Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection (PDF)
Chapter 224

Chapter 224 It Was Her Who Pushed Me.

Walter nodded, responding, "Alright, I'll follow the schedule for the next couple of days."

The conversation heated up, and the atmosphere improved. Before long, all the dishes were served. On the large round table, there were dozens of dishes scattered about. The old lady was happy, smiling and inviting everyone to taste the cook's skills at home.

If Gianna hadn't come, probably no one would have noticed her. Seeing her suddenly enter the kitchen, the old lady was taken aback for a moment, then quickly asked Dale to arrange for the guests to be seated.

Because she arrived late, no one noticed that such a guest had come to the house. Everyone hurriedly greeted and took care of her. After all, she was a guest, but the family members were neglected. It was somewhat embarrassing.

Emma saw the old lady blaming the Hinton family brothers for not taking good care of the guests. She quickly spoke up, "It was Gianna who ran around. Don't blame William and Walter, they have a lot of things to do. It's my fault for not considering everything. Grandma, don't blame them."

Gianna sat down, already changed into clean, warm clothes, probably chilled from falling into the water. Her voice was a bit hoarse as she spoke, looking at the old lady with a feigned gentleness, "Grandma, don't blame the two brothers, it was my own curiosity that led me astray."

It was a joyful day to begin with, so the old lady naturally wouldn't

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really blame the two Hinton brothers. She smiled slightly and served Gianna some food, saying, "This house is big, if you like it, feel free to come and visit often."

Upon hearing the old lady's words, Gianna happily nodded and looked at the old lady with a smile, saying, "Okay, thank you Carley. I will come to see you often in the future, don't mind my chatter." "No, no, I, I was just hoping that you all could come often, that's what made me happy." The old lady was genuinely pleased, her face was filled with smiles all night.

Holding her bowl and chopsticks, Gianna listened to the old lady's words and gave a slight smile. She then turned her head slightly to look at me, as if she had something difficult to say. In a low voice, she said "But if I come often, I don't know if it will upset people."

Emma, perhaps knowing her too well, furrowed her brows at her and lowered her voice, saying, "Eat your meal properly."

She didn't care and sniffed deeply. Coupled with the fact that she was already feeling cold, this action inevitably attracted the attention of the people at the table. For a moment, the old lady looked at her, out of an elder's concern for the younger generation, and quickly asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling cold?"

Gianna slowly put down her chopsticks and bowl, pulled out a tissue, nodded slightly, and sniffled, "I must have caught a cold when I fell into the water earlier. It's okay, I'll take some medicine later and I'll be fine."

Upon hearing about the drowning, the old lady was taken aback and said, "How on earth did this happen out of the blue?"

Afraid that she might cause trouble, Emma quickly interjected, "There are many ponds in the backyard of this house, she might have slipped

in while playing and caught a chill. Grandma, don't worry, after we finish eating, I'll take her to get some medicine and she'll be fine."

Upon hearing this, the old lady felt slightly relieved and nodded, saying, "Hmm, you must hurry up later..."

Before she could finish speaking, Gianna's voice, filled with grievance, rang out, "It wasn't me who slid into the pond because I was playing around, I was... pushed in by someone."

After speaking, she even raised her hand to wipe away her tears, looking so pitiful.

The old lady and the crowd were stunned upon hearing this. "Pushed in?" The old lady spoke up, looking at her and said, "Who would dare to do such a thing?"

Gianna wiped her tears, looking at me with a pitiful expression. She carefully pointed at me, her voice barely audible, "It was her, I accidentally bumped into her, and she just..."

She didn't say the words that followed, but everyone could understand what she meant.

Emma frowned, looking at her and said, "Gianna, don't talk nonsense. I brought you to the Hinton family, not to cause trouble."

After she said that, Gianna felt even more wronged, her voice hoarse as she said, "I didn't talk nonsense, nor did I cause trouble. It was her who pushed me into the pond. Cousin, why do you always help outsiders and not me? It's clear that I'm the one being bullied!"

After speaking, she burst into loud tears.

The originally pleasant dinner was now made somewhat embarrassing.

After all, Gianna was a guest. Seeing her repeatedly pointing at me and

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saying that I was the one who pushed, the old lady turned to me and said, "Tabatha, what on earth is going on?"

Looking at Gianna, who was crying pitifully with tears streaming down her face, I calmly said to the old lady, "I didn't push her."

"You lied." I had just finished speaking when Gianna glared at me with red eyes, hoarsely saying, "The water in the pool was so cold, do you think I'm a fool? To jump in myself? It was clear that I heard you telling our cousin that you had already divorced Walter, and you both conspired to deceive Carley. I wanted to tell Carley about this, but you wouldn't let me, so you pushed me into the pond, trying to drown me."

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