Chapter 73: The Clever Daughter-in-Law
"Is Hardy Michelson sick? Nydia Leighton gave her best years to him, why is he always bothering you?" Rupert Washington complained.
Elizabeth Black lowered her gaze. She analyzed that there were two points of Rupert Washington's anger: first, feeling it was a waste for Nydia Leighton, as "best" was his own word; second, Hardy Michelson frequently coming to find her. Elizabeth Black couldn't tell if Rupert Washington was more upset about the first or the second point.
She wanted to explain that Hardy Michelson wasn't actually coming to give her flowers, but to settle scores with her. But explaining this would inevitably involve mentioning Nydia Leighton, and she didn't want to bring up anything about Nydia Leighton in front of Rupert Washington. It
