Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 293 - 292 Driven out of the Payne Family, No Longer the Lady of the House (5 Updates)

Chapter 293: 292 Driven out of the Payne Family, No Longer the Lady of the House (5 Updates)

In the circle, many were aware that Zoe Bell ran an online incense shop, and it was easy for Celine Payne to find out.

"Grandma, why?" Celine Payne couldn’t believe it.

"To know you were bullied, if you really had been wronged, your grandfather and I would definitely have stood up for you. So before that, I met with her privately twice. She didn’t quite match the person you described, so I wanted to test you again, and as a result, I found..."

"The one with the evil intentions is actually you!"

Old Lady spoke at an even pace.

Zoe Bell was taken aback by everything she heard. So, was it all a setup?

Had the elders planned to use the purchase of incense from her as a means to test Celine Payne?

"I hadn’t even mentioned her once, I only used her products, and that provoked such malice in you, Celine Payne, when did you become like this."

"Grandma, it’s not like that, I was just too jealous of her, it’s all Cousin’s fault!" Celine Payne suddenly pointed her hand at Tim Payne.

Tim Payne was shocked:

This idiot!

His stupidity, what did that have to do with him!

"Cousin has always been indifferent to his own cousin me, but treats her well, and many people are always hovering around her. I was just so jealous that I did something foolish in a moment of confusion!"

"Now, you still use confusion to cover up your wrongdoing?" The old man’s face turned an ashy blue in anger.

"And if your cousin is good to her, why didn’t you take your issues up with him?"

Michale Shaw: "Because it’s easier to pick on the soft ones."

"Jealous that my sister-in-law is beautiful and kind and can dance, in addition to making incense, unlike you, who got into college only because your mother donated a building to the school."

"Junior President Payne doesn’t like you, and instead of introspecting, you think of harming others."

"You are thoroughly bad."

"Blaming Junior President Payne, too? Could it be that the bad things you did, he forced you to do?"

"My mother even had me go on a blind date with you, and lucky for me, I wasn’t interested in you."

Those words were like a deadly blow to the soul.

Celine Payne clenched her teeth: "You think I’m interested in you!"

"Shut up!"

In a fit of anger, Old Lady raised her hand and slapped her across the face!

Celine Payne, completely unprepared, fell down again.

Her palm hit a piece of porcelain, and bloodied, she dripped with fresh blood.

"Grandma? Even you’re hitting me?"

"You deserved it."

Celine Payne bit her lip, crying miserably.

"Miss Bell, about the issue of your online shop being closed, we will give you an explanation." The old man said and then looked at Celine Payne again, "You, go kneel outside!"

"Without my permission, you are not allowed to stand up."

Celine Payne’s face turned pale.

The lowest temperature in Capital City was already below zero. To make her kneel in the yard was tantamount to freezing her alive.

When Iva Payne received the message and came home, as soon as she entered the yard, she saw her only daughter’s frail body frozen and shivering in the cold wind, her little face purple, palms full of blood scabs, and her face also blood-red.

"Mom—" Seeing her mother, Celine Payne completely broke down and burst into tears.

But without her grandfather’s permission, she still didn’t dare stand up.

Iva Payne had this only daughter.

Her maternal instincts were fierce, and she stormed into the living room, "Dad, even if Celine did something wrong, you shouldn’t have let her kneel in such cold weather."

"There are guests present, and you just barge in here questioning me? Not even greeting the guests?"

"I’m not questioning you, it’s just that Celine is still a girl after all."

Iva Payne was usually a respectable person.

But with the urgency of the situation, if her daughter kept kneeling like this, she was bound to faint!

"She’s a girl, so she gets a get-out-of-jail-free card? If she does something wrong, shouldn’t I punish her?"

"I didn’t mean that."

Iva Payne was also frantic, "The deed is done, I will find a way to make it up to Mrs. Hale, Celine knows she’s made a mistake..."

"She knows she’s made a mistake? She seems pretty defiant to me!"

"Dad! It’s getting dark, and it’s really cold outside, can’t we talk about this inside?"

"It’s partly your fault she turned out this way!"

"I am usually busy with work and indeed neglected her discipline, which allowed her to make a mistake. Here, I also owe Mrs. Hale an apology."

Iva Payne, proud and haughty, would not easily bow her head unless it involved her own daughter.

"Please be generous and don’t hold it against her. As for your economic loss, I will pay triple the amount."

William Hale, "Our family isn’t short on money."

"If it’s not about money and apologies have been given, then what do you want?" Seeing her daughter in such a state, Iva had already lost her usual rationality, "Do you actually want Celine to kneel in the courtyard until she dies?"

"Iva!" the old man shouted sternly, "What are you saying?"

"Dad, I’m just too anxious."

"I was the one who told her to kneel, it has nothing to do with the Hale family. If you’re angry, take it out on me," the old man huffed.

"These years, letting you manage the household has been my mistake as well; you’re so busy you can’t even educate your own daughter properly. When a child screws up, it’s a big deal—she even dared to tell me to get lost today!"

"Moreover, your sister-in-law has returned, and from now on, she will be in charge of the household. As for the company matters, you should step back for now."

Upon hearing these words, Iva’s face turned frosty in an instant.

"And another thing..."

"I see that you and Celine are quite unsatisfied with how I handle things. I’m not unreasonable, so later on, you and your family should pack up and move out."

"It would spare me from having to be respectful to an old man like me, wouldn’t want to put you out."

The old man snorted coldly.

"Dad? Are you really kicking us out?" Iva had not expected such a minor issue to escalate to this.

Wasn’t it just about a closed online shop?

How trivial!

"Just think of it as living separately for a while. You call this ’kicking out’? Is that how you think of me?"

Zoe Bell hung her head low.

Those words...

Weren’t they practically the same as being kicked out?

Iva turned to her mother, "Mom, you don’t want to live with me either?"

"Celine’s temperament needs refining, she also needs to understand that the Payne family isn’t her shield for wrongdoing and she should stop doing foolish things under the name of Miss Payne."

She can no longer be called Miss Payne?

If word gets out, how would her daughter ever mix in her circles again!

The parents’ actions:

Were surely too heartless!

Iva glanced at her brother and sister-in-law nearby and seemed to suddenly understand.

It looked like her parents wanted to take this opportunity to drive them out.

But the most pressing matter was to get her daughter away; kneeling like this any longer would surely lead to trouble.

As for moving out, whether they could move back in would have to be decided later.

And curse her own stupidity for giving them the excuse!

But just as Iva was leaving, the police arrived at the Sheng Family Mansion.

Zoe Bell had reported, insisting that the internet was not a lawless place, and wanted to take Celine Payne away for investigation.

With the Hale family involved, it was difficult for Iva to smooth things over.

The result was:

Iva left the Sheng Family Mansion but ultimately couldn’t get her daughter out!