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Reuben frowned and scolded, “What are you thinking at this age! Sit properly!”
Tabitha didn’t even give him a glance, just focused on the game on her phone.
Reuben was about to start preaching when suddenly he saw Paulette approaching.
“Paula… Tabitha is just being casual, we’re all family, don’t mind her.”
Paulette glanced at Tabitha, and she happened to look back.
We looked at each other.
One indifferent, one disdainful.
Tabitha gave a little snort, muttered putting on an act under her breath, not sure if she was talking about Reuben or Paulette.
Paulette didn’t mind and smiled, saying, “No worries, uncle. I had a rebellious phase when I was young too.”
That’s true.
Back then, although not as extreme as Tabitha, it still drove Nelson.crazy.
Reuben poured her a cup of tea and sighed, “I hope it’s just a phase of rebellion. Your aunt and I are at our wits‘ end with her. If you have time, please help us deal with her.”
Paulette raised her eyebrows and didn’t say anything.
Did she boss Tabitha around?
“Half a dozen of one, six of the other. If she’s in charge of me, you don’t have to worry about her leading me astray, do you?” Tabitha didn’t change her posture, her hands didn’t stop moving, lazily saying, “Do you really think Paulette is a good influence?”
“Tabitha!”
Reuben was really angry this time, “What’s your attitude?”
“Okay, okay, I won’t say anymore, okay? Ugh… Who do you think you are, thinking I care about you guys.”
She finished speaking and then focused on playing the game, carefree and
wild.
Without any cold water being poured on, the atmosphere quickly became harmonious.
Reuben said, “I know you’ve been through a lot these years, but I’ll be here for you from now on. I won’t let anyone hurt you anymore. You have to tell me if anything happens, okay?”
Paulette: “I got it, uncle.”
But actually, thanks to Nelson, she didn’t really suffer in life.
Paulette took a sip of tea, waiting quietly for his next words.
Reuben talked a lot, from leaving the country years ago to starting a business abroad, going through all kinds of hardships and setbacks. Just when he finally got on his feet, he faced global economic turmoil.
Paulette gently set down her tea cup as she spoke.
Tabitha, who was playing games next to me, also put her feet down and sat up straight.
“She said she wanted to leave you an inheritance, and asked me to wait until you turned eighteen to give it to you,” Reuben’s gaze turned distant, as if lost in memories.
He sighed regretfully, “I was so busy at that time, I just thought she was planning to leave something for you in advance, without thinking much. Now it seems… it’s all my fault. If I had noticed her mood was off earlier, maybe she wouldn’t have had an accident.”
Paulette was silent.
Instead. Tabitha said with a smirk, “Since it’s all your fault, why not go downstairs and apologize to Auntie?”
Reuben: ”
What kind of daughter did he end up having?
Is cursing him to death the only option besides ruining his reputation?
His mouth twitched twice, wanting to curse but couldn’t find the right
words.
Paulette whispered, “You have your reasons, my mom won’t blame you.”
A person with no hope at all, you can’t just bring them back with a few words. Paulette thought, maybe for her mother at that time, death might feel more like a relief.
Reuben’s eyes flashed with a hint of sadness, shaking his head with a
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bitter smile, “She doesn’t blame me, it’s me who can’t forgive myself.”
Tabitha let out a soft chuckle again, and the two turned to look. What they saw was her fiercely battling in the game.
Reuben said in a serious tone, “I’m afraid she’ll say something outrageous again. Go back to your room and play your ghost game!”
Tabitha raised her eyelids and glanced at him.
He didn’t say anything, he just left.
Reuben waited for her to go upstairs before saying sternly, “Tabitha is out of control, I need to teach her a lesson after I finish my work!”
This kind of talk is familiar to Paulette.
Nelson often had it on his lips.
I don’t know how, but she suddenly started feeling sorry for Tabitha.
Reuben obviously just said it casually, then quickly changed the subject.
“Thinking back now, your mother must have left you the only thing left, a barren hill south of Fromond.”
Paulette was shocked, “A mountain…?”
“Um.”
Reuben rubbed his hands and looked down, saying, “Although it’s quite large, there’s no developed area around it, so it doesn’t really have any economic value.”
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