Trash Husband, I'm the Top novel Chapter 389

Judy lowered her voice. “When are you taking Payne back?”

Nora frowned. Was Judy really so bothered by Payne’s presence, even though she and Louis were only dating?

“Judy, Payne is Louis’s biological son. If you can’t accept that, maybe you should reconsider your relationship with him.”

Judy pressed her lips together. It wasn’t that she couldn’t accept Louis having a child—it was just that Payne clearly didn’t like her.

And Louis always sided with him.

That left a bitter taste in Judy’s mouth. That’s why she turned to Nora in the first place.

“It’s not that I can’t accept it,” Judy said. “It’s just that Louis and I are getting engaged, and Payne’s been acting out. He refuses to accept me, and it’s exhausting for both of us.”

Sometimes, it even led to arguments. She could feel it—Louis always favored Payne.

Nora was surprised. Engaged already? That was fast.

“I’ll call Louis in a bit and ask him to bring Payne over,” Nora offered.

Judy bit her lip. “Thank you.”

Nora raised an eyebrow, blurting out what she was thinking. “Didn’t know you knew how to say thanks.”

Judy bristled. “Is that really how you see me?”

Even as she said it, she felt a little self-conscious. Asking Nora to take Payne did make her feel like the stereotypical wicked stepmother.

But that wasn’t it. She just wanted things to go smoothly with the engagement and the wedding.

“I’m getting engaged next Saturday,” Judy said, her small frustration finally voiced. “I hope you’ll come.”

She invited Nora openly, letting go of her annoyance.

Nora neither agreed nor refused. “We’ll see.”

Donna glanced at the two of them and smiled. “You girls are really close, aren’t you?”

Mrs. Cooper’s expression darkened at the mention of Eleanor. The idea that Donna would bring Eleanor back and let her granddaughter suffer was infuriating.

“Grandma, I’d like to rest now. Could you please ask them to leave?” Nora said, not wanting to talk to Donna any longer.

Mrs. Cooper nodded. “You do need to get some rest.”

Donna and Judy had no choice but to leave.

Outside, Donna’s face turned cold.

“Nora’s luck really is something. She leaves Daniel, and suddenly she’s the long-lost granddaughter of Mrs. Cooper. You can see how much the old lady dotes on her.”

If she’d known things would turn out this way, she would have dropped Eleanor entirely and encouraged Daniel to make things work with Nora.

“Life really does have a way of surprising you,” Donna muttered, clearly in a foul mood.

She glanced at her daughter, then reminded her, “You seem to get along well with Nora. Keep it up. Try to secure that collaboration with her studio—and above all, get your hands on that perfume journal.”