Miss Garsia, the Cat Is Out of the Bag

“Let you go? Cassie, you’re my granddaughter. How could I let you go?”

Cassie did not know if Mr. Old James loved her. She only felt that he was a little extreme, and he was not a kind person.

“I don’t need the protection of the James family. I can do it myself.”

Mr. Old James sneered. “If you don’t need the protection of the James family, then who do you need? The Smith Family? I heard from the housekeeper that you were engaged to that man from the Smith Group. How is he worthy of you?”

Cassie previous unhappiness could be seen from this. When she heard these words, her face fell in an instant.

In the name of showing concern for her, Mr. Old James tried to restrain her. It was obvious that he was abusing his power.

“Who I’m engaged to is my own business. It’s the 21st century now. Do you still have to arrange a marriage?”

Cassie became stronger with each sentence, so everyone present was shocked when they heard her.

All these years, apart from Barnett, only Cassie had the audacity to confront Mr. Old James directly.

“Okay, I’ll leave you alone for the time being. But first, promise me to stay in the James family temporarily.”

House arrest?

Cassie knew this would happen. Her face darkened. “No, I have something else to do. I can’t stay here.”

Old Mr. James did not allow anyone to question his decision. “Cassie, if you listen to me, the boy from the Smith Group will be safe and sound.”

His voice was calm as he spoke, as if he would make a move against Javen as long as Cassie didn’t agree.

He was using Javen to threaten her again.

Cassie knew that the underworld forces of the James family were powerful, and the ordinary people could not compare with the James family, so she did not dare to challenge the authority of Mr. Old James easily.

She focused her eyes and responded with a light “hmm”.

Mr. Old James was happy and praised Cassie for being so sensible with a smile.

Barnett’s patience was wearing thin. He said, “That’s enough. If you have nothing else to say, you can leave now. Is it necessary to hold such a grand event to welcome this woman?”

Barnett was Mr. Old James’s favorite grandson.

Seeing him like this, Mr. Old James stopped questioning Cassie and rolled his eyes at him. “She is your cousin. We will be a family in the future. How can you say that about her?”

Barnett snorted and said, “Family my ass. I don’t care.”C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.

Although those words were unpleasant to hear, it was something that everyone knew.

Seeing that Barnett was about to erupt in anger, Mr. Old James decided to stop arguing with him. He cleared his throat and said, “Alright, if there is nothing else, you can leave now. Barnett, your sister has just arrived here and she is not familiar with this place. Why don’t you show her around?”

Barnett’s eyelids twitched. “Why me?”

“Because you are about the same age as her, and there is no generational gap between you and her.”

Mr. Old James was right. There were not many children in this generation of the James family. The eldest son gave birth to Skender James and Lamar James, the second son gave birth to Barnett, and one of his daughters gave birth to Cassie. There were only four children in total.

She was the only granddaughter of Mr. James. It was reasonable that he didn’t want her to leave.

Despite his impatience, Barnett agreed reluctantly.

“Alright, you must be exhausted after such a long journey. Barnett, I’ve asked someone to clean up Francelle. You can live there with Cassie.”

Barnett nodded. He looked at Cassie and said, “Let’s go.”

Cassie followed Barnett out of the room as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders.

She had just taken a few steps out when Cassie suddenly said, “Thank you.”

Barnett raised an eyebrow and asked, “Why are you thanking me?”

“You must’ve said that on purpose to help me earlier, right?”

He knew that she didn’t want to continue to pretend to be friends with Mr. Old James, so he said these words in order to let her leave that place.

“Narcissistic. Who has nothing to do to help you out? Have you forgotten that you kicked me into the flower bed just now?”

Barnett’s anger boiled over at the mention of the event. His face darkened again.

“Whether it’s true or not, thank you.”

Cassie looked at his handsome side profile and suddenly felt that this person seemed to be not bad.

Without the airs of a nobleman, he was quite close to the people.

“Actually, I can understand why you are unwilling to stay in the James Family.”

Even Cassie was taken aback by the sudden announcement.

“What did you say?”

Realizing that he had said too much, Barnett’s face hardened and he said coldly, “It’s nothing.”

Francelle wasn’t far from them, and they arrived in about five minutes. Barnett sent her to the door and said, “You can go in first. Call me if you need anything, but it would be best if nothing happens.”

After that, he turned around and left.

Cassie tutted and looked at his back as he left. She pushed open the door and entered as well.

The room was very large and was decorated in an antique style. Cassie found it a little funny. She probably understood why Mr. Old James was so conservative.

Suddenly, the phone rang. Cassie looked at the name “Javen” jumping on the screen and finally picked up the phone.

“It doesn’t matter where you are, did anyone bully you?”

Although Javen’s voice sounded flat, Cassie immediately heard the concern in it.

“Don’t worry, no one dares to bully me. They… are all fine.”

After thinking about it, Cassie lied in order to avoid Javen’s worries.

However, her lie skills were so bad that Javen felt that something was wrong when he heard it.

“Oh? Are you sure?”

Cassie chuckled. “Alright, don’t think too much about it. I said it’s fine, so it’s definitely fine. When have I ever lied to you?”

Javen changed the topic. “Then when will you return?”

“Well… I’ll be back soon. Maybe Mr. Old James misses me, so he wants me to stay here for a while.”

When Javen heard this, he already understood quite a bit.

Cassie was most likely locked there and would not be allowed to come back.

“Do you want to come back? If you do, I’ll pick you up.” Javen’s voice was exceptionally gentle.

He did not care about the James Family. If anyone dared to hurt Cassie, he would never let him go.

Cassie was slightly stunned. She shook her head, but suddenly realized that Javen could not see her at all. She said helplessly, “It’s okay. I’m just staying here for a while. I’m not caught, so there’s no need to pick me up.”

She would find a way to escape by herself.

Javen saw that she was insistent, so he stopped persuading her. He asked a few more questions about the situation and hung up the phone.

Cassie looked at her phone, which was still warm, and fell into deep thought.

She definitely couldn’t stay here for too long, or if Javen reacted, he would definitely come over, and then the situation would be out of her control.

Suddenly, she thought of Barnett and a smile broke over her face.

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