Lily Evans Protects Her Own
Lily Evans was just about to speak when Mrs. Silver darted out from behind her, clearly startled. Mrs. Silver blurted out anxiously, "Madam, maybe you should just hand Hannah Lee over! It's not worth offending the authorities for a little girl!"
Mrs. Warren saw even Lily Evans’s own servant turn against her and grew even more smug. She said, "Lily Evans, even your staff knows better than you! Hurry up and hand Hannah Lee over, and pay us fifty taels for emotional damages. If you do, we won’t bother with you hiding Hannah Lee—but if not, we’ll go to the magistrate right now!"
Lily Evans sneered—these two shameless crooks even dared to ask for emotional damages?
"Speaking of emotional damages, your brother Ernie Lee slandered my maid Belle, and I haven’t even settled that score! Now you have the nerve to ask me for compensation? Listen up: you’re not getting money, and you’re not getting the girl! Both of you, get out—now!" Lily Evans barked, her presence overwhelming.
"Lily Evans, I think you’ve gone soft in the head from spending too much time with your husband! Are you really not afraid we’ll haul you off to the magistrate?" Mrs. Warren threatened.
"Go ahead, try it! I’ll be waiting for you right here!" Lily Evans sneered inwardly. In a place where money and power ruled, these two really thought they could outplay someone like her—someone with business ties to Lord Li Yanhao of Huainan? Even without mentioning Li Yanhao, just Yuan Jie’s connections alone could crush Doggie Lee’s family. These two were truly dumb and wicked, practically begging for trouble!
Mrs. Silver was stunned, thinking to herself, "Has Madam really lost her mind after spending so much time with the master? If we really get into legal trouble, will I be implicated too?"
Timid and inexperienced, Mrs. Silver was frightened by Mrs. Warren's threats and hurriedly pleaded, "Madam, trafficking in people is against the law! Just let Hannah Lee go with them! If this turns into a case at the magistrate, our family will be the ones to suffer!"
"This is none of your business. Go back inside!" Lily Evans glared at Mrs. Silver, furious that her own servant was undermining her at such a critical moment.
Mrs. Silver, realizing she couldn't persuade Lily Evans, shook her head anxiously and hurried back into the house with a sigh.
Mrs. Warren and Doggie Lee were not about to let things go so easily. Hannah Lee had ruined Ernie Lee's marriage prospects with Belle, cutting off the Lee family's future income. Doggie Lee was so furious, he wished he could beat Hannah Lee to death to vent his anger. How could he allow her to live comfortably at Evans Manor?
Doggie Lee sprawled on the ground and shouted, "If you don't give me my daughter today, I'm not leaving! It's only right for me to take my own daughter home. Lily Evans, what right do you have to stop me?"
Lily Evans declared coldly, "If I hand Hannah Lee over to you today, she might not even live to see tomorrow's sunrise! I'm not someone who turns my back on kindness and abandons those in need. Let me make this clear—I won't give her up. If you want to report me, go ahead!"
"Sister Lily..." came Hannah Lee's voice from behind.
Lily Evans turned to see Mrs. Silver leading Hannah Lee over. Mrs. Silver whispered in Hannah Lee's ear, "How can you be so selfish? If you stubbornly stay here, you'll get Madam in trouble with the authorities and drag us all down! If you were considerate, you'd go home with your parents and stop causing trouble for us!"
Hannah Lee wiped her tears and sobbed as she stepped forward: "Sister Lily, please don't argue with my father. I'll go home now—I don't want to get you all in trouble with the law. If my father gets angry and beats me, he'll calm down afterward. Sister Lily, don't worry about me."