Chapter 204
"Hazel, just shut up for a while. I'll deal with you and that precious daughter of yours when I get back."
After saying this, Hayden angrily hung up the phone.
Hazel turned around in surprise to look at Veda.
"Veda, what on earth is going on? Didn't you go to work at the company just fine today?"
Veda looked tearful at this moment, sobbing as she spoke.
"Mom, I went to work today and ran into Sophia. Now that Sophia is married to James, she's really full of herself. She's been bullying me ever since I got to the company. I really don't know what to do."
Hearing this, Hazel was so angry she could explode. She knew Sophia would be like this - she used to love showing off in front of her before.
Now that Sophia had married James and had someone to back her up, she would definitely be even more out of control.
Who would have thought that right after getting the marriage certificate, Sophia would already start bullying Veda? Their lives would be even harder in the future.
Hazel hugged Veda in her arms with great sympathy.
"Veda dear, it's okay. Since your father always takes Sophia's side, the two of us won't count on him anymore. Mom will help you deal with your grievances and pain."
Veda was slightly stunned. With tears in her eyes, she looked up at Hazel.
"Mom, do you have a better way?"
Hazel squinted her eyes slightly, full of malice.
"That damn woman! Since she's already James's wife, she should just enjoy her happiness. But if she dares to come back and provoke you, then I'll have no choice but to go down with her."
Veda was startled, not understanding what Hazel meant.
"Mom, what are you going to do?"
Hazel snorted coldly.
"Veda, don't worry. Whatever Mom does, in the end I will make sure you get your happiness."
Although Hazel didn't reveal her plan, Veda could guess the general idea.
Meanwhile, James and Sophia left the Brown Group, and James took Sophia directly to a bridal studio. James had already made arrangements here.
When Sophia arrived, many people were standing at the entrance, all very respectful to Sophia.
"Hello, Mrs. Smith, please come in."
Although Sophia felt a bit awkward, she accepted it calmly.
After all, this lifestyle was what she would need to adapt to for a while. At least from today until the wedding was over, she would be addressed this way.
James took Sophia directly inside. Sophia looked up and saw all kinds of wedding dresses that immediately caught her attention.
Although it was a fake marriage, what girl doesn't dream of wedding dresses? Especially in this bridal studio, they had decorated and designed the interior beautifully.
It felt like she was in a castle.
From the moment they entered, James had been observing Sophia's expressions. Whenever he saw Sophia's gaze linger on a wedding dress for more than 3 seconds, he would directly ask.
"Do you like this wedding dress? You can try it on."
Sophia felt a bit excited inside.
"No, I like another one."
Sophia pointed to another wedding dress nearby. This one was very unique and different from the others.
James smiled faintly, then turned and signaled to the staff to take down the wedding dress. Sophia then followed the staff to the fitting room.
While Sophia was changing, the staff also applied light makeup and styled her hair simply.
When Sophia came out of the fitting room, James, who had been waiting patiently outside, suddenly lit up.
He never expected that Sophia in a wedding dress would be so beautiful.
"James, what do you think? Is this wedding dress okay?"
James nodded appreciatively.
"As long as you like it."
James really respected Sophia's opinion.
Just then, from the other side of the bridal shop, Kaia and her mother Mira walked over. When Mira saw James bringing a woman to try on wedding dresses, she looked shocked.
"James, what's going on? Why are you here trying on wedding dresses with a woman?"
When James saw the two of them, he showed no embarrassment and said calmly, "I'm getting married, so I brought my wife to try on wedding dresses. What's wrong with that?"
Hearing this, Mira was shocked.
"What did you say? You're getting married?"
James's words made her feel like she had been played.
When they met with Anais before, it was to let Kaia and James spend more time together, so Mira naturally assumed that Anais had decided Kaia would be James's wife.
She never expected that James would turn around and marry another woman. This was completely disrespectful.
"Yes, Mrs. Collins. What's wrong? Is there something strange about it?"
Mira got even angrier and pulled Kaia to her side.
"If you marry this woman, what about my daughter Kaia? You two were on a blind date just a few days ago."
James pretended to look surprised.
"Mrs. Collins, I think you're reading too much into it. When our two families had dinner together before, it was just a welcome party my mother arranged for your daughter. There was no other meaning to it."
James's words made Mira's face twist with anger.
"What did you say? Do you really think our Kaia is so easy to bully? When our two families had dinner together, my meaning and your mother's meaning were very clear."
"If you really didn't agree, you could have refused directly during the dinner. Why did you act like you agreed in front of Kaia?"
James raised his eyebrows, not understanding what Mira was talking about. At this moment, Kaia felt embarrassed and quickly stepped forward.
"Mom, stop making a scene here. James and I have no relationship at all. Please don't make a big fuss here."
Mira was furious.
"How can that be? This is too humiliating. How can we just let them off easily? Even though the Smith family is big and powerful, they can't bully people like this."
After saying this, Mira turned around and gently held Kaia's hand.
"Kaia, don't worry. I will definitely get you an explanation for this."
After saying this, Mira took out her phone and called Anais.
At this moment, Anais and Aiden were preparing for James and Sophia's wedding. When she heard her phone ring and looked down to see the caller ID was Mira, Anais's heart jumped.