Amos Smith's face was dark, his cold gaze sweeping over Edith Harper, instantly sending a thousand chills down her spine, making her shiver instinctively.
"I... I..."
Edith Harper, frightened, began to stammer.
Just when everyone was curious about how Amos Smith would handle the situation, Bertha Haines stepped forward proactively, hoping to turn a big issue into a small one, and a small one into none.
[It's just a misunderstanding.]
[Today is my grandfather's seventieth birthday, let's not let this ruin everyone's mood...]
The reason Bertha Haines acted so 'understanding' was that she genuinely didn't want to spoil the birthday banquet because of herself, and of course, she didn't want Amos Smith to be put in a difficult position.
But the main reason was that she was afraid he would favor Miss Harper.
So, she didn't give him the chance.
However, Amos Smith interrupted her with a cold face: "You two, come upstairs with me!"
