114: One Point for your Loyalty

"I wanted to know how you can make yourself go to a high class event dressed in those rugs…"

Ayla threw her mother-in-law a questioning glance as she failed to understand her line of interrogation. 

"What event are you talking about?" Not long after, she voiced her confusion. "I was just going out…," she trailed off, not wanting to give away her destination. She knew that she would receive an earful if her mother-in-law found out that she was heading down to the company since the old woman was big on appearances. 

"You don't know." It was more of a statement that left Sylvia's lips before she pursed them together. 

"I wouldn't be standing here, utterly clueless, if I had known, Mother-in-law." Ayla didn't know whether to cry or laugh at her own misery. She was never one to disrespect her elders or even talk back given any situation, but Sylvia was clearly making it hard f