Perhaps, it was because she was prettier than her. Or maybe, it was because of her husband, Robert Thomson's attitude of unconditionally defending his wife: when Charlotte Rodriguez's maternal grandfather mistreated her, Robert went to disrupt her grandfather's birthday party and caused her grandfather's family to lose face up to now.
Sometimes, people are weird. When faced with someone similar or just slightly below oneself, it may trigger a sense of competition.
However, if they encounter someone who surpasses them in every way, they may instead become awestruck and not challenge the outcome.
At least, Ella Martin knew very well that the person Robert couldn't forget even after five years was his sister-in-law, yet she didn't think poorly of Charlotte.
So, when the family suddenly appeared, and saw Robert trying hard not to look at Charlotte, Ella strangely remained silent.
The room was very quiet.