"I'm sorry for the inconvenience." Zoey Parker tidied up her bewildered expression, looking at Ryan Parker and then at Ellie Wilton, "Auntie, please don't blame me. Before my mother and grandmother passed, they both entrusted me to look after this home. I had no choice. As their granddaughter and daughter, I couldn't reject their dying wishes. Of course, it's my fault as a daughter to have angered my father so, and I humbly ask you to speak well of me in front of him. Thank you."
"It's all right, Zoey, don't say that." Ellie Wilton shook her head. She wanted to reassert that she truly hadn't considered fighting with them for the Parker Family's assets, but she knew that bringing it up at this time might reignite Marcus Parker's anger, which had just subsided. It was something she decided to properly discuss with Marcus Parker later.
