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Chapter 167 Family expulsion.
Later that evening, Edward called for a family gathering. According to the message he sent each of the family members it was something important therefore everyone was requested to be in attendance.
Since it was a Sunday, Phoebe had spent the rest of the day at the Mayfair home watching dramas with her grandmother. She napped through the afternoon and at around 3:00pm David had come by for a visit.
The two had a late lunch during which David confirmed that he was resigning from the Saxon group in fact he had already formed an organization of his own, DP holdings. He didn't give much information on what it did nor did Phoebe ask any further questions.
After he left, Phoebe went back to her room and spent a lot of time in the magic space learning as much as she could from the books and planting more seeds. Business was thriving and she needed more herbs and vegetables.
When Edward's summons came, she was eating ice cream and reading a novel about an ill fated woman that had been reborn like herself.
One by one the family gathered in the living room, they played games like chess or watched television as they waited for the head of the family to address them.
"Phoebe can I talk to you?" Collin asked.
[What have I done now? Am i being blamed for Ruth's accident or general Drusus screaming to the world that i am the real Mayfair heiress?]
She sighed deeply feeling persecuted for no reason.
Collin opened his mouth to reassure that it was none of those two things but he didn't get the chance.
"You two can talk later, right now there is an important decision to be made. As a matter of fact, i have made the decision already but i have to let you all know since we are family. This kind of decision needs to be heard directly from my mouth."
Edward stood before everyone, he requested Luke to turn down the volume of the TV. After gaining their full attention, he told the family everything Mark had told him early that morning.
"I have done my own investigations on Ruth's financial records and it's all true. In fact she also bought the Gabriel house using a false identity." he concluded.
Grandma Mayfair clenched her fists. "This means that she told them to go into hiding such that no matter how much we
Grandma Mayfair stamped her foot on the floor. "That's it she has to go."
"B..but why didn't you say anything? Were you afraid of forcing us to choose between the two of you?" Jennie dabbed her nose with a white tissue.
"Honestly mother, this family has been through a lot because of her, besides she was your daughter too. I had told her to leave quietly after saying goodbye to you all." The corners of Phoebe's eyebrows slanted upwards.
"Shouldn't we report her to the police or something." Andre asked only for Phoebe to refuse vehemently.
She had bigger and better plans for Ruth, putting her in prison for an attempted kidnapping was an easy way out. She would be released in a year or two.
"This only makes me feel better about my decision. Ruth is no longer part of this family and i am also going to take her name off the family register." Edward said strongly.
His attention had been grabbed by the TV because Ruth's picture was on the screen for some reason during the airing of the 7 o'clock news.
The Mayfairs hide their cuckoo daughter Ruth Mayfair.
He read and asked Luke to turn the volume up. Anchor Kelly who was reading the news was smiling. She made it a point to embarrass Ruth by saying that it was possible that she didn't want them to out her as a cuckoo.
Collin sniggered because Kelly was obviously enjoying the moment. This was how she had planned to take revenge on him, by destroying Ruth's reputation.
It didn't matter anyway, their family had already made a decision.