Chapter 369


    At the sight of the cold re Gloria shot her, Dahlia frowned, and her expression darkened too. This wa


    s no longer about paying respect or following customary practices. When Gloria spat the tea on her fac


    e, she made it clear that she was tantly insulting her. She was here to flex her authority over Dahlia


    and exert dominance over them all!


    “What’s wrong with you, Dahlia? Grandma asked for tea, and you served it to her boiling hot? Did you d


    o it on purpose?” Dakota started to pin the me relentlessly on Dahlia once she saw the opportunity.


    “I think someone’s just not happy with us and is deliberately trying to make things difficult!” Jane echoe


    d.


    “No, no, no! Dahlia did not do it on purpose! Besides, I’ve had the tea too, it isn’t boiling hot!” Florence


    quickly tried to salvage the situation.


    “Oh, so what you’re saying is that I’m lying?” Gloria’s expression was as cold as ice.


    “N–no! I–


    I must have been mistaken. I’m sure the problem is with me,” Florence said apologetically with an awk


    wardugh. She dared not refute Gloria’s words.


    Gloria, Jane, and Dakota were secretly pleased by her response. After all, their main purpose there wa


    s to unt their dominance so that Dahlia and her family would learn to submit to them.


    “Why


    are you still standing there, Dahlia? Pour Grandma another cup of tea!” Dakota ordered huffily. She real


    ly could not fathom why the patriarch would pick this woman to be a potential. sessor to the family.


    Even Dakota herself did not have such privilege, so she was both livid and green with envy.


    “Sure, sure! I’ll pour another cup right away.” Not daring to stall any longer, Florence immediately broug


    ht a fresh cup of tea over and handed it to Dahlia, beckoning for her to serve Gloria the tea again. Dahli


    a, however, did not take the cup of tea. She could tell


    from their actions that they were intentionally being difficult and finding fault with her.


    “What? Do you think that you’re above all of us?” Gloria shot her a nasty side–


    eye. “If you can’t even perform these basic practices, then I think you’re really unfit to be the sessor


    of the family!”


    As she said that, she pulled out a document and pped it on the table. “Have you any idea what this i


    s? This is your letter of authorization. The family has a conglomerate with a market value of over 10 billi


    on in the southern province. You have initially been nominated as president to further expand the group


    , but from what I’ve seen today, you do not


    seem worthy of the position.” Gloria looked down on Dahlia dismissively.


    “A conglomerate worth over 10 billion?” Florence’s breathing became erratic when she heard that. If he


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    improve the family’s status and lifestyle!


    “Dahlia! Quick! Serve Madam Gloria her tea now!” Florence urged, signaling to Dahlia as best she coul


    d. This was the opportunity of a lifetime! She’d never let her pass it up! So what if she was humiliated?


    What did it matter anyway when there were 10 billion dors involved?


    “Dahlia, keep your eyes on the prize!” James urged her too. If he were to be known as the brother


    of the president of a 10 billion dor conglomerate, all the beautiful women out there would eagerly floc


    k to him in a heartbeat!


    When Dahlia saw the expectant look in her mother’s and brother’s eyes, she drew a deep


    breath and finally picked up the cup of tea and served it to Gloria. And then, beyond everyone’s expect


    ations, she took a sip and spat it all on Dahlia’s face once again.


    “It’s tèpid,” she said impassively.


    By then, even Florence and James could tell that something was amiss. First, she said that it scalded h


    er, and now, sheined that it was tepid. Was it really tea that


    she was after? It was obvious to everyone that she was deliberately putting on a show to put Dahlia in


    a difficult position.


    “Well, why are you idling? Get Grandma another cup!” Dakotamanded haughtily with a subtle smil


    e.


    “So what if you’re chosen as a potential sessor? We still have you under our


    thumb!” Dakota thought to herself smugly.


    “Fine,” Dahlia said nonchntly.