Chapter 85

Elizabeth's hands at her sides clenched tighter and tighter. If not for Rebecca's sake, she'd have already knocked Vanessa to the ground. "Oh, wow! So now you're speaking up for that little tramp too? Great! All of you are turning your backs on me! Helping that rotten girl to go against me? I swear, today I won't let this slide—" Vanessa was so furious, she lost it and raised her hand toward Edward. But Old Mrs. Mason, who had been sitting silently by the bed with a dark expression, finally snapped. "Enough!" she barked. Her walking stick struck the floor with a sharp crack. "Aren't you embarrassed enough already? You're the wife of the Mason family, yet you're throwing a tantrum like this in front of outsiders!" Vanessa stared in disbelief. Even Old Mrs. Mason was blaming her. Her voice broke as she started crying louder. "I've been married into this family for decades, and I've done everything for the Masons. And now? The kids are all grown, and suddenly I'm just in the way. You all