Resent, Reject, Regret

Resent Reject, Regret By Aqua Summers Chapter 317

Chapter 317 Extortion

Few could endure the optics of a bawling old woman. Naturally, some of the bystanders were compelled to mediate.

“Come on, Eilis! Look at Mrs. Boebert. She’s so old and can barely walk on her own these days. You can’t possibly think she came to you, despite the difficulty, just so she could slander you in public, right?

“Besides, nobody wants an unresolvable conflict among ourselves, right? This is a small place, Eilis. Tell, uh, that girl to apologize and get this over with.”

“Amen to that! We are a tight-knit community. We know everyone here, drink the same water, and live under the same sky. It doesn’t do any of us good if the community splits because of something so trivial, right? Something as trivial as picking a fight with a little kid, too! If I may be frank, Eilis, do you really think that young lass is as trustworthy as you hope?”

Their comments were like thorns stinging Deirdre’s chest.

Eilis, however, was having none of it. That’s enough!” She erupted in rage.

her face visibly trembled. “If you all want to frame this whole incident as my Dee Dee picking a fight with a kid, then why don’t

first!

be a bit nicer to her after all the terrible ordeals she went through? Ask yourselves: when did her

bystanders suddenly

any further. As these people had said, everyone knew everyone else in a small village like this one. Next

softly. “Thank you for sticking up for me, but I think… I think I’m the one at fault here. It’s true. I shouldn’t have picked a fight with a

to stop being so nice, or everyone’s gonna

tragic smile she displayed pained Eilis a lot. “They are lucky that all you got was an external wound. What if you ended up with

floor. “Which is why I’ve decided to leave this

crowd looked

and turned to the old woman. “Mrs. Boebert? I formally apologize to you and your grandson. I shouldn’t have picked a fight with a child, and I promise I

did not plan to let things slide so easily. “Ha, will you look at that! If an apology is all we need, then why do we need the criminal justice system and law enforcement?” Eilis saw red. “What!? You

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