stood in the hallway, watching curiously.

Evelyn shoved open the door to ss 6.

Inside, Henry had been horsing around with Colton; when he turned and saw Evelyn and Naomi, his face changed.

“Who are you looking for?”

Henry’s tone was unfriendly.

They had all seen how Evelyn had treated Eliza before.

re’s Eliza? Where is she?b” /b

Henry frowned. “Eliza’s on cleaning duty; she went to fetch water. What do you want?”

He made no effort to be polite.

Evelyn looked Henry up and down. “I remember–you’re pretty close to Eliza, aren’t you? I get it; you’re teenagers. It’s normal to have crushes, but don’t drag my daughter down with you! No matter what, Eliza bis /bstill a Qiao; she extoried 400 dors from her own sister. I’m here today to get to the bottom of thisb!/b”

Hearing that Eliza had supposedly extorted Naomi for 400 dors, the students in the hallway crowded closer, eager to watch the drama unfold.

Naomi squirmed in her seat; she just wanted to run. imay /iihave /iifooled /iiMom/ii, /iibut /iithe /iiteachers /iiaren’t /iidiots! biI /i/bideliberately /iidestroyed /iisomeone /iielse’s /iiproperty/ii. /iiIf /iiEliza /iiposts /ibithat /i/bbivideo/i/bi, /iithe /iiteachers /iwill bihate /i/bime /iifor /ibisure/i/bbi! /i/b

“Mom, don’t do this… didn’t we agree to keep it civil? Now everyone knows–this bis /bgoing to look really badb!/bb” /b

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Chapter 71 Evelyn Versus Henry

Naomi was panicking; she wanted to drag her mother away before Eliza returned.

Thest thing she wanted was for things to blow up.

“Don’t be afraid; I’m here to protect you.”

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Evelyn sat down arrogantly on a nearby chair. “I’ll wait right here for Eliza toe back! Let’s see what she has to say.”

Henry’s face darkened. “Are you kidding me? We’re about to start our morning ss! You’re disrupting us!”

“Oh, please–does ss 6 even bother with sses? I heard you’re like free–range ducks; you just run around during lessons.”

Her words were harsh; she had always looked down on the students of ss 6 and had no intention of being polite.

“Who are you calling ducks?”

Henry had a quick temper; he charged forward, ready to fight Evelyn.

But Evelyn wasn’t afraid; she stood up and pped Henry across the face.

The entire ssroom fell silent.

Evelyn said coldly, “Whose child are you? So rude and uncivilized! If your parents can’t teach you properly, I’ll do it for them–before you end up as a disgrace to society.”

“Mom…”

Naomi’s face had gone pale with fear.

She hadn’t expected her mother to hit Henry.

The students in ss 6 might not have the best grades or reputations, but they all came from wealthy, powerful families; none of them were people the Rivers family could afford to offend.

Clearly, Evelyn didn’t understand that.

She continued, “And that useless, ungrateful Eliza—she couldn’t possibly afford a keyboard herself! Was it

of you who bought it for her? Are you the ones encouraging her to extort my daughter? Whoever it was, step forward!”

Henry, already seething from the p, shouted angrily, “I bought it–so what?”

“You? Of course, it was you. I knew there was something between you and that ungrateful girl! Eliza broke off her engagement with Zayden because of you, didn’t she? You kids are too young to be so immoral. Who are your parents? I want to bsee /bwhat,kind of parents could raise a delinquent like you!”

The more Evelyn spoke, the nastier her words became. Naomi was on the verge of tears.

“Mom! Please stop!”

“Why should I? You’re too soft! You need to stand your ground with these people; show them you’re not to bbe /bmessed with, so they won’t dare extort you again.”

Just then, Eliza walked up to the ssroom door.

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