udia''s words were smooth and seemingly heartfelt. Anyone hearing her would probably be touched and feel guilty about their tardiness


    However, Rosalie was longer the naive girl from the time travel; she had


    transformed into a new version of herself.


    she just looked at udia with a half-smile, not taking her words seriously, but instead focusing on thetter part of her sentence.


    She raised an eyebrow and said, "Are you using me?"


    panic as she quickly waved her hands, exining. "No, no, no, that''s not what I meant. Really, it''s not."


    uda''s eyes flickered with par


    As she spoke, she looked to Edward in the living room for support, her eyes filled with distress and grievance


    Edward frowned, got up from the sofa, and walked over to Rosalie.


    This time, he had invited Rosalie home for dinner with the intention of mending their rtionship and avoiding another unpleasant confrontation like thest time.


    Even though his anger had reached a boiling point, he held it back and softened his tone, saying, "She didn''t mean it that way. Don''t always twist her words since everyone''s here, let''s eat.


    Rosalie nced at udia with disdain, like a rebellious troublemaker, and scoffed. "I think that''s exactly what she meant."


    Ignoring the hurt and wounded look on udia''s face, Rosalie walked toward the dining room


    Phyllis, who always considered herself superior, felt increasingly annoyed that Rosalie hadpletely ignored her.


    ungrateful brat," she muttered under her breath before descending


    ng the stairs with a stem expression.


    udia stood in the hall, ring resentfully at Rosalie''s arrogant retreating figure, her teeth clenched tightly. One day, she would teach Rosalie a


    lessor


    “Mom, let me help you, udia said, stepping forward to support


    ort Phyllis in a fawning manner.


    Phyllis was well aware of the past affairs between udia and Edward when they were younger. Even knowing that her son had a family, she refused to acknowledge Be as her daughter-inw.


    To do so would mean admitting that her son was a son-inw relying on his wife''s home, which the Graham family could not afford such a humiliation


    Thus, every time


    she


    saw udia acting submissive in front of her, Phyllis self-deceptive sense of superiority would kick in. Naturally. Phyllis only acknowledged udia as her daughter-inw and doted even more on Helena, udia''s daughter. As for Rosalie, she was, in essence, a member of the Talley family, and Phyllis simply did not recognize her as such


    Phyllis nced toward the dining room and lowered her voice, saying, "Don''t always indulge that girl You are the legitimate mistress of the Graham family now, her stepmother. How can you be so spineless and let her get the upper hand!"


    udia rolled her eyes inwardly. "Do you think I want to be taken advantage of by her? If it weren''t for that 40% stake she holds, I would have given her a lesson long ago.


    *Mrs. Graham, Edward is still catering to her. What can 1, as her stepmother, do?" udia said, her face showing a hint of grievance.


    Phyllis knew what her son had in mind, so she didn''t dare to really do anything to


    Rosalie.


    After all, she was just her grandmother. As long as Edward maintained his image as a caring father in front of Rosalie, Phyllis, as the grandmother, just needed to cooperate within sometimes.


    After everyone took their seats, Helena and Riley also came downstairs one after another.


    "Hi, Rosalie," Helena called out. Ever since that day when she had been disciplined by Rosalie, Helena had be more docile.