At this point, Naomi's eyes widened, and Madeline suddenly deflated, changing the subject. "Isn't it because Zoey refused to take care of him anymore? If you want money, ask her. I don't have a penny!"
Madeline didn't dare get angry at her daughter, so she took it out on Bennett, grabbing his ear. "Not only do you drag people down, but you also cause such big trouble. See if I don't beat you to death!"
But Bennett had an episode. He shouted and grabbed whatever was nearby, throwing it at Madeline. She couldn't dodge in time, and her swollen face got more injuries.
Neither she nor Naomi dared provoke Bennett anymore, and neither was willing to pay up, so they came to me.
After hearing them, I shrugged and said that all our savings went into buying the house, and now we were broke.
Johnson fiddled with his figures, nodding.
Julia was relentless, splashing paint and throwing rotten eggs at our door that night, cursing for five hours with her hands on her hips.
Despite Madeline and Naomi acting tough in front of Johnson and me, they were actually very timid when facing outsiders.
In the end, the two were defeated. Madeline reluctantly took out her stash and barely managed to come up with over a hundred thousand for compensation to Julia.
I breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they would learn from this and settle down for a while, but I still underestimated their shamelessness.
