But before Lily could follow his order, Maria emerged from the kitchen with a bowl of noodles in her hands.

Ignoring the three people in the Living room, she went straight to the dining room.

Lily stepped forward and was about to stop Maria when she noticed Julie sitting in the dining room, causing her to freeze in her tracks.

Watching Maria enter the dining room, Julie smiled kindly at her.

“Thank you," she said in a low voice, feeling a Little embarrassed. Despite being an elder from a wealthy family, she was acting like a glutton.

The truth was, Julie was not greedy for the noodles. It was the warm feeling that she would get when she ate Maria's cooking that she would miss.

Lifting the spoon, she first took a sip of the noodle soup. As expected, it was warm and delicious.

The noodles topped with chopped green onion and minced meat looked more appetizing than any dish she had ever had.

While Julie ate the noodles, Maria sat opposite her and just watched her quietly.

This emotional scene of the two women who seemed to have some familial affection for each other Looked like a beautiful oil painting, but it Was soon interrupted by a harsh voice.

“Maria, you are so nice to Mom. You even made noodles for her by yourself. But didn't you forget something? Mom isn't the only one at home. Dad and I are also here."

When Vivian came to the dining room and saw Julie eating the noodles Maria had cooked, she immediately got angry and annoyed.

It made her think of the time when her mother, Julie had hesitated to give her the jade bracelet just because she also considered Maria as her daughter.

She stared evilly at Maria. To her, Maria acted so innocent whereas she was very cunning. When every other plan of hers failed, she decided to use food to get on Julie's good side. As Vivian watched, it dawned on her why her mother had become more considerate towards Maria.

Vivian glared at Maria from a distance and said to herself, “Whatever you're doing is useless! I'm the real daughter of the Jenkins family and no matter what you do, nothing can change that fact." She wondered if Maria really thought that she could change who she was and where she came from if she used the dirty tricks that she Learned from her poor neighbourhood.

Even for one second, Vivian didn't stop glaring at Maria as she nurtured these bad thoughts.

Julie suddenly looked up and saw Vivian standing there. "Hey Vivian, I was hungry, so I asked Maria to cook some noodles for me." The Look she saw on Vivian's face made her feel Like she had to explain.

After that, she observed what Vivian was wearing. The young Lady was wearing a gorgeous dress and the jade bracelet she had given to her. She was clearly going out.

“Why are you so dressed up? Are you going for the online literature activity?" Julie asked with a curious Look.

“Yes. Aunt Patricia is coming over to pick me up."