CHAPTER 165: CHAPTER 163: HER SPECULATION

After Julia Bennett negotiated Mia Clarke’s matter, Norman Bennett listened to his advice and started a business venture with her husband Ryan Lane. Now, besides being an executive at The Bennetts, Norman Bennett is also the CEO of a literature company.

Currently, only one member of the Bennett Family, Norman Bennett, is still holding onto the old industry and refuses to let go.

"Are you tired? If you are, go back to your room and sleep. I still have some matters to handle."

Seeing Norman Bennett ask this, Elliana Lyle nodded her head, "Okay."

Although she wasn’t tired, she didn’t want to disturb the man.

The man spoke softly, "Good girl, everything is just temporary, you don’t need to think about these things."

"Huh?" She was somewhat puzzled, but looking into the man’s slightly deep eyes, she seemed to understand what he meant.

Whether it’s the current relationship or Norman Bennett’s actions, everything is temporary.

At this moment, she understood why Eliza Bennett rushed to bring her here; it wasn’t to complain, but because with her being here, Norman Bennett couldn’t harm her to maintain the current relationship.

Watching Elliana Lyle as if frowning in thought, the man couldn’t bear it for a moment, so he asked, "Are you still thinking about what happened earlier? Let me ask you, how do you understand what I said to you?"

"Mia Clarke instigated your dad and aunt to fall out, and then grandma..."

Upon hearing this, he sighed helplessly, tapping Elliana Lyle’s nose, "Silly."

"Then what is it like?"

The man said, "This matter has little to do with Mia Clarke. Mia Clarke isn’t quite a bad person nor a good person; it’s just what everyone says on the surface."

"..."

"Girl, you need to learn to think for yourself; lots of things have their loopholes. You must learn to observe from other people’s perspectives."

The man’s words were somewhat profound, and she didn’t quite understand, but upon reflection, she could grasp some of it.

Her biggest confusion was why Norman Bennett intended to drive his sister away just because of Mia Clarke. She didn’t believe Mia Clarke had that capability.

It seemed all blame was directed at Mia Clarke, like Daji who brought disaster to the nation.

"Alright, it’s all past matters. Let me send you back to your room to rest, okay?" His purpose in telling Elliana Lyle these things was just to allow the young girl to be mentally prepared, so she won’t be unable to accept it in the future.

"Norman Bennett, why do you always say half of what you mean when you speak?"

Seeing the little girl somewhat annoyed, he helplessly touched her face in comfort, "Good girl, when we get back, I’ll tell you everything, okay?"

"Alright." Elliana Lyle didn’t continue questioning; in fact, these matters didn’t really affect her, anyway, it’s just family stuff similar to the Lyle family, appearing glorious on the surface but also openly and secretly competing beneath.

Just like in a past life, after her parents passed away, the Lyle Corporation directly collapsed, and the Lyle Family didn’t feel sorrow at first but were instead arguing over how to divide the assets.

Of course, because of her, the Lyle Family didn’t get anything.

...

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Second floor.

In the bedroom, Eliza Bennett sat alone on the bed with an ice pack, her small feet swinging by the bedside, seemingly in quite a good mood.

Squeak～

As the door opened, she looked towards it to see Julia Bennett had returned.

"Mom."

Noticing her daughter using an ice pack, Julia Bennett was first taken aback, then asked, "Did your granduncle hit you again?"

Eliza Bennett nodded, "Yes, because Mia Clarke bullied Aunt, I spoke on Aunt’s behalf and granduncle overheard."

"Does it hurt?" Julia Bennett first checked Eliza Bennett’s face, then said, "Wait here, I’ll go out for a bit."

"Alright."

After exiting the room, Julia Bennett took out her phone and called Mia Clarke, quickly connecting.

"Come out for a moment, I’m waiting for you in the first-floor bathroom."

...

Inside the bathroom, hearing the sound of slippers tapping, Julia Bennett knew Mia Clarke had arrived.

After Mia Clarke entered, she closed the door first, a casual smile on her face, "Julia, what’s the matter you want to discuss with me in the middle of the night?"

Seeing Mia Clarke’s attitude, her anger was instantly visible on her face, coldly saying, "Mia Clarke, didn’t we have an agreement?"

"It wasn’t me who hit your daughter. If you want to blame someone, blame Elliana Lyle; you know your uncle has someone else in mind arranged for Norman." Mia Clarke changed her usual pretentious tone, her words carrying some truth.

But Julia Bennett wouldn’t believe Mia Clarke was someone who doesn’t provoke trouble, "If you continue to make mischief, I can’t guarantee you’ll have a good ending."

With her head slightly lowered, Mia Clarke smirked, then looked at Julia Bennett, her eyes full of mockery, "Oh? Trying to threaten me, and who among us is more noble?"

Then, Mia Clarke feigned surprise, clutching her mouth, looking apologetic, "I’m sorry, said the wrong thing; we are accomplices, do you think Norman Bennett knows, will he spare your mother and daughter duo?"

Those words stabbed into Julia Bennett’s heart like a knife, her expression growing grimmer.

Even though she always felt the matters Mia Clarke spoke of were sheer nonsense, she still somewhat believed it in her heart.

But she wanted to maintain the Bennett Family, so she couldn’t believe, though she knew she wouldn’t be able to maintain it for long, at least while the elderly were still alive, she wanted to sustain it.

This was also why she went to the hospital years ago to discuss with Mia Clarke.

That year, she bought some fruit to visit Mia Clarke in the hospital...

The afternoon sunlight was bright, Mia Clarke lay on the hospital bed, her fair face bathed in sunlight, beautiful enough to be awe-striking.

Julia Bennett stood by the bedside, repeatedly asking, "Can we talk?"

Maybe Mia Clarke was tired of the noise, she finally showed some movement, looking at her expressionlessly, with a resentful tone, "

Oh, what do you want to talk about? Why didn’t you say to talk when you helped your grandma pry open my mouth?"

"I’m sorry." This matter she indeed handled wrongly, she shouldn’t have done it, but at that time the order from old Mrs. Bennett was like that.

And she knew the significance of doing so, hence, she wasn’t merely following old Mrs. Bennett’s orders.

Listening to this apology, there was a hint of tears in Mia Clarke’s eyes, "Sorry? Saying sorry won’t bring my dead child back to life."

"If you didn’t instigate my uncle to drive my mother out of The Bennetts, grandma wouldn’t have done this to you either."

Upon hearing this, Mia Clarke appeared more agitated, "I could instigate? Your uncle and your mother each have hidden motives! Both want to swallow the property whole, their fight, what’s it got to do with me?"

These words echoed in her ears; she didn’t believe Mia Clarke’s words but still remembered them.

"Let’s talk properly, the Bennett Family is almost falling apart, you won’t have any future opportunities for childbirth, why not try to persuade my uncle, make him feel guilty towards you, at least prolong that guilt; you are my uncle’s wife, in any case, you have a share in the Bennett Family’s assets."

"Oh? Julia Bennett, did I hear it wrong? Is this how you calculate against your uncle? Didn’t you all want me and Norman Bennett to divorce?

Why do you seem not to be persuading me to divorce?"

...

After an afternoon of negotiation, Mia Clarke ultimately agreed.

"Mia Clarke, don’t think about being clever, my brother won’t believe you." Julia Bennett said these words with some guilty conscience.