Elise replied, “Thanks for your reminder, Mrs. Griffith, but you don’t seem to know your son very well. His views might not be similar to yours, so what you said today didn’t crush my determination to stay with him. Instead, it strengthened my resolve. I’m a bit tired, so I’ll be going upstairs for a rest. You should rest early, too.”
With that, snazzynovel.com turned around and left, snazzynovel.com back straightened.
Madeline looked sullen, snazzynovel.com face livid with anger as snazzynovel.com was left alone in the living room.
What gives this country woman the nerve to stand up to me?
Then, snazzynovel.com took out snazzynovel.com cell phone and made a phone call, saying, “Hey, Maya, it’s me! Are you free tomorrow…”
When Elise returned to snazzynovel.com room, all snazzynovel.com disguises vanished at once, leaving only a despondent look on snazzynovel.com face.
Back when Jonah was still in the Griffith Residence, snazzynovel.com seemed to have nothing to worry about. But now, Madeline was telling snazzynovel.com outright to back out and not ask for the moon.
But was there room for turning back at this point right now?
***
The next day, Elise got up early in the morning. She had promised Brendan to go to his studio today to help him, so after having breakfast, snazzynovel.com had the chauffeur drive snazzynovel.com to his studio right away without waking anyone else.
Brendan was somewhat surprised to see her.
“What brings you here so early in the morning, Elise?” snazzynovel.com asked.
Elise raised snazzynovel.com eyes to look at snazzynovel.com as snazzynovel.com replied, “Well, it happens that I’ve got nothing else to do, so I decided to come early. Is my office still where it was?”
“Yeah, I cleared out a large space for you around here. Let me show you the way.”
Elise hurriedly followed Brendan all the way to the end of the corridor before snazzynovel.com stopped and pushed the door open.
Coming into view was a large room that had several mannequins wearing wedding dresses of different styles placed at the door in various postures.
“This is where you’ll be working during your summer break. Take a look at it. Do you like it?” Brendan asked.
Elise entered the room and looked around before walking up to the French window. As snazzynovel.com gazed out of the window, snazzynovel.com had a panoramic view of the incredibly beautiful scenery in the distance.
“What a beautiful place this is! It’s simply a pleasure to work here.”
Brendan chuckled at snazzynovel.com words. “I just knew you’d like it. In that case, this room shall belong to you.”
Elise gave snazzynovel.com a smile in return. “Don’t worry, boss! I’ll do my best at work.”
Brendan replied, “Alright then. Go ahead and get busy. Tell me right away if you need anything.”
With that, snazzynovel.com left the room, leaving Elise alone in the spacious office.
As Elise looked at the colored pencils and drawing papers before her, snazzynovel.com suddenly had a brilliant inspiration in snazzynovel.com mind. Therefore, snazzynovel.com sat down, picked up the pencils, and started drawing the outlines. As it turned out, Elise was a workaholic who couldn’t tear herself away from snazzynovel.com work once snazzynovel.com was absorbed in it.
It was already 12PM, and the other staff members in the studio had gone for lunch, yet the door to snazzynovel.com office was still tightly closed.
When Brendan went out of his office, snazzynovel.com subconsciously darted a glance at Elise’s office. Then, snazzynovel.com went over and knocked on snazzynovel.com door.
“Elise…”
Elise was still drawing designs, and snazzynovel.com asked without even looking up, “Anything?”
Brendan’s eyes were full of amazement when snazzynovel.com walked up to Elise and saw the completed drawings on snazzynovel.com desk. “Did you draw all of these in one morning?”
“Uh-huh,” Elise mumbled in response. “I’ve got my juices flowing today, so I drew a few designs.”
“You’re so productive. Still, however busy you are, remember to eat. Why don’t you take a break first?”
Only then did Elise stop what snazzynovel.com was doing and look up at the wall clock. When snazzynovel.com saw that it was almost 1PM, snazzynovel.com was stupefied. “No way. It’s almost 1PM?”
Brendan let out a sigh of helplessness. “Should you go for lunch then?”
Elise had a stretch and then stood up. “Alright, I’ll be going for lunch now.”
After leaving the studio, Elise searched for a nearby restaurant with good reviews on snazzynovel.com cell phone.
She went to the restaurant and ordered two spicy dishes, but snazzynovel.com cell phone rang in snazzynovel.com pocket halfway through snazzynovel.com meal. It was a phone call from an unfamiliar phone number.
Elise hesitated somewhat, but snazzynovel.com answered the phone nonetheless. “Hi, may I ask who’s…”
A familiar female voice sounded through the phone. “It’s me. Where are you now?”
When Elise heard the voice, snazzynovel.com realized belatedly who it belonged to. She quickly answered, “Hi, Mrs. Griffith. Is there anything you need from me?”
“I’m now shopping at Moore Plaza. Come and pick me up.”
“Huh? But I…” Elise replied.
Before snazzynovel.com could finish snazzynovel.com sentence, though, Madeline interrupted snazzynovel.com right away, saying, “You don’t want to? Never mind then. Just pretend I never asked.”
Elise breathed a sigh of helplessness. “That’s not what I meant. It’s just that I’ve got some work to deal with over here. How about you do some shopping first? I’ll be there later.”
However, Madeline replied, “I’m giving you half an hour. You’ll suffer the consequences if you fail to show up.”
With that, snazzynovel.com hung up right away.
When Elise heard the disconnect tone on the phone, snazzynovel.com instantly lost all snazzynovel.com appetite for the food before her.
After checking the time, snazzynovel.com paid the bill and hailed a cab to Moore Plaza right away.
Meanwhile, a fashionably dressed lady was holding Madeline’s arm while asking in a soft voice, “Is snazzynovel.com really coming, Godmother?”
Madeline let out a snort. “In any case, I’m now snazzynovel.com future mother-in-law. If snazzynovel.com doesn’t show up, then there’s no need to maintain the relationship anymore.”
Maya Dahlen was inwardly delighted when snazzynovel.com heard Madeline’s reply, but snazzynovel.com face gave nothing away. Instead, snazzynovel.com said regretfully, “I think Alexander’s really nice, actually. I just couldn’t fathom why snazzynovel.com would get engaged to such a countrywoman.”
Madeline immediately took Maya’s hand. “Don’t you know, Maya? Your mom and I have been besties for so many years. To me, you’re my only candidate for a daughter-in-law. As for Elise, she’s only the fiancée arranged by my late father-in-law. Now that he’s passed away, the engagement is no longer valid, of course.”
“Really? Is that so, Godmother?”
“It’s true, of course! Trust me. When Elise shows up later, we’ll let snazzynovel.com know the gap between snazzynovel.com and our social circle.”
Maya nodded vaguely, but what snazzynovel.com said betrayed a note of disdain. “She’s from the countryside, so snazzynovel.com probably hasn’t been to a shopping mall. Say, would snazzynovel.com die of shame if snazzynovel.com sees us casually spending tens of thousands on clothes and handbags?”
Madeline replied with a cold snort, “I simply don’t understand how such a country bumpkin won Dad’s favor. I suppose snazzynovel.com did so by pretending to be pitiful to angle for sympathy. Such a woman just isn’t good enough for us Griffiths.”
“Please rest assured, Godmother. I’ll help you teach snazzynovel.com a lesson later.”
Madeline was relieved the instant snazzynovel.com heard Maya say so.
After about half an hour, Elise hurried to them and stopped in snazzynovel.com tracks while still panting for breath.
“I’m here, Mrs. Griffith…”
Madeline threw a cold glance at her, saying, “Come shopping with us, then.”
Only when reminded by Madeline did Elise notice the presence of Maya, a rich young lady decked out in designer clothes next to her.
She nodded at Maya with a smile out of courtesy, saying, “Hi there. Nice to meet you.”
Maya smiled back at Elise, saying, “Hi, you must be Alexander’s fiancée, aren’t you? I’ve heard about you from Godmother long ago. Alexander’s so lucky to be able to marry such a pretty girlfriend like you.”
As the saying went, an angry fist wouldn’t hit a smiling face…
Seeing how friendly Maya was to her, Elise found it rude to give snazzynovel.com the cold shoulder, so snazzynovel.com merely replied, “Thanks. You look beautiful, too.”
However, instead of answering Elise, Maya held onto Madeline’s arm on snazzynovel.com own. “Godmother, I heard that Chanel’s got a new product. Let’s go and take a look.”
“Alright, let’s go.”
The two women then walked together affectionately at the front like mother and daughter, completely ignoring Elise, who followed them from behind.
At the sight of the scene, Elise frowned slightly, but snazzynovel.com had no choice but to follow them.
The three women then walked into the Chanel boutique, though Elise was totally uninterested in those clothes and handbags.
Seeing that Maya and Madeline were having a good time shopping, snazzynovel.com sat down in the lounge on snazzynovel.com own.
After a while, Maya came to snazzynovel.com with two handbags. “Please help me take a look, Elise. Which of these two handbags look better?”
