"What's wrong with that? I want to teach my granddaughter-in-law. Do you mind?" Alisha said, looking at Janeth sharply.
Janeth covered her mouth with a sullen expression and turned her gaze to Emily, wanting to ask for her defence. Alisha seemed to dislike her very much.
Emily shook her head, feeling sick. Janeth had always been hostile to Doriane, so it was no wonder she always targeted her.
"Mom, since you're going to teach Doriane, how about you accept Leticia?"
"Why should I teach her?"
"Compared to Doriane, who has no talent in fashion design, it's better to mentor someone who is equally skilled in fashion design. That way, you won't get tired of teaching someone who doesn't know anything. Do you agree, Doriane?" Emily looked at Danera with a sharp gaze.
"Why are you glaring at your daughter-in-law?" Alisha gave her daughter an unhappy look.
"Mom ...." Emily felt her headache getting worse.
"Alright, I'm not as busy as I used to be; I'll guide you two. Whoever works harder and is more talented will be my student."
Leticia's face lit up, while Danera looked hopeful and insecure.
"Can you two do it?" Alisha looked at Danera and Leticia in turn.
"I can, Grandma. I want to be taught by a designer I admire so much."
"And what about you, sweetie?" Alisha looked lovingly at Danera.
Leticia bit her lower lip, feeling Alisha's disregard for her was very blatant. She glanced at Danera and clenched her hands on her thighs.
"Yes, Grandma. I'm ready to learn all I can." Danera smiled brightly, feeling the hope of realizing her dream.
Emily saw her mother's blatant disregard for Leticia and felt pity and annoyance for Danera. She would talk to her later to give up so as not to waste time.
A waiter came and announced that dinner was ready.
"Everyone, let's go to the dining room."
....
After dinner, Emily asked the Cooper family to stay at the Wilde residence.
They used to be very close neighbours. But since the Cooper family's old house had been sold, they were staying in a hotel that was quite far away. Emily forced them to stay overnight, but the Cooper family couldn't refuse.
Zayn and Danera were also not allowed to go home by Alisha because they wanted to spend time with their family. Likewise with, Janeth, who wants to stay overnight.
In the end, everyone stayed at the Wilde residence. Only the head of the Wilde family, Joshua, didn't come home because he was out of town.
The Cooper family and Emily chatted warmly as if they were close family. Only Danera was not considered and treated indifferently.
Danera felt very awkward being in their midst. Zayn and Alisha are chatting about business in the study until Danera can't follow her husband and has to accompany her mother-in-law.
Unable to bear being treated indifferently, Danera asked for a retreat to prepare some fruit.
Janeth approached her in the kitchen and reached for a glass of juice from the waiter.
"What do you think about Leticia and Zayn?"
"What do you mean?" Danera replied flatly.
"Before you came, Leticia and Zayn were very close. They were childhood sweethearts. Zayn was always so caring and protective of Leticia that Uncle and Auntie wanted to set them up. They're very compatible from a social standpoint compared to you."
"Oh ...." Danera remained indifferent to cutting the fruit.
"Aren't you upset? Auntie doesn't like you anymore now that Leticia is here. I'm sure Auntie is trying to set Zayn and Leticia up."
Janeth wanted to provoke Danera into antagonizing Leticia. If Doriane treated Leticia badly and was always jealous, she was sure Doriane would become a disliked person. Since childhood, Leticia had always been favoured by the Wilde family, and even Zayn was very attentive to her.
Jealous women are always the most toxic women.
"Oh, I see ...."
Janeth was annoyed at 'Doriane's' indifferent response. She was acting uncharacteristically.
"Aren't you jealous?
Is it because Zayn married you? Doriane, just so you know, Zayn made you his girlfriend to repel the women who were always approaching him. He even married you because he was pressured to get married. Otherwise, how could he get married at the age of 30?"
Danera's hand paused for a moment and glanced at Janeth with a furrowed brow.
Janeth thought Doriane was affected by her words and continued with her provocative remarks. "Actually, Leticia was Zayn's first love. I'm sure Zayn still has feelings for her. If you don't keep Leticia away and get rid of her from Zayn, Zayn will definitely dump you soon. They say that a man's first love always has the deepest impression on his heart. Zayn is no different."
Danera stared at Janeth for a long time before finally smiling.
"If Zayn loved Leticia, he would have pursued or waited for her. An amazing man like him, there's nothing he can't get. But why is he wasting his time to stay married to 'Doriane'?"
Danera's expression looked strange when she said that before turning indifferent. She smiled at Janeth.
"I believe Zayn is a committed man married to Doriane." After saying that, she turned to leave Janeth with a plate of cut fruits.
"Damn that pretentious bitch!" Janeth smacked the table in annoyance and paid no attention to Doriane's last words.
After a while, she saw a maid put a wine bottle and a long-legged glass on a tray and was about to leave.
"Hey you, come here..." Janeth immediately called out to the waitress.
"Yes, Miss?" The waitress came over to her.
"Who is the wine for?"
"For Young Master Zayn, Miss."
"Is Grandmother Alisha still in cousin's study?"
"No, Miss. Mrs. Wiston has gone back to rest in her room."
Janeth's face looked happy for a moment, and then she turned indifferent as she took the tray from the maid. "I'll take care of the delivery. You just go back to your work."
"But this is my job, Miss."
"It's okay; I just happened to want to meet Zayn. You just go." After saying that, Janeth took the tray and left the kitchen.
She took another path to avoid passing through the living room full of people. She stopped for a moment in a quiet place and looked around.
After making sure no one was around, Janeth smiled slyly, too, took out a packet of white powder from her skirt pocket and put the powder into the wine bottle.