Abandoned Wife Rebirth To Slap Faces - Chapter 125: Chapter 125
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To everyone's surprise, apart from the Crawford family—who notoriously keep out of commercial affairs—Phoebe, the Rathbone family matriarch, and her daughter Joel also made an appearance at today's Wedding Expo, arriving just a step behind Samuel.
In the lounge, Louis was a bit taken aback to see Phoebe, while Gemma grew visibly anxious—she still remembered all too well how coldly Phoebe had treated her last time.
Gemma couldn't forget how coldly Phoebe had treated her the last time she visited the Rathbone family mansion—every detail was still painfully clear in her mind.
Gemma thought, 'Now that I'm about to get engaged to Louis, at least I won't have to wait on Phoebe and Joel hand and foot like Georgia did when she married into the Rathbone family. Still, it's inevitable we'll find ourselves in the same room from time to time.'
Gemma stood up and said to Louis, "I'll go greet Phoebe."
As soon as Phoebe entered the hall, she pulled Joel over to a quiet corner. Normally the life of the party, Joel had been constantly scolded by her mother and grandmother ever since she hurt her arm. Now, in front of Phoebe, she grudgingly reined in her usual lively spirit.
Just as they settled in, Gemma, elegant in a white, form-fitting gown, sashayed gracefully over.
"Mrs. Rathbone," Gemma said sweetly, "what a pleasant surprise! You didn't let us know in advance—Louis and I would have loved to arrange for someone to pick you up!"
Phoebe glanced at Gemma, whose delicate frailty only made her seem more fragile, and replied coolly, "I'm perfectly capable on my own. I don't need your arrangements."
Hearing her mom disrespect Gemma like that, Joel finally couldn't hold back. "Mom, Gemma meant well. Why do you have to be so harsh with her?" Joel said.
Phoebe turned and snapped at Joel, "Shut your mouth! One more word out of you and you'll be grounded for another two months!"
Hearing that her mom wanted to ground her for another two months, Joel didn't dare say a word. She just muttered under her breath, "I'm not a prisoner. I've already been grounded for a month, and now she wants to ground me for another two?"
Gemma knew Phoebe looked down on her, but she never expected Phoebe to embarrass her so openly in front of everyone. Instantly, a wave of hurt and humiliation surged through her.
Gemma looked at Phoebe's haughty, superior noblewoman demeanor, and her initial sense of grievance instantly turned into pure disgust.
'That old hag,' Gemma seethed inwardly. 'Does she really think everyone is as stupid and spineless as Georgia, just letting her push them around? Just wait—once I marry Louis, she'll get what's coming to her!'
Though seething with hatred inside, Gemma forced a composed smile onto her face and reached for the coffee pot to pour Phoebe a cup.
But to her shock, Phoebe once again snatched her cup away in a blatant snub.
"Ms. Kirkland, are you unaware I never drink coffee?" Phoebe said, her voice dripping with disdain.
Gemma froze on the spot, mortified—caught between a rock and a hard place.
Just then, Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland approached, their faces plastered with obsequious smiles. Eager to show off their connection to the Rathbone family, Harold deliberately boomed with laughter, "Hahaha! What an honor to have our future mother-in-law grace our humble home with her presence!"
"Absolutely! Why didn't you give us a heads-up, future mother-in-law? We would've prepared a proper welcome!" Mrs. Kirkland chimed in enthusiastically.
Phoebe cast a frosty, disdainful glance at the Kirklands' fawning faces and retorted sharply, "What mother-in-law? The engagement isn't even settled yet. Just how desperate are you two to marry off your daughter?"
Instantly, the entire hall gasped in shock.
Phoebe's words were a stinging slap to the Kirkland family's pride. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland never expected Phoebe to humiliate them so openly.
In the lounge, Louis was a bit taken aback to see Phoebe, while Gemma grew visibly anxious—she still remembered all too well how coldly Phoebe had treated her last time.
Gemma couldn't forget how coldly Phoebe had treated her the last time she visited the Rathbone family mansion—every detail was still painfully clear in her mind.
Gemma thought, 'Now that I'm about to get engaged to Louis, at least I won't have to wait on Phoebe and Joel hand and foot like Georgia did when she married into the Rathbone family. Still, it's inevitable we'll find ourselves in the same room from time to time.'
Gemma stood up and said to Louis, "I'll go greet Phoebe."
As soon as Phoebe entered the hall, she pulled Joel over to a quiet corner. Normally the life of the party, Joel had been constantly scolded by her mother and grandmother ever since she hurt her arm. Now, in front of Phoebe, she grudgingly reined in her usual lively spirit.
Just as they settled in, Gemma, elegant in a white, form-fitting gown, sashayed gracefully over.
"Mrs. Rathbone," Gemma said sweetly, "what a pleasant surprise! You didn't let us know in advance—Louis and I would have loved to arrange for someone to pick you up!"
Phoebe glanced at Gemma, whose delicate frailty only made her seem more fragile, and replied coolly, "I'm perfectly capable on my own. I don't need your arrangements."
Hearing her mom disrespect Gemma like that, Joel finally couldn't hold back. "Mom, Gemma meant well. Why do you have to be so harsh with her?" Joel said.
Phoebe turned and snapped at Joel, "Shut your mouth! One more word out of you and you'll be grounded for another two months!"
Hearing that her mom wanted to ground her for another two months, Joel didn't dare say a word. She just muttered under her breath, "I'm not a prisoner. I've already been grounded for a month, and now she wants to ground me for another two?"
Gemma knew Phoebe looked down on her, but she never expected Phoebe to embarrass her so openly in front of everyone. Instantly, a wave of hurt and humiliation surged through her.
Gemma looked at Phoebe's haughty, superior noblewoman demeanor, and her initial sense of grievance instantly turned into pure disgust.
'That old hag,' Gemma seethed inwardly. 'Does she really think everyone is as stupid and spineless as Georgia, just letting her push them around? Just wait—once I marry Louis, she'll get what's coming to her!'
Though seething with hatred inside, Gemma forced a composed smile onto her face and reached for the coffee pot to pour Phoebe a cup.
But to her shock, Phoebe once again snatched her cup away in a blatant snub.
"Ms. Kirkland, are you unaware I never drink coffee?" Phoebe said, her voice dripping with disdain.
Gemma froze on the spot, mortified—caught between a rock and a hard place.
Just then, Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland approached, their faces plastered with obsequious smiles. Eager to show off their connection to the Rathbone family, Harold deliberately boomed with laughter, "Hahaha! What an honor to have our future mother-in-law grace our humble home with her presence!"
"Absolutely! Why didn't you give us a heads-up, future mother-in-law? We would've prepared a proper welcome!" Mrs. Kirkland chimed in enthusiastically.
Phoebe cast a frosty, disdainful glance at the Kirklands' fawning faces and retorted sharply, "What mother-in-law? The engagement isn't even settled yet. Just how desperate are you two to marry off your daughter?"
Instantly, the entire hall gasped in shock.
Phoebe's words were a stinging slap to the Kirkland family's pride. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland never expected Phoebe to humiliate them so openly.
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