"Spreading rumors?" Lady Octavia did not believe it at all, her eyes fierce, "People have already taken photos of you together, and you still say it’s a rumor?"
"Mom, it’s not like that, I..."
Joanna was about to explain when she heard a deep, cold voice beside her: "This matter has been clarified, what else is there to ask? I know what kind of person my daughter-in-law is. Mom, next time you hear any rumors, you can ask me first, your harshness towards Joanna scares her."
"I brought her back to let her feel the warmth of the family, not to be wronged."
After saying that, he reached under the table, Pinching Joanna’s hand lightly and then wrapping her small hand up bit by bit.
With his practical actions, he showed his absolute trust and protection for her.
Watching all this, Lady Octavia’s face became ugly, and she was so angry that her face turned pale: "What rumors? If she says it’s a rumor, then it’s a rumor? Ashton, don’t trust her too much. You think I am making unreasonable trouble. Would I say such things without concrete evidence?"
"You don’t believe your mother, but you believe an outsider?"
Lady Octavia was extremely furious.
Her own son would rather believe the words of an outsider than trust her.
In a critical moment, he chose that woman, making no face for his own birth mother.
Putting her in an embarrassing situation.
She was extremely angry, her reason being consumed by her rage, and she inadvertently let out words that had been buried in her heart.
As soon as Lady Octavia said these words, Madam Heath’s face changed instantly.
Ashton’s eyes sank, and his face looked the same as usual, but his eyes revealed a touch of coldness.
Brandon also frowned, somewhat surprised that Lady Octavia would say such words.
In his eyes, Lady Octavia had always been an elegant, gentle, and well-read good mother, who received excellent education and was well-rounded since childhood, and would never say such hurtful and disrespectful words.
Only a sharp-tongued and unkind mother-in-law would say such things.
Calling her daughter-in-law an outsider, wasn’t that just too hurtful?
"Octavia, what you did today is so disappointing! Is this what you should say as a mother-in-law? Joanna is already married to Ashton, she is a part of the Heath family, she is family, and you can actually say such things like an outsider."
After Lady Octavia impulsively said these words, she also realized that she said things she shouldn’t have said.
But she had to keep her dignity.
She couldn’t take back the words that she had already said.
And she certainly couldn’t apologize or admit her mistakes to her daughter-in-law.
Moreover, she felt that she had not done anything wrong,
How could she treat a daughter-in-law with such a character as family?
Having said that, Lady Octavia had nothing else to worry about, so she stubbornly insisted: "Mom, when she did that, did she ever think that she is the Heath family’s daughter-in-law? What’s wrong with me not treating her as family? I really can’t accept such a daughter-in-law."
"Enough!" Madam Heath slapped the table, her face sinking with anger, "Ashton has already said that those are rumors, Joanna is his daughter-in-law. If that matter were true, do you think he could stand it?"
"Isn’t he more understanding about his own daughter-in-law than you, the mother?"
"You don’t need to believe those rumors as if they were true. And then use the rumors to stir up unrest in this house. A fine meal has been ruined by your meddling."