Chapter 274
What gives you the right?”
“Because…” Robert said, “I can throw you out of here right now.”
“If you’ve got the guts, let’s take this outside!
Don’t do it in here!”
Cedrick also grabbed Robert’s wrist and started twisting it, trying to drag him out of the room.
Lucille watched them coldly. “Cedrick, haven’t you had enough?”
Cedrick didn’t let go. Instead, his brow furrowed as he asked Lucille, “Lucille, why are you always taking his side?
We’ve known each other for twelve years. How many days have you known him?
A week?
Or a month?
And you’re already taking his side in everything?
Do you even know him?
Is he reliable?
You trust him just like that?”
Lucille looked at him coolly. “So what?
Should I also compare with Maricela to see which of us has known you longer?”
The name “Maricela” hit Cedrick like a blow. His mind went blank, flashing back to the scene at Maricela’s house this morning. He couldn’t help but take a step back, looking completely defeated.
“Cedrick, just leave. I don’t want to see a dirty person, and I won’t allow a dirty person to touch Grandma.”
She said all of this in a very, very quiet voice, afraid that Grandma would hear and be upset.
A very quiet voice, yet speaking very decisive words. To Cedrick, they were extremely heartless. words.
“Lucille, you…” The rest of his words were stuck in his throat, unable to come out. “A dirty person” was the most painful accusation to him. “You…”
He kept saying “you” for a while, but couldn’t bring himself to ask the words, “You know everything?“…

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