Chapter 697


    Noticing Jean’s hostility toward Sonia, Rose reacted with an even darkened expression. She then


    pped the nket and said with an icy voice, “What is your cial gaze supposed to mean,Jean?


    Are you going to bite Sonia?”


    Jean shivered a little upon hearing Rose’s lecture, shrugging her shoulders as she timidly looked


    away from Sonia with a bitter smile. “What’re you talking about, Mom? Why would I want to bite


    her?”


    “Hmph! Your eyes make you look like you were about to eat Sonia alive!”


    Rose snickered nonchntly.


    In response, Jean kept her head down without saying a single word, knowing she would only make


    things worse if she continued to exin for herself. Meanwhile, Sonia quietly enjoyed the sight of


    Jean’s humiliation in front of Rose, gloating over her with a gleeful smile.


    At the same time, Jean, who noticed that, was piqued and angry. “Sonia, you—”


    “What do you think you’re doing?” Rose mmed her nket once more when she noticed Jean’s


    aggression toward Sonia.


    Jean’s dominance was weakened by the olddy’s words as she pointed at Sonia andined.


    “Mom, she wasughing at me.”


    “Hmph! You’re a joke. Don’t you think so?” Rose sized her up with disgust and added, “I’m not


    surprised about that because anyone wouldugh at a joke like you.”


    “How could you say that, Mom?” Jean was seen with her eyes wide open. “I’m your daughter-in-


    law.”


    “And Sonia is my granddaughter-inw, so if you ever dare to bully her, I’m going to make sure you


    regret it. After all, you need to know that you’re not as important as my granddaughter-inw.” Rose


    gazed at Jean with a darkened look.


    Overwhelmed by her jealousy, Jean red at Sonia with her eyes turning red. “Granddaughter-in-


    law? Are you getting too old and dumb to realize she is no longer your granddaughterinw, Mom?


    Not only did you continue to treat her like your granddaughter-inw, but you also gave her the


    bangle. You must be out of-” “Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me before I forget.” Rose suddenly


    squinted.


    “W-What?" Jean’s heart skipped a beat when she heard Rose’s words.


    “Come here, Sonia.” Rose patted the bed as a gesture to have Sonia sit beside her.


    “Grandma.” Sonia put the medicine aside and obediently did as she was told.


    “Sonia, tell me whether she just tried to take the bangle from you.” Rose seized Sonia’s wrist with


    the bangle on it.


    “Well...” Sonia looked down bitterly.


    “Grandma, I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to bring this up.


    After all, she is still Toby’s mother. I..."


    Rose assured Sonia and said, “Don’t worry. She is just Toby’s stepmother. There is no need for you


    to be worried about that. Just do as I said and tell me what happened. Fear not —I’ll have your back


    even if Toby isn’t happy about it.”


    “Alright then, since you insist, I’ll tell you everything, Grandma.” Sonia nodded, looking down a little


    to hide the cunning look on her face. Then, she reacted with a bitter look on her face and said, “Mrs.


    Fuller spotted the bangle on my wrist when we were in the elevator. Not only did she suspect that I


    stole it, but she also tried to take it from me by force. No matter how I tried to exin that the bangle


    was given to me by you, she simply wouldn’t believe it. Then, she used me of coaxing you into


    giving me the bangle when you weren’t sober enough to act on your free will. Grandma, please


    exin to Mrs. Fuller that I didn’t do what she said I did.”


    Sonia put her words in a bitter way that made her seem as sympathetic as possible. Upon hearing


    Sonia’s words, Rose couldn’t help but feel a strong urge to protect her, as she believed her story


    without question. Nheless, only Sonia herself was aware of how much she was disgusted by


    her own fake pretense. Jeez! I didn''t know I’d be so disgusting ying a goody two-shoes.


    “Alright. Alright, I''ll talk to her right now.” Rose fixed Sonia’s hair with a benevolent expression on


    her face. When she turned her attention to Jean, the amiable look immediately disappeared and


    was reced by annoyance. “You’ve got some guts there,dy! How dare you try to forcefully take


    Sonia’s bangle from her!”


    “No, Mom! Please don’t listen to her nonsense.” Jean pointed at Sonia. “I wasn’t going to take her


    bangle by force. Instead, I just wanted to take it back because I knew it belonged to the Fuller


    Family. After all, she is an outsider while the bangle is the Fuller Family’s heirloom, so what right


    does she have to wear it? Besides, how could you give something important to an outsider? Only


    the Fuller Family’s daughters-inw can have it, but she isn’t...”


    “Who should I give it to if Sonia is not the one to have it? You?” Rose looked up, cutting jean short.


    “I-I...”Jean responded with her avoidant gaze.


    Noticing Jean’s speechlessness, Sonia gleefully asked, “What is it, Mrs.


    Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Fuller? Please speak your mind.”


    In response, Jean bit her lip and angrily gawked at Sonia. Speak my mind? How am I supposed to?


    I can’t just tell Old Mrs. Fuller thatl want the bangle for myself. If I do that, the olddy is definitely


    going to give me a hard time. Soon, she took a deep breath and kept herself together, forcing a


    smile on her face. “That’s not what I meant, Mom. What I’m trying to say is that the bangle should


    be given to any of the Fuller Family’s daughters-inw as it is meant to be. I’m not saying that you


    should give it to me, but you could give it to Toby or Tyler’s wife. Sonia is an outsider, so wouldn’t


    you be going against the ancestor’s wishes by giving her the bangle?”


    “Hmph!” Rose shot a darkened gaze at Jean and chuckled coldly. Does this woman really think I’m


    too dumb to read between the lines? All she wants is for me to take the bangle back and give it to


    her instead. Sadly, I''m not going to grant her wish.


    “Who says I’m giving the bangle to an outsider? In fact, Sonia and Toby are back together. Don’t


    you know that? Since they’re back together, it won’t take them long to remarry to each other. So,


    technically, I didn’t give this bangle to an outsider, although I gave it to Sonia a little earlier than I


    should,” Rose replied with both her palms facing upward.


    “What?! They’re back together?!” Jean screeched with a jarring voice.


    “That’s right, Mrs. Fuller. I forgot to tell you that, and I’m sorry about that.” Sonia smiled at Jean.


    “Wait, what?” Jean puckered her lips, taking a few moments before she could organize her


    sentence. “When did you both get back together?”


    “Yesterday.” Sonia continued to smile.


    Then, Rose seized Sonia’s hand amiably but stared at Jean with a cial gaze. “Now that you know


    it’s only a matter of time for Sonia to remarry Toby after they rekindled the old mes, you’d better


    behave yourself, Jean. Don’t ever forget your promise. If you ever dare to bully Sonia like you used


    to, you’d better be prepared for what’sing to you.”


    As soon as Jean heard the olddy’s words, her face turned as pale as a white sheet. “D-Don’t


    worry, Mom. I won’t.” Deep down, Jean could still remember the words she once said because Rose


    swore to cast her out of the Fuller Family if she ever dared to bully Sonia again. After all, she didn’t


    want to leave the Fuller Family because of her reluctance to give up herfortable and wealthy


    life.


    Besides that, she was also unwilling to leave her son and the ce that was full of memories


    between her and Homer. Apart from Rose’s warning, Toby had also told Jean that he would pick her


    if he had to choose who to give up between her and Sonia. Therefore, Jean realized she was now


    in a disadvantageous situation that didn’t allow her to argue with Sonia.


    “Talking is easy, but the execution is another story.” Rose added, “I hope you could keep your word,


    or you’re going to regret it. Besides, I want you to forget about the bangle Sonia is wearing;


    otherwise, it won’t end well for you either.”


    “Understood.” Jean looked down, replying with a bitter voice while Rose grunted coldly and left her


    in the cold.


    In the meantime, Sonia stomached the disgust inside of her and decided to y a goody two-shoes


    once more, smiling at Jean in embarrassment. “I’m so sorry, Mrs. Fuller. It was my fault. Because of


    me, you got lectured by Grandma, so please forgive me for that.”


    “I wouldn’t dare.” Jean’s response was ambiguous, her eyes appearing red.


    As Rose furrowed her eyebrows unhappily and was about to say something, Sonia seized her hand


    and squinted at Jean with a smiling face. “Well, I’m d to hear that there will be no further trouble


    from you, Mrs. Fuller, but even if you doe to me for retaliation someday in the future, I’m not


    afraid of you either with Grandma by my side.”