Shining Through the Chaos with My Bulldog
Lisa curled her lips. It seemed the two sisters did not get along. That was even better. If the person with ideas stood with her, the plan would be safer to use. She turned to Lillian and urged, "Hurry up. What's your plan?" Lillian soothed Rosalie and took a deep breath. "Here's the thing. Natalie ... " At the hall door, Cash had been listening. He stuck his head in when he heard something important. His big eyes watched everything. A man near the door felt like someone was staring. He turned to look. Cash pulled his head back fast. The man looked around. He saw nothing suspicious and turned back to listen to Lillian. Outside, Cash listened even harder. He flapped his wings and only left after Lillian finished. Then he flew off quickly. Inside, Lisa was in a great mood. "Your idea could work!" Lillian peeked at Lisa's face and relaxed. "So you'll let us go now?" Emerson, who had not spoken for a while, said, "And us! I've answered your questions. Please let Iris and me leave." Iris had been in shock. She only came to when she saw Rosalie's condition. Now she knew how terrible this place was. She begged too. "Please let us go!" Lisa ignored them and asked her son, "Joe, what do you think?" Joe didn't think long. "Mom, I'll do what you want."Lisa frowned. "I want your thoughts. How did I teach you?" Joe remembered. "You said to keep your promises. So I think we should let them go." Lillian and Iris smiled when they heard that. But Lisa was not satisfied. "Did I ever tell you that those old rules don't apply after the disaster?" She reminded him, "I also taught you how to solve problems ... " Joe jumped in, "Solve problems completely to avoid trouble later." Lisa nodded and pointed at Emerson and Iris. "We killed their family. How do you think they'll react?" Joe thought. "They'll want revenge?" Lisa patted his head. "So we should?" Joe straightened like a grown-up and said seriously, "Avoid trouble later! We can't let them go." Lisa smiled, pleased. Emerson snapped, furious. "You wicked woman ... " Before he could finish, Lisa ordered, "Lock him in the livestock pens. Send her to the labor camp." Iris broke down. "I won't go to the labor camp! No!" She was a good girl. She always listened to Talia. She had no boyfriend. She was shy around boys. She had always planned to marry into a good family and live a steady life. Going to the labor camp was worse than death.Emerson was furious. "How can you do this!" Before the disaster, their family had status. Iris was the Carters' only daughter. She was like a little princess. She could never become a prostitute. But his anger could not change their reality. Large men from the Grayhound Sect took Emerson and Iris away. Iris screamed, "Dad, save me!" Emerson struggled and roared. They knocked him out and dragged him away. Lillian's family trembled. They feared being sent back to the dark pens and the labor camp. Lillian had once been clever. But in a place where the strong rule the weak, her smarts did nothing. She could only be controlled. At her worst in the pens, she had only shouted, "I married into the Ashfords!" It did nothing. She knew Lisa hated the rich. So she did not yell now. She looked at Lisa with a pitiful face. "I swear our family bears no grudge. You don't need to destroy us. Even if I wanted to hurt you, I couldn't. Right?" Lisa gave a half-smile. "You have a point."
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