Maury somewhat agreed. Anyway, he didn't see it with his own eyes. So, he turned to his son and asked, "Eliot, what do you think?"
Actually, Eliot did not see Vincent get mad. When he arrived, he only saw Vincent walking out with a cold face. But he always looked like this. And it was naturally hard for him to tell whether he was angry or not.
Seeing Eliot silent, Elsie said, "Mr. Vincent was not angry. Instead, he thanked me. And then I came out. Eliot, you just pulled me out before listening to my explanation."
But what Eliot was mad at was not Elsie's gift but what she had said to Emily at the banquet. Although Emily looked dumb and didn't say anything, he felt so sorry for her. Both of them were his sisters, but he just wanted to strangle Elsie to death.
He took a sip of the water and looked at Elsie. "The company is still at risk. We can't relax our vigilance now. So, it's better for you not to attend the banquets."
Elsie was shocked. "Eliot, why? I didn't do anything wrong. Why do you ground me?"
Beverly was anxious as well, "Eliot, what are you doing? Why are you so ruthless towards your sister?"
"Mom!" Eliot looked at the two of them, and then Emily, who stood alone beside the table. He managed to hold back his impulse to say "be nicer to Emily". After some silence, he stated, "I'm for the sake of the company. The company now can't stand any blow."
Maury turned to solemn as well. "It should be like this. It was because the Scavos had sent an invitation letter that I let you go. Otherwise, I wouldn't have you out. Don't you remember what happened last time?" He swept his gaze over them and saw Emily. His voice softened as he said to Emily, "Emily, it's late. You should have an early rest."
Emily put down the cup and nodded.
Elsie's eyes went red with jealousy. The moment Maury left, she could not help but throw the cup. However, the carpet was thick, and the cup did not break. She was so angry that she strode over to stamp on it.
Eliot ignored her and just walked upstairs. He turned blind eye to Elsie's discontent and said to Susan, "Go cook a pot of ginger soup."
There was no doubt that the ginger soup was for that retard!
Elsie was so furious that she almost broke her high heels.
"What are you doing?" Beverly frowned at her. "I told you that you must always be elegant. Why can't you remember it?"
"Mom, why is Eliot always so mean to me? I'm his sister." Elsie couldn't help but complain. "He only cares about that retard. He doesn't care about me at all."
"Hang in there for a while." Beverly took a glance at the stairs and then Susan, who was busy around the kitchen. She then whispered again, "Just endure when you meet it again."
Elsie couldn't help but lowered her voice as well, "Why?"
"Hold on. Then, we can move out. At that time, we don't need to see that retard anymore."
"Move out?" A smile touched Elsie's mouth. She asked, "All of us moved out and left that retard alone?"
Beverly nodded, "Yes."
"That's wonderful!" Elsie was delighted.
"Keep your voice down. Don't tell your father." Beverly reminded.
Elsie gave repeated nods. But she never thought about why her father was unaware of the fact that they were going to move.
"In my eyes, you are only what you are, not someone else. Remember, you are unique. You can't be replaced by anyone. Do you understand?" Eliot held her shoulders, his gaze sincere and warm.
Emily met his gaze and bit her lower lip, "But why didn't Mom come to see me?" She stated word for word, "If I was unique, why didn't she come see me? She doesn't like me, right?"
"How could it be?" Eliot hugged her, "You are so nice. How could she dislike you? I guess she's just too busy."
Emily didn't know if she should believe this, but she would rather do. Mom was too busy. It was not because that she was sick or anything else. She was just too busy.
Although she was angry at Elsie's words, she had to agree her. After all, Elsie was right. She and her mother were the third party, who had stolen what had belonged to Elsie.
However, she would still feel sad. Ever since she came here, she had never seen her mother again. She almost forgot her appearance. It had been a long time since she had dreamed of her last time.
A knock came. It was Susan who brought the ginger soup. She was a little embarrassed to see Eliot let go of Emily when she pushed the door open. However, Eliot remained calm and reached to her.
She placed the ginger soup on the desk.
Before she walked out, Eliot said, "Drink it. It can prevent a cold."
Emily had just finished drinking a cup of milk, so she now was too full to drink the soup. She frowned and shook her head, "No."
"Be a good girl."
Susan's look changed when she heard what Eliot said. She didn't know if she was under the delusion. Why did they look like a couple? Eliot seemed to be over gentle....
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