My Substitute Wife is a Bigwig (Loud and Lily) novel Chapter 147

Lily gave Susan a look, not bothering to respond to her. She pivoted and took her leave swiftly. Susan stilled, looking utterly mortified. In the end, she fell silent and followed Julia to Loid's ward.

"Mr. Laurier, Mrs, Laurier, we're here to visit Mr. Loid," Julia said. Noticing that Stefan and Melanie were both in the ward, she took on a humble demeanor.

Melanie shot an indifferent glance at her. She still maintained a polite tone for Lily's sake nonetheless. "Thanks for your concern, Mrs. Goldberg."

Julia glanced at Susan, signaling her to present their gifts. Susan immediately produced the gifts and set them on the table. Then, she retreated behind Julia, trying her best to appear courteous.

Little did Susan know that Melanie couldn't be bothered about her. She wouldn't even spare Susan a glance if it weren't for Julia.

"I wasn't sure what Mr. Loid prefers, so I bought some nutritional supplements. Please forgive my candor, Mrs. Laurier," Julia said politely and smiled.

"I appreciate your visit, but the gifts are unnecessary. Loid has just undergone surgery, and he won't need these yet. They might expire before he needs them," Melanie replied.

Julia froze and flashed her a sheepish smile. "This is just a small token of our concern. Please do accept it, Mrs. Laurier."

They had upset Loid due to Shannon's incident before, so Julia was desperate to please them.

The Martinez family's business had gone downhill after Loid withdrew his investment, and they were bound to go bankrupt if they couldn't get any funding soon.

Having established the Martinez Group single-handedly, Julia couldn't bear to watch it go under. Thus, she had to swallow her pride and seek Loid's help.

"Lily's a dear. She's obedient, thoughtful, and considerate. We care for her more than we can express. Why would we be mad?" Melanie rose and met Julia's gaze.

"However, you lot seem to have some opinions about her. Do you think her status as a stepdaughter isn't worthy of your family's status?"

Julia's heart skipped a beat. "Who said that? That isn't true at all. I've always treated her as my granddaughter, and I've never mistreated her."

Melanie sneered. "You can spare me the rest. I don't need to know what Lily is like from others. She's my daughter-in-law, and I am well aware of what she's like."

Julia certainly didn't expect Melanie to be so fond of Lily. To her, Lily seemed reckless and uncouth. Just what did Melanie see in her?