"Thank you, Mom." Joanna Lawrence took the gift and politely expressed her gratitude.
She genuinely liked that bracelet.
"My mom does love this bracelet and she always wears it." Ashton Heath looked at the bracelet Joanna held and said with a smile, "Your skin is fair, so you’ll look good wearing jade. I’ll buy you a matching pair of earrings and necklace someday, so you can have a full set."
His voice wasn’t loud, but Lady Octavia and Rebecca Kelloway both heard it.
Her own son wasn’t that attentive to her, so Lady Octavia felt jealous and complained, "The saying goes ’once you have a wife, you forget your mother,’ and it’s true. You always buy things for your wife, but when have you ever bought something for me?"
Ashton Heath chuckled, "Mom, how can you be jealous of your own daughter-in-law? Haven’t you always wanted me to have a sister? Although I don’t have a sister now, you have a daughter-in-law, which is like having a daughter. I’m showing affection to your daughter, aren’t you happy about that?"
Lady Octavia was briefly at a loss for words.
She was initially planning to say she doesn’t accept this daughter.
However, she understood Ashton’s personality. Now that he had chosen this woman, no one was allowed to say anything negative about her.
If she openly embarrassed Joanna in front of everyone, the mother-son relationship would also become strained.
She wouldn’t be so foolish.
"Next month, there’s a jade jewelry auction, and I’ve seen a set that would suit you perfectly. Since you’ve given up something you love for Joanna, I’ll buy that set to make it up to you. Are you satisfied now?"
Lady Octavia and Darren Heath were very affectionate towards each other. Even though she was already in her forties and a mother, Darren always treated her like a princess.
Ashton followed their example, pampering Lady Octavia on a regular basis.
As soon as Lady Octavia asked for jade jewelry, Ashton immediately agreed to buy it for her.
"You said it," Lady Octavia smiled as she secured her jewelry, feeling her son’s attention and finally feeling a little more comfortable.
"Yes, I did," he confirmed.
Ashton Heath slightly raised the corner of his lips and whispered to Joanna, "Are you tired? Do you want to sleep? I can take you to the bedroom to rest."
Joanna wasn’t tired, but she still wanted to change locations.
Although Madam Heath and Lady Octavia seemed like easygoing people and not too difficult to get along with, being in front of her elders made her feel uneasy.
So, she nodded softly.
"Okay, I’ll take you to the bedroom to rest for a while."
Ashton Heath looked at Lady Octavia and Madam Heath and said, "Mom, Grandma, you’ve met her now, and it’s getting late, shouldn’t you go take a nap? I’m a bit tired, so I’ll go rest for a while. You can call me when it’s time for dinner."
After saying goodbye, he hugged Joanna and prepared to leave.
Just then, Rebecca’s voice rang out.
Ashton frowned slightly and turned to look at her.
Rebecca nervously clenched her sleeves, stood up, and gently bit her lip, "I want to apologize for Frank’s actions last time. He was too impulsive, and he regretted it not long after that day."
Ashton stared at her for a few seconds, his frown deepening, then spoke coldly, "If he wants to apologize, he should do it himself. And the person he should be apologizing to isn’t me, it’s Joanna."
His cold attitude made Rebecca’s face look a little uncomfortable.
Rebecca could already sense it.
Ever since their unpleasant parting last time, Ashton had been much colder towards her upon their next encounter.