Chapter 793: Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Relationship (Part 3)
Chapter 793: Chapter 793: Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Relationship (Part 3)
However, one of the two wealthy women’s eyes lit up when she saw Vera Xavier. She asked with a smile, "Young lady, are you here to buy flowers and plants too?"
Vera Xavier didn’t understand her intention and gave a small nod. The wealthy woman then smiled and said, "Are you a university student?"
Vera Xavier nodded again. The wealthy woman said with a beaming smile, "I wonder if you’d be willing to be a model for the Aethelgard Academy of Arts? I can offer you a high salary."
Brooke Mitchell glanced at Vera Xavier but had no intention of saying anything at all.
Vera Xavier offered a small smile and said, "Thank you for your kind offer, Ma’am, but I’m not short on money, so..."
The wealthy woman laughed at that. She turned to Brooke Mitchell and said, "Sheila didn’t come today because she had to accompany her precious daughter. Otherwise, if she saw such a great beauty, she would definitely try to convince her to model for us."
Brooke Mitchell’s smile froze on her face. She disliked Vera Xavier, but Vera was, after all, Nathaniel Nathan’s girlfriend. Since the wealthy woman didn’t know of their connection, she treated Vera as a mere passerby they had happened upon, and her words were not particularly polite.
Vera Xavier didn’t know who this Sheila they were talking about was, but she had no desire whatsoever to be a model. She also disliked how Brooke Mitchell, upon seeing her, seemed completely unwilling to acknowledge her as Nathaniel Nathan’s girlfriend. So, with a polite smile, she said to Brooke Mitchell, "Ms. Mitchell, goodbye!"
After speaking, she held her small dog and left gracefully. Once she was gone, the wealthy woman asked Brooke Mitchell, somewhat curious, "Do you know that young lady?"
For a moment, Brooke Mitchell found it difficult to explain Vera Xavier’s identity. If Nathaniel Nathan stubbornly insisted on marrying Vera in the future, today’s incident would look like a joke. So, she said with a smile, "I’ve met her once or twice before. She’s a nice young lady."
She had a habit of always leaving herself a way out and never speaking too definitively. No matter how much she disliked Vera Xavier, she would not speak ill of her in front of outsiders.
The wealthy woman sighed and said, "That young lady is truly beautiful. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a girl so stunning and with such a captivating aura."
"Don’t get any ideas about her," Brooke Mitchell said with a smile. "I heard she’s a very capable young woman. She got into the Veridian College of Liberal Arts at Veridia University this year with a perfect score in all subjects. Her family background also seems quite good, so she’d look down on the small amount of money one makes from modeling."
"What’s wrong with being a model?" the wealthy woman said indignantly. "The money you earn from modeling is honest, hard-earned money. In my opinion, it’s all the gossip and nonsense out there that has caused people to misunderstand the very idea of modeling for the Aethelgard Academy of Arts!"
Brooke Mitchell knew her friend’s personality and realized there was nothing more to say on the matter, so she simply offered a faint smile.
But deep down, Brooke Mitchell was still worried. ’What if Nathaniel insists on marrying Vera? What am I going to do?’
Her sense of crisis deepened, and she lost all interest in strolling around. After exchanging a few more words with the two women, she returned to the family estate alone.
Beckett Nathan was away attending an event, so he wasn’t home. Alone in the house, the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She realized she needed to find a way to handle this matter; she couldn’t let Nathaniel marry Vera and bring her into the family.
She racked her brain but couldn’t come up with a good solution. After much deliberation, she concluded that the only way to make him give up his intentions was to find a girl for Nathaniel who was even better than Vera.