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Chapter 191 Stirring Up Trouble
I barely dodged as the girl lunged at me, but before I could stumble, strong arms wrapped
around my waist from behind and yanked me back. The girl who had been barreling
towards me tumbled to the ground with a thud.
“Ouch!” she cried out from the ground, clearly in pain.
I spun around to see my rescuer and found myself staring up at Idris, who was easily a
foot taller than me. He was poering down with concern. “You good?” he asked,
His jaw was set in a determined line, and I quickly nodded, stepping away from his hold.
“Thanks,” I managed to say.
He seemed a bit miffed by my quick retreat and the awkwardness between us. He frowned
and glanced over at the girl who was still picking herself up.
With a subtle cue, he motioned to Ensio, who stepped forward to help her up.
The girl’s eyes darted from me to Idris, glaring at me for one second and then looking
totally thrown off the next second when she saw him. She froze, and before she could
even process her surprise,
blurted out, “Iddy?”
I blinked, surprised by the familiarity. Did they know each other?
Idris just gave her a cool look and a slight frown. “Christina?” he asked, seemingly
detached.
She bobbed her head eagerly, her eyes lighting up. “Iddy, I can’t believe you remember
me!” Then, as if a thought struck her, she asked, “Are you here to talk business with my
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Idris did not answer her question. Instead, he turned to me, seeing my confused
expression, and explained, “She’s my sister–in–law’s cousin. She’s been to the old manor
a couple of times.”
I took a moment to process that. Emily’s cousin, huh? I hardly ever visited the old manor,
so not recognizing her made sense. I gave a small nod, still piecing it all together.
Before I could get a word out, a group of men approached from the other end of the
hallway.
One of the guys, a middle–aged man, was all smiles as he walked up to Idris. “Mr. Young,
it’s been ages!”
Idris gave a nod and a friendly, “Mr. Zanier, it’s been ages.”
I did a double–take at the mention of his name. That was Jack Zanier, the big shot who
was always on the Lake City news.
They had barely finished their hellos when Christina Zanier, off to the side, whispered,
“Dad!” Her voice was barely above a murmur, but in the hushed corridor, it cut through
the silence. Her face was a mess, her voice wobbled like she was about to burst into tears
any second.
Jack turned at her voice and caught sight of Christina looking all kinds of rough. His smile
vanished,
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and he could not hide his shock. “Christina, what in the world happened to you? Your nose
is bleeding, and your face…”
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When he saw the slap mark on her cheek, Jack’s anger was plain as day. His voice dropped
an octave. ” Who did this to you?”
Christina’s tears were falling fast now. She turned, pointed straight at me, and sobbed, “It
was her,
Dad. She hit me.”
Jack’s icy stare slid my way. The guy was mad, and even though he kept his cool, it was
downright scary. Before I could even flinch at Jack’s glare, Idris had me tucked behind him.
I blinked, surprised, then looked up to see Idris’s broad shoulders shielding me.
Jack saw the move, his frown deepened, but the rage in his face eased up a bit. His tone
was a touch gentler as he asked, “Mr. Young, what’s going on here?”
Idris’s voice was barely above a whisper, and I could not detect any hint of emotion as he
spoke, “This is my wife Yvette, Mr. Zanier. I only arrived myself before you did, and I’m still
trying to piece together what went down.”
He was subtly hinting that Jack should tread carefully.
I had been standing behind Idris, frozen for a few seconds, before I moved to stand by his
side. With a steady voice, I faced Jack and said, “Hello Mr. Zanier, I’m Yvette. The bruise
on your daughter’s face
was my doing.”
Jack’s expression turned stormy, but he held back from speaking immediately, instead
shooting a look at Idris next to me. Lowering his voice, he turned to me and asked, “Ms.
Scott, there’s usually a reason for hitting someone, isn’t there?”
I nodded, shifting my attention to Christina. “So, what’s it going to be, kiddo? You want to
tell him, or
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Christina’s eyes brimmed with tears as she looked from me to Idris, biting her l*p before
asking in a shaky voice, “So you’re Iddy’s wife?”
Her question came out of left field.
I did not respond, but the girl’s eyes filled with tears again, this time with a hint of
defiance.
I kept my cool and laid out the story for Jack of how Christina had bumped into me and
instead of apologizing, she threw insults my way. Jack listened with a furrowed brow and
shot Christina a warning look.
Then, with a voice heavy with disapproval, he said to me, “Ms. Scott, Christina was in the
wrong, I’ll give you that. But no matter how thoughtless she was, you shouldn’t have laid
hands on her. She’s just a kid, and I’ve never been able to bring myself to ever hurt her
even in anger.”
I nodded, keeping my cool. “Yeah, I guess I lost my cool when I hit her. But Mr. Zanier, your
daughter’s grown up, isn’t she? If she did something really bad, like, I don’t know, murder,
and the
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cops took her away to face the consequences, wouldn’t you think it’s too harsh if they
gave her the death penalty? I mean, you wouldn’t want to see her hurt, right?”
Jack’s face went from zero to thunderstorm in a flash, his dark eyes glinting with anger as
he tried to keep his cool. “Ms. Scott, are you seriously picking a fight with a kid?”
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