Chapter 60

But before I could think it through, an unexpected guest suddenly arrived at our home.

On a day off, I watched Brett and the boy-girl twins watching cartoons, and the living room was bustling with activity.

Brandon was in the upstairs lounge, which at this moment was equivalent to him not being home.

I hadn't been this relaxed in a long time, and I was in a very good mood.

But who knew that when I looked outside, I saw Karen walking in.

She rudely pushed open the door, crossed her arms, and surveyed the living room with a frown: "Why is this place such a mess?"

My good mood instantly vanished. I restrained my smile and pretended not to see her, focusing on the TV.

Holly looked at Karen in surprise and asked, puzzled, "Who are you, ma'am?"

Karen frowned, looked Holly up and down, and her eyebrows shot up in anger: "Who are you calling ma'am? You're so much older than me, and you call me ma'am? Do you deserve it?"

Karen was draped in a shawl, carrying a designer bag on her arm, her hair curled, and wearing sunglasses on her nose, looking every bit like a nouveau riche.

"You..."

Holly, after being snapped at, looked at me helplessly: "Mrs. Caroline Jordan, this..."

I pulled her to sit down: "Holly, continue playing with the kids. This is Brandon's mother, and also my elder."

Holly immediately nodded and apologized to Karen: "I'm sorry, Mrs. Karen Jordan, I didn't recognize you. I just started here and didn't know you, I'm really sorry."

But who knew what Holly said to offend Karen again, as she pointed her red-painted nails at Holly: "Who are you? Where did you come from?"

Holly quickly replied: "I'm Mrs. Caroline Jordan and Mr. Jordan's nanny, and I help take care of the kids. You can just call me Holly."

"Well, I'm telling you now, you're fired."

With that, she pointed to the door: "Get out now!"

Holly was stunned and looked at me: "Mrs. Caroline Jordan, this..."

I frowned tightly, unable to watch any longer, and looked at Karen: "Mom, why are you doing this? I hired Holly, how can you just fire her?"

Karen glared: "What's wrong with her as a nanny? She can't even recognize me?"

"Even if she doesn't know me, she should recognize my aura. If she's that blind, she shouldn't be a nanny!"

I rolled my eyes. What aura? Karen and aura don't even belong in the same sentence.

"Mom, Brandon said you used to be a nanny too. Why are you picking on Holly? Can't you empathize with her? She just made a mistake."

Karen's facade of a wealthy family was shattered by my words, and she became furious: "Who did you say was a nanny?"

I shrugged innocently: "Brandon told me. He also said you were fired for eating food from the employer's fridge."

Karen's face turned all sorts of colors, quite a spectacle.

Holly couldn't help but laugh.

Karen, unable to vent her anger at me, turned her fury on Holly: "What are you laughing at? Who told you to laugh?"

"How dare you, as a nanny, laugh at your employer? Get out of this house now. This is my son Brandon's home!"

I protected Holly: "Mom, stop being unreasonable. Why are you here?"

"Unreasonable?"

Karen pointed at herself, incredulous: "Caroline, how dare you speak to your elder like that? Who gave you the courage?"

I remained expressionless and said calmly: "Mom, I'm just stating the facts. Holly is doing a good job here. Why are you trying to fire her?"

"Why do you care what I do? Don't I have the right to fire someone?"

"Aren't you spending Brandon's money now, which is essentially my money? Get her out now!"

I sneered and didn't say anything, instead calling Brandon upstairs.

"Mom, you should talk to Brandon about this."

When the call connected, Brandon sounded surprised: "Caroline? Why are you calling me from such a short distance?"

Before I could finish speaking, Karen grabbed the phone: "Brandon, come down quickly. Caroline is bullying me!"

She then threw the phone back to me, looking smug as if Brandon would come down and deal with me.

I shrugged indifferently, not planning to say anything. After all, if Brandon still wanted to attend Joanna's dad's dinner, he wouldn't dare offend me.

I didn't say anything, just shrugged.

Sure enough, Brandon hurried down after hearing the news, and Karen frowned: "Mom, why didn't you call before coming over?"

Karen shook her head angrily: "Why would I call? This is your home, which means it's my home too. I'm being bullied in my own home!"

I sneered. In Karen's eyes, no matter how much money I spent or how many children I had for their family, I was just an outsider.

Karen was indeed a heartless mother, giving birth to a heartless Brandon.

"Who bullied you? Did you misunderstand Caroline?"

Brandon frowned. He was already troubled recently, and now Karen was causing trouble, so he naturally wasn't in a good mood.

"Caroline, what's going on?"

I pointed to the uneasy Holly standing aside: "Mom wants to fire Holly, but I don't agree."

Brandon clicked his tongue and looked at Karen: "Mom, why do you want to fire her? She's doing a good job here!"

"Good job? She's not as good as Shirley before. Holly called me ma'am. How can she be a nanny?"

I sneered: "Of course, Holly doesn't know as much about being a nanny as you do, Mom. But experience is gained over time. You have to let Holly learn, right?"

Karen's hand trembled with anger as she pointed at me: "You unfilial woman, what did the Jordan family do to deserve someone like you..."

Before she could finish, Brandon saw my expression and quickly pulled Karen upstairs.

"Mom, come upstairs and talk."

He then winked at me: "Caroline, don't be mad. My mom is old and doesn't know how to talk. I'll talk to her now."

He pulled Karen upstairs, and I followed.

Maybe Brandon was so angry that he forgot to close the door.

"Mom, what are you doing? You were fine at home, why come here to bother Caroline?"

"What do you mean bother? Can't I say anything? Why can't I say anything to her?"

"You don't understand. Just say what you need to and then leave."

"Fine, fine. I see you've forgotten about me since you married Caroline. How dare you talk to me like this."

"I'm here to ask for that one million dollars!"