Chapter 91

A servant even wanted the same treatment as Ophelia; what a ridiculous thing to say! Bertha’s expression slightly froze. She instinctively said, “Mr. Winford, Elva’s dad saved Glenda back then…” Every time there was something, or nothing, Bertha used this to make a point, confidently demanding things and making requests of Glenda and Winford. She seemed to feel this favor could last a lifetime. In the past, Winford didn’t care about anything and was too lazy to pay attention, but his patience had its limits. He interrupted Bertha, saying, “Isn’t your husband’s ransom—ten million in compensation—enough?” Bertha’s expression changed, and she fell silent instantly.

When her husband had an accident, the Pruitt family gave her two choices: to take ten million in compensation and leave the Pruitt family, or to stay and have the Pruitt family support her and her daughter for the rest of their lives. Ten million is not a small amount, no matter where it was placed; which family could afford to pay such large compensation? This also showed the generosity of the Pruitt family. Bertha couldn’t bear to part with the ten million, so she chose the money.

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However, less than half a month after leaving with her daughter, she returned, crying and begging to stay. She said that if she took that ten million, she would no longer consider herself a benefactor of the Pruitt family; she wanted to stay only because she was reluctant to part with Glenda. Glenda softened for a moment and agreed. As a result, just after Bertha had said she would no longer consider herself a benefactor, she took advantage of that favor and became Winford’s housekeeper. Perhaps it was Glenda’s long-standing tolerance and Winford’s indifference that gave her the illusion that the Pruitt family still owed her something. Thus, after the first time, there was a second, and she became increasingly skilled and more entitled in asking the Pruitt family for things.

Just like now, she placed Elva and Ophelia together and felt that whatever Ophelia had, Elva should have too; otherwise, it wouldn’t be fair. She even thought it was only natural! Hearing Winford’s words, Bertha finally realized something; her expression changed in a panic, “Mr. Winford…” Winford looked indifferent and said, “Lia was going to be late, so he drove.” The driver hurriedly started the car.

“Mr. Winford—” Bertha wanted to say something more, but the car had already driven away. “Mom…!” Elva watched helplessly as the car drove away, feeling so wronged that she was on the verge of tears. She held onto her suitcase, feeling the mocking gazes of the servants directed at her, and felt extremely embarrassed. She glared at the car that was driving away, her eyes red with anger. Ophelia! If it weren’t for this woman, the one sitting next to Mr. Winford today should have been her! In the car, Ophelia didn’t need to look back to guess how much Elva hated her, but she didn’t care at all. She suddenly hugged Winford’s arm, her eyes filled with admiration, “Honey, you are so wonderful!” She had been fully prepared for battle, but before she could say a word, Winford had already resolved everything neatly and efficiently! Winford didn’t say anything; he just rubbed her head and said lightly, “Sit tight.”

Two hours later, they arrived at Ventura University. The car drove straight to the bottom of Ophelia’s dormitory building. Today was the day school started, and family members were allowed to enter the dormitory. However, Winford had no intention of getting out of the car; instead, he instructed Graham to have two bodyguards help her carry the luggage upstairs. Ophelia looked at him eagerly, “Don’t you want to go see my dorm, dear?” Winford remained expressionless. How could she not want to go? But even though she swore that she wasn’t afraid at all of others knowing about their relationship, he still had his reservations. He did not want her to be talked about by others. He touched her head and said lightly, “Go ahead, I still have some things… to deal with.”

“Oh.” Ophelia felt a bit disappointed, but seeing that many people outside were already paying attention to this side, she had no choice but to get out of the car herself. Today, there were many people coming and going at the school, and there were quite a few vehicles downstairs by the dormitory, with luxury cars being no rarity. However, there was not a single car that could attract more attention than Winford’s. “That was a global limited edition, I definitely didn’t see it wrong! My dad really liked it, but he said he couldn’t afford it and couldn’t get it, so he could only look at magazines to satisfy his cravings…”