Mr. Winters was taken aback. "Phillip, how can you jump to conclusions so quickly when things haven’t been clarified? My two granddaughters had a bit of a tiff with Rosemary, but it’s not like it’s escalated to hiring a hitman. There must be soone trying to drive a wedge between our families."
"You’re saying Rosemary is framing you?" Phillip looked very unhappy. If there were a table near him, it would definitely be flipped.
"No. What I’m saying is, shouldn’t we release Enid and Noreen before everything is clarified?"
"You said it yourself, and this was Rose’s call. I can’t override her," Phillip said, waving his hand. He was ready to leave the living room and head upstairs.
"Phillip, she’s your grandson’s wife. Doesn’t she listen to you?"
"Well, you’ve got it all wrong," Phillip turned his head back, correcting him word by word. "Exactly because she is the McMillian family’s granddaughter-in-law, I fully support whatever she does. And not only that, if anyone dares to bully her, I’ll hold them accountable! You’d better pray that your granddaughters haven’t done anything unforgivable, or I won’t let it slide!"
"Phillip!!" Mr. Winters was furious, seeing that Phillip wouldn’t intervene. "Don’t forget, I was the one who saved your son! Otherwise, where would you get your grandson and granddaughter?"
Phillip stopped and looked at him, his eyes unreadable.
"Put it nicely, the McMillian family owed a favor. Put it bluntly, the McMillian family owed two lives!" Mr. Winters declared.
If he hadn’t saved Roo’s father back then, Roo wouldn’t have been born. One could say he saved two mbers of the McMillian family at once.
"So, you’re here to cash in on your lifesaving favor?" There was a hint of contempt in Phillip’s eyes.
"Absolutely!" Mr. Winters was so angry that he didn’t care about the relationship between the two families. "Even if Noreen and Enid did sothing wrong, I saved your son and grandson, so you should let them go, and we’re even!"
"Are your two granddaughters together worth half my son’s life? If the Winters family really tried to murder Rose, don’t expect to let you off the hook!"
"Phillip, one must not forget kindness. I saved your son, gave you a grandson, and now your grandson is so outstanding—all because of ," Mr. Winters put the pressure on. "If you feel awkward talking to Rosemary, let do it. Call her now, and I’ll talk to her."
"You want to make things difficult for Rosemary? I’m not dead yet! It’s not your place."
Before Phillip could finish his sentence, his phone rang. He checked, and it was from Rosemary.
Mr. Winters noticed the change in his expression. Needless to say, the caller must be Rosemary!
He was about to snatch Phillip’s phone, but Phillip picked up first.
He answered because he couldn’t bear to hang up on Rosemary and didn’t want to pretend he didn’t see.
"Hello? Rose," Phillip’s tone when talking to Rosemary was soft and gentle, a stark contrast to his earlier deanor.
But Rosemary still detected a hint of fatigue in his voice.
Before Rosemary could speak, Phillip spoke up, "I know what you’re planning to do, and I’m all for it. Go for it. Let’s see who dares to stop you."
His last sentence was ant for Mr. Winters.
Mr. Winters was so angry that his face turned red, ready to snatch the phone away.
"Grandpa," Rosemary’s voice ca from the other end of the phone. "I called you today to ask if Mr. Winters ca to see you. Is he there with you?"
"Why are you asking this?"
"Turn on the speakerphone, and I have sothing to say."
Although Phillip didn’t want the two of them to talk directly, he had no choice but to reluctantly press the speaker button since Rosemary requested it.
"Here’s the thing. Roo’s dad was pushed into the swimming pool by Mr. Winters back then, and I’ve found an eyewitness."
Upon hearing this, Phillip’s eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Mr. Winters.
Mr. Winters looked taken aback. "You’re talking nonsense. First, you frad Noreen and Enid. Now you want to fra ."
Rosemary continued, "At the ti, Mr. Winters didn’t imdiately save him. Instead, it was his driver who noticed and quickly jumped in to save Roo’s dad."
"There were no caras near the pool. No one saw it. The driver probably wanted to protect the child, so he told Mr. Winters, pretending to be the ’life-saving benefactor’ to take advantage of the McMillian family. There was no need to harm such a small child. After the driver left through a side door, only Mr. Winters and Roo’s dad were left by the pool. By then, Roo’s dad had passed out. After so consideration, Mr. Winters called for help, attracting a crowd. So, everyone thought he saved Roo’s dad, but that wasn’t the case."
Mr. Winters’ face was getting increasingly sullen. He said agitatedly, "You’re so young, spinning tales as if you saw it all yourself! Is it that the McMillian family doesn’t want to repay my life-saving favor, so you helped them make up such a cunning excuse? You said there were no caras near the pool."
"Elsie, yes, that’s right, there was a servant nad Elsie back then," Phillip suddenly rembered. His eyes were red, and he looked at Mr. Winters angrily and trembling. "So, the one who really pushed my son into the pool was you."
Mr. Winters was a bit flustered. "Your son said himself that he slipped and fell into the pool. What does that have to do with ?"
Phillip retorted, "He was only four years old at the ti! He fell into the water, choked on water, fainted, and then had a fever for three days. Of course, he has no mory of how he fell! How would he know soone pushed him!"
Phillip moved forward step by step, saying angrily, "You actually did sothing like this to a four-year-old kid. Over the years, you’ve taken advantage of the McMillian family, under the guise of being a life-saving benefactor! You’re worse than a beast!"
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