Married To The Blind Heir (by Tessa Galvin) novel Chapter 90

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“Oh my god, what happened here?” Eliana thought she was seeing things at first, but when she walked closer, every lily had been hacked down to stubby

stumps.

So Daniel really meant what he said. He’d promised to cut the lilies, and he’d done it.

Just then, a crisp female voice came from behind her. “How did you charm Grandpa? He even gave you the family emerald necklace.”

Eliana glanced to the side and saw Barbara. She pressed her lips together. “Let me guess. You’re here to warn me to stay away from him?”

Barbara froze. Before she could answer, Eliana asked, “Did you tell me to stay away from Anthony because of Alice?”

Now that she thought about it, Eliana understood why Barbara hated Alice so much. After all, Alice had wrapped both of her precious brothers around her finger–that was bound to cause bad blood.

“It doesn’t matter now.” Barbara looked at the ruined lily garden and smirked coldly, clearly satisfied. “But at least you did one thing right. Getting Grandpa to chop down this garden is a great ‘welcome present‘ for Alice.”

“I didn’t ask Daniel to cut them down,” Eliana said.

“Oh, really? Too chicken to admit it?” Barbara turned to eye her, sneering. “We already have one two–faced snake like Alice in this family. Don’t start acting like her.”

Eliana raised an eyebrow. “Is this your way of accepting me?”

Barbara went quiet. She’d originally looked down on Eliana, but Daniel had given her the family emerald necklace. Daniel wasn’t a fool. If he’d trusted Eliana with the heirloom, there had to be a reason.

Plus, Theodore’s eyes healed right after Eliana married him. These things had quietly made Barbara rethink her opinion.

Finally, Barbara said reluctantly, “If you team up with me against Alice, I’ll consider being your temporary ally.”

Eliana shook her head. “I’m not here to help anyone fight someone else. You’ll have to deal with this on your own.”

Barbara was taken aback by her refusal. She stepped closer and snapped, “Aren’t you worried Alice will try to lure Theodore?”

Eliana shot back, “She’s Anthony’s fiancée now.”

Barbara snorted, “But at the engagement party, she was clearly still tangled up with Theodore. Now that you have Grandpa’s famil you should act like the lady of this house and do your duty!”

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Eliana knew Barbara was trying to rile her up, so she stayed calm. “I think you’d be better off talking to Theodore instead of me. If he can resist her, what else can Alice do?”

Barbara stamped her foot in irritation. If she could actually get through to Theodore, why would she be there asking for Eliana’s help?

Barbara said, “You really don’t care about anything! don’t see why Grandpa would accept a granddaughter–in–law like you!”

“Go ask him,” Eliana said lazily, then turned and walked away.

At the Therapy Center, Bernice was leading a counseling session for the kids when the classroom door burst open, making everyone jump.

When she saw who it was, Bernice’s gentle eyes turned icy. “Ms. Burke, what do you want?”

Hannah swaggered in and stopped right in front of Bernice. “Ms. Halverson, I’m here to talk to you. Do you have a minute?”

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Bernice said, “We’re in class. Wait in my office.”

“But I can’t wait.” With that, Hannah grabbed the counseling textbook off Bernice’s desk and tossed it into the trash can under the desk.

Bernice immediately bent down to fish out the book and snapped, “What’s your problem?”

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Hannah smirked. “Chill out. Your center runs on my family’s money anyway. So what if I throw out a book? I could wreck this whole classroom and it’d be no big deal.”

Bernice glanced at the kids, then turned to the other counselors. “Take the kids outside first.”

The counselors asked nervously, “Ms. Halverson, will you be alright alone?”

“Yeah.” Bernice nodded calmly. Though she’d just recovered from a serious illness, she had enough spirit to deal with Hannah.

Once the classroom was empty except for the two of them, Bernice said, “Ms. Burke, we’re extremely grateful to your father for his funding of the Therapy Center. I think his character is something you should strive to emulate.”

At this, Hannah laughed exaggeratedly, “What, my father funded the Therapy Center? Is that what Eliana told you?”

Seeing Bernice look confused, Hannah was even more certain. “So she didn’t dare tell you the truth. That a million dollars was earned by her selling

herself.”

What? Bernice felt like she’d been hit over the head, her mind buzzing.

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