None of the elders had ever been good to her so far. She wasn't welcomed in her own family and her mother disliked her, so the elders in the family disliked her, either. She had never loved or been approved by them.
Maisie was worried that Nancy would dislike her before they met. If that was the case, she didn't know how to get on with her later. After all, some of her friends had met difficult and picky mother-in-law. Emelia was a typical example among them and Nina didn't have a good relationship with Cameron's mother at first.
Besides, she also knew some of her co-workers had been found fault with by their picky and mean mother-in-law. But Nancy was so tender and kind that it made her burst into tears.
Nancy saw it and her eyes were red with tears, too. She stepped forward to give Maisie a hug, "Dear Maisie, my child. I've heard all those misfortunes you've suffered. They don't treasure you but we do!"
Ezra was the only child of Nancy. She used to think she would never value boys more than girls if she had a daughter herself. Instead of leaving all the properties to her son, she would treat them equally and fairly. And she wouldn't take her daughter as a tool to help her son.
Ezra hung up on Phil and turned back to see them hugging each other. He took the phone away and went over, "What's happening?"
Nancy heard it and glanced at Ezra, "It's between women. You won't understand. Don't ask."
Most importantly, they simply couldn't tell him the whole thing or describe the sympathy they had for each other in words.
"So, I am not needed here, right?" Ezra protested with dissatisfaction.
"Get it and get outta my face then." Nancypretended to be impatient with Ezra.
Maisie didn't imagine they would get on with each other in this child-like way. Were they having a tiff with each other?
What's more, they both had the personas of being aloof, superior, and unapproachable in public. But it turned out that they were so childish at home.
Actually, this was how Ezra had always got on with Nancy. He used to be a naughty little boy. Though he didn't have a father around, he still lived happily and smoothly since Nancy had filled him with love.
Nancy had brought him up with wits and courage.
Ezra humphed after being disdained by Nancy, then he went over to Maisie and pulled her to sit down with him on the couch.
Ezra saw the necklace on her neck and came closer to take a look, "Oh, Lady Wenninger has given you her dearest sapphire necklace?"
He suddenly came very close to her and made her blush. She doubted that he wanted to take advantage of her in the name of appreciating the necklace. Or, he shouldn't have come so closely to her.
It was a big sapphire and he wasn't blind, so he definitely could see it clearly from where he was sitting now.
Ezra told her it was the dearest sapphire necklace ofNancyand she had to admit Nancycared much about her. But meanwhile, she was bewildered thatNancywas so good to her and took her as her real daughter-in-law. It would surely tear her heart out if she got to know that she was just acting in a play with Ezra.
Before Maisie could say anything, Ezra added, "Impressive! Lady Wen is so generous. I can't lose. Wait a minute. I've got a wedding gift for you, too."
Maisie was lost for words.
With confusion, she watched Ezra go upstairs but she didn't know what he was gonna do.
And, why did he have to compete with his mother on the price of the gifts?
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