Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 221

Chapter 221 Getting Back At HimKathleen had followed Samuel back to the Macari residence.Dianahad been urging her to come over when she had the time to do so.However, Kathleen had not beenable to visit for a while as she had been too busy recently.She could not help but wonder if Dianawould blame her.Samuel and Kathleen entered the residence and headed straight for the livingroom.Diana was already standing when they reached the living room. “It's been so long since I lastsaw you, Katie."Kathleen felt slightly embarrassed as she said, “I'm sorry, Old Mrs. Macari, I've beentoo busy lately.” don't blame you. Samuel had told me all about it,” Diana reassured as she tuggedon Kathleen's hand for the latter to sit with her. “It's all this b*stard’s fault."Kathleen flushed afterhearing the older woman's words.Meanwhile, Samuel had taken off his coat and handed it to thehousekeeper. Turning to Kathleen, he said, “Take off your coat.”"Okay,” Kathleen said, taking off hercoat as well. With Kathleen's coat in his hand, Samuel repeated the same actions and handed it tothe housekeeper.Diana, on the other hand, was silently looking at the scene before her, a contentedsmile on her lips.“Aren’t Mr. and Mrs. Macari around?” Kathleen asked."Well, it's the end of the yearnow. There are many gatherings that they have to attend,” Diana explained. “Especially since Samuelis rather poor in health. Those social gatherings that require him to drink alcohol would eventuallyhave to be attended by Calvin instead.”Kathleen nodded.I see.”Let’s have dinner first. We'll talk whilewe have our meal,” Diana suggested. She knew that Kathleen should be starving by then asKathleen often looked like she was seconds away from fainting when she was hungry.Samuel, too,was about to remind them to have their meal. However, Diana had already noticed and was a stepahead of him.After that, the three of them headed to the dining area.Set on the table were all ofKathleen's favorite dishes.Instantly, Diana motioned for Kathleen to sit next to her.Samuel hadplanned to take a seat next to Kathleen. However, he was stopped by Diana before he could eventake action. With a flat tone, she ordered, “You're sitting next to me.”Samuel was renderedspeechless.He was sure that Diana was doing it on purpose and was getting back at him for lettingher take the blame.Nevertheless, Samuel could only abide by her words.Diana, in the meantime, hadplaced some roasted chicken on Kathleen's plate. “I'm already aware of the Yoeger family situation.Yasmine had even called me because of it. I honestly did not anticipate such mayhem within theYoegers. Most importantly, I was surprised that Frances didn’t notice anything. If she had, shewouldn't have been poisoned in the first place.”With a tinge of hesitance in her voice, Kathleenasked, “Old Mrs. Macari, how does Old Mrs. Yoeger treat Zachary and Vanessa?"“Well, there isn'tmuch to say,” Diana began. “I'm sure you're well aware of the complicated relationships in theYoeger family. Despite Frances’ disdain for Hector, she still takes great care of the two children. Theyare, after all, the children of her sister. That's why she adores them and treats them as if they wereher own.”"What about Zachary and Vanessa?” Kathleen asked again.”l don't really know them thatwell. But I've heard Frances talk about them a lot. They seem to be nice and rather filial,” Dianastated before heaving a sigh. “For that reason, Frances had all of her guards down."Kathleennodded.”Grandma, do you know the relationship between Old Mrs. Yoeger and Old Mr. Yoeger?”Samuel asked.Diana merely glanced at him after hearing his question.Awkwardly, Kathleen added,“I'd like to know about their relationship too, Old Mrs. Macari.”With that, Diana's expressionbloomed into something warm as she carried on with her explanation. “I feel that Hector had takena liking toward Frances in the end. Actually, I knew Teresa too. She was in a marriage of conveniencewith Hector. I wouldn't say that they were in a loving relationship, but it was still an okayrelationship. However, everyone knew that Hector favored Frances over Teresa."Kathleen frownedupon hearing that.After noticing Kathleen's frown, Diana questioned, “What are you thinkingabout?"“Originally, I was guessing whether my mom was stolen away by one of Old Mr. Yoeger'smen. However, after hearing what you had just said, it doesn't seem possible anymore,” Kathleenanswered truthfully. She would never hold herself back when she was with Diana.The latter furrowedher brows at this. “Hmm, you have a point. I am indeed curious about the person who stole yourmother away.”Samuel's apathetic voice then came through. “In my opinion, if Old Mr. Yoeger lovedFrances that much, he shouldn't be excluded from the list of those who could have stolen yourmother.”Perplexed, Kathleen inquired, “What do you mean?“Samuel gave a straightforward reply. “Isuppose it's what they call a love that turned into hatred. Old Mr. Yoeger couldn't accept the factthat the person he loved had given birth to another man’s child."Kathleen was at a loss for words asshe had never experienced anything like that. With her face firmly frowning, Kathleen questioned,“But isn't it too cruel for someone to target a child?"Diana, too, had her eyebrows locked in a tightfrown as she questioned Samuel, “Do you have any proof for your deductions?”“Grandma, Kate, I'dlike to ask the both of you a question,” Samuel started impassively. “How was the reputation ofWhite Clouds Welfare Center in Jadeborough?"“What kind of question is that?” Diana refuted. “Thewelfare center had an amazing reputation. On top of that, there were often donations made fromthe rich. Honestly, the children there received great care.”Kathleen nodded in agreement beforeadding, “Aside from that, the director of the welfare center is my grandad's cousin. They are quiteclose. My granddad had no children, so the director urged him to adopt my mom. On top of that,my dad was also from the same welfare center and shared the same last name as the director. Theyare all wonderful people.”After hearing Diana and Kathleen's comments, Samuel fell silent for a fewmoments. “Have you given it any thought? The person who kidnapped your mother could havesimply tossed her away or even killed her if they had a grudge against the Yoegers. Why did theysend her to one of Jadeborough’s most prestigious welfare centers?”Kathleen was caught off guardby his question.”If what I stated previously wasn't clear enough, I could also phrase it this way,”Samuel said. “Old Mr. Yoeger harbors no ill feelings toward the child. He cannot, however, acceptthe reality that the woman he loves had given birth to another man’s child and was caring for itright in front of his eyes. As a result, he ordered that your mother be taken away. But instead ofharming her, he sent her to a prestigious welfare center.”Kathleen pursed her lips.”I've researchedthe welfare center's accounts. Around forty-eight years ago, White Clouds received a ten milliondonation. That happened to be the second day your mother was sent there,” Samuel

explained Kathleen's expression fell after she heard his words.”I could help you do more research onthis anonymous account to verify whether it belonged to Old Mr. Yoeger if you still don't believe inwhat I had just said,” Samuel offered.Kathleen placed her fork down and drank some water beforesaying, “If this is the case, won't the entire Yoeger family be utterly sorry toward Old Mrs.Yoeger?“Diana sighed. “You're right. It would be awful if Hector were behind it.""Grandma, do youknow whether Old Mrs. Yoeger had committed any relationships before marrying Old Mr. Yoeger?”Samuel asked.Diana furrowed her brows as she tried to recall. She soon shook her head. “I'm notreally sure. She had never mentioned anything to me regarding relationships, and it was alsoawkward for me to ask her about it.I guess we can only wait for Old Mrs. Yoeger to wake up andask her for some clarifications,” Samuel said impassively.Once again, Kathleen pursed her lips.Shewas feeling extremely anguished.She could not help but wonder how Frances would react if Hectorwere indeed the perpetrator of the incident.Frances had dedicated her life to the Yoegers. Yet, shewas plotted against and even had to part ways with her child.Kathleen was concerned that Franceswould not be able to handle the shocking information.Meanwhile, Diana was shooting the nastiestglare she could muster at Samuel.She was inwardly cursing at her grandson for bringing up thetopic and causing her beloved Kathleen to lose her appetite.