Rural Belle & Three Heirs

Giselle's furious outburst made Chloe feel a sense of satisfaction.

With a disdainful smile, Chloe thought that people who don't respect others deserve a taste of their own medicine. As for the whole "respect your elders" thing, where was that respect when Giselle tried to frame her with that letter of intent?

"Elder? You're Grant's elder, I have no problem with that."

"But if you claim to be my elder, I completely disagree. My last name is Davis. I asked my grandfather, and we traced our Davis family lineage back eight generations. We don't have any relatives named Rodriguez."

Chloe's words made Giselle clutch her chest in anger. "You... oh, my heart hurts."

Giselle thought that since Chloe had upset her to the point of heart discomfort, she would stop and let her scold her a bit. But Chloe didn't back down an inch.

With a sidelong glance at the clearly feigning Giselle, Chloe said, "Ms. Rodriguez, if your heart is really that bad, you should take care of it. Why come here to blame me?"

"You sure have guts. Don't forget, I'm Grant's aunt. You haven't even married him yet, and you dare talk back to me like this. Aren't you afraid I might stop you from marrying into the Martin family?" Giselle tried to threaten Chloe with the marriage.

Little did she know, before coming to Sovereign City, Chloe had repeatedly pestered Nicholas to break off the engagement. Even though she and Grant were getting closer, she still resented the engagement.

Threatening her with the engagement was completely ineffective.

Chloe snorted, "Ms. Rodriguez, you'd better make sure I don't marry into the Martin family, if you have that kind of power."

"And let me be clear, I don't care about marrying into the Martin family. If it comes to that, I can always have Grant marry into the Davis family."

"With the Davis family's resources, it's not like we can't afford it. We could just offer the Martin Family more benefits."

After saying this, Chloe ignored Giselle's complex expression and turned to leave. She needed to get some water for Grant to wash his face.

Giselle watched Chloe leave, fuming. Chloe's sharp tongue was too much for her to handle. Indeed, an independent woman's confidence came from a solid family background and plenty of money.noveldrama

But Grant was her nephew, and she could always persuade him to keep his distance from Chloe.

So, after Chloe left, Giselle entered the hospital room where a male servant was helping Grant change clothes. Due to severe dehydration from frequent diarrhea, Grant had been hospitalized.

After a night of IV fluids, he was much better, though still weak from fasting.

"Grantie, what happened? I heard from the servants that Chloe fed you undercooked food last night?" Giselle immediately pounced on the issue as she entered.

Grant frowned, clearly annoyed that the household staff couldn't keep family matters private.

He didn't answer her question.

But Giselle continued, "She is so irresponsible. How could she do that? She's old

enough to know that undercooked food can make you sick."

Giselle thought she had hit the truth, leaving Grant speechless.

But she was surprised when Grant spoke up. "It was my choice to eat it. It has nothing to do with Chloe."

Giselle was stunned. "You're defending her even though she made you sick enough to be hospitalized?"

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Grant replied, "Giselle, I'm an adult. No one can make me sick unless my own health is poor."

"Your health isn't poor. You're just defending her. I heard it was a rare steak she made you eat." Giselle insisted on blaming Chloe for Grant's hospitalization.

Grant continued, "Why can't I eat that? My grandfather was eating raw beef at fifty and never got sick."

"I'm in the hospital because of my own health, not because of Chloe."

"Giselle, you've seen me. I'm fine. You can leave now."

With those words, Grant dismissed Giselle.

Giselle felt awkward. Was she really so unwelcome in her nephew's eyes?

But she had a mission to complete, so she held back her frustration.

"Fine, I'll go. But not before you drink the oatmeal I brought."

"Knowing you have gastritis, you can't eat hard foods. Isidora made this oatmeal early

this morning. She said it would be good for your stomach."

"You need a woman like Isidora, someone caring and who can cook. Here, try it..."

Giselle kept pushing Isidora in front of Grant, oblivious to his growing irritation.

Seeing Giselle bring the oatmeal to Grant, he wondered how to refuse.

He said, "Giselle, I'm not hungry. I don't want oatmeal right now."

Since Isidora had sat in his passenger seat, Grant had instinctively rejected her. He feared that Isidora might affect his relationship with Chloe.

Chloe was young and innocent. He had worked hard to win her over and wouldn't let anything harm their relationship.

Giselle insisted, "Drink it. Isidora got up at five to make it. You can't waste her effort..." Just as Grant was cornered, the comical Harry burst into the room.

He saw Giselle forcing the oatmeal on Grant and immediately intervened. "Hey, Giselle, what are you doing? Are you trying to harm Grant?"

Giselle was taken aback.

Harry continued, "I just asked the doctor. Grant has gastritis and needs to fast. Giving him oatmeal could cause a blockage. Are you trying to hurt him?"

Harry's words left Giselle flustered. "I... I didn't know..." she hadn't meant to cause harm.

Grant was pleased with Harry's timely intervention. His cousin had become more perceptive.

Seeing Giselle's reaction, Harry smiled.

He took the oatmeal from her and downed it in one go.