But in a flash, she understood and felt a bit more contempt and disdain for Aurelia. So, upon hearing she'd come over, she deliberately took out such a book to put on a show, right? Such a pretentious move, a fool like her couldn't possibly understand it.
Aurelia dodged Sophie's question and instead asked her, "Mother, you came over suddenly, is there something going on?"
Aurelia's slightly indifferent attitude made Sophie unhappy, and she raised her voice: "What, can't I come to this house?"
"I didn't mean that." It was obvious that she came looking for trouble, so how could Aurelia agree with her words? She nodded obediently and said, "You can come here anytime you want."
Sophie's complexion improved slightly upon hearing this. Notefromtheeditor:Alwayscheck*forcorrections.
Eleanor Spencer's gaze shifted between the two of them. If it continued , wouldn't her visit be in vain? She smiled nonchalantly and said, "Aurelia, aunt traveled all this way, and you're just drinking tea by yourself without pouring a cup for her?"
Sophie glanced at the half-cup of tea on the table, her eyes flashing with disapproval. She thought to herself that Aurelia had no manners and wondered how the Shaw Family raised such a daughter.
Aurelia's eyes showed a hint of self-blame, and she said softly, "My legs are , and I can't even pour tea for you. It's all my fault. Mother, sit down for a bit, and I'll pour you a cup right away."
Aurelia staggered as she stood up from the sofa and limped towards the kitchen.
Sophie, seeing her , called her back. Although some of her dissatisfaction faded, her tone remained displeased as she said, "Sit down! With the way you are, if you fall while pouring water for me, Mason's earnings won't even be enough to cover your medical bills. The Nightshade Family didn't marry in a jinx."
Aurelia lowered her head in guilt; a cold glint flashed beneath the strands of hair covering her eyes, her lips pressed into a straight line, lacking any semblance of obedient docility.
"Such things should be ordered to the servants. As a Young Madam, you should have the demeanor of one. I really don't know how the Shaw Family raised you—do they make you do menial and rough work?" Sophie sneered, her frustration over the Shaw Family resurfacing.
During the years when the Nightshade Family faced difficulties, Balthazar Shaw didn't miss a chance to trip them up behind the scenes, yet he still dared to marry his daughter into their family.
Now that the Nightshade Family was doing well, her son Mason was both handsome and business-savvy, and they were even trying to offload their daughter into the family. That daughter was no good either.
"Aunt, Aurelia was pampered and cherished by Uncle and Aunt Shaw while growing up at home. She wasn't allowed to do any heavy or tiring work. Although Aurelia lost her mother at a young age, Aunt Shaw treated her very well, like her own daughter, and their relationship is excellent, isn't it, Aurelia?" Eleanor Spencer empathetically explained on behalf of Aurelia.
Aurelia merely smiled and didn't answer.
Sophie felt a twisted sense of pleasure. When problems were found in the Nightshade Corporation's accounts, and Mason's father was exposed for having an affair, she suffered the greatest humiliation of her life, which twisted her heart somewhat. After Mason came back and turned things around for the Nightshade Family, she began spending extravagantly to seek her own pride in shopping sprees.
Being able to trample Balthazar Shaw's precious darling underfoot, ordering her around like a servant, gave her a sense of thrill and accomplishment, as if she was above others, with Balthazar beneath her feet.