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After people left, the villa went quiet again.

The house was full of tension because of what Sally had done.

Margaret was so angry that she wanted to beat someone up, but she was still in shock at what had just happened.

Something she had never thought of happened suddenly and bothered her a lot.

Hilla comforted her and let her go back to her room to take care of Missy. Margaret then walked away slowly, but before she left, she said, "We can’t let Sally go, and that bitch."

When Margaret heard that it was Jessie who had told Sally to steal her baby, she began to gnash her teeth.

Margaret didn’t expect that even though the bitch was sent abroad, she still wanted to ruin their life. Margaret thought that she should have let Julian throw Jessie far, far away.

After Orlenna knew it, she was furious.

The Jorgansens was so shameless that Orlenna was speechless.

An adopted girl was so vile, and she did so many evil things to give them a hard time.

"Mom, things are not simple," Hilla said,

She pursed her lips and whispered her thoughts to Orlenna.

The whole event was not an accident. Moreover, did Sally take away Missy just to threaten Julian and Margaret and thus bring Jessie back?

It was obvious that they didn’t think things through.

It was not difficult to bring Jessie back from abroad. But after offending the Jorgansens and the Andersons, how would they survive between the two families.

Jessie was a thoughtful person, so she couldn’t have thought of this.

They carried out the plan so easily, so they must have a backup plan.

Orlenna nodded slightly and looked at Sally, who had fallen to the ground. Orlenna smiled and said, "We are family. Sally, please take your seat."

If other people saw that Sally sat on the ground, they would think that the Andersons were bullying her.

That was not how the Andersons handled things.

Sally was suspicious and surprised about Orlenna’s courtesy.

She looked up at Orlenna and opened her mouth to say something but found that

she had nothing to say.

If she tried to explain, she might give herself away because she was guilty.

Hilla stepped forward and helped Sally up to the sofa with a smile.

Sally could barely move just now, but... she looked at Hilla’s eyes and became even more nervous.

"Sally, you had only adopted one daughter?" Orlenna asked.

Orlenna thought that since they wanted to adopt children, why didn’t they adopt one more? It was a pity that they had adopted only one and failed.

Hearing Jessie, Sally recovered from her nervousness, and then her eyes watered.

"Jessie was a poor child. The first time I saw her, I felt that she was my daughter.

Except for her, I had no intention to adopt another one," Sally said.

The Jorgansen family could raise as many children as they wanted.

But Sally didn’t care how many children they had, and she just wanted an excellent one!

An outstanding child was enough. She devoted herself to cultivating Jessie for so many years.

She was afraid that others would look down on Jessie just because she was adopted.

So, since she was little, Sally gave her the best in every way.

Wherever the Jorgansens went to school, she would send Jessie over, too.

She didn’t want her daughter to be inferior to others.

And Jessie was a good girl since she was little. Sally was so proud of her.

Orlenna smiled and said, "You are a kind-hearted person. You love your adopted daughter more than your daughter. So, Jessie must do something for you in return."

Sally didn’t know what did Orlenna mean, so she said, "Jessie is obedient and filial. Mrs. Anderson, it is all my fault. It has nothing to do with her. Please let Jessie go."

Sally began to cry as she was saying. While Orlenna looked at her, sneering.

Orlenna watched as Sally cried and showed how much she loved her daughter. Orlenna thought that the Jorgansens were good at acting, and it was a pity that they couldn’t become real actors.

"I understand it, and I also pity your adopted daughter, the poor girl," Orlenna said.

Hearing what Orlenna said, Sally was confused. She didn’t understand her meaning. Did it mean that Orlenna had forgiven Jessie?

Did it also mean that this was over and she could bring Jessie back? The plan failed, and the Andersons didn’t want to offend the Jorgansens.

Sally thought to herself and slowly let out a sigh of relief.

No matter how powerful the Anderson family was, Margaret and Julian were married, so they couldn’t make things too hard for the Jorgansens.

If the Jorgansens were embarrassed because of this, Brittany would also blame the Andersons.

Then Margaret would be blamed, too. While Orlenna wouldn’t let her daughter suffer that, so she might let it go.

This was what Jessie told Sally, and Sally thought that Jessie was right.

"Thank you for your understanding, Mrs. Anderson. I promise that Jessie won’t make the same mistake again when she comes back. We won’t disturb Julian and Margaret anymore," Sally said.

Sally looked serious, but Orlenna found it funny.

Orlenna thought that someone just couldn’t change their nature.

The mother and daughter were thinking about being forgiven after they had done such a thing.

She, Orlenna, would never do such things at first!

"Sally, I know that you love your daughter very much. I have a daughter, too. And Jessie is adopted by you, but mine is my biological daughter. So, I will take my daughter’s side," Orlenna said.

As soon as Orlenna finished speaking, Sally was stunned and knew that things were not easy.

Sally looked up and saw Orlenna sneer ungracefully and coldly.

"Sally, you are a simple and kind person. Your adopted daughter has nothing in common with you. After all, she was not your biological daughter, so it makes sense that you two are different," Orlenna said again.

Her voice was soft but forceful enough to intimidate Sally.

Before Sally could speak, Orlenna spoke first.

"Your adopted daughter wanted to hurt my daughter. And you claimed that Jessie is pitiful, in which way? An adopted daughter is never satisfied. She is cruel, jealous of her brother, and she even wants to kill him. Is she pitiful? No, she is hateful. You could do better without such a daughter."

Orlenna didn’t lose her temper, but the words she said slowly were harsh.

"No, Jessie is not..." Sally wanted to explain.

"Sally, you’re not young anymore. After all these years in the Jorgansen family, you have only gained weight," Orlenna jeered.

Orlenna thought that Sally should have at least learned some other useful things.

"Your adopted daughter needs sympathy, and my daughter needs care, too. Your Jorgansen family planed together to steal my grandson, about which I will come to you later. I want to see how would your family cover for Jessie," Orlenna said.

Her voice was so loud and clear that Sally went limb and fell to the ground. Sally thought that she had made a big scene!

If the Andersons didn’t let it go, let alone Jessie coming back, she would be kicked out of the Jorgansen family first.

Without the Jorgansen family, how would she and Sally survive?

...

Noticing that Orlenna was about to get up, Sally rushed over and hugged her.

"Mrs. Anderson, please have mercy on my daughter. Although she is adopted, she is the same as my daughter. If you want to blame someone, blame me. It was I who wanted to steal your granddaughter because I wanted to threaten Margaret and let Jessie come back. Jessie does not know anything. She is innocent," Sally begged.

"Have mercy on her?"

Orlenna smiled and said, "Then Sally, please have mercy on my granddaughter and daughter."

Sally was speechless. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

Hilla said angrily, "I believe that Sally yourself knows better if Jessie is innocent.

If Jessie is abroad, why would she call Margaret so accurately at that moment."

From the moment Hilla knew that this was related to Jessie, she knew that Jessie was already home!

Hilla’s words rendered Sally speechless again.

Sally shook her head and said nervously, "Jess, Jessie she..."

Hilla interrupted, "Although you love Jessie, you can’t indulge her. She can even manipulate you today. Do you still expect her to treat you as her biological mother?

She had made her plan to run away if you failed!"

Obviously, from the beginning, Jessie had never treated Sally sincerely.

Sally said, "She won’t. Jessie won’t. She is not like that.

We rely on each other, and Jessie understands me the best. She loves me. I am her mother..."

"But you are not her biological mother after all. You are just her foster mother. Even if you are her biological mother, no daughter will let her mother do this for her," Hilla said.

Their plan was so risky. There were so many people coming to Margaret’s house.

Margaret had just given birth and could not be separated from the child for too long.

Even if Sally succeeded, she would soon be discovered.

That couldn’t have come to Jessie at first.

It was obvious that she had thought about it, but she still decided to do it.

Jessie knew that Sally loved her and treated her like her own daughter, so Sally wouldn’t tell on her.

However, Jessie had forgotten that Sally was timid. Otherwise, Sally would not be content to stay in the Jorgansen family humbly for so many years.

"If you think that she is innocent, or she regards you as her mother, you can call her now and see if she will answer your phone," Hilla said.

Sally hesitated. Hilla said again, "Don’t worry, we have many ways to find her. Not this time."

It was easy to find out Jessie if they wanted.

Hilla only wanted to know who was behind Jessie.

Because they didn’t just come for the Jorgansens or the Andersons alone.

Even though Missy was a girl, the Jorgansens valued their reputation. They would not allow their grandchildren to be kidnapped.

"If Sally you are not willing to call Jessie, I can bring her here and let you ask face to face," Orlenna said.

Orlenna snorted.

She thought that the Andersons wouldn’t be so angry if they aimed for the adults.

But it was a newborn baby. They had gone too far this time.

Sally gritted her teeth. After struggling, she took the phone.

It was Andy who told Sally that Jessie had come back home. And Sally had only called Jessie twice with this number because Jessie let Sally use this number to contact her.

Sally called, but no one answered.

Sally was at first very calm, but now she began to worry.

She thought that Jessie may have left her phone somewhere, or she had just gone to a shower.

That was the reason why Jessie didn’t answer it.

Sally hesitated a while and called again.

There was still no answering.

Sally began to panic. But she thought this was an accident, and it was not because Jessie wouldn’t take her calls. It must be a coincidence.

Sally called again and again... When she was about to call the third time, Hilla had already taken the phone back coldly.

"Jessie just didn’t take the phone with her. She will take my call if she knows that I called her," Sally said.

But she was guilty when she said it.

Hilla said indifferently, "You know very well if she missed your call or she just didn’t

want to pick up. Don’t fool yourself.

You were here to steal Margaret’s child. How could they not have anyone to pick you up outside? The people from the Jorgansen family had already left, leaving you alone here. Do you think that Jessie is a fool? She knows very well your situation, but she still didn’t pick up... She just doesn’t want to be discovered."

So Hilla was telling Sally that Jessie had abandoned her.

Her adopted daughter was not as kind, ignorant, and naive as she thought.

On the contrary, Jessie was very good at scheming.

Sally fell to the ground, a little regretting.

"No, Jessie won’t. She won’t abandon me. I am her mother, and she loves me the most," Sally said stubbornly.

Hilla frowned and thought that Sally was stupid, and she even put all her hopes on a heartless adopted daughter.

Now, Sally almost lost everything. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Hilla pursed her lips and said, "You still won’t tell us who is behind Jessie?"

The person behind Jessie was the one they needed to be careful about.

Sally was thinking about something and didn’t answer.

Hilla said, "The person behind Jessie manipulated both Jessie and you. Now you have failed, and Jessie is exposed. So do you think that person will still keep Jessie since she was useless?"

Since Sally refused to tell, Hilla could only change her method.

As expected, as soon as Hilla said so.

Sally, who was at a loss, responded.

She shook her head and muttered, "They will hurt Jessie. Andy..."

"I was wondering who it was. I never thought of the youngest son, Andy Jorgansen," Orlenna said.

She sneered, looking angry.

These people forgot who the Andersons were.

"Mom, I should tell Mrs. Jorgansen about this," Hilla said.

Although they stole Margaret’s child, after all, the father of the child was Julian, let alone they were the bastard and the adopted daughter of the Jorgansens.

Whatever, it was the Jorgansens who should take the blame.

If the child’s mother was not from the Andersons, this might be a family issue of the Jorgansen family.

Orlenna smiled. It was hard to tell if she was happy or angry. But Hilla knew that Orlenna was angry.

Orlenna said, "Continue. Why stop? The bastard and your adopted daughter are good, very good, so I must tell Mrs. Jorgansen about them."

Orlenna finished her words and flung Sally away, walking straight out.

Hilla stayed still, looking at Sally, who had lost her mind.

Hilla thought that she’d better stay with Margaret.

As for Sally, who was still on the ground, it didn’t matter where she stayed.