Chapter 887 Some Deserved to Be Punished

Ethel panicked too. She went up to Leanne. "Leanne, please say something. You know what Mary is like. She's just direct. She means no harm. Seeing how I've been always kind to you all, could you—" Budd quickly interrupted her. "No. Mrs. Kierson, no one can forgive anyone on Dulcie's behalf. Not even me." Budd crossed his hands across his chest. "You said you've treated us kindly. You know my wife's character well, but you complicitly allowed your son's behavior to go on. You were a part of the neighborhood's gossip too, Mrs. Kierson." Ethel initially thought that it was Leanne who was seducing her son. However, once she saw what happened, she realized that it was her useless son who was at fault. So, she thought of treating the Wilson family better to avoid any escalation of conflict. If Leanne were to tell the others, her son's image and his job would surely be affected. She had merely insinuated to the neighbors that Leanne was at fault, seeing how she was from a different town