Chapter 498 Extra Story About Gabri And Maria
Whenever Gabri and Maria—two dominant women—were in the same room, they would inevitably have a conflict.
In truth, they held no grudges, resentment, or malice against each other. It was just that they enjoyed being at each other''s necks.
As time went by, no more quarrel ensued between them, and it made them feel like something was missing
One day, Gabri said to Maria, "Men and women should always split the bill. You can''t let James pay for the bill every single time you two go out." It
was true that she was feeling sorry for her son, but the reason she said this to Maria was for the sake of their harmonious rtionship as husband
and wife
But Maria didn''t share her sentiment. “Sorry, Mom, but I think men should pay more than women, especially in terms of material objects. If we pay
equally, then what''s the paint of being in a rtionship? In that case, I''d rather live a single woman''s life. That way, I don''t have to cook for him, give
birth to children, or sleep with him." She could date a handsome, young man.
In reality, their rtionship as inws wasn''t that bad. On the surface, Gabri was antagonistic of Maria, but she actually cared about her a lot.
It was just that she couldn''t bear to see Maria being too aggressive
Naturally, her words weren''t enough to convince
Gabri. "You''re the ck sheep of this family. It seems that getting rid of you should be the first thing we should do. You''ve always been quite proud
of yourself. It wasn''t that much of a problem, but now you''re being too domineering and hateful!"
Maria smirked at her. "Mom, your son is lucky to have married me, but I, on the other hand, am misfortunate enough to have married into the Xi
family!"
For countless times, Gabri and Maria had debated against each other, and this time she failed to win the argument.
Once, when they couldn''t agree on something. Gabri cried in front of James and Maria, pretending to be the victim. "I only said that for your own
good."
Realizing what she was doing, Maria began to sob as well. "Mom, you are so kind to us. It warms my heart.”
James nced at his wife and mother. "Stop pretending!"
Both women were left speechless. The same thought came to their minds. ''Was my acting deplorable?’
Helplessly, James shook his head as he looked at them. One of them was already nearing sixty years old, and the other was in her thirties, and yet
they were still like children always at each other''s throats. "Go upstairs and change your clothes. Neither of you can skip this party tonight!"
Hearing that, his mother and wife went upstairs together. They changed into the evening dresses that James had prepared for them in advance.
At the party, a gorgeous female celebrity approached Gabri, trying to gain her favor while Maria was away.
Upon Maria''s return, Gabri frowned at her. "Where have you been?”
"What''s wrong, Mom?"
Gabri grabbed her hand. "When you left, there was a fly buzzing around my ears. It was so annoying.”
Maria nced at the celebrity and noticed her expression change. She instantly understood what her mother-inw was trying to say. "I see. In that
case, let me ask someone to get a flyswatter, Mom!"
“Hurry up! What if it tries to pester James? He''s a neat freak, you know! Don''t let him get sick." ''What the hell? She knows that my son is married, but
she still has the gall to ask me about my son! Gabri thought to herself.
“Alright, I''ll call the bodyguard over." In a surprising turn of events, the inws banded together for amen cause.
The celebrity made a fool of herself. She found an excuse to excuse herself before the bodyguard could take her away.
She had once heard that Gabri and Maria were always at odds with each other. But whenever they were on the same page. their bond was as
strong as mother and daughter. At the back of her mind, the celebrity was cursing the person who told her that unreliable news.
Now that the unwanted visitor was gone, Gabriel looked at Maria and snorted. "I just saw you talking andughing with another man.”
Maria was taken aback. "Are you talking about
Steven?"
"I don’t know that man.”
"Are you trying to defend your son again?" Maria sniggered as she looked at her mother-inw.
"Of course, I am! My son works day and night for this family. He would never allow you to flirt with other men, and he would certainly abhor the idea of
you squandering his hard-earned money on strangers.”
"What are you gaing to do about it? Your son earns so much money. What''s the point of having it if I don’t spend it?"
Gabri fell silent. There was some degree of truth to what Maria was saying
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she felt. 4.pang in her lower SS
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dfid Gabri were left atiome.
It was already eleven in the morning, but the workaholic woman still hadn''te out of her room or eaten breakfast yet. After watering the flowers,
Gabri decided to check up on Maria. She knew that her daughter-inw wasn''t feeling well today.
"You shouldn''t go to work if you''re not feeling well. Just stay here and get some rest." With that, she walked out of the bedroom.
In the kitchen, the maid said to her, "What can I do for you, ma''am?"
Gabri took out a pot and put it on the stove. "Bring me the bird''s nest and brown sugar."
"Yes, ma’am." Then, the maid left to get the ingredients.
It took a long time of preparation before Gabri went upstairs again, carrying a tray.
She ced it on the bedside table and said to Maria, "Get up and drink some brown sugar water.”
"I don’t want it." Maria refused to move at all.N?velDrama.Org owns this.
"There''s no way I''ll agree to that. Otherwise, my efforts will be in vain." After saying that, Gabri helped her up and handed her the brown sugar
water.
Considering that her mother-inw had taken the time to prepare this herself, Maria decided to drink it.
"And here''s a bowl of bird''s nest soup. Eat it.”
"I don’t want to."
"No way! You haven''t had anything to eat since this morning. You need to fill up your stomach with something!" Gabrimanded.
She was just as bossy as her son.
Maria didn''t have the energy to argue with her, so she caved in and ate the bowl of bird''s nest soup.
After drinkingthe sugar water and
eating the soup, shey back down.
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she prepared. Before leaving, she
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Maria looked at her listlessly as shey on the bed. "Mom, I don’t want to eat anything. I have no appetite.”
“That won''t do!"
Maria gave in. "Fine. I''d like to eat something light."
"Good. Get some rest, Maria. Don’t bother yourself with thepany''s affairs. Just leave the rest to your employees.”
"Alright."
Just before Maria fell asleep, Gabri came into the room again. She handed Maria something and said, "I asked them to buy a warm ointment
Perhaps it''ll make you feel better."
"It''s useless. I''ve already tried it."
"It doesn''t matter. Just apply it on your lower abdomen. At the very least, it could alleviate some of the pain.”
“But I don’t want to move," Maria said as she looked back at her helplessly.
Gabri pretended as though she was getting frustrated. "I''ve never seen azier woman that you. You''re sozy that you need my help for
something so simple." While she was chastising Maria, she lifted the quilt and applied the ointment on her belly.
"Tell James not to go on a business trip when something like this happens. I don''t want to take care of you."
Maria smiled at her. "Okay."
After she was-done applying the
ointment, Gabri tucked Maria
under the quilt and rolled her eyes.?
"You ‘ustwant to trouble him, don’t
you? better be the one takingcare
of yQu. " "Okay." "Maria, aren''t you
feeting guilty whenever youte
efjoying our acts of kindaess?"
"Of course not!" Maria''s heart felt so warm that a smile was nted on her face. “You''re like my mother. Isn''t it natural for a mother to treat her
daughter well?”
Gabri smiled back. "So, now you acknowledge that I’m your mom, huh?”
''I''ve always acknowledged it. You should get some rest as well, Mom. I''ll be fine after I get enough rest." "I''m going out. Get some rest, Maria."
"Okay."
After Gabri had left, silence returned to the bedroom. As she closed her eyes, Maria felt delighted.