Chapter 281 Raising Someone Else's Child
Daniel was stunned after hearing this. He was about to explain when Isabella smiled and said, "No, don't get the wrong idea. Daniel isn't lucky enough to get a girlfriend like Olivia.
Olivia is excellent and very popular. With his limited abilities, he can't win her over."
When Isabella said this, she looked quite disgusted with her own son, her expression truly showing disappointment.
He had clearly tied his career together with Olivia's, and the two could see each other every day.
But after all this time, there hadn't been any progress at all. He was simply too dumb, and she felt embarrassed to take him out.
Daniel was criticized by Isabella again and felt speechless.
The ladies also laughed and said, "Really? Then Daniel needs to work harder!"
"Yes, keep going, and try to win Olivia over soon!"
Everyone's joking made Olivia feel very awkward.
She and Daniel were clearly just friends, nothing more.
What was wrong with these ladies, randomly matchmaking people? Wouldn't it make things awkward between her and Daniel from now on?
Daniel also noticed Olivia's discomfort. His eyes darkened a bit, thinking he should say something.
But then, a mocking voice came from the doorway. "Don't talk nonsense. How could she possibly be interested in Mr. Wilson?
This Ms. Smith has very high standards. The man she wants to climb up to is from Harmony City."
This voice was very sharp, and everyone present could hear the ill intent in her words.
People turned to look and found that the person who walked in was Amelia.
Beside her was Sophia.
Olivia hadn't expected such bad luck to run into these two.
Daniel and Isabella immediately frowned, their displeasure and disgust very obvious.
Especially Daniel.
He knew very well how the Johnsons had bullied Olivia before.
Now, he didn't give them any face and directly asked Isabella, "Mom, don't you screen members before they join your flower arrangement club?
People with low character and no manners are actually mixed in here."
When Amelia heard this, her face immediately showed displeasure. "What do you mean by that?"
Daniel just looked at her with contempt, his eyes saying it all.
Isabella was also unhappy about Amelia's appearance.
But she couldn't directly criticize them, so she could only look at Olivia apologetically and explain in a low voice, "I'm sorry you have to see people you dislike. The club can't expel members without reason.
Amelia hasn't come for a while, and I thought she wouldn't come anymore."
She didn't expect such bad luck today that they would run into each other.
Olivia knew this had nothing to do with her.
Amelia had her own legs and could go wherever she wanted. Others couldn't stop her.
She comforted her instead, "Mrs. Wilson, this has nothing to do with you. Don't take it to heart."
Seeing her comfort her instead, Isabella's heart softened.
She patted Olivia's hand and said, "Good girl, don't worry. Today with me here, no one can bully you."
After speaking, she looked at Amelia not far away and retorted, "Olivia is so excellent, why would she need to climb up to any man? She's already very capable herself.
Excellent people never lack admirers, especially someone like Olivia.
Even if she has something going on with some young master from Harmony City, that would be a perfect match between equals."
When Amelia heard this, she sneered rudely. "Ridiculous! Can a mere Medica Vitae Sect compare to his family background?
Not to mention, she's a divorced woman abandoned by the Johnson family. People have standards, okay? Why would they want used goods?"
If the earlier words were just sharp, this sentence was outright humiliating.
Olivia's expression darkened, and she was about to fight back.
But Isabella would protect those she wanted to protect to the end.
So she didn't let Olivia suffer this grievance.
She rebuked first, saying, "Amelia, please show some self-respect. I used to respect you because you had some dignity as the Johnson family's hostess.
But now, look at yourself. Full of dirty words, really losing face. Where did your manners go?
Besides, plenty of people get divorced these days.
As someone with higher education and from a prominent family, you should know that in this era, independent and strong women are all respectable.
A failed marriage can't be used as a standard to judge a woman's value. But what about you?
As soon as you walked in, you spoke with sarcasm, deliberately stirring up trouble, right?
It's your freedom to look down on whoever you want, but you shouldn't say it out loud.
By doing this, are you trying to tell others that you're ignorant, old-fashioned, and narrow-minded?
If this gets out, the Johnson family will probably become another joke, right?"
Amelia didn't expect Isabella to defend Olivia so much, and with such blunt language. Her face also looked unpleasant.
She suppressed her anger and said through gritted teeth, "Why are you so anxious to defend her? I'm just telling the truth!"
Isabella sneered, "Don't talk about truth. What right do you have to speak here?
The Medica Vitae Sect is a medical family with hundreds of years of heritage.
They've been renowned doctors since hundreds of years ago.
Even now, they still serve the government and work for the people.
Their wealth may not compare to the Johnson family, but in terms of background and status, they're no less than your Johnson family.
Isn't it ridiculous for you to act so superior here?
When you're insulting Olivia, why don't you think about why things turned out this way?
She got divorced because your Johnson family didn't cherish her and let her down.
If your son hadn't failed to control himself and cheated with that woman beside you, you wouldn't be here mocking her now.
When you're humiliating Olivia, why don't you think about how disgusting what you did was?
How terrible your son's behavior was?
And how shameless that person beside you is?"
Isabella's fighting power was extremely impressive. Her rebuke was very proper yet sharp.
Everyone could hear that she gave no face to Amelia or the Johnson family.
Sophia's expression became slightly unpleasant when she heard this.
She had originally wanted to go out with Amelia and integrate into the circle of wealthy ladies.
Coming to the flower arrangement club today was mainly to network with famous and influential ladies in the circle.
But unexpectedly, she ran into Olivia as soon as she entered, along with Isabella and Daniel.
Being shrewd, she naturally saw that Isabella was no pushover. At least Amelia was at a disadvantage in front of her.
Amelia was furious. She always cared about face, and being scolded like this in public, how could she stand it?
She immediately replied, "You're talking about me, but how is your own speech respectful?
No matter what happened in the past, right now, Sophia is the daughter-in-law recognized by the Johnson family!
The past is past, stop bringing up old accounts!"
Isabella snorted coldly, "If you don't want old accounts brought up, then watch your mouth! The Johnson family and Olivia have long been unrelated. She came here today to see me and hasn't provoked anyone.
If you want others to respect you, first control your own behavior.
Otherwise, what right do you have to demand respect from others?"
Amelia was left speechless.
Sophia was also grinding her teeth in anger.
She didn't understand why wherever Olivia went, someone protected her!
Even though Daniel knew Olivia was involved with another man, why did Isabella still protect her so much?
What was so good about this woman? Was she a vixen? How could she be so capable?
However, Sophia hadn't lost her head to anger.
Remembering her purpose for coming today, she finally held back.
If she couldn't do anything to Olivia, at least she could disgust her!
Sophia smiled.
Then she stepped forward and began to smooth things over, pretending to be gentle and sensible as she said, "Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Johnson didn't mean anything by it. Her purpose in saying those things was actually to defend Mr. Wilson.
After all, Mr. Wilson has done a lot for Olivia but got no good result, and she's still with another man... So Mrs. Johnson felt unfair for him."
Others might believe this, but not Daniel and his mother.
He sneered rudely and said, "When did my business need you to comment on it? Are you even qualified?"
Sophia's expression stiffened slightly at this loss of face, her clenched hands revealing her emotions.
But in the end, she still held back.
There was no benefit in confronting Daniel head-on.
Sophia took a deep breath, adjusted her emotions, then turned to Daniel and said, "Mr. Wilson, we really have no right to interfere in your affairs.
We said these things because both families are prominent in Emerald City, so we spoke up, but it seems you don't appreciate it. Then we won't say anything more.
Olivia isn't why Mrs. Johnson and I came here today. We mainly wanted to appreciate Mrs. Wilson's flower arrangement art, and secondly, we wanted to invite all the ladies to attend Michael's and my engagement party."
At the end, Sophia looked at Olivia with a subtle, proud glance.
As if showing off to her that the man Olivia couldn't have now belonged to her.
The position of Michael's wife was already in her pocket!
Olivia was stunned for a moment when she heard this news.
But she didn't seem too surprised.
That Sophia and Michael would be together and get married was something she had foreseen when she got divorced.
She just didn't expect this day would come so quickly.
At the same time, Olivia also felt like laughing.
She guessed that the Johnson family must have decided to accept Sophia because she was pregnant.
It seemed Michael was destined to raise someone else's child.