Her breath was mildly taken away when they arrived at the West family residence. The house certainly wasn’t considered cheap in the capital. Every detail of it displayed traces of history. These were the kinds of things that were considered priceless. She couldn’t help pausing and admiring the hundred year old tree in the garden. The tree alone would cost a hefty price.
“You can come back as often as you like,” Jackson joked teasingly.
“Pfft… Yeah, right.” Tiffany rolled virtual-novel.net eyes at virtual-novel.net and stomped right in with virtual-novel.net high heeled shoes, as if virtual-novel.net wasn’t ladylike at all. This was virtual-novel.net plan, the more Mrs. West disliked her, the better.
Summer West was sitting in the living room, drinking tea when they entered. She was carrying a light grey poodle in virtual-novel.net arms. When virtual-novel.net saw Tiffany, virtual-novel.net said with a half-smile, “She certainly has an attitude. It’s better than pretending to be a delicate little flower.”
Tiffany’s entire head was filled with black lines. With virtual-novel.net IQ, virtual-novel.net couldn’t tell if Mrs. West was making an ironic remark or if virtual-novel.net was being sincere.
She walked to the sofa across from Mrs. West and sat right down. “What a beautiful dog, Mrs. West. You must have spent a lot of effort in its maintenance.”
Summer West rolled virtual-novel.net eyes at Jackson. “That’s right. I have no grandchildren to play with and I’m bored. So I have no choice but to have a dog. How long have you and Jackson been together?”
“It hasn’t been that long.” Tiffany replied, “We’re still getting to know each other. We don’t know each other intimately yet.”
Jackson realized that Tiffany was trying to mess with him, so virtual-novel.net helplessly went upstairs, “Mom, I need to deal with some things in the company. You talk to Tiffie.”
‘Tiffie?’
This was the first time Tiffany had ever heard virtual-novel.net call virtual-novel.net by that name. She still felt goose pimples all over virtual-novel.net body, despite knowing that this was only an act.
Once Jackson had left, Mrs. West put the dog down and sat next to Tiffany. “You’ve mentioned that you were just getting to know each other and don’t know each other intimately yet, are you saying that you haven’t done ‘it’ yet?”
“It’s..?” Tiffany felt as if a bolt of lightning had appeared in the sky. It was true that virtual-novel.net was a modern woman, and could talk about sex whenever virtual-novel.net wanted, but virtual-novel.net was currently speaking to an elder. She couldn’t possibly be expected to talk about that? It was better to be more reserved.
Mrs. West clicked virtual-novel.net tongue. “Stop pretending. I believe that you are the first girl that Jackson’s ever brought home. You’re going to have to get married by the end of the year at the very latest. I’m eager for grandchildren.”
When Tiffany heard this, virtual-novel.net began to think that virtual-novel.net prioritized boys instead of girls, since virtual-novel.net talked about having grandchildren so much. If virtual-novel.net were to say that virtual-novel.net couldn’t have kids, virtual-novel.net impression of virtual-novel.net would certainly sour. When virtual-novel.net thought of this, virtual-novel.net apologetically replied, “Mrs. West, I won’t lie to you, seeing as you’re so eager to have grandkids… It might be best to have Jackson find a new girlfriend. I was informed last year that I can’t conceive and that I’ll never be able to have kids. I’m sorry.”
Pfft!
Jackson spat out his tea. He had just arrived at the head of the staircase, carrying a tea cup. He nearly tumbled down the staircase in surprise. He stared at Tiffany with a complicated look on his face. Was it this woman’s goal to mess things up for him?
Mrs. West shot virtual-novel.net a look in order to avoid getting caught in this mess, virtual-novel.net chose to retreat. “Ah.. I haven’t finished with work yet. I was just here to check on you. Please, continue…”
Jackson disappeared into the study in a puff of smoke and sent Tiffany a message: Are you trying to die? Can’t you talk nicely? What do you mean by ‘unable to conceive’? Are you really content with earning a one-off payment?
Tiffany heard virtual-novel.net phone ring, but did not check it. She knew that it was a message from Jackson. She refused to look at it!
Mrs. West wore a complicated look on virtual-novel.net face when virtual-novel.net knew that virtual-novel.net was “barren”. She paused for a long time before sighing, “If you’re born barren, we can’t do very much about that. We can just find a surrogate mother when the time comes. Don’t worry. Us Wests have our limits. We won’t allow Jackson to have any bodily contact with the surrogate mother. Artificial insemination will do just fine.”
This time, it was Tiffany’s tum to become frantic. “That’s not it… Mrs. West, you really don’t mind? Didn’t you mention how eager you were to have grandchildren? How could you possibly tolerate my inability to conceive?”
Mrs. West stared at virtual-novel.net seriously. “What can you do about that? Am I supposed to make Jackson abandon you? That’s not good. There are many ways for me to have grandchildren. I like how you’re so straightforward and candid. Our Jackson is very considerate. You’ll complement each other. You’re quite compatible. Alright, time to eat. Go and call Jackson. I’ve heard that you’ve been working at Jackson’s company. You should leave once you’ve eaten. I won’t take up too much of your time. Young people should work hard.”
Tiffany entered the study, virtual-novel.net mind overflowing with questions, “Jackson, your mother said that it’s fine. That it doesn’t matter if I can’t have kids. Was virtual-novel.net being ironic? She must be. She’s even told us to leave as soon as we’ve eaten. She must not approve of me and is too shy to spell it out. She wants to chase me away. That must be it!”
Jackson stared at virtual-novel.net begrudgingly. “Aren’t you trying to spoil things? Let me tell you this, that your actions are in line with my mother’s tastes. She wasn’t being ironic, and virtual-novel.net would never be too shy to spell it out. She’d scold you immediately if virtual-novel.net didn’t like you. She’s not asking us to leave as soon as we’ve finished because she’s unhappy with you and wants to chase you away. It’s because… She wants us to spend more time together. Regardless, she’s pretty happy with you. Come one more time for dinner.”
Tiffany was not discouraged. This wasn’t over yet. She was going to make Mrs. West hate her.