My Sweet Second Marriage (Eudora and Amos)
Chapter 566

Tina couldn't understand, thus she inquired, "Eudora, I could tell that Dad is really coercing you. If that's the case, why wouldn't you want President Granger to come and save you?"

Eudora did not know the best way to explain. Could she just tell Tina that she did not want to implicate Amos into this? Or should she say that the Granger family had problems of their own at the moment too? It was too difficult to reveal these, and she thought that there was no point in telling Tina about them.

Hence, Eudora said nonchalantly, "It's not what you think it is. Just forget about it, alright? Promise me that you wouldn't tell anyone about this. If you say it, then don't regard me as your sister ever again." Eudora was a role model to Tina, and she could not accept the fact that she was about to sever ties with her.

Tina immediately shook her head and assured her, "I won't reveal anything, not a single word."

"That's good. You'd better get out of here quickly. Don't make Christopher worried. At least one of us has to be free and happy..."

The last sentence came out as a murmur, so Tina did not hear it clearly.

"What did you just say?"

"Nothing!"

Eudora returned to her room after sending Tina off. Both Eudora and Tyler did not interact with each other at all for the next two days.

Tyler would usually tolerate Eudora whenever they quarreled. Hence, even if Eudora was angry, the atmosphere in the family was still harmonious.

However, this time, it was totally different.

For the first time, they were ignoring each other. Eudora would show a poker face every day and attend to her own business without making a fuss. However, the same could not be said for Tyler. Everyone had initially thought that they no longer needed to suffer under his intimidation once Eudora returned home.

Yet, they had never expected the situation to be even worse than before.

Those who had gone to serve Tyler were complaining about him. In the end, Hodge's bedroom door was swarmed by people.

They immediately pleaded with him.

The family chef spoke first. He complained with snot and tears on his face, "Hodge, you must help me. I have cooked more than a dozen meals over the past few days, but Mr. Holt wasn't satisfied with any of them. My arms are going to fall off at this point."

"So what if your arms fall off? My hands are swollen!"

The maid who was responsible for washing the dishes exclaimed.

"Yours is nothing! I have been cleaning the house for multiple rounds over the past few days. The other servant almost slipped on the floor because it was too clean! But Mr. Holt said that I didn't do my job well and that I had to clean the house again! Hodge, you must speak for me..."

Needless to say, Hodge didn't dare to point out Tyler's unreasonable behavior. He mumbled, "Well... if the floor was clean, it wouldn't have been slippery right? You do need to continue cleaning the house..." "Hodge!" Everyone shouted at the same time, "Please, save us!"

It was really difficult for Hodge to do anything. He sighed, "You guys are really making things difficult for me!" As a butler, of course, he hoped that everyone in the house could get along well and live happily. However, it was a fight between the masters of the house. What could an insignificant being like him do?

Then again, he was the butler. Looking at these severely-tortured subordinates, he had no choice but to brace himself to try to resolve the issue. "Fine, let me try to persuade him!"

Everyone almost got onto their knees. To them, Hodge was like their ultimate savior!

After bidding farewell to the crowd, Hodge thought for a while and decided to look for Eudora first. Compared to Tyler, she was more easy-going. She should have returned from the milkshake shop at this hour.

Hodge had just reached the door when he saw Eudora entering the front hall. He chased hurriedly after her, "Miss Eudora... Oh, dear!"

As soon as he stepped on the floor of the living room, Hodge slipped and fell to the ground heavily. It was so painful that he gritted his teeth. He glanced at the floor, and it was sparkling clean!

Alas, the servants did not lie to him.

Hodge had once done Eudora a favor even before she moved into the Holt family. Naturally, she had some respect for him.

Seeing that he had fallen to the ground, she walked over and helped him up.

"Hodge, are you okay?"

His back was hurting, but he kept a professional facade and refrained from showing his pain in front of her. He endured the pain and spoke,

"It's okay, I'm fine."

"Why were you looking for me?"

"Oh, Miss Eudora, I wanted to talk to you about Mr. Holt. Please don't be angry with him, okay? Truth be told, he did not intend to hit you that day. Besides, I think that you may have crossed the line with your words."

Eudora frowned. "Well, I don't think so."

In her mind, Tyler was a man who had always forcibly taken things from others and robbing others of their belongings. Who knows, perhaps he had even forced himself on her mother and that was how she was conceived.

At the thought of this, Eudora became even more determined.

She then turned away.

"Hodge, thank you for your advice, but I don't think that I have anything to say to him."

"Miss Eudora, was there a misunderstanding between you and M.r Holt?" Hodge asked in confusion.

They were father and daughter. How could there be so much hatred between them?

Eudora didn't bother to conceal anything. She said, "Yeah, I suppose there is. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here today."

Hodge pursed his lips and continued speaking, "Well, pardon my bluntness, but Mr. Holt has his own qualms too. Miss Eudora, you hate him for forcing you to come back, and I can understand that. But there is a reason for everything. Back then, he was too laidback around Madam Emily, and he ended up losing her."

Eudora froze for a moment. "What do you mean?"

Hodge nodded and replied, "You might not know this, but in fact, Mr. Holt did a lot for Madam Emily."

Hodge had stayed by Tyler's side for many years. Naturally, he knew the family's affairs like the back of his hand.

Since he was here to convince her, he decided not to hide anything from her and subsequently told her everything he knew.

"When I started working for Mr. Holt, he was already with Madam Emily. Both of you were really alike. Madam Emily was a young lady from a rich family. She was very kind and genuine. Later, Madam Emily's family discovered her relationship with Mr. Holt. Her parents were against the idea of having their daughter marry a hooligan. Therefore, they tried their best to suppress their relationship. However, Madam Emily and Mr. Holt were very close. Her family's oppression did not separate them even the slightest, and it had only toughened their relationship instead.

In order not to let Madam Emily suffer, Mr. Holt had put in a lot of effort during that time to rise to the top in the underworld.

Even so, he was still polite to Madam Emily's family. Her father was a scholar, thus he was against the idea of the two of them being together despite Mr. Holt's efforts. In the end, her parents came to a compromise and said that they would agree to their relationship as long as he quit the underworld.

Mr. Holt agreed without hesitation, and then he told Madam Emily to wait for his return.

However, Mr. Holt was wrong about one thing. It was easy to get into the underworld, but it was hard to leave.

Mr. Holt went to look for the head of the underworld at that time and explained his situation to him. The boss flew into a rage and asked for Mr. Holt's life on the spot. Even though Mr. Holt had promised that he would not reveal anything about their organization or the underworld, the boss still refused to let him leave there alive."