Chapter 366



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Lucy was Joel’s caregiver.

You could say she was the nanny who had taken care of Joel since he was little. Being meticulous and smart, she had always worked for the Smiths.

As Joel grew older, Lucy had also slowly worked her way up the ladder and received a raise for taking care of him. Before Florence was taken away by the police, her words at home already carried a lot of weight.

Even Florence and Yvonne were polite to her out of respect for Joel.

After all, Florence was a grown-up, and Joel was the Smiths’ new boss. She could imagine his future status.

Lucy had watched Yvonne grow up. She was loyal to Joel, so naturally she disliked Yvonne.

After all… Joel was the one Ian had chosen. Yvonne was Ian’s adopted daughter, but she had a high status at home and always suppressed others.

In the past, when he saw Maureen give in to Yvonne, he couldn’t help but wonder if Joel would give in to her at home when he married in the future.

However, Joel’s wife would be Mrs. Smith. She would also be the future matriarch of the Smiths.

Therefore, Lucy and Yvonne were born to be enemies.

Coupled with the fact that Old Maddy had been poisoned, everyone knew that Florence was either under Yvonne’s orders or had been tricked. Therefore, they felt even more contempt for Yvonne.

Yvonne had lost control of the family, and now Lucy was in charge of the family’s affairs.

Lucy did not feel threatened by their words. She just smiled and said, “Miss Yvonne, from what you say, you are older than Miss Nora. Of course, you are the eldest Smith daughter! It’s just that I still have a guest here. Besides, Mr. Joel just turned the house over to me. I have all sorts of miscellaneous matters to deal with here. I am a quiet person and I am prudent in my actions. I dare not make any mistakes or embarrass myself in front of a guest. If something wrong comes to light, no one will scold me. They will only say that the Smith’s education is bad, don’t you think?”

Yvonne: “!”

I had long known that Lucy was not an easy person to deal with, but I hadn’t expected her to rebut her like this.

Yvonne’s face turned red and white.

The surrounding servants were clearly at work, but Yvonne knew they must have been tuning their ears to hear their conversation.

After Joel dismissed the housekeeper, Yvonne knew that Lucy would give him a thump on the floor. When he put her in a difficult situation before Lucy, she wanted everyone to see that, even if she had done something wrong, she was still the Smiths’ mistress!

However, she didn’t expect to run into a wall with Lucy.

She took a deep breath. She knew that at that moment she had to turn the situation around. Otherwise, she would be truly despised.

She lowered her gaze. “Lucy, I only called you here to tell you how to entertain the guest. Why do you make it sound like such a terrible thing? Or do you think that I, as the eldest daughter, have no right to give you instructions?”

With that, she scoffed. “Indeed, Dad is in the hospital. Joel is in charge of the family now, but Dad is still around. Do you think he’ll like knowing you’re talking to me like this when he wakes up?”

Lucy choked up.

Ian was the equivalent of the emperor emeritus of the family. Everyone knew he had the ability to take back control of the family. Only Joel was very filial and Ian was very pleased with him.

Lucy could not bring herself to say such words. She immediately stood up. “Miss Yvonne, what do you mean?”

Yvonne looked at Lily and said, “Since there is a guest at home, let’s add a few dishes tonight! This young lady must have just returned from abroad. She must be very interested in New York delicacies. We can prepare a sweet and sour fish.”

The list of dishes prepared in the kitchen had been ready for some time. If Yvonne suddenly added more dishes, the chef would have to run out and buy the ingredients. This would make things difficult in the kitchen.

However, Lucy agreed with a smile. “Miss Yvonne is right. I’ll have someone prepare it right away.”

Yvonne nodded.

As she turned and went up the stairs, she sensibly saw Lucy pursing her lips and wearing a disdainful expression.

Yvonne forcefully suppressed the anger in her heart.

She was but a servant, and yet she dared to be rude to her!

Moreover, the attitude of the rest of the family toward her had clearly changed. There was coldness in their distance, just like the way they treated Nora in the past.

But so what?

Nora was the daughter of the second branch-she was basically the side family! Now, the Smiths’ direct line of descent was her!

As long as she remained Ian’s legal daughter, she would have a share of his family fortune! Even if she was an adopted daughter, she was still better than Nora, the Smiths’ legitimate cousin.

After all, how could a niece get an uncle’s inheritance?

In the Smiths, her identity as Yvonne would forever suppress Nora!

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Right now, outside the door.

Lisa was there and answering a call. It was Nora’s aunt Irene. “…I wonder how Nora is doing now. Go and have a look. Why is she suspected of medical malpractice? This little girl hasn’t said anything either. If I hadn’t seen the news, I wouldn’t have known! Geez.”

Lisa stood in the doorway, feeling a little conflicted. “Mom, Nora isn’t Henry’s biological daughter – isn’t it wrong for me to go looking for her like this?”

Since learning that Nora was not Henry’s biological daughter, Lisa didn’t dare visit her again.

Now that she knew Nora was her teacher, Anti, she became even more fearful!

However, after watching the live telecast and the news, the same thing happened to her as it did to her mother. She was very worried about Nora’s comfort at the Smith’s. Were the Smith’s not treating her well enough?

Lisa looked at the imposing door in front of her and became even more hesitant.

She hadn’t expected Nora to be the daughter of this family….

As she felt ashamed of herself, Irene’s voice was heard. “What’s wrong with that, I think Nora is not that kind of person! She’ll recognize us!”

Lisa nodded and took a deep breath. “Okay.”

At that moment, Lisa’s father, Bobby, said, “Honey, do you remember Lisa’s cord blood?”

Irene was stunned. “What’s wrong?”

Bobby said, “Back then, when you gave birth to Lisa, we spent about $3,000 to preserve her umbilical cord blood for over twenty years. The hospital just called me and asked if we wanted to keep it a while longer.”

Irene immediately said, “Is it expired? Then you can renew the dues.”

With that, she sighed. “Speaking of which, I learned how to save Nora’s mother’s umbilical cord blood. When she gave birth to Nora, I had saved her cord blood. Now, it must still be in the freezer at the hospital…. By the way, Lisa, when you see Nora, remember to tell her. She definitely doesn’t know about this yet. If it’s useful in the future…”

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