Very soon, a few people sat together for a meal.
During the meal, Nina Sinclair appeared rather reserved. Her father had taught her dining etiquette from a young age. Although she had been away from the Sinclair Family for many years, she never forgot these habits.
When it was just her and Julian Lancaster, she didn’t pay much attention, but with elders present, she became much more mindful.
On the other hand, Chloe Langley, compared to Nina, seemed more lively and interesting. She frequently complimented Mrs. Lancaster and kept asking about their interesting experiences traveling abroad.
Mrs. Lancaster didn’t mind at all and instead spoke with great enthusiasm.
Chloe felt secretly pleased. It seemed like Nina was just a block of wood and not as good at pleasing Mrs. Lancaster as she was.
Surely, Mrs. Lancaster also realized who was more suitable to be her daughter-in-law!
After the meal, they all sat on the sofa and chatted.
Chloe’s eyes shifted with a calculating look.
She found a moment to speak to Nina, "Tomorrow is Sunday, you should have time, right? I want to go to the gathering organized by Miss Leighton. Would you like to accompany me?"
Mrs. Lancaster remembered Chloe asking for an invitation earlier today. She thought it would be good for Nina to get some exposure and said with a smile, "Nina, why don’t you go with Chloe and have a look?"
Nina’s smile didn’t change, but her eyes looked coldly at Chloe.
If Chloe hadn’t said those words earlier, Nina might have thought her invitation was genuine. But now, after Chloe’s statement, the invitation seemed particularly purposeful.
She smiled and politely declined, "Sorry, I have something important tomorrow and can’t accompany you."
Hearing this, a look of grievance suddenly appeared on Chloe’s face.
She whispered sadly, "Are you mad at me? If I said anything bad earlier, please don’t take it to heart. I just came back from abroad, and maybe people abroad are more direct and don’t beat around the bush. How about I apologize to you?"
Seeing Chloe’s feigned sincerity, Nina couldn’t help but want to slap her. Chloe must know that she wouldn’t dare mention the divorce in front of Julian’s parents.
Is that why she’s so reckless, telling her not to take it to heart?
And claiming that people abroad are more straightforward?
No matter how straightforward, no one would tell someone to get a divorce on the spot!
If, for the sake of face, she pretended not to mind Chloe, wouldn’t that be too stifling?
Chloe certainly held such an attitude.
She thought that Nina wouldn’t dare to speak up and could only swallow this anger.
In this brief encounter, she felt that Nina was completely not her match. Chloe felt proud inside and looked at Nina with contempt and ridicule.
Mrs. Lancaster had been busy in the kitchen earlier and didn’t know what had happened between Nina and Chloe. Now hearing this, she curiously asked,
"Chloe, what do you mean? What happened between you and Nina earlier? Did you two have a fight?"
Seeing everyone looking her way, Chloe appeared even more aggrieved. She pitifully said, "Maybe I’m not good at getting along with people. It seems like the sister-in-law doesn’t really like me."
In fact, she intended to create the impression that Nina was being snobby. After all, this was her home, and Nina knew nothing about Julian’s status, certainly not the mansion of the Lancaster Family.
If Mrs. Lancaster knew Nina didn’t like her, she definitely wouldn’t like Nina either.