Chapter 574 A Warning in the Kitchen
At Evelyn's assuranceWith the comforting reassurance from Evelyn, Joseph finally relaxed. He genuinely feared found himself at ease. His deepest fear had been that Evelyn's father might cavesuccumb to the pressure and giveprovide them with money. It wasn't that he didn't carelacked concern for his wife and daughter; rather, he knew somewas acutely aware that certain sums of money shouldn'tshould not be taken.
accepted."Evelyn, you have tomust pay today!" said Arianna, who was not declared, her tone far from pleased. LeavingShe knew that escaping without paying wasn't going to settling the debt would not be that easy.
a simple task.Emily didn't say more but tugged, however, remained silent, opting instead to gently tug at her mother's sleeve, whispering. She whispered, "Let's just droplet it go, Mom. She's not to be messed with."
Sincesomeone we should provoke."Ever since the day Evelyn had her arrested, Emily had begun todeveloped a fear of her and didn'tdid not want her mother to end upland in similar trouble.
"She's not to be messedtrifled with? I'm not easily crossed eitherWell, neither am I," Arianna mused, unaware ofretorted, oblivious to her daughter's trepidationapprehension and consideringdismissing her to be simplyas merely timid.
Evelyn couldn't help butsuppress a chuckle at Arianna's exasperatedflustered expression, her arms defiantly crossed as she watchedobserved her. "What are"And what will you do if I refuse to pay? Will you gonna do if I don't hand it over? Come atattack me and snatchseize it?"
"You…" Arianna was at a loss for words. They wouldn't stand astood no chance against Evelyn and her father—if it came to that, Joseph would certainly wouldn't take Arianna'snot side.
Soon with Arianna.Eventually, Arianna adopted a softersoftened her tone, "Come on, Evelyn, you're so loaded, tossingwealthy, giving us a little our way wouldn't even make a dent for you.in your fortune. Why be so stingy?"
Blake felt the sameshared her sentiment; it wasn't likeas if he was short onstrapped for cash.
ButHowever, Evelyn wouldn't budgeremained steadfast; she was firmresolute about her right to choose whomdecide who she financially supported with her ."I didn't stumble upon my money.
"I didn't just find my money blowing in the wind, and, and neither did my father didn't either.. You want cashmoney? Go earn it yourself," Evelyn retorted with a scoff.
dismissively.Her disdainfulscornful gaze swept over the pair, clearly irritatedher irritation evident, "Both of you have two goodcapable hands and two goodsturdy feet. Instead of working, you're lounging aroundidly waiting for my Jacob to support you? Got anyHave you no shame?"
Her words stungwere sharp, but they rangresonated with a harsh truth.
Joseph worked his fingers totoiled tirelessly on the bonefarm all year round on the farm for what? Mere pennies, which his wife and daughter-in-law would frivolously spendthoughtlessly squander in a heartbeatan instant. Evelyn's heart ached for her dearbeloved Jacob.
"He's my husband, and Emily's father; it's his duty to provide for us," Arianna declared boldly, seeingfinding no faultflaw in her logic.
reasoning.Evelyn was angryinfuriated but recognized the hard truthharsh reality and knew she couldn't changealter it.
Turning away, she steadiedcomforted Joseph, "Jacob, let's go cook and ignore them."
Before leavingdeparting, she didn't forget to warncaution Blake, "Don't give them a single penny, or else you'll have me to answer to."
me."Blake remained silent... Was this the propercorrect way to treat one's father?
If this were Lucia, Blake would have given them a piece of his mind, but since it was Evelyn, he heldbit his tongue.
Once the two departed, it washad left, an awkward standoff ensued in the living room until Blake got uprose to take a walk outside, getting awayseeking an escape from their incessant nagging.
As soon as they were all out of sight, Arianna explodederupted in frustration, "Your dad is a deadbeat, passing up free money!"
"Let it go, Mom. What's the point of arguing with someone as cold-hearted as Evelyn? No matter what we say, she won't care about us," Emily didn't want to butt headsclash with Evelyn; she had a feeling they'd come outend up on the losing end.
side.Hearing this, Arianna grudgingly nodded; she wanted to speak up but didn't see the point, especially with Evelyn out of the room.
In the kitchen, Evelyn slipped a thick envelope into Joseph's hands, "Jacob, I know I shouldn't meddleinterfere in family matters but..."
She paused, then continued, "If you let them go oncontinue like this, it's going to lead to disaster."
"You can't support them foreverindefinitely, and all they'll do is grow more greedy."
She could already see clear as dayclearly that Arianna had no respect for Joseph as a husband. There were times when she seemed capable of anything.
Joseph eyed the red envelope in his hand, wanting to refuse the cash gift, but Evelyn left him no choice. "Just take it, and don't tell the girls. Keep it to yourself, as a small token of my appreciation."
She insisted, and without much of an alternative, Joseph accepted. "I get itunderstand, I know what to do."
Evelyn didn't press further. Whether Joseph truly understood or was just appeasingplacating her, she'd done all that was necessary.
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