The gazes of the crowd measured Jenna Clark and Jamuna Ford with subtlety as they lingered on the duo.
They found the pair surprisingly well-matched. Some even thought that Master Clark had committed a travesty by marrying his daughter to James Campbell, akin to placing fresh flowers in cow dung.
Jamuna Ford approached the elderly couple of the Clark family and greeted them respectfully.
Master Clark was quite pleased to see his favorite student approach and was somewhat relieved from the irritation the Greens’ father and daughter had caused earlier.
"Jamuna, it’s really too much for you to travel all this way just for an old man’s birthday," Master Clark said with a hearty laugh.
Seeing Jamuna Ford smiled and said, "It’s your significant birthday, Teacher. As a student, it’s only natural to come. It’s just that it troubled Sister to specially pick me up from the airport."
As he spoke, he glanced at Jenna Clark.
Jenna Clark smiled and joked, "You are my dad’s proud pupil; if it were ancient times, we would need an eight-bearer sedan to carry you back."
In response to Jenna’s teasing, Jamuna also wore a gentle smile.
Jenna didn’t continue to jest with Jamuna but turned to look at James Campbell and Melody Baker. Her sweeping glance made James momentarily dazzled, a hint of something strange flickering in his heart.
In the past, his mind was filled with Melody Baker, his moonlight; he nearly forgot that Jenna Clark was a stunning beauty herself.
Usually reserved, she was quietly unobtrusive, but now, observing Jenna, he realized her beauty could be described as "dazzlingly outstanding."
Beyond her beauty, Jenna exuded a sharp presence, a commanding aura rarely seen in other women.
James then realized, that brazenness in Elly Campbell had been fully inherited from Jenna.
He observed Jenna surreptitiously, but Jenna was not looking at him. Instead, she turned her gaze towards the Green father and daughter, her eyes narrowing slightly in displeasure.
Then, she casually laughed and said, "Is this bullying my daughter because I’m not by her side?
Her voice was light, yet it carried a barely concealed anger.
Seeing her mother arrive, Elly felt like a little girl with parental backing, her lips curling into a smile.
Adam Jones leaned in close to her ear and whispered softly, "I was thinking about dealing with them for you, but seeing how dominant my mother-in-law is, I guess I’ll just watch."
Elly turned to him, slightly raised her eyebrows with a look of pride, and a gleam of triumph flashed in her eyes as she said,
"I too have parental support."
The "smug as a bug" look was just like when a child invites their parent to school to confront a bully.
Adam Jones reached out and gently pinched her cheek, unashamedly displaying affection, "Look at you, all smug."
Elly raised her eyebrows and hummed softly in response.
Cam Green felt uncomfortable under Jenna’s gaze, touching his nose sheepishly as he said,
"There might have been a misunderstanding here... perhaps, we should just let it go."
His demeanor when facing Jenna clearly showed his breath shortness and guilt.
Especially since if it turned out his daughter had intentionally schemed against Elly, he would really be unable to hold his head up in their circle.
Jenna looked at Cam, chuckled coldly, and then turned her gaze to Sophia, curving her lips.