Elly Campbell’s sarcasm was unrestrained, causing a momentary distortion to flash across Daisy Thompson’s eyes.
It had been 24 years since she married Cam Green, and except for Green’s daughter, she had not borne him any children.
So, Elly’s words undoubtedly struck a sore spot for Daisy.
Despite not understanding her daughter-in-law, Daisy had already taken a strong dislike to her, and her gaze towards Elly was now tinged with scrutiny.
She did not immediately respond to Elly’s comment but instead turned to Helen Melendy, an "outsider," and with the same scrutinizing look she had given Elly, spoke in a self-important manner:
"You leave first, I have something to say to my daughter-in-law."
The tone in which she spoke was almost identical to the one she had used on the cruise ship when she told Elly to leave because she had something to say to her son.
Elly’s expression darkened slightly, and then she found Daisy’s behavior almost laughable.
She couldn’t understand where Daisy got the confidence and thick skin to act the part of a mother-in-law in front of her.
Helen also found Daisy’s attitude distasteful, but as she was Adam Jones’s mother and Elly’s mother-in-law, and since Helen was an outsider not privy to the full situation, it wasn’t her place to get involved.
She turned to Elly and said, "I’ll go in by myself; you don’t need to accompany me."
Elly knew that Daisy wouldn’t let the matter rest without a conversation, so she didn’t insist on accompanying Helen inside, nodding at her instead and said:
"Call me if you need anything."
After Helen left, Elly shifted her gaze back to Daisy who was in front of her and asked, "What did you want to say to me?"
Daisy seemed very displeased with Elly’s disrespectful attitude, and upon hearing her speak, could not help but frown.
"I do not attitude of yours. My son has never been by my side since he was young, and I never imagined he would have such poor taste in choosing a wife."
As a person with normal values and a sound mind, Elly truly could not fathom how thick-skinned someone had to be to so matter-of-factly discuss abandoning her son from a young age and still so staunchly believe that she remained the mother her son most longed for.
This mystery-like sense of superiority left Elly unable to suppress a burst of derisive laughter.
"Whether my husband’s taste in choosing a wife is good or bad is none of Mrs. Green’s business..."
Halting there, Elly seemed to ponder something and chuckled lightly, raising her eyebrows and said:
"Is Mrs. Green perhaps thinking of introducing another more satisfactory bride to my husband? Maybe someone like... Miss Green?"
Daisy did not expect Elly to be so blunt and to hit the nail on the head with her comment, which made Daisy’s face turn unpleasant.
"How can you speak ? Sophia is Adam’s sister; how could I possibly think of introducing her to her own brother!"
Hearing this, Elly could hardly resist the urge to crack open Daisy’s head to study what kind of shoddy substance composed her brain.
Now, she finally understood the source of Lily Jones’s idiotic genetic traits.
"Mrs. Green, everyone has the right to daydream, and I certainly can’t stop you from fantasizing, but don’t cheekily project your fantasies onto my husband. Isn’t recognizing a mother not enough that you also have to bring in a so-called sister with no blood relation? Is your entire family addicted to deception or what?"
Daisy was struck dumb by Elly’s scathing words, her face instantly contorting as she exclaims, "You’re insolent! Who gave you the audacity to speak to me ?