Chapter 861 Fatal Coddling

James let loose a string of curses at the door before turning to glare at Helen mutinously. “Do you see Tate’s true colors now? I told you not to believe anything that comes out of that mouth of his, but you refused to listen! I’m not getting any younger, but because of you, I had to get on my knees to apologize to someone! Heavens, I—marrying you must be some kind of karmic retribution for whatever horrible wrong I’ve done in my past life!”

Helen was silent as she kept her head down. She could not argue with James, knowing that Tate had really crossed the line this time.

After another round of abuse, James finally relented and set down a couple of ground rules for Helen: from now onward, she was not to have any contact or get involved in anything that had to do with the Campbells. Most importantly, no one in the Cunningham household was to bring up the Campbells in any way.

Helen bristled at such demands. “James, I agree that Tate has gone too far this time, but don’t you think it’s a little harsh for you to ask all these of me? Have you forgotten how Chloe helped us when we first got married and had nothing?”

out of a tight spot all those years ago, it doesn’t mean we have to return the favor unconditionally! I’ve been more than hospitable to them since their return from abroad, and I said nothing when you asked Matthew to sign the order on Jonah’s behalf. Where do we draw the line at helping them, Helen? If Tate wasn’t in the wrong, I would have spoken up for him, but if you try to shield him even though he was

beyond reason, so he’s used to being entitled,

Tate because it was a favor to Matthew, but if this involved anyone from the Ten Greatest Families

it. If he weren’t put in his place, who’s to say he wouldn’t go and trifle with the Ten Greatest Families of

long pause later, Helen finally muttered, “I… I see now that I have been wrong to stand by him all this time. I’ll talk to Chloe and have her keep an eye on Tate from now on, so he’d stay out of trouble. Nevertheless, she’s still my sister, and I can’t just cut her off after all she did to help us back

 

and spat, “I won’t even try to persuade you anymore, but I’ll tell you this—the Campbells are no longer welcome at the Grand Garden, and if you want to see them, you can head over to their place! One last thing: they’ll have to clean up their own mess from now on, and I don’t want our family to be dragged into their business no matter what! I

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