“You missed that great chance last night!” Jacqueline’s mother, Catherine roares.
“I drugged him last night, and I let someone sabotage the lobby’s camera. How would I know he didn’t show up in my room last night?” Jacqueline rebutes.
“You’re so stupid! I've already told you to follow him, but you refused, wasting such great opportunity for nothing. Dan never gets close to female, he surely won’t have sex with you even you two are engaged. Then how can you get pregnant? Without a baby, how can you gain your place in William family?” Catherine sputters.
The only reason why Jacqueline could engage with Dan, is because of the close friendship dating back to their grandfathers of both families.
When both grandfathers were still alive 20 years ago, they settled down their grandchild’s wedding.
At first, both of the family never took that seriously. Until the Moore’s is not as glory as before. To reach their submit period again, Jack insists to push through the wedding regardless of everything.
They never expected that in the critical moment, something happened and ruined Jacqueline’s plan.
“I heard what you said, just stops, Jamie is coming.” Jacqueline whispers to Catherine.
It’s time for dinner, and Jamie is called by servant to come for dinner.
Jamie, Jacqueline and Catherine are having dinner together.
Jamie sits at the table, bearing all the complains from Catherine while she is eating.
“You really think yourself as the young master of the house, don't you? Even need the servant to inform you to come for dinning. Don't you go to school anymore? Your teacher has called us to complain it.” says Catherine.
Jamie skips school today, because she has no energy to go to school after what happened last night.
“I don’t feel well today, that’s why I skipped school. I already asked for leave from the teacher.” Jamie explains.
“I think you just want to be a freeloader at the house.” Jacqueline says arrogantly.
This haughty side of her is totally different from the sweet and polite woman when Jacqueline is with Jack.
Jamie still remembers her first day arrived to the house; Jacqueline kept calling her little brother kindly when Jack was at present, which made Jamie felt moved.
But later she heard the talk between Jacqueline and Catherine, then she knows that all the kindness was just an act to drive her out of the family once they had chances. And that’s why Jamie was set up for the watch.
Jamie chooses to remain silent though they keep picking on her. She just wants to finish her meal and leaves as soon as possible. But when she is ready to leave and go upstairs, something Catherine says stops her.
“Look at you, how timid you are. What a shame! But it’s lucky for you, you can marry the daughter of the Summer’s family. When you two get married, remembers not to disgrace our Moore’s family.” Catherine says.
Jamie is shocked after she heard. Then, she suddenly looks up to Catherine and asks, “Who is the daughter of the Summer’s family, and what marriage?”
Jacqueline answers with a sneer, “The Summer is a notable family in Leeds. Others wish to marry her but failed. You, an illegitimate ‘son’, should be thankful to have this honor.”
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