The one person Jean cared about most was her youngest son.
The moment she heard that Sonia might treat her son badly in the future, Jean immediately became anxious as she slapped the table and barked, "How dare she?! I am Toby's mother. She will be criticized behind her back if she dares try anything with me or Tyler!"
Rose looked at her with a sneer. "You are not Toby's birth mother. You are only the stepmother. You did take care of him and love him as a mother should, but you have never shown Sonny you cared about her. Why would she treat you well like you are her mother? Imagine yourself in her shoes. Would you get along with your mother-in-law if she made your life a living hell for six years?"
"Of course I won't—"
As Jean suddenly came to realization halfway through her words, she suddenly became speechless as she flushed red out of embarrassment.
She even felt the burning pain on her cheeks.
Seeing her reaction brought a glint of joy to Rose's eyes before the older woman added, "See? If you can't forgive someone who has been bullying you, what gives you the right to hope for her forgiveness? I won't look into how you treated her in the past. She probably doesn't want to bring that up again since you treat Toby well, so you can relax and forget about that. Toby and Sonny will definitely take care of you even when you are old as long as you stay out of trouble and don't interfere in their affairs. Tyler can also live comfortably for the rest of his life being supported by his brother and sister-in-law. However, if you still stay so blind to everything and keep trying to go against Sonny, I am afraid you having regrets is the last thing you should be concerned about. "
"Mother." Jean lowered her head. "Will Sonia really do as you say and won't make my life hard?"
"Sonny isn't narrow-minded like you are," Rose mocked. "Don't worry. I will make it clear to her. Anyway, as long as you stay put, live your life honestly, act like a person your position should and correct your attitude, Sonny won't hold any grudges toward you. She will only treat you like a stranger. It is not like you and her can truly live harmoniously like a family with the history between the two of you. The best relationship for you both would be to stay strangers; you will neither be too close or distant. This is also my last piece of advice for you as your mother-in-law. Don't blame me for not reminding you in the future if you don't listen."
Jean didn't reply after hearing that.
Even though she was a bit dull-witted, she wasn't really an idiot.
Even she knew that she could never compare to Sonia in terms of importance to Toby.
Toby had also once mentioned that he would choose Sonia if something were to happen between Sonia and Jean.
That alone was enough proof that Jean couldn't even begin to compete with Sonia.
Moreover, Tyler had no talent for business. Only a small part of Homer's property went to Tyler after Homer's death, whereas most of it belonged to Toby.
After all, that portion was already intended for Toby before Jean got married to Homer. She couldn't ask for more on Tyler's behalf even if she wanted to.
In other words, Tyler did have to rely on Toby to live.
It just so happened that Toby only cared about Sonia. She would definitely say a thing or two to Toby if Jean were to continue picking on her.
As fellow women, Jean knew how powerful rumors could be for men.
She couldn't help but worry that Sonia would utter nonsense to Toby and chase Tyler out of the Fuller Residence.
With how much Toby adored Sonia, it wouldn't come as a surprise that he would do exactly that.
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