Chapter 543 It Is Not For You
When Arissa overheard their conversation, she cracked a mocking smile.
Even though a few years have gone by, nothing has changed. They’re just as thick-skinned as ever.
Subsequently, she went to pay for the clothes and waited for the staff to wrap them.
When her phone rang again, she saw that it was from Benjamin. The moment she was about to answer, Morgan came over to take the clothes away.
“Issa, I’ll be accepting the gift. Thank you for the thoughtful gesture. It’s been a few years since we last saw you. Have you just returned recently?”
In the meantime, Finley instructed the staff to pack some men’s clothes.
“We’ll have eight sets. She’ll be paying for all of them.”
As a gloomy expression descended upon her face, Arissa snatched the clothes back from Morgan’s hands. “Who says I’m buying them for you?”
“What?”
Finley and Morgan glared at Arissa.
“Issa, you don’t have to be shy. These clothes are obviously for us. Even the sizes are a perfect match.”
When Morgan came over to snatch the clothes away, Arissa avoided her with a scowl.
“Are you trying to rob from me?”
“You…” Morgan pointed at Arissa with her face red in anger.
“Insolence! How dare you speak to your grandaunt that way?”
Even though her expression drastically changed, the severity of her tone didn’t reflect her anger.
If she isn’t buying them for Morgan, she must be getting them for me. Why else would she be buying clothes for the elderly?
“You can give your grandaunt one set, as one will be enough for me.”
Arissa sneered, “Didn’t I just say that I wasn’t buying them for you?”
When Finley realized she was being humiliated in front of a bunch of onlookers, her face turned grim. The cordial tone she adopted earlier was replaced by one that was hostile.
“You unfilial girl! Are you playing games with me? Considering that the York family has raised you, what’s the big deal about buying some clothes for your grandma? Give them to me!”
After dodging Finley’s hands, Arissa stood by the side, staring coldly at her.
“Arissa!” With her eyes spitting fire, Finley scolded, “How can you treat your own grandma this way?”
“Grandma? You’re not worthy!”
When Arissa saw that a crowd had gathered and were gossiping about them, she didn’t mind exposing Finley at all.
“If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want to be born in the York family. What have you given me ever since I was born? All you did was steal my mom’s assets and kicked me out. When I was older, you persuaded me to come back just to have me sold. Have you forgotten what you did to me back then? Did you even remember that I am your granddaughter when you plotted against me with your son and was happily counting the money you made from it?”
Outraged by what they heard, the crowd began to disparage Finley. “What an evil grandmother you are! How can she be so cruel as to sell her own granddaughter for profit?”
“She’s so shameless. The moment I saw her trying to snatch something, I knew she was up to no good. I didn’t expect her to have the cheek to ask for a gift after all the terrible things she had done. If I had a grandmother like her, I would give her a verbal lashing every time I see her.”
“Exactly. I have no idea how they can be so thick-skinned. After treating her granddaughter so badly, how can she still expect the latter to be filial?”
“Lady, you should call the police. There’s no way you can allow them to get away scot-free after selling you off. Only the law can punish people like them. Therefore, don’t hold back on the account of familial ties, as they have never treated you as their granddaughter at all.”
With her face red with anger, Finley glared at the onlookers and snapped, “What do all of you know? How can you believe her slander just like that? We didn’t sell her at all. Instead, she was being promiscuous and slept around. After we reprimanded her a few times, she ran away from home. As elders, isn’t it our responsibility to teach her? And now, she’s laying the blame on us instead.
“You jinx, my son shouldn’t have married your mother who brought nothing but bad luck. Once she married into our family, she caused my husband to die. After she gave birth to you, I ended up in an accident. Luckily, I was tough enough; or else, I would have been cursed to death by you! My family was extremely unlucky to have met a mother and daughter like you. Now, you end up hurling baseless accusations at us. How much more terrible can my life be?”
