Chapter 139 Valerie''s Taunt


    ra was leaving the office when she received an unexpected phone call from her father, Glenn.


    Glenn said, "ra, I heard your mother woke up. Has she been welltely? Has she been hospitalized


    again?"


    ra replied, "Mum has woken up and is okay; she needs to recuperate now."


    Glenn reminisced.


    Back then, Helena, her dark hair fell to her shoulders, and her red lips were as beautiful as a red spider


    lily. He had fallen in love with her at first sight.


    However, the Middleton family''s business had always had dealings with Valerie''s family. At that time,


    the Middleton family faced a severe crisis and dared not offend Valerie.


    He had no choice but to abandon Helena at the beginning. He hoped that she would forgive him.


    After all these years, his daughter ra has always held a grudge against him for his treachery, and


    Valerie has not let go of Helena and has never let him get close to her.


    Now that Helena has woken up, he misses her and just wants to call her and hear her voice.


    When Glenn was holding the phone and didn''t know what to say, Valerie came to Glenn''s side at some


    point, and she snatched up the phone.


    "Hello, is this ra? It''s Valerie. the family is having dinner together this weekend, and you must


    As soon as ra heard Valerie Bet''s voice on the phone, hatred rose in her heart again. How


    ra didn''t want to go to dinner; she had had enough of the family treating her like thest time she


    went to dinner; she avoided it if she could.


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    So, she said, "Sorry, I''m afraid I have to workte on Sunday."


    Valerie smiled coldly and said, "Overtime? Don''t worry. Your brother-inw is your boss, isn''t he? Just


    ask him to spare you a night. I don''t care. You have toe this Sunday."


    Why did she have toe, and would Valerie be so kind as to invite her?


    ra couldn''t refuse her and had to agree.


    Valerie hung up the phone with satisfaction and gave Glenn a nk look as she said, "Don''t look for


    Helena again. Just pretend that she hasn''t woken up."


    Glenn wanted to ask more about Helena, but when Valerie hung up the phone, he also bowed his head


    and kept quiet, thinking that he would ask about her secretly when his daughter returned for dinner on


    Sunday.


    Horace saw ra''s troubled face and knew that the person on the other end of the phone must not be


    friendly.


    Horace asked her, "What about I go with you?"


    ra hesitated momentarily and said, "Forget it. I''d rather go by myself."


    It wasn''t that ra didn''t want Horace to go to her father''s ce. It was just that knowing the situation


    at home and the faces of those people, she didn''t want Horace to get involved in such a family.


    ra wanted to have a little more dignity in front of Horace, who was sure to protect herself from what


    would be another tangled drama.


    On Sunday, ra arrived at the Middleton house as promised.


    The door to the Middleton house was closed, and ra gently clicked on it.


    The housekeeper came out to open the door and invited her in.


    Valerie was sitting on the sofa having tea with Ashlee and Darren sitting opposite her.


    Valerie stood up smugly when she saw raing. She said, "What took you so long to get here?


    The whole family was waiting for you."


    Darren looked back, and his heart fluttered when he saw it was ra.


    ra said, "Sorry, there was traffic."


    Darren hastily rounded up and said, "Oh, that''s okay, we''ve just arrived too."


    Ashlee''s expression was muted, not wanting to pay ra any attention or look at her.


    Valerie told the housekeeper, "Tell my husband it''s time for dinner. I don''t know what he''s doing in the


    study."


    ra thought that Valerie seemed happier than usual today and was surprised that she wasn''t being


    difficult, was there something that made her happy?


    Glenn came out of the study and was very happy to see ra.


    With a smile, he said, "ra, you''re here. Come on, let''s go to dinner."


    ra followed Glenn to the dining table.


    The table was beautifully decorated, with arge bouquet, a good spread of food and a bottle of wine


    that Glenn had kept for years.


    Everyone was already seated, and a ss of wine was poured for each of them.


    Valerie then raised her ss and said, "Today is a special day, and I am thrilled. Our little girl, Ashlee,


    is pregnant! She and Darren are getting married."


    Said Valerie, her expression unmistakably full of braggadocio.


    ra finally understood why Valerie had toe to this meal by herself; she was here to show off.


    That was Valerie.


    Valerie was very ingratiating with Darren and kept giving him food during the meal.


    Valerie saw ra eating with her head down and not saying anything, her brow furrowed, and Valerie


    thought she was feeling inferior.


    So, she said to ra, "ra, you''re married too. Why don''t you bring your husband here today so your


    father can see him? Is he too poor that you''re ashamed of bringing him here? Oh,e to think of it,


    how can your husband bepared to our Darren."


    ra put down her chopsticks and said, "I''m full; you guys take your time."


    Valerie said, "What''s the hurry? Have a few more drinks. Don''t spoil the fun on such a happy day."


    Ashlee tried to stop Valerie''s actions, but she simply ignored or didn''t even understand them.


    Darren felt bad watching ra being tormented by Valerie; he wanted to protect her so badly.


    But who is he to? He and Ashlee are about to get married.


    Valerie continues, "Look at that wedding ring on your hand; it''s low quality. Can your husband afford to


    support you? You can''t juste back to your father and ask for money. Sadly, a woman without


    charm and virginity has to marry a poor man, and that''s the end of her life. A woman should be able to


    live afortable life with her clothes on her back and food on her table; that makes her happy. It''s a


    pity, ra; I feel sorry for you. I feel so sorry for you."


    "Mum, say something else."


    Ashlee tried to tell her mother to shut up and stop talking.


    Valerie didn''t want to.


    She was going to show ra today that she would never be better than her daughter.


    Valerie added, "Ashlee is just being kind and is afraid that you will have an inferiorityplex as a


    sister. You have to get over it.


    You''re never going to get ahead in life. It''s not easy for poor people to make money, and when will you


    be rich? It''s a matter of talent! Darren is the Kirnd family''s youngest member and was born with


    a silver spoon. I''m sure Darren won''t let Ashlee suffer if she follows him."


    "Mum! Stop it." Valerie''s words made Ashlee even more embarrassed, knowing that ra''s husband


    was so good and what her mother was saying now was just going to p her face.


    Valerie wasn''t ready to give up showing off and was just about to speak up again when Glenn suddenly


    received a phone call.


    When he heard the person speaking on the phone, his whole expression changed.