After a few minutes had passed, most of the ti, only linda talked, with Scarlett barely saying anything. Even though she honestly didn't want to hear about Maggie Gilwynn today, she could understand her aunt's intentions and worries.
"Scarlett, I hope you can give your sister Maggie a chance. She needs more ti to understand all of this. What happened in my house was only because she is not aware of you," linda said, feeling less worried after sharing everything with Scarlett.
Scarlett silently took a deep breath before responding to linda, "Aunty, I don't hold any grudges against Maggie, and I understand her ignorance about and my mother. However, did you know that Maggie already disliked before knowing about my true identity?" Her voice sounded calm, but her words were enough to surprise linda.
linda sat up straight, narrowing her eyes at Scarlett. "You an, you already t your sister Maggie in the past?" she asked, confused.
Scarlett was reluctant to tell linda about Francis. Still, looking at how sharply her eyes were fixed on her at that mont, she decided to share the information.
"I first t Maggie at Brother Simon's birthday," Scarlett said.
"But why did she hate you? You guys only t once, right?" linda asked again, still not understanding what Scarlett was trying to convey.
Scarlett fell silent for a few seconds, thinking of the right words to explain. After so ti, she said, "Aunty, do you know about Francis Lewis?"
"Of course, I know him. He is Dr. Robert Lewis's son, and if I'm not mistaken, your sister Maggie is in a relationship with him now, right?" linda asked.
"Well, they are not in a relationship. Maggie seed to hate because Francis was close to . A few years ago, Grandpa Robert arranged for to marry Francis. But I never agreed with that idea..."
"WHAT!?" linda Gilwynn was surprised, not because Scarlett was close to Francis, but because she now knew that Scarlett had a connection to them that she was unaware of.
"Well, I guess that's why Maggie still holds a grudge against because she is jealous of ," Scarlett continued.
linda shook her head while staring at Scarlett. "I can't believe you knew Robert a few years ago. And that old man was too slow. Why didn't he ever tell your father about you? He should have known how much you resemble Roland, right!?" she felt annoyed with Robert this ti. It looked like she needed to et that old man to vent her anger.
Scarlett was speechless.
She thought her aunt was angry about Francis, but it seed like she was angry with Grandpa Robert. Gosh! Now, she was confused about whether she should reveal how she had t Grandpa Robert in the past.
"Aunty, that's not the problem here..." Scarlett felt amused looking at how annoyed her aunt was now with Grandpa Robert.
"Huh? What do you an? That old man was ignorant..." Her eyes narrowed, looking at Scarlett.
"I an, our problem now was Maggie, right? If you want to make Maggie less angry with , tell her I never had an interest in Francis Lewis."
linda suddenly snapped out after hearing Scarlett's words. She was too distracted with Robert Lewis, which made her forget about their biggest headache now, Maggie.
"Scarlett, my dear, are you saying she would not hate you again if I told her that?" linda asked, just to make sure she didn't hear wrong. She didn't want this matter to drag on because she didn't want Scarlett to stay away from them.
"Yes, Aunty. And offer her, if she wants to know how to win Brother Francis's heart, just ask her to et . I will teach her..." Scarlett chuckled inwardly, hearing her own idea.
'Gosh! How could I offer this?' Scarlett couldn't help but scold herself. Now, she couldn't back out. She had already offered this foolish idea, and it looked like Aunt linda agreed with her.
linda was happy to hear the solution offered by Scarlett. They had thought they needed more ti to make Maggie accept Scarlett. They never knew that this brilliant Scarlett had a simpler and faster way.
"Thank you, Scarlett... Thank you..." linda held Scarlett's hand and squeezed it gently. "You are so kind to your sister. I will go et her now... I will call you again and report the result, okay!?"
Scarlett could only nod while smiling, even though inwardly, she was busy scolding herself. Now, she needed a way to make Brother Francis like Maggie.
Gosh!
'God, can you give your blessing again? I need to match this new couple...' She silently prayed.
Just before linda and Scarlett walked to the door, there was a knocking sound from outside. When Scarlett opened the door, she found Xander standing there, his eyes flickering with worry.
"Oh, Xander... You're finally here," Scarlett happily reached her hand out to Xander's arm. Then she looked at him and said, "Aunty linda visited us, but she's about to go ho now." Then she turned her gaze to linda as if she wanted to ask her to stay.
Xander politely greeted linda and offered his hand for a handshake, saying, "Aunty, it's nice to et you again..."
" too. You know what, Xander? I never imagined you would beco my real family..." linda said while warmly embracing Xander. She had liked this young man for years, and fate had made them beco family. She felt goosebumps thinking about how God works to reunite them.
"Aunty, too. I'm so happy we've beco family," Xander said after linda released her embrace. "Please stay, Aunty; you need to et my family. They've now arrived at the gate..."
"Has Carter arrived?" Scarlett's eyes bead with happiness. "Aunty, yes... yes... please stay. You need to et my mother-in-law and brother-in-law," she said as she held linda's hand and led her toward the main entrance.
Xander felt strange when he heard Scarlett casually addressing Martha as her mother-in-law. However, he couldn't say anything now. He just kept his mouth shut and followed them.
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