Jay no longer insisted. He merely walked toward Angeline and whispered, “If my mother makes things difficult for you, there’s no need for you to endure it. Find an excuse to come home.”Angeline smiled and nodded. “Alright.”Then, Angeline, accompanied by Josie and Sis Shirley, went to Chloe’s residence—the Fleeting Time Villa.Chloe’s villa was crowded with her childhood playmates every day. After her long absence, there seemed to be endless topics between the girlfriends. When Angeline and her companions arrived, the room filled with women stared at her covetously. Their eyes were so sharp that they almost pierced countless holes into Angeline’s soul as they checked out every single inch of her body. Angeline’s body instantly stiffened. She was like a child who had recently learned how to walk, her steps somewhat awkward and messy.Chloe sat on the sofa with a teacup in her head. She was sipping the tea leisurely and did not bother raising her gaze.Angeline walked up to her
Angeline anxiously tried to explain herself, “Mom, I take great care of every gift that Jaybie has given to me. This is the only one that I’m re-gifting to you because of your importance in my heart. If you’re happy, Jaybie would be happy as well. I think he wouldn’t mind if I give you this set of jewelry.”Chloe got even angrier and said, “You truly are manipulative. You’re trying to please your mother-in-law to win your husband’s affection. Angeline Severe, let me tell you, I hate a scheming woman like you the most.”Angeline was dumbstruck.She had said too much and made too many mistakes. She should stay as quiet as possible.Josie was furious at the sight, and she continued to glare at Chloe.Sis Shirley came forth to be their peacemaker. “Aunt Chloe, my sister Angeline anxiously came here to see you, so there wasn’t enough time to prepare gifts. It would help if you forgave her for this negligence as she’s still young. Next time, my sister will personally prepare you another
Angeline stubbornly said, “Everyone’s heart is made of flesh. Perhaps if I cook a meal for her, it’ll soften her heart.”Sis Shirley and Josie could not hold Angeline back, so they could only help her with the cooking process.After working up a sweat the entire day, a meal consisting of plain tea and simple dishes was presented. When Angeline brought the food to the table, Chloe incessantly chided, “You sure took your time to cook up a whole meal. It shows how infrequent you’ve cooked in the past. Angeline, do you often starve my Jay?”Angeline wiped the cold sweat off her forehead and smiled in a good-tempered manner. She replied, “Mom, even if I can’t cook, there are servants at home who can. Don’t worry, your darling son won’t starve to death.”Hearing Angeline talking back, Chloe threw the utensils in her hand to the ground and retorted, “You truly are manipulative. Do you think I’m not aware of how much Jay doesn’t like the servants’ cooking? Jay has been the one waiting upon
She shed her tears in agony.Ultimately, she realized that she had allowed her sad emotions to control her. She tried to shake her head, and as the dizziness took over, she realized that her abnormalities might have been caused by another fever.She fought hard to get up and look for a thermometer. She placed it in her mouth and pulled it out five minutes later. It was at 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Hence, she searched for a bottle of ibuprofen from the medicine cabinet and climbed back into bed after taking it.When Jay returned home in the evening, a gentle smile filled his eyes when he saw the unlit house.This afternoon, he had accompanied his father, Jordan, to chat while having tea. The relationship between the father and son grew very rapidly. He presumed that Angeline and his mother were also getting along happily, hence why she had not returned home this late. However, once he entered the bedroom and turned on the wall lamp, Jay was stunned to see a bump on the bed.It tu
“Angeline.” He pushed the door open and embraced Angeline’s waist from behind, reprimanding her gently, “Who gave you permission to cook breakfast?”Angeline looked at Jay with a smirk.Could she say that it was Mom?“I’m not going to be a parasite from now on, Jaybie. I want to help you out with some housework,” said Angeline with a smile.Jay’s cold expression turned dark. “Did my mom say something unpleasant to you?”He turned Angeline over to face him. His eagle-like eyes were looking down on Angeline’s deer-like innocent eyes. “Tell me the truth, Angeline. When you went to Fleeting Time Villa yesterday, did my mother make things hard for you?”Angeline shook her head.Jay saw the redness in Angeline’s eyes. He had known her since she was little, so he was well aware of all the little hints her eyes were giving out.He hugged her sideways and carried her back to the bedroom, declaring domineeringly yet tenderly, “You’re my wife, Angeline. I permit you to be pampered in my
Angeline shook her head and said in a low voice, “I gave it to Mom.”Jay, “...”His anger dissipated immediately.Angeline had only done so because she wanted to please her mother-in-law so badly. Her intentions were merely for his own good as well.He stretched his hands out and pulled the bewildered Angeline into his arms. Then, he continued helplessly, “It’s alright. Come with me to Fleeting Time Villa later and we’ll get it back.”Angeline thought about how her mother-in-law was so furious over the ownership of the jade jewelry yesterday and felt that her mother-in-law minded if Jaybie was thoughtful of her. If Jaybie went over to ask for the jade back, her mother-in-law would be even more annoyed that she was dominating all of Jaybie’s love.“That set of jade jewelry is more suitable for Mom, Jaybie. Let’s just let her have it.” Angeline tried to persuade him.Jay very persistently said, “No. That jade jewelry set has a very special meaning. It’s a gift of love from me to y
Chloe loved her son. However, after giving birth to Jay, the grand old master deprived her of the right to be a mother. Perhaps it was because she had never raised Jay, so she always wanted to get back the mother and son bond they had lost. Hence, she was fighting hard with Angeline for him and had a paranoid possessiveness toward her son.Jay walked toward Fleeting Time Villa’s entrance, and even though the villa’s door was wide open, he still very gentlemanly knocked on the door. It was not until Jordan nodded his head at him that Jay finally stepped in.Through Jay’s little action, Jordan could feel Jay’s slight estrangement with them. A slight worry filled his eyes. He merely hoped that Chloe would notice such tiny details and see how much their child had estranged from them. Perhaps she would restrain her hot temper and improve their mother-son relationship.“Why are you the only one here, JJ?” Chloe glanced outside the door and failed to see Angeline around. There was a smil
“There’s nothing to apologize for between a mother and son,” Chloe said generously.Jay explained bashfully, “Mom, can you return the jewelry that Angeline gave you yesterday?”It was as if Chloe heard the sound of bubbles bursting. The soft, crisp sound brought out her internal anger.It turned out her precious son was not here to apologize for Angeline but to support her instead.“I gave it away,” Chloe said coldly.Jay was dumbfounded. He would never have thought that his mother would give away the jewelry Angeline had gifted to her to someone else so quickly. Was this not her belittling Angeline’s kind intentions?“Mom, if you didn’t like Angeline’s gift, you should’ve returned it to her. After all, it’s her precious jewelry. How could you so easily give it away to someone else?” Jay restrained his anger and tried his best to make himself behave with grace.Chloe retorted, “Didn’t she give away your gift to her as well? Jay, you can tolerate her trampling on your gift, but