Rural Belle & Three Heirs

Anissa, who always prided herself on being calm and composed, completely lost it when she found out Michael was gay. She hurled the teacup in her hand to the ground with a crash.

Isidora watched Anissa, assuming she was still upset about Grant and Chloe.

Trying to stir the pot, Isidora guessed Anissa's thoughts.

She comforted, "Anissa, don't be so mad. The doctor said too much anger is bad for your health."

"Today's situation was out of my control. If I had been tougher last night and kept Grant here, he wouldn't have fallen for Chloe's tricks."

"Anissa, Chloe is so sneaky. She goes out with a fake mole on her face to make people think she's ugly, but she's actually quite pretty."

"No wonder Grant was so easily fooled by her..."

Anissa was already furious, and Isidora's words only made it worse.

Her three sons each seemed like deliberate challenges from the heavens, testing the very limits of her patience and resolve. Her eldest defied her wishes, stubbornly marrying that Chloe she'd always disapproved of, even daring to confront her over it. Before she could catch her breath from that blow, her second son delivered the ultimate shock - he was gay. The revelation struck like lightning, each revelation piling upon her like mountains, crushing the breath from her lungs.

And Isidora just kept going on and on.

Anissa couldn't take it anymore. She yelled at Isidora, "Get out right now!"

Isidora was startled by Anissa's sudden outburst and quickly left.

Downstairs, Isidora felt particularly wronged. Anissa had taken her anger out on her, and she needed to vent it somewhere.

Just then, she saw Mia cleaning the living room with a mop. Isidora had always disliked Mia for defending Chloe, but she never had the chance to confront her.

Mia had just changed the mop and accidentally left some water on the floor.

Seeing this, Isidora shouted at Mia, "Are you blind? Can't you see the water on the floor?"

Isidora's harsh words angered Mia. She wasn't the Martin family's owner, so why should Mia tolerate her?

Mia snapped back, "If you're not blind, why don't you clean it up yourself?"

Isidora was furious at Mia's retort. She said, "You're just a paid servant of the Martin family. Isn't this your job? I just pointed it out, and you have to insult me?"

Mia couldn't help but laugh coldly. "Yes, I'm a paid servant of the Martin family, and I do my job. But you, does the Martin family pay you? You're just a sycophant trying to please Mrs. Martin, and you dare call me a servant. Pathetic."

"I've worked for the Martin family for twelve years and never met someone as shameless as you. You're not even the owner, yet you act like one." Mia had long been unhappy with Isidora for constantly stirring up trouble between Anissa and Chloe. "Disgusting. If there's no water, maybe you should pee and look at your reflection to see what you really are." Taking this opportunity, she lashed out at Isidora.

Isidora wanted to argue back, but Mia's words were true. She couldn't find the right words to retaliate.

The housekeeper, hearing the commotion, came over.

Seeing Mia and Isidora arguing, the housekeeper quickly stepped in. "Mia, is it really worth arguing with her? She's just a guest and will leave eventually. Just tolerate her for now."

The housekeeper's words, though meant to mediate, clearly pointed out Isidora's status.

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She was an outsider, someone even the Martin family's servants didn't respect. However, Chloe had been living there for months and was treated like a lady by the staff.noveldrama

But now, even a servant dared to argue with her. What did that make her?

She didn't want to be an outsider. She wanted to live in the luxurious Martin Mansion forever.

She had to work harder on Grant.

In the following days, everyone seemed to calm down. Anissa stopped causing trouble and sat at home, looking worried.

This made the Martin brothers feel more at ease.

Grant, after handling company matters, spent more time with Chloe.

They stayed in touch through their phones when busy, and their relationship progressed quickly, like honey.

One day, Chloe went to Summit Media Solutions to handle some business.

After finishing her work, Zara pulled her into the office for a chat.

Zara was always curious about Chloe's affairs and had learned everything that had happened to her recently.

As a mischievous friend, Zara often gave Chloe bad advice.

Chloe had no way to deal with her dear friend.

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Chloe's online friend had just accepted her friend request, and they started chatting. Chloe asked: [You said you're Grant and Isidora's classmate. Is that true?]

The person replied: [Yeah, I was Grant's roommate. I know everything about him and Isidora.]

[Tell me more?] Chloe asked curiously.

The person refused: [No, I can't. It's my classmate's privacy. I can't just tell a stranger.

But everything I said in the post is true.]

Chloe tried to persuade him for a long time, but he wouldn't say more.

Frustrated, he logged off and ignored Chloe's questions.

Chloe told Zara about it.

Zara said, "Chloe, the internet is complicated. You can't trust online friends like that."

She continued, "If you're curious about Mr. Martin and Isidora, why not ask Mr. Martin directly? I just think it's inappropriate for Isidora to live in Mr. Martin's house while you're dating him."

Zara had a point.

As the saying goes, "proximity breeds temptation, and persistent hunger trumps fleeting theft." With Isidora's lingering desire for Grant simmering beneath their daily interactions - now tacitly condoned by Anissa's silence - any renewed advance from her would leave Grant cornered. Resistance? That ship had sailed when forbidden waters became sanctioned territory.

Chloe had been worried about this too. She said, "I know it's inappropriate, but it's the Martin family, not my house. I can't just kick Isidora out."

Zara rested her head on her hand and said, "If we can't get rid of Isidora, why don't we get Mr. Martin out?"