Chapter 424
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Rayne, seeing Royce snap at her, immediately became furious, raising her voice.“Bringing up old grievances? What do you mean by that? Royce, ask yourself. How much have I sacrificed since I married into the Stark family? I’ve been devoted to you
“Enough!” Royce interrupted sternly, “This is not the time to argue!”
After that, he stood up angrily and went upstairs.
In the downstairs living room, Rayne sat on the sofa, her eyes red from anger.
all…
Royce always said she liked bringing up old grievances, but after all these years, that issue from back then had never been solved. It was like a thorn in her heart, an obstacle she could never get past.
After her anger subsided, a sense of grievance filled her heart. Tears welled up in her eyes as she sat alone on the sofa in the living room, crying until her eyes were swollen and red.
The loud argument from earlier in the living room had been overheard by one of the maids who was working nearby.
This maid had been serving Bella for over twenty years. Whenever something unusual happened in the house, she would report it to Bella right
away.
Sure enough, shortly after the argument between Royce and Rayne, Bella knew about it.
The maid passed on the details of the conversation to Bella exactly as she had heard it.
Bella was stunned for a moment, a look of disbelief on her face.“Are you saying Nikolas kidnapped Mariela?”
The maid nodded gently.“Yes.”
Gibbs’s face became gloomy, and a hint of anger flickered in her eyes. “That’s too much!”
Bella didn’t like Mariela, but she couldn’t tolerate such a serious crime like kidnapping.
Besides, although Nikolas had never been officially recognized as a member of the Stark family, he was still her grandson, after all.
She couldn’t stand her grandson committing such illegal acts.
Bella immediately called Lennon, urging him to come home quickly.
Lennon answered the phone, saying he would be home shortly.
After hanging up, Bella asked the maid, “Where is Lauryn?”
