Chapter 12 Punished to Kneel for Half a Month

"Grandma?" Evelyn sat up in bed, eyes wide with surprise. "I'm fine, and weren't you supposed to be vacationing in Solara Bay for a whole month? It's barely been two weeks—how come you're back early?" Emily still looked worried and carefully checked Evelyn over. Only when she confirmed there were no serious injuries did she finally relax. She grabbed Evelyn's hand and glared sharply at Hugo, abandoning her usual gentle demeanor. "It's all because of this useless brat!" she scolded. "What good is a successful career if you can't handle things at home? You can't even comfort your wife, and you made me, an old woman, rush back in the middle of the night! If I hadn't asked Lawrence, I wouldn't even have known how much Evie had suffered!" Only Emily dared scold him like this. Hugo glanced at her helplessly. "Grandma, I'm not a child anymore. Can you at least give me a little dignity?" "Dignity? You still want dignity? When I entrusted Evie to you back then, how did you promise me? Yo