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Chapter 317 Extortion
Few could endure the optics of a bawling old woman. Naturally, some of the bystanders were compelled to
mediate.
“Come on, Eilis! Look at Mrs. Boebert. She’s so old and can barely walk on her own these days. You can’t possibly
think she came to you, despite the difficulty, just so she could slander you in public, right?
“Besides, nobody wants an unresolvable conflict among ourselves, right? This is a small place, Eilis. Tell, uh, that girl
to apologize and get this over with.”
“Amen to that! We are a tight-knit community. We know everyone here, drink the same water, and live under the
same sky. It doesn’t do any of us good if the community splits because of something so trivial, right? Something as
trivial as picking a fight with a little kid, too! If I may be frank, Eilis, do you really think that young lass is as
trustworthy as you hope?”
Their comments were like thorns stinging Deirdre’s chest.
Eilis, however, was having none of it. That’s enough!” She erupted in rage.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtEven if she did care a great deal about maintaining the village’s peace, she s… wanted to defend Deirdre. Eilis was
fed up, and her face visibly trembled. “If you all want to frame this whole incident as my Dee Dee picking a fight
with a kid, then why don’t you all also consider that Bobby is picking a fight with a blind. -woman?! Dee Dee can’t
see a thing, people! She could not even harm Bobby unless that imp started it first!
“And Lord Almighty, have any of you no shred of sympathy!? Why can’t you all just be a bit nicer to her after all the
terrible ordeals she went through? Ask yourselves: when did her late mother ever mistreat any of you when she
was alive, huh!?”
The bystanders suddenly fell silent.
Deirdre took a deep breath. She must not let Eilis alienate the rest of the village any further. As these people had
said, everyone knew everyone else in a small village like this one. Next to everyone’s peace and co-existence,
Deirdre’s thoughts simply did not matter.
“Madame Russell?” She spoke up and smiled softly. “Thank you for sticking up for me, but I think… I think I’m the
one at fault here. It’s true. I shouldn’t have picked a fight with a child.”
“Darn it, Dee Dee! You got to stop being so nice, or everyone’s gonna wipe their boots with you, you hear me?” Eilis
refuted hotly.
That tragic smile she displayed pained Eilis a lot. “They are lucky that all you got was an external wound. What if
you ended up with head trauma, huh?”
Deirdre cast her blind eyes to the floor. “Which is why I’ve decided to leave this house as little as possible from now
on.”
The crowd looked down uncomfortably.
Deirdre steeled herself and turned to the old woman. “Mrs. Boebert? I formally apologize to you and your
grandson. I shouldn’t have picked a fight with a child, and I promise I won’t do this anymore. I hope that you and
Bobby can forgive me.”
Mrs. Boebert, unfortunately, did not plan to let things slide so easily. “Ha, will you look at that! If an apology is all we
need, then why do we need the criminal justice system and law enforcement?” Eilis saw red. “What!? You said you
only wanted an explanation!”
Mrs. Boebert glared at her. “Oh, did I? When? Look at Bobby’s arm! It’s all sore and red! God knows this requires a
medical examination, Eilis. I mean, what if his bone was fractured? You can’t possibly think a full body checkup
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmdoesn’t require expenses, right?
“Let’s just cut to the chase. 300 dollars compensation and we’re good. Otherwise, one guess.”
The answer was so obvious it did not need to be stated. She was not going to leave unless she received 300 dollars
from them.
Everything about her proposal was preposterous. Even the well-manned Deirdre could not help but clench her
hands into fists. She took a deep breath and raised her voice. “Fine.”
Mrs. Boebert’s face lit up. Before she could express more of her joy, though, Deirdre quickly added, “But your
grandson hurt me too. I guess that means I should also do a medical checkup in the hospital, right? Your grandson
injured my head, see. Even if it seems like I’m fine for now, I can’t rule out side effects in the future. To prevent
unexpected problems with my brain, I will have to perform medical checkups every few months. Can you pay for all
of that from here on out?”
“You b*tch!” Mrs Boebert shrieked. She leaped to her feet and lurched at Deirdre. “How dare you try to extort
money from me!?”
Eilis quickly stepped between them. “Extort you, Mrs. Boebert? We could never! We’re just following your logic. If
your grandson’s injury warrants a checkup, then Dee Dee’s injury is just as deserving, don’t your agree?
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