Chapter 309
Upon noticing Michael''s gaze on me, Josephine knew that he was worried about me. Hence, her tone
and attitude became harsher.
In fact, I understood why she would act in that way. Her son cared about another woman''s feelings
more than hers. It was only natural she would feel upset.
“Of course, you can do that. But then, we don''t want to trouble you. Anna will handle everything here
since this is our house. She can decorate it ording to her preferences.” Michael shed a smile.
He pretended to worry about Josephine on the surface. However, he was being considerate of me
deep inside his heart. After all, he knew that I did not want to face Josephine.
“Michael, I know what you''re thinking. You''ve forgotten about your mom now that you have a wife, huh?
Is Anna more important than me?” Josephine understood what was on Michael''s mind. The more
Michael tried to defend me, the more she hated me.
I lowered my head without saying anything, not wanting our rtionship to be tenser.
“Mom, that''s enough, or I''ll really get angry.” The man frowned as he warned with displeasure.
Michael was not good at pleasing anyone. He had never sweet-talked anyone, including me.
Josephine knew him well. She turned to re at me, saying nothing upon noticing the impatient
expression on his face.
Feeling helpless, I let out a sigh. I don''t think Michael knows howplicated the rtionship between
a mother and daughter-inw is. Otherwise, he would not have defended me just now.
Perceiving Josephine''s sharp gaze, I felt anxious. I did not even dare to raise my head to look into her
eyes, afraid that she would vent her anger at me.
“Mom, if you have no other business here, you should go home and get some rest now. Don''t worry
about the wedding anymore. You only have to attend the ceremony on that day.” A momentter,
Michael nced at Josephine, who was ring at me furiously.
My heart immediately sank upon hearing his words. I let out a sigh under my breath. That''s not helping!
“Are you chasing me away now? How can you do that to me? I''m your mother!” Josephine widened her
eyes in surprise. Her gaze was zing with anger.
To be honest, anyone would be infuriated to hear him say that. I would be mad too.
“No, Mrs. Shaw. We''ll be happy if you can stay and help us with the decorations.” I instantly grabbed
Michael''s arm to stop him before he managed to say anything else. Then, I turned to look at Josephine
with a bright smile.
Michael stared at me in confusion upon hearing that. He furrowed his brows slightly, trying to figure out
the reason I said that.
However, I could not exin much to him in front of Josephine.
I tried to change the topic so that we could resolve the awkwardness. Josephine understood my
intention behind my words, so she did not continue the argument with me.
“Michael, do you see that? You''re worse than an outsider. I shouldn''t have given birth to you in the
past. All you do is make me angry every day.” Josephine stared at Michael upon ncing at me.
I knew that Josephine was calling me an outsider. Although I was upset to hear that, I continued to put
on a smile.
“Mom!” Michael was never a patient man. He raised his voice as he noticed the sarcasm in Josephine''s
words.
“Forget about it. My feelings don''t matter to you anymore now that you have a wife. Fine. I''ll stop
bothering you and take my leave now,” Josephine blurted that sentence out after a second. She took
her handbag before turning around to leave.
I let out a sigh of relief as I watched Josephine leave. However, I could not help but feel disappointed.
There are only three more days to our wedding, but Mrs. Shaw still hasn''t epted me.
I was just an ordinary person. I did not wish for a grand or expensive wedding. The only thing I wanted
was blessings for my marriage.
“Don''t take that to heart. Just give me a call if anything like that happens again in the future. I''lle
back and settle it for you.” Michael turned to look at me.
His tone was calm, but I knew he was worried about me.
“Don''t defend me like that in front of Mrs. Shaw next time. She''s going to dislike me even more.” I rolled
my eyes at him with a sigh.
“Why? Am I supposed to sit here and listen to her snarkyments without doing anything?” Michael
frowned.
“You won''t understand even if I exin it to you. Women''s thoughts areplicated.” I wanted to
exin to him at first. However, I immediately recalled that he was just a typical man, so there was no
way he could understand that.
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Michael did not probe further upon hearing that. After all, that was not the main issue right then.
Josephine was Michael''s only family member I had met before. Therefore, he decided to bring me to
visit his parents and grandfather in the Shaw residence the next day.
I had hardly heard anything about his family from him, but that was a given.
I thought that Michael''s mansion was already pretty big. However, as soon as I arrived at the Shaw
residence, I was stupefied. They were not staying in an ordinary mansion as the building and
compound were way more luxurious than anything I could ever imagine. The building was a few times
bigger than Michael''s mansion. Moreover, the decorations of the estate were resplendent and majestic.
The Shaw family''s wealth was beyond my imagination. Standing at the entrance, I could not help but
feel nervous. After all, I already found it hard to deal with Josephine. If the rest of Michael''s family
members act like his mother, it''ll be difficult for us to be together.
I followed behind Michael as we walked toward the mansion. My fingers were in a twist from my
nerves, and my heart thumped fast as I wondered about his family''s attitudes toward me.
Michael noticed my nervousness, so he stopped walking. As soon as I stopped beside him, he reached
out a hand to grab mine.
“Don''t be so anxious. I''m not sending you to execution.” His lips curled into a smile.
My heart is going to jump out of my mouth soon. How dare he still makes fun of me? Perhaps I looked
a little funny as I felt uneasy.