Lucy was so mad that she almost laughed. She shoved her displeasure down deep and said calmly, "I'm legally married to Tobias. You're his aunt, so that makes you my aunt."I might not have a family on my parent's side, but I have a warm family now that I've married him. Wouldn't you agree?"Also, I can stop calling you by your name if that bothers you. However, the outsiders would think that the Ripleys lack manners and proper upbringing if they saw it. That, in turn, would humiliate Tobias greatly.""Ha! You have a sharp tongue. You just have to talk back to me, don't you?" Mariam scanned Lucy from head to toe and added coldly, "I would've slapped you right across your face if you weren't half-disabled right now. That would've taught you a lesson."Lucy wiped the smile off her face and said with a solemn expression, "This is the first time we've met each other, Mariam. I don't see why you'd harbor such hostility toward me. I don't think I've done anything to offend you."Mariam
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