The Wrong Woman

Chapter 980

Having finally parked the car, Jasper and Imogen immediately noticed a crowd gathered ahead, drawn by the spectacle of two women in a heated argument. Upon hearing the commotion, Imogen hurriedly rushed over.

"Imogen..." Jasper was bewildered, following quickly behind.

Pushing through the crowd, Imogen spotted her mother, Carol Pembroke, engaged in a fierce dispute with her aunt, Thelma McCoy.

Carol's eyes were brimming with tears, a mix of grievance and anger evident as she pointed and accused, "You shameless thing! Give the family homestead back!"

Thelma, whose features were contorted in malice, retorted sharply, "You're the shameless one! Your whole family is!

"You deserve Gregory's disability, Imogen's failure to enter college, your poverty, your destitution, and your finger being chopped off! You're just too shameless, and even heaven doesn't want your family to live well."

"You're so cruel! Karma will catch up with you," Carol cried, her anger palpable and resolute. "You shameless thing! We agreed from the start that the family homestead would serve as a bridal house for Maxwell to live in for two years and that he should move out after that.

"But by exploiting a loophole in the land survey, you registered it under his name and usurped our home."

akin to a demoness. "It was left to Maxwell by his grandfather, and we allowed you to stay there temporarily for

"Stop spouting nonsense!"

that you can't even

She was insulted to the

"Mom, let's not argue with

Carol finally let her emotions show,

Thelma. Leading Carol out of the

know, Mom. Let's not argue with people like her. Don't let her ruin your

crowd, observing silently. This intense confrontation was unlike anything he had ever

part of the heated exchange, he grasped the underlying reasons behind

Imogen helped Carol upstairs, Jasper followed with the luggage. He was aware the apartment was compact and that it was a walk-up, but he hadn't anticipated it being on the eighth floor. Luckily, he

door. Upon seeing

argument with Aunt Thelma," Imogen