Stop Panicking! Miss Jacobs will Not Look Back!-Chapter 255: Mother and Daughter Finally Meet

Chapter 255: Chapter 255: Mother and Daughter Finally Meet

Mrs. Sinclair looked surprised, clearly not expecting this woman to have such audacity.

Is she foolish enough not to know that Elias Langley marrying her is a blatant challenge to the Sinclair Family’s bottom line?

Old Mr. Sinclair snorted, about to speak, but Elias Langley interjected, his tone calm yet firm: "I came here in person today to make a formal statement about my marriage. This matter has nothing to do with my wife, so there’s no need to involve her."

Old Mr. Sinclair scrutinized him for a moment, then instructed the housekeeper, "Go tell her that Sinclair Manor is not receiving guests today."

Elias Langley picked up his phone and sent out a message.

Once the housekeeper withdrew, the old man looked back at Elias Langley, his gaze sharper.

"Except for Helena, no one is worthy to be called your wife."

"Whether or not someone is worthy, that’s for me to decide."

Elias Langley maintained an unperturbed demeanor.

Old Mr. Sinclair placed the tea cup in his hand heavily on the table.

"Elias, you grew up in the Sinclair Family, my son and daughter-in-law treated you like their own! Moreover, you are my granddaughter’s husband. By all rights, I have the authority today to demand that you immediately divorce that woman and marry Isabelle!"

Elias Langley spoke with dignity, his tone steady yet undisputable.

"What you said is true. I will always remember the kindness of Mr. Sinclair and his wife. However, marriage is a matter of personal freedom, and no one can dictate my choices."

Old Mr. Sinclair understood his character.

Elias Langley responded to neither soft nor hard tactics, leaving only intimidation as an option.

"If you want to talk about freedom, then the Langley Family will have no descendants. Your elder brother called a few days ago, seemingly also planning to bring up your marriage with Isabelle. Wouldn’t it be good to strengthen the bond between the Sinclair and Langley families?"

"My elder brother is in the process of divorce; if you want a marriage alliance with the Langley Family, he can marry her."

"Elias," Mrs. Sinclair spoke up displeased, taking over the conversation, "Even if you don’t like her, you can’t trample on Isabelle’s genuine feelings for you."

Elias Langley pressed his lips together, saying nothing.

Old Mr. Sinclair lost his patience and rose angrily.

"Since you want the Langley Family to die out, I have nothing more to say. But I will not let go of the matter where that woman hurt Isabelle. Marrying behind our backs is unfilial. Fetch the punishment whip, serving in the courtyard!"

Elias Langley handed his coat to a servant, standing upright.

"Regarding family discipline today, I acknowledge the fault of not informing first. But in protecting her, I will not yield."

Elias Langley’s words left Mrs. Sinclair greatly shocked.

Suddenly, she became curious about that woman.

What kind of woman could make this man, who has been closely connected with the Sinclair Family for over thirty years and was almost considered part of the family, for the first time so clearly stand against them, firmly defending her?

Meanwhile, outside the main gate, Juliana Jacobs, after hearing the housekeeper’s refusal, raised an eyebrow and asked, "The more polite you are, the less you’ll let me in?"

The housekeeper caught the implication in her words and sneered.

"The security system of the Sinclair Family was designed by the son-in-law himself, and no one has ever succeeded in forcing their way in."

Juliana Jacobs knew that this son-in-law referred to Elias Langley.

She was about to speak when Zachary York hurried over.

"Ma’am, Mr. Langley asks you to wait for him back home?"

Juliana Jacobs half-closed her beautiful eyes, "He sent you?"

Zachary York nodded.

"Then why didn’t he tell me directly?" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Zachary York answered truthfully, "Maybe he was afraid you’d refuse."

"So," Juliana Jacobs changed her tone, "You think by stopping me, I won’t refuse?"

Her words momentarily stumped Zachary York.

Seeing him at a loss for words, Juliana Jacobs continued, "Think about it. Doesn’t he actually want you to protect me?"

Zachary York was taken aback, vaguely sensing something amiss, but it seemed logically sound.

"After all, he knows perfectly well what I might do," Juliana Jacobs added.

Zachary York suddenly had an epiphany.

The newly-appointed second secretary for Elias Langley hadn’t even gotten fully acquainted with the workflow before being hoodwinked by their own lady.

"Alright then, what’s your directive?"

Juliana Jacobs originally intended to make a phone call, but instead, she put down her phone and took out a marriage certificate from her bag.

"Go and invite the most renowned media and bloggers with the largest followings. If the Sinclair Family continues to hold my husband, I need an explanation now."

After giving her instructions, she turned her gaze sharply towards the housekeeper, whose gaze had been contemptuous, her eyes suddenly cold.

"Pass the message to them that if even a single strand of my husband’s hair goes missing at the Sinclair Family, today’s ’domestic affair’ will be tomorrow’s national headline news."

The housekeeper’s face turned ghostly pale, forgetting everything else, and turned to rush inside to deliver the message.

With the phone still held against his chest, Zachary York couldn’t help but admire Juliana Jacobs.

Merely two minutes later, the Sinclair Family gates opened.

The butler hurried out, nearly tripping in his haste upon seeing Juliana Jacobs.

Having worked for the Sinclair Family for twenty years, seeing Juliana’s face would get this reaction from anyone in the Sinclair Family.

"Miss..." He steadied himself, "May I ask how I should address you?"

Juliana Jacobs raised her chin slightly, "I am Juliana Jacobs, Mrs. Elias Langley."

"Miss Jacobs, please."

Led by the butler, she stepped over the familiar yet foreign threshold.

Beneath her feet were the blue stone slabs she had walked countless times.

Back then, she skipped along this path, holding her father’s hand, thinking it was just an ordinary journey, who knew it would be fourteen years before she returned.

At that time, her mother promised that as long as she behaved well on the road, there would be a table full of dishes waiting for her when she got back.

Unfortunately, to protect her father and not disappoint her mother, she nearly drowned in the icy river.

Now, she just wanted to ask Mrs. Sinclair whether she ever made that table of dishes she risked her life for.

The layout of the courtyard hadn’t changed much.

As Juliana Jacobs walked into the front yard, she saw from afar Elias Langley standing in the center of the courtyard.

In the cold night wind, he wore only a white shirt, his posture tall and straight as a pine.

Beside him stood a slightly overweight man, holding an Armor-breaking Whip.

Old Mr. Sinclair stood on the steps above, his shrewd old eyes gleaming brightly.

Juliana Jacobs steadied herself and walked forward.

"Who dares to touch my husband?"

Mrs. Sinclair turned around at the sound.

At the moment their eyes met, she was clearly stunned.

This face, especially those eyes, was identical to her daughter who had been missing for fourteen years.

But upon closer inspection, the expression in the eyebrows was utterly different.

"You are the one Elias married... Who are you?"

Mrs. Sinclair forced herself to maintain composure, her tone carrying a hint of interrogation.