Chapter 221
Hearing Karen spit out the word “bitch,” Isabella felt a surge of relief, but she
maintained a tearful tone, her voice laced with repressed grievance. “Karen, I know you’re worried about me and hate to see me wronged, but I’m fine. You don’t have to stand up for me. After all… she’s going to marry into the Blackwood family someday. It wouldn’t be good if you two didn’t get along because of me p>
That remark made the woman on the other end gasp and scoff. “Marry into the Blackwood family? What right does a country girl like her have to marry into our family p>
“She’s the one… with the childhood engagement to Nicholas,” Isabella said, sounding as if she was about to cry. “Now that she’s back with the Lancaster family, eventually… she’ll have to p>
“Even if the engagement is honored, the bride can only be you!” the woman sneered. “If that bitch wants to walk through the Blackwood family’s doors, she needs to take a good look at herself and see if she’s even worthy p>
“But but Nicholas, he… he seems to genuinely like Serena As Isabella said this, she seemed to completely lose her composure and broke down crying. “She took Brianna street racing tonight… and apparently got hurt, so Nicholas brought her home. He’s never brought me home… And just now, in front of everyone, he was so harsh with me… for Serena’s sake. I… I p>
The woman on the phone exploded. “What?! That bitch took Brianna street racing? Isn’t Brianna still in the hospital? How dare she take Brianna street racing p>
“Isabella, don’t cry! Grandfather values promises above all else. You are the only future matriarch of the Blackwood family that he and I will ever recognize! That Serena is just some uncultured hick from the countryside. What does she amount to? Nicholas probably only took her back to the Lancaster estate to confront her about taking Brianna street racing. There’s no way he could possibly like that kind of woman p>
The woman on the phone was Karen Blackwood, Isabella’s greatest ally in the Blackwood family and Nicholas’s cousin.
Karen had always been certain that Isabella would become Nicholas’s wife and the future matriarch of the Blackwood family. She had cultivated a close relationship with Isabella early on to secure her own future.
She frequently praised Isabella to Old Mr. Blackwood and often passed along information about Nicholas’s whereabouts and plans.
“Karen, Nicholas is really different with her Isabella sobbed, her tone filled with worry. “I heard… that before she came back, she grew up in the countryside, didnt even finish high school, and got involved with all sorts of shady people. She’s always surrounded by a group of men p>
“When I saw Serena come back just now, she was injured, and Nicholas didn’t look too happy either. I’m just worried… worried that she’s fooling him, that she’ll drag him down p>
“How outrageous!” Karen was easily
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provoked. “She didn’t even finish high school?! A low-life like that dares to dream of entering our Blackwood family?! Don’t worry, Isabella. Grandfather values an impeccable background and good character above all else. How can she possibly compare to your gentle and sensible nature? Only you are worthy of Nicholas. You’re the most suitable person to be the future matriarch of the Blackwood family p>
As she spoke, she slammed her hand on a table. “Isabella, I’m going to the main residence to see Grandfather first thing tomorrow morning Im going to make him put his foot down with Nicholas will absolutely not allow a woman like that into this family p>