Esther gave a wry smile.
Madam Lopezs was seventy-two this year, a stubborn old woman. Seeing Esther walk in, she glanced behind her, "Where is Kardian?"
Esther placed the health products on the coffee table and answered gently, "Mother, Kardian is tied up at the company. I came to see you in his stead."
"You?" Madam Lopezs' eyebrows knitted together, conveying a very harsh impression. Her resentfulness was palpable.
"You're not my son, what gives you the right to play the filial role in front of me?"
Maintaining her composure, Esther responded, "They say a husband and wife are one entity, me showing you respect is the same as if Kardian were doing it."
Madam Lopezs was struck speechless, which elicited a cold snort from her. The old woman was not in good spirits.
This daughter-in-law was always good at keeping up appearances, leaving others with nothing to criticize.
But Madam Lopezs disliked her; she was from a humble background and carried an air of petty bourgeois.
