âSince you like staying here so much, just stay then.â
Olive was speechless about this and simply didnât bother dealing with her anymore. She returned to her desk to continue her work, gave her a cold treatment, and treated her as air.
Some people didnât have dignity, so why should she respect them.
Although Ted and Rou had stepped out, they were still paying attention to the activity inside the office with their ears. Theyâre ready to deal with the emergency anytime.
âYou think, how could there be such a shameless woman? Doesnât she have a lot of money at home?
She acted like a stupid person, yet she still talked about quality with me. Pooh! She deserves it.â Rou couldnât dissipate her righteous indignation in her heart and took a few sips of water on the table.
âAuntie, you should drink slowly.â Ted looked at her, really afraid that she would choke.
âYou say, why do you think Mrs. Hoyle is fancy of her? If sheâs talking about moral quality, talking about accomplishment, she clearly knows that Ophelia had done all wicked things. Yet, she still defends her.
Isnât it because that woman has a powerful father? Mr. Hoyle isnât someone who would live off a woman. Does he need to be engaged in the so-called business marriage? From his motherâs point of view, her sonâs feelings could originally be sold by weight. Hey, thatâs the happiness of his lifetime. No wonder Mr. Hoyle is angry. Do you think that since that lady was getting old, her sight turned bad, and she's not clear-headed anymoreâ¦.â
Rou eloquently spoke with much energy, but Ted was shocked to realize that Mrs. Hoyle had stood behind her with a gloomy face. The trouble is coming.
As he signaled her by blinking his eyes, she replied with a frustrating sentence, âWhat are you doing?
Do your eyes hurt or are you having a spasm? Do you want me to blow it?â
Ted had completely failed her, then he greeted the person behind her, âMrs. Hoyle.â
But the woman was completely insensitive and she responded a bit later, âWhatâs with Mrs. Hoyle? I always feel that sheâs a silly old woman. Why didnât she look up to Sister Olive? Sheâs such a nice woman, if she doesnât accept her, thatâs her loss.â
âThen you tell me, whatâs good about Olive?â Mrs. Hoyle appeared in front of her calmly.
Rou was startled by the sudden voice. Sheâs a bit short-sighted and didnât like to wear spectacles. She felt that it would hinder the beauty of her big eyes. She was afraid as she saw the person clearly and was shocked. She couldnât just casually speak ill of someone behind their back.
But she spoke the truth, why should she be afraid? Thinking about this, she boldly asked, âThen you say, whatâs bad about Sister Olive?â
This question made Mrs. Hoyle speechless. To be honest, that night after both her sons met her, she also gave a thought carefully. Even she couldnât think of Oliveâs goodness, she also couldnât figure out her bad side.
Perhaps it was because of the strong first impression that had been ingrained. All these years, sheâs used to treating Ophelia as the only candidate as her daughter-in-law, so Oliveâs appearance caused rejection in her heart. She even turned a blind eye to her good points and overlooked Opheliaâs shortcomings. Even went along with Opheliaâs devious means and became her accomplice, regardless of right or wrong.
Rou saw that she was silent for a while, muttered, âYou canât answer, right?â
Mrs. Hoyle was someone with pride. How could she easily be defeated in front of a youngster, âIâm the one who asked first, but you replied with a question instead.â
Rou said, âIf you can figure out Sister Oliveâs one shortcoming, I can spell out ten sorts of her goodness to you. Do you dare to bet with me? I will spell out one of her goodness, but can you figure out ten of her shortcomings?â
âHave a bet?â Mrs. Hoyle looked like sheâs heard something funny, âI think you donât have anything better to do and felt bored at your job.â
Seeing the tension between both of them, Ted hurriedly stood up and intervene them, âMrs. Hoyle, Rou is young and ignorant. Please donât be offended. Sister Olive has let us know that you can directly go inside after you arrived.â
Ted felt that his superior was simply able to predict something accurately. She knew that Mrs. Hoyle and Ophelia would come looking for her, itâs just that itâs too fast.
âItâs fine.â Mrs. Hoyleâs expression eased up a bit and slightly felt surprised. Olive had expected that she would come looking for her?
Rou looked as the old lady walked in and she was being pulled again. She took her time and stomped at Tedâs foot, âHow can you let her in? Are you letting both that women bully Sister Olive?â
âAuntie, I know that you have slight admiration towards Sister Olive. I understand your urgency to defend your idol. But please, I beg you to stop be a trouble maker, can you?â
âWhat do you mean by trouble maker? Youâre the trouble maker.â Rou was extremely unhappy with his remarks towards her. Did she do something wrong?
âYou also donât want that Sister Olive and her mother-in-law to always confront each other, right?â Ted asked patiently.
âOf courseâ Many people a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law never suited each other. This was the major reason why a marriage could fail. It could break the love if one was careless. She didnât want that because of this old lady, the perfect couple in her mind would end tragically.
âSo, you cannot stop Mrs. Hoyle from meeting Sister Olive. They should settle their problems by themselves. We are just outsiders and we couldnât replace Sister Olive to make a final decision.â Ted was more reasonable and less emotional.
âYou are right. But Iâm still afraid that Sister Olive will be at a disadvantage. Sheâs facing those two people alone.â
âDonât worry, Sister Olive can deal with this. You have to believe in her ability. She is not only able to manage a hotel, but also fought with that mistress, and even can hold up dealing with her mother-in-
law.â
âReally?â
Ted rolled his eyes at her, âThen, donât you believe in your idolâs power?â
âOf course I believe that Sister Olive will definitely win.â Rou let out a powerful gesture, then pulled a face towards the closed office door.
Mrs. Hoyle thought that she would see a scene where they didnât get along as she walked in, but she never expected that she would see such a strange calmness. One of them was busy working in front of the computer while the other one was sitting on the sofa and reading the newspaper. As if they were separated between two spaces and not disturbing each other.
Whatâs with this situation?
Letâs not talk about how Olive responded when both of them met, but Opheliaâs current temperament was always stirring up for troubles. But looking at the current situation, there was definitely something wrong. That even caused her unable to do anything.
Ten minutes ago, her son, Alan asked her if sheâs at Angel now. After receiving an affirmative, he then said, âOphelia went to Oliveâs office. Iâm afraid that she would cause trouble unreasonably. Please go and check on them, donât let her harm Olive.â
This silly boy, he thought that she doesnât know his small plan? He used to prevent her from embarrassing his woman. And now, he went completely all the way and let her be in touch with his wife. Hmph, just in time. She also wanted to get to know this woman called Olive Steele. Whatâs so good about her and whatâs her charm, that she could catch her sonâs heart so tightly?
Didnât she just simply save her sonâs life? There were so many ways to repay his gratitude. Since she was able to make her son pledge to marry her, she's not a simple one.
Ophelia was slightly startled seeing her arrival, âMom, why are you here?â
In the morning, Olive still considered taking the initiative to pay a visit to Mrs. Hoyle, she didnât expect that the person would come so soon. She slightly lifted her lips and smiled, âEveryone is so interested in me today, did you also come here to chat with me?â
âChat with you? I have no time to chat with you, thereâs also nothing to talk about.â Mrs. Hoyle snorted coldly. It was still that unapproachable icy look. Her gaze went past Olive and fell on Ophelia.
It was the gaze that Olive was longing for, which was a loving and caring gaze of an elder towards a youngster.
After all, it was a girl that she had watched growing up, even when sheâs not her daughter, the feeling was already deep. Even when she made mistake, it was because of her deep love. Mrs. Hoyle felt that this girl was unaware of her fatherâs scheme. She didnât want to take the child that sheâs treated as her own, as Finnâs accomplice.
Itâs just that she slightly had her guard up. As if, a thorn grew in her heart and pained her heart.
If it wasnât because of Opheliaâs here, she wouldâve wanted to talk a bit with the woman that had become her sonâs wife. But now was obviously not the right time.
Olive had expected Mrs. Hoyleâs response, so, it couldnât be said as a strike for her. But, how to seize her mother-in-lawâs heart, was really causing a headache. The Anti-Japanese war took eight years and she didnât know how long it would take to get this old ladyâs heart.
âThen, could it be that your purpose of coming here, is the same as Ms. Ophelia? You come here just to hang out.â
She also didnât believe that just by helping this old lady once, she would see her in a different light.
Rome wasnât built in one day. The old ladyâs prejudice towards her, couldnât be solved in a day or two.
Mrs. Hoyle walked to Opheliaâs side, âNo matter how this is still your territory. You have quite a skill to capture someoneâs heart, that even your mere secretary is willing to stand up for you. I just couldnât let my Ophelia being bullied by you here, right?â
Ophelia raised her brows triumphantly at Olive.
Olive treated her as invincible, âMrs. Hoyle, you can really joke. Does Ms. Ophelia look like sheâs being bullied by me?â
Sheâs enjoying herself now and very happy. If Ms. Ophelia can be bullied, then all the women in the world are weak.
âI dare youâ Mrs. Hoyle snorted slightly.
Olive smiled slightly, âMrs. Hoyle, youâre wrong. Itâs not that I donât dare to but I canât learn the unscrupulous effort from a certain person. Humanâs heart is soft, youâve watched Ms. Ophelia grew up since she was young. I understand that you have unusual feelings toward her. But let me remind you of one thing, Mrs. Hoyle. A wolf in sheepâs clothing will always be a wolf and cannot turn into a sheep.
What Ms. Ophelia had done to me, one day when you donât do as she wants, you wonât know for sure that she wonât use it the same way against you.â
As soon as these words were spoken, Ophelia was agitated at once. She pointed at Olive and cursed, âOlive, donât you dare cause discord between me and Mom. Since you canât get Momâs favor, you say such despicable things here. You are shameless, donât you have pride?â
Olive slightly rolled her eyes. A shameless person was calling hern shameless. A shameless person had thick skin indeed. No matter how it sounded, itâs ridiculous, âMs. Ophelia, if you have self-
confidence, you donât have to be so agitated. The first impression isnât always right and time will definitely reveal a personâs heart. I can only hope that no matter what happens, Ms. Ophelia, youâll still treat Mrs. Hoyle as usual.â
âMom, donât listen to this crazy womanâs nonsense.â Ophelia was really clear. If she even lost the support from this old lady, then she wonât have a chance to turn her defeat into a victory anymore.
Actually, she knew very well that she couldn't win Alanâs heart anymore but she didnât want Olive, this bitch, to be too proud.