If it were anyone else, there was a chance it could be an act.
But Rebecca Kelloway knew Ashton Heath. He wouldn’t stoop to that level.
The thought of him really falling for another woman was something Rebecca couldn’t accept.
She had never thought of the day when Ashton Heath would fall in love with another woman and marry her.
"Very well, you two keep it up!" Seeing her precious granddaughter-in-law bashfully leaning into her grandson’s embrace, and he looked at her with an utterly besotted expression. Madam Heath was genuinely happy to see the young husband and wife so in love.
It seems like there’s hope of cuddling great-grandchildren next year.
"Joanna, come with me, let me introduce you." Ashton Heath, holding Joanna Lawrence, turned around and slowly walked over to Lady Octavia, speaking softly, "This is my mom, you’ve already met Rebecca Kelloway, I don’t need to introduce her again, do I?"
Joanna Lawrence lifted her head from his chest with a flush on her face.
When she saw Lady Octavia, she was taken aback.
She didn’t know if she was mistaken, but she seemed to see disdain in Lady Octavia’s eyes.
Yet, in the blink of an eye, the disdain disappeared.
Lady Octavia’s lips curled into a smile, looking quite amiable, and said, "Tedd just came and told us that Ashton brought Ms. Joanna home. We were all shocked as we thought he was joking. Turns out, it’s really true."
"Your name is Joanna, isn’t it? You look like a very lovable child."
"Lady Octavia..." Joanna Lawrence called out, realizing her mistake, she immediately corrected herself, "Mom."
When she said "Mom", Lady Octavia’s smile froze.
But in the next instant, she was all smiles again: "I don’t know what Madam gave you, but I’m sure it’s nothing compared to what she gave. Ashton’s wedding was so sudden, he didn’t inform us in advance, so I didn’t have time to prepare."
As she spoke, she took off a bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Joanna Lawrence, "This bracelet is one of my cherished possessions. Now that I’m giving it to you, I hope that you won’t find it distasteful."
Rebecca Kelloway was astonished when she saw Lady Octavia took off her own bracelet and gave it to Joanna Lawrence. A look of surprise appeared in her eyes.
Soon, however, she understood.
Lady Octavia must not like Joanna Lawrence at this point.
The reason she did this was to save face and show Madam Heath and Ashton.
Still, she felt a little uncomfortable.
Even if it was just for show, the bracelet that Lady Octavia gave was too expensive.
This jade bracelet, with such good quality, was worth at least tens of millions dollars.
Joanna Lawrence was also surprised and quickly shook her head, "Madam White, this is something you love. How can I accept it?"
Lady Octavia had already marked it as a cherished item. Of course, Joanna Lawrence dared not accept it.
Taking someone’s treasure would certainly invite hatred.
"Joanna, you should keep it," Madam Heath intervened. "This is just a token from Ashton’s mom. She likes you, that’s why she’s giving you this bracelet. If you don’t accept it, she’ll think you have something against her."
She believed that Madam Heath was definitely doing this on purpose.
She didn’t really want to give this bracelet away.
That’s why she added the words "cherished item", so Joanna wouldn’t feel comfortable accepting it.
But after Madam Heath said that, could she still refuse?
Indeed, after hesitating for a few seconds, Joanna reached out and took the bracelet.