The Unveiling of Secret Queen

Chapter 170: Chapter 170: She Waits for Nathalie Quinlan to Come and Apologize_1

Enrico Tucker furrowed his brow; his grandmother used to not be this kind of person. She often educated them to abide by the law and not to abuse their family’s connections to misbehave.

She clearly knew Jane Bailey had done wrong, so why did she still insist on protecting that girl?

Even going so far as to slander the victim?

Mrs. Tucker’s expression was very cold. With a slap, she put down her cup, and the surrounding atmosphere instantly became chilled. She retorted, ”Are you lecturing me?”

Enrico didn’t understand: ”I didn’t mean that, I just...”

”You just like Nathalie Quinlan?”

Her words were sharp, piercing right through Enrico’s inner thoughts and laying them bare in the sunlight.

There were others present.

Enrico’s handsome face grew both hot and agitated as he clenched his fists.

He lacked the courage to openly admit his feelings for a girl several years younger than himself: ”It’s not about that, I just think what you’re doing is wrong.”

Adelia Tucker slammed heavily on the table, visibly incensed: ”Presumptuous! It’s not your place to teach me what’s right or wrong!”

The others were busy trying to persuade the two family members to stop arguing.

It wasn’t worth it, all for a young girl.

”I’m going to make things clear with you today.”

Adelia was wearing a high-necked, modified dress with disk buttons today. The royal purple satin fabric was embroidered with peonies, one stitch at a time—regal and elegant. Around her neck hung a circle of jade-green jade necklace, her powerful aura unmatchable by Enrico, a presence matured by the years.

”I don’t think much of that girl. You’d best give up that idea!”

Enrico’s heart suddenly sank, and regardless of his own image, he widened his eyes in an attempt to argue: ”Grandma, this is my own business.”

”It’s also the Tucker Family’s business.” Mrs. Tucker cut off his words: ”You were born into our family. You’ve always had everything you wanted. Your marriage isn’t just about you. That girl has no upbringing—I absolutely will not allow her to enter our family’s door.”

”And don’t come to me anymore to plead for her. I’m telling you, if she doesn’t come and apologize to me, this matter won’t be over.”

Enrico couldn’t understand how she became so obsessive about Nathalie’s case.

But the Tucker Family had always been run by his grandmother, and although he wanted to help Nathalie, he didn’t know how to rebel against his own grandmother.

”I’ll definitely get Jane Bailey released, and as for the online public opinion, if she properly comes over and apologizes to me, I might consider retracting those press releases,” Adelia spoke slowly with confidence, having mixed with the world decades more than Nathalie, her consumed salt exceeding the latter’s consumed rice.

She didn’t intend to intentionally make it difficult for the younger generation, but since the Zachmann Family wasn’t properly educating their child, she as the old neighbor was simply lending a hand in teaching them a lesson.

She was waiting for the proud and ignorant Nathalie to come over and apologize to her!

Just as she finished lecturing Enrico, Jason Tucker suddenly rushed in frantically, upon seeing her and without regard to others in the house, he started speaking with a panicked face: ”Mom, something’s happened.”

Seeing there were still people in the house and that her son and grandson kept running to her like encountering ghosts, Adelia spoke irritably: ”You’re a grown man, how can you be as rash as your son? What happened to make you this anxious?”

Jason took a deep breath, his brow deeply furrowed as he spoke: ”I just heard the news; the prosecutors are getting involved with the No. 1 Middle School incident.”

”What did you say?” Adelia sprang up, sensing the gravity of the situation and decisively had the guests sent away.

Once all the guests from the house had left,

she turned with an ugly expression to question her son: ”What’s going on, how did they suddenly get involved in this?”