"And as for Amelia's marriage, none of you should harbor any crooked thoughts. Once she's successfully married into the Morelands, I'll think of a way for her to lend a hand. If her marriage falls through, you all can get ready to roll back to T City and drink the northwest wind!"
Mia Taylor held her tongue, and the thoughts she had harbored were also dispelled; she didn't want to go back to T City, where her relatives who were already jealous of her would surely mock her.
Sherry Taylor bit her lip with dissatisfaction, having just stirred Mia Taylor's jealousy, only to see Isaac Taylor's words quell their dispute—she couldn't resign herself to this.
The next day at noon, Olivia Wilson boarded the bus back to the Capital City.
Sophia Wilson glanced at her sickly face indifferently and commented dispassionately, "Isn't Amelia's brother going with her?"
Suppressing the cough in her throat, Olivia Wilson replied softly, "He has school."
