A Warm Marriage After Rebirth

Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Sincerity and Hypocrisy (3)

Eleanor Young was the classic case of sour grapes.

”The only things you’ve got going for you are a pretty face and a decent figure. You didn’t earn all that money with your body, did you?” Though it was phrased as a question, her convicted tone said it all. That was exactly what she believed.

”Shut up!”

”Shut up!”

Kimberly Jennings and Zeke Jennings snapped in unison, their tones exceptionally severe.

Kimberly Jennings couldn’t stand to hear Eleanor Young slander Seraphina Sterling. ”Eleanor Young, Seraphina earned that money through her own abilities! Don’t just stand there spouting nonsense about things you didn’t see with your own eyes! You’re slandering her reputation!”

Zeke Jennings, on the other hand, was worried Seraphina Sterling would go ballistic. He had personally witnessed her cunning, her intellect, and her ruthless, merciless nature, and he had no desire to experience it again! ’Normally I think my wife is pretty smart, so why is she being so dense today!’ He’d shot her so many looks, trying to get her to shut up and stop provoking Seraphina, but she hadn’t noticed a thing! Her mouth was like a broken gong, clanging on and on!

Zeke Jennings watched Seraphina Sterling cautiously, praying that Eleanor Young’s stupidity hadn’t enraged her. Seeing the dark look on Seraphina’s face, Zeke had the strong urge to slap his own wife. ’I don’t want to die yet; I haven’t lived enough!’

”Seraphina, don’t lower yourself to your aunt’s level. She’s just a country woman—at best, you could call her a townswoman. She doesn’t know anything and just blabbers nonsense all day. Just ignore her! Your uncle apologizes to you on her behalf!”

Zeke Jennings’s attitude was exceptionally sincere, without a hint of falsehood. It left all the onlookers stunned. The third son of the Jennings Family, who had always been insufferably arrogant, was actually apologizing to someone so earnestly! It was as if the sun had risen in the west.

Perceptive onlookers would have noticed that ever since Zeke Jennings had returned from the police station, everything about him seemed to be slowly changing. This was especially true of his attitude toward Seraphina Sterling, which had done a complete one-eighty. It left others completely baffled.

Seraphina Sterling was quite pleased with Zeke Jennings’s current attitude. ”Since my uncle has spoken, we’ll consider this matter closed. From now on, no one is to bring up what happened today. Let’s just drop it.”

Although Eleanor Young was seething, she didn’t dare do anything with Zeke Jennings right beside her. All she could do was stand there quietly like a statue.

With the jealous parties silenced, Seraphina Sterling’s days became exceedingly peaceful for a long time afterward—so peaceful that even she found it a bit unbelievable. ’At times,’ she couldn’t help but wonder, ’is this quiet life just a dream?’

The tourist attractions in Tollan Town were nearly complete. Droves of tourists came to visit every day, and it was safe to say that Tollan Town was gradually becoming prosperous. Every day, Seraphina Sterling saw countless unfamiliar faces.

Besides shopping for the New Year, Seraphina Sterling’s daily task was to deal with these people, helping them with anything and everything they were unable to do themselves.

Seeing the pained look on Seraphina Sterling’s face, Terrence Grant couldn’t help but remark, ”Is this the famous endurance of an Apex woman? It’s just a scratch, not some world-ending catastrophe! If a little pain like this is already unbearable for you, then you’d better leave our rescue team as soon as possible. Every single one of our members must be ready to save lives at a moment’s notice!”

This team was the contingent left behind in Tollan Town by The Grant Group’s engineering division, tasked with ensuring the personal safety of the town’s tourists. Terrence Grant spent nearly all his time here, cherishing every moment he got to spend with Seraphina Sterling. He had originally planned to head back before New Year’s Eve, but now, it seemed that was no longer possible.