Barbara's face turned red. She realized that she was not strong enough to fight against these senior members of the Jenkins family. Especially now that they all banded together like this to speak out against her, she felt a bit overwhelmed.

Just then, Mrs, Jenkins let out a light chuckle, and the crowd gradually quieted down,

Her gaze swept over Canaan and the other elders.

“Okay, let's wait for Maria to come back. We'll deal with it when she's here."

When Maria saw a new car parked in the porch of the guest house instead of the one she had arrived in, she instantly understood everything. Moreover, the driver had not come alone to pick her up. Sitting in the passenger seat was Doris.

“Miss Jenkins, get in the car right away, please," Doris said with an artificial smile plastered on her face.

Standing rooted to the spot, Maria raised an eyebrow and asked, "What about Barbara

“Well, Miss Herrera doesn't have the habit of sleeping late. When she got up and heard that you were still asleep, she went back first," Doris replied.

Her words sounded ridiculous.

Wasn't she trying to imply that Barbara was better than Maria, who was too lazy to get up early in the morning?

In fact, by normal standards, Maria was an early riser. Except for when she was suffering from a narcolepsy episode, she would wake up at seven in the morning, and she had woken up at the same time today as well. Barbara, on the other hand, had gotten up and rushed back before dawn, which was rather suspicious.

Still not taking a step forward, Maria asked, "Has Barbara talked to Mrs.

Jenkins?"

"Yes, she has... Well... Miss Jenkins, what are you asking exactly?"

Realizing that she had almost spilled the beans, Doris suddenly stopped herself mid-sentence and changed what she was about to say.

In the manor of the Jenkins family, a meeting to prosecute Maria was being held.

As long as Maria was not prepared for it beforehand, she would be at a disadvantage.

But Doris hadn't expected Maria to be so shrewd that she could guess what was going on easily.

Hearing Doris' words, Maria let out a light chuckle but didn't say anything.

Doris shifted uneasily in her seat, perturbed by the calm and confident look on Maria's face.

Whatever! Even if Maria had figured out what was going on, she wouldn't be able to escape this time. since Mrs. Jenkins already had everything under control.

This was how Doris tried to convince herself that everything was alright, but the smile on her face remained a little stiff.

“Miss Jenkins, hurry up. Let's go back as soon as possible. Don't forget you have to report to Mrs. Jenkins and the elders about the charity auction

“Alright