Glancing at him briefly, Sophia soon explained, “She is still unable to get over your brother. I’ve invited her over on purpose, to show her who’s the daughter-in-law of the Seet family, in hopes that she’ll be able to come to her senses quickly, looking for her happiness elsewhere.”
Gosh, your thinking is really—
However, with Sofie’s personality, would she sit still and watch as Nicole would get all lovey-dovey with the man whom she’d loved?
He was staring at Sofie, still lost in thought when someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.
“Hi!”
Turning his head, Davin soon saw that it was Sheila. Thus, he gave her a once over and asked, “Do you have to scare me like Sadako?”
“You— Who are you calling Sadako?”
Forget it. It’s a special day today. I shall not bother myself arguing with the likes of her.
“Oh, don’t be conceited. You’re not the star of the day. Just don’t fool around!”
“I know, Nicole’s the star of the day.”
Sheila stood next to Evan, sizing Nicole up.
Rather than looking tawdry in red, Nicole surprisingly appeared both gorgeous and elegant. Paired with her exquisite makeup, she looked rather ravishing.
“Your brother has good taste.”
“Of course.”
“Congratulations, Ms. Lane, on becoming the daughter-in-law of the Seet family,” Sofie uttered, forcing a smile on her face as she walked over with the bearing of a socialite.
“Thank you,” Nicole responded politely, her face turning grim.
Sofie then shifted her gaze to Evan. For a moment, it was as though she had put on a new face.
“Congratulations, Evan.” She smiled courteously at him, but there was something bitter about her smile.
Evan shot her a quick glance and kept silent as he took Nicole’s hand and walked straight to the side, leaving Sofie embarrassed.
Sofie flushed a bright shade of red as a spurt of anger flashed through her.
She turned around and gave a look to a sophisticated woman at the side.
The woman returned a knowing look, a hint of a smile playing on her lips.
“Hey, is this the woman who’d given birth to four children to Evan before getting married?”
A hoarse voice, with a hint of mockery, suddenly rang out.
Following the voice, Nicole’s eyes were fixed on the sophisticated woman.
She was still trying to figure out who the former was when she heard Sophia introducing, “This is your Aunt Lisa.”
Aunt Lisa. She must be filthy rich, seeing how’s she dressed.
“Sophia, Ms. Lane, and Evan aren’t married yet. Isn’t it too soon for her to call me Aunt Lisa? Besides, it’s not certain that she’d become one of us,” Lisa sneered, staring at Nicole with utter contempt.
“Watch what you’re saying!” Sophia gave her a sidelong glance.
“I’m telling the truth, although honest advice is hard to accept.”
Evan’s uncles started to talk about it as well, thinking that Nicole and Evan were not a good match for each other, given Nicole’s abhorrent family background.
Previous incidences of Zane’s shady business tactics when running Lane Corporation and Nicole’s scandals from before were brought up at this time, as reasons for her incompatibility with Evan.
“Even if the kids hadn’t existed, Evan shouldn’t marry her either.”
“Yeah, the Seet family is simply too powerful. Evan is far too outstanding to marry such a woman. What a pity!”
“I know, right?”
Secretly delighted at the many comments, Lisa snorted. “I suppose that you’re outstanding in terms of looks and talents, seeing that you’ve been given the opportunity to marry Evan. We’ve seen your looks, though it’s a pity that it doesn’t have the modesty of a socialite. As for your talent, shouldn’t you show us a little something?”
Nicole frowned. I’m here for a meal with the Seet family, not for some exam. Are they expecting me to put on a show?
