"The reason why I agreed to go to England was that Mark went to America and you promised me that
he would never come back." Amanda's face darkened. Today's situation was different from that of the
past. All the changes in the Xue family made her feel uneasy.
"You want to protect me, so you come back, right?" Arvin said in a low voice, "But I also wanted to
protect you!"
He sighed slightly.
"Mom, you have seen what happened just now. I'm afraid his hatred towards us will never dissolve. The
reason why I sent you abroad is that he secretly drugged your coffee when he was ten years old!"
Arvin said in a deep voice, with a touch of pain flashing in his eyes. His hand holding the steering wheel
trembled slightly.
"You mean, fifteen years ago, when Mark was still a child, he wanted to kill me?" Amanda was baffled.
She couldn't believe what she had heard from Arvin. It's hard to believe a child could be so meticulous
and vicious that he revenged on her.
"Mom, anyway, Linda died of an accident because of you. I feel guilty for my brother and always want
to make up for him. I sent him abroad, paid his tuition fees on time, and hid you in England to protect
both of you from harm! "
Arvin said seriously. All this was for the reputation of the Xue family, for the sake of both sides.
"Shut up! I won't go back! " Amanda interrupted him decisively, "Previously, I didn't know that his
vicious thought. Now that I know, I can't leave you alone here!"
Amanda said resolutely. This time, since she was back, she would not let Mark do anything bad. She
must help Arvin stabilize his position in the Xue company.
"Go back to the old house!" Amanda ordered Arvin. She had wanted to call Madame Xue before
making a decision, but now she had made up her mind.
Arvin's deep eyes twinkled, and there was no expression on his face. The black Cayenne turned
around and headed straight for Madame Xue's house.
*
Standing outside the gate of the old house, Amanda couldn't help but sigh. "It hasn't changed for so
many years!"
While she was recalling old memories, Arvin took her luggage from the car and slowly walked into the
mansion.
"Madam Li?"
Seeing Amanda, the servants were so surprised that they couldn't believe their eyes. "Is it you?"
"What? You can't even recognize me after all these years? Or can't I come back to this house? "
Amanda responded in a cold voice, looking displeased.
"No, I didn't mean that. I'll report it to Madame Xue right now." Being mused by Amanda, the servant
turned around in embarrassment and passed on the message.
"Who is back?" Madame Xue was making tea when she heard the servant's report. The tea ran down
from the teapot to the table.
"Madame Li is back! Mr. Xue came here with her. " The servant said hurriedly.
"Let's go!" Madame Xue put down the teapot in her hand and walked out with her trembling feet.
When she came out of the back hall, she saw Amanda walking in calmly, followed by Arvin, who was
dragging her suitcase.
"Mom! I'm back! " Seeing Madame Xue, Amanda greeted her indifferently.
Holding her crutch, Madame Xue cast a glance at her and asked, "Why didn't you tell me before you
came back?" Her tone was displeased, and her words were somewhat dignified as the hostess of the
family.
Hearing Madame Xue's cold reply, Amanda's face darkened. "Am I not a member of the Xue family?
Do I need a permission to come back? I don't know whether I can't come back or someone doesn't
welcome me! "
Amanda raised her voice and complained. Madame Xue, who was sitting upright, suddenly turned
around and glared at her. "What do you mean by that?" Her face darkened and she was very unhappy.
"It's because you feel guilty and don't want to come back to face it!" Madame Xue was so domineering
that she knocked hard on the floor with her walking stick.
"Mom, I don't like what you said. Who on earth feel guilty? If I don't come back, I'm afraid that I will
become an outsider soon. " Amanda stepped forward and argued with Madame Xue in a confronting
tone.
"You..." Madame Xue was choked on her words. She trembled all over and covered her chest with her
hand. She was too annoyed to say anything.
"Mom! Grandma! " Seeing this, Arvin hurried forward and stopped his mother from continuing,
"Grandma, are you okay?"
"I'm fine!" Madame Xue adjusted her breath and glanced at Amanda with disdain.
"Grandma! I'm back! " Mark appeared in the living room and greeted her heartily. As soon as he saw
Amanda and Arvin, his face turned blue.
"You're back!" The smile on his face completely disappeared, and he was not surprised to see Amanda
here at all.
"How fast!" With a trace of contempt and ridicule in his tone, he walked to Madame Xue calmly.
"Have you met her?" Mavis looked at them suspiciously.
"Yes, grandma. We met in front of father's tomb!"
Mark smiled faintly.
"Did you go to see your father?" Madame Xue looked at him kindly with a hint of surprise on her face.
"It's not easy to come back after so many years. You should go to see your father!" Madame Xue was
gratified and expressed her appreciation for Mark's demeanor.
Amanda, who was standing aside, saw the deep love between the grandma and her grandson. She
glanced at them coldly and said, "Mom, you are so easy to deceive. He didn't go to see Ellis. He went
to see his mother, Linda!"
She said indignantly. She had never sympathized with Mark from head to toe.
"Don't wrong my Mark!" Madame Xue rolled eyes at her and scolded her unhappily.
"Nonsense? You can ask my son if I have wronged him or not! " Seeing Madame Xue speak for Mark,
Amanda couldn't help but shout angrily.
"Arvin, tell Grandma whether what I said is true or not." Amanda held [Arvin's hand and asked him to
explain to Madame Xue.
"Mom! Stop it! " Arvin said coldly. He didn't want to see the two family members quarrel after they
hadn't seen each other for so many years.
"Mom, you are such a shrewd person. But you have been deceived by him! Mark had been busy since
he came back! Don't you know what he has done? " Amanda glanced at him with disdain and said
complacently.
"Mom!" Arvin stepped forward to stop her. But Amanda got rid of his grasp and continued, "He bought
the tomb next to Ellis and buried Linda there! More than 10 years ago, he even drugged me in my
coffee... "
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