Chapter 47 Inappropriate
Carrying on with Madelyn’s words, Agatha turned to Clara and said, “Do you hear that? Even Madelyn knows it is wrong to mix personal and business matters. Learn from her! I don’t care how you do it, but you must return five million to the company first. As for the rest, you can return them afterward. Am I clear?”
“I understand.” Seeing that Madelyn switched sides, Clara dared not defy Agatha anymore because the old lady might really call the police.
Clara would never allow Brooklyn to have a criminal record. Even if she wanted to take the blame for her daughter, it was highly unlikely for Brooklyn to escape punishment as she was in charge of Mashion.
Exhausted, Agatha rubbed her forehead and sighed, “I’m done with this. Just leave, I want to go back to my room and rest.”
Clara struggled to get up from the floor. After agreeing to Agatha obediently, she was about to retreat when Madelyn began, “Mom, I believe that Savannah is framed. Someone must have done this purposely, but besides her reputation, our family’s reputation is also at stake. Savannah is too young to deal with this and prevent people from taking advantage of her. Shall I ask Logan to think of a way to end this mess?”
“Yes, tell Logan to have his employees delete this video. We can’t have it online any longer,” Agatha concluded.
To Savannah, Madelyn sounded like she was indirectly telling Agatha that it was her fault for tarnishing her own reputation and humiliating the Quakers.
How could Madelyn criticize her for not having the ability to settle problems when she didn’t do anything wrong in the first place? Angry, Savannah tried to defend herself, “Grandma, it’s not like that…”
Suddenly, Agatha yelled, “I don’t want to hear any excuses! Go and kneel outside.”
Madelyn smirked at Savannah. If she had learnt anything after all those years of being Agatha’s daughter-in-law, it was that Agatha valued her dignity and her family’s reputation the most.
Agatha would definitely be mad at Savannah regardless of whether she was framed and embarrassed publicly through a video.
“Alright, I’ll call Logan right away.” Turning to Savannah, Madelyn continued, “What are you waiting for? Shouldn’t you be kneeling outside now? It’s for your own good, and you may learn a thing or two from it.”
Savannah stared right into Madelyn’s eyes. With Madelyn fanning the flames, Savannah might not be able to survive in the Quaker family if she were to lose Agatha’s support.
At the moment, Mary crept toward Savannah and tugged at her arm. “I’ll lead you out, Mrs. Quaker.” Then, she gave her a little wink.
Savannah was still confused about Mary and Agatha’s attitude, but she gave in eventually and followed Mary out. After that, she knelt on a marble slate that Mary pointed to her.
Having heard the commotion, Clara, who had already left the dining room, turned around to have a look. Upon seeing Savannah being punished, she felt much better and gave a mocking smile in Savannah’s direction.
As for Madelyn, she walked past Savannah with a smug look on her face while marveling at her own ability to get Savannah into trouble. Compared to Clara, who had totally forgotten about scheming against Savannah after Agatha discovered her lies, Madelyn would never let such a good chance to sabotage Savannah’s relationship with Agatha slip off.
Knowing Clara and Madelyn’s true intentions, Agatha’s headache worsened again. As she rubbed her forehead again, Mary scurried forward to massage her.
Emmett was standing by the door. As he watched the two women leave, he clenched his fists secretly and glanced at Savannah. Then, he turned to Agatha and put on his innocent look again. “What did my wife do, Grandma? Please let her off, kneeling is bad for the knees…”
Agatha waved dismissively and said, “Leave this to me, Emmett. Go back to your room.”
“Grandma!” Emmett shrieked like a child.
That almost did the trick, but Agatha stood up and held Emmett’s hand. “I know you can’t bear for your wife to suffer, but she has to learn from her mistakes. Your father is a living example. Women cannot be spoilt.”
Emmett pretended that he didn’t understand a word. “What do you mean, Grandma? Didn’t you tell me that wives are meant to be kissed?”
Agatha and Mary chuckled upon hearing that. Blushing and covering her mouth, Mary whispered, “You can only tell this to Old Mrs. Quaker, Mr. Quaker. You can’t say this out loud when you’re outside, okay? It’s inappropriate.”
“Okay,” Emmett murmured.
After a hearty laugh, Agatha sighed, “Why can’t I lead on my life peacefully? Lucky for your cousin Nolan for investigating thoroughly on the company accounts, or else Savannah’s punishment wouldn’t be as simple as kneeling. Do you understand?”
Emmett frowned. “I don’t understand, Grandma. What was the thing that Nolan asked me to give you yesterday?”
“Forget about it, Emmett. It’s best if you don’t know about it. Just the leave the rest to me and go back to your room. I’m tired, so I’m going back to my room too. Let Savannah kneel for a while and rethink her mistakes for not being careful enough.” After letting go of Emmett’s hand and patting his shoulder, Agatha went upstairs to her room with Mary’s help.
Emmett’s expression changed instantly. However, his emotions couldn’t be read. After glancing at Savanna, who was still kneeling outside the door and staring at the marble slate with her head hung low, he suddenly turned around and went upstairs.
Why should I feel pity for her? She should have avoided the trouble and called the security guards yesterday. It’s her own fault for being framed because she talked to the woman.
Grandma is right. She should reflect on her own mistakes and stop being sympathetic to others easily. It’ll be a wonder if she doesn’t get into trouble because of this, so she might as well get punished.
After Emmett went back to his room, he turned on his laptop and started dealing with his work. However, the documents that Nolan sent him kept slipping from his mind because his thoughts were occupied.
Agatha’s demand for Clara and Brooklyn to return the money that they stole from the company was actually a light punishment. If not for Emmett instructing Nolan to keep an eye on Mashion, it would have been swept clean by them. The company, which was founded by Emmett’s mother painstakingly, would have been gone forever.
When Emmett saw Savannah being pestered by Maisie yesterday, he knew that Clara was behind it and up to something.
He wanted badly to report Clara and Brooklyn to the cops, present the evidence of their illegal activities, and send them to jail for good, but it was not the right time to do that yet.
Clenching his fists under the table, Emmett convinced himself to wait until revealing the truth about their family’s past. He swore to find out the truth and catch everyone who was behind his mother and the Bardsleys’ downfall.
