âI reckon, now that youâre married into the Blanchet family, you should just enjoy your life and not dig up the past! I made a promise to your mom not to let your enemies find you Ellinor blinked, surprised at this âfather, who shared neither blood nor affection with her. His words, however, seemed like a kind warning, maybe a reflection of his complicated feelings for his first love Ellinor smiled. âThanks for the heads up I will live well and protect myself. Mr. Arnold, goodbyeâ
With that she sauntered out of the study Arnold frowned deeply and let out a long sigh. He had managed to keep Ellinor safe till she turned twenty, which fulfilled his promise to his first love. Now that she was all grown up and ready to fly the nest, he couldnât interfere anymore.
Downstairs in the Mendoza house A few burly men were moving the gifts that the Blanchet family had sent for the engagement âHey! Who are you guys? What gives you the right to barge into my house and move stuff around? Put those down! Those are my things; you canât take them!â
Sheilaâs frantic voice echoed around the Mendoza house.
Tracy also chimed in, âMy daughter is right, you canât move things in our house! If you donât put the stuff down and leave my house now, Iâm calling the police.â
Ellinor strolled down from upstairs, âI asked them to move the stuff.â
Sheila looked up, her eyes red with rage, âEllinor, who gave you the right to order people to move stuff in my house? You bitch!â
Ellinor smiled, âBecause those are all my husbandâs gifts, you got a problem with that?!
Sheila gritted her teeth, âEllinor, you stole my man, now you want to steal my dowry: I will kill you today!â
With that, Sheila charged at her but Tracy managed to hold back her daughter. âSheila, cool down, donât be impulsive!â
âWhatâs going on now? Why all this noise? Canât we have a quiet day?â
Arnold also heard the noise downstairs and went down to check Sheila pointed angrily at the men, âDad, look! Your precious little daughter has people robbing our house!â
Arnold looked closely and realized that the stuff being moved were gifts from the Blanchet family. He got anxious, âEllinor, didnât you say that if I told you about everything. you wouldnât take the Blanchet familyâs engagement gifts? You canât just go back on your word!â
Ellinor said calmly, âI was going to take the engagement gifts because theyâre from my husband and theyâre special to me. But Mr. Arnold, I wonât forget your kindness for taking me in all these years, so I will compensate you with an amount equal to the value of those gifts.â
She was only talking about taking her in, not raising her. The Mendoza family never raised her.
Ellinor took out a check from her coat pocket and handed it to Arnold, âSpend it wisely, itâs enough for your family of three to live comfortably for several generations.â
Arnold glanced at the amount on the check. His eyes widened and he was speechless Sheila walked over disdainfully, âEllinor, you think you can get rid of us with a few hundred thousand?
We have seen money As she was talking, she leaned over to her dad and saw the countless zeros on the check. She swallowed hard, unable to believe her eyes.
Seeing the shocked reactions of the father and daughter, Tracy also curiously took a look, her eyes almost popped out! âEllinor, where⦠where did you get so much money?!â