The man glanced at Wilbur. He replied in the quietest voice, "Harley Penn."
It was an awful name.
Wilbur instantly smiled and said, "What a coincidence. My surnis Penn too. Can | have a word with you?"
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Carol yelled sternly before Harley could reply, "What's there to talk about? Don't you have work to do? Go."
The man lowered his gaze and silently went back inside.
Wilbur looked at the nosy neighbors at the door, and he felt so embarrassed.
He panicked and closed the door. He walked to Carol and said in a low voice, "Miss Ziegler, they said you abused them, and they
tried to jump into the river. | saved them. We would like to have a word with you. Let's resolve the conflicts between you guys so
you can get along in the future."
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"They jumped into the river? Why aren't they dead yet? Why did you save them?" asked Carol in a row. She did not stop her work
at all.
Wilbur asked angrily, "Aren't you too overbearing as a daughter-in-law?"
"Overbearing?" Carol finally looked up. She looked at Wilbur and asked, "Why did no one say they were overbearing when they
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