Chapter 3: The Mother-In-Law Has Arrived

The interview went well. Alva had a nice appearance, good skin, and a gentle aura that was well-suited to cosmetics sales. She started working the very same day.

Alva worked in the Itokin Building. It was the largest shopping mall in Virginia and catered to mid-to-high-class consumers. It saw high volumes of traffic every day.

Alva worked hard. She was the first one to come in and the last one to leave every day. She learned about cosmetics, took notes, shadowed other clerks as they sold products, and put what she learned into practice immediately. In just a few days, she was already familiar with the process.

The store manager noticed her effort and was very satisfied with her work ethic.

One day, Alva successfully sold one of their products and was seeing the customer off when her phone rang.

Alva said to the store manager, “Manager, I have to take this call.”

Bosses tend to like hardworking and motivated employees. Naturally, they can be very accommodating to said employees.

“Go ahead.”

Alva walked inside the storage room with her phone. When

she saw the word mother-in-law displayed on the screen, the smile on her face froze and was soon replaced by

nervousness.

A year ago, when Uriah wanted to marry her, the Irwin Family strongly disagreed. But no matter how much they insisted otherwise, they could not deter Uriah.

had never recognized her as their daughter-in-law. Uriah fiercely defended her and told her

Aside from the first time Uriah brought her home to meet his parents, she had never laid eyes upon

a year.

calling, it was impossible for

voice was so soft and gentle that there

for you at the Thia Restaurant next door. Get over

levelheaded. She didn’t lose her temper with Alva

hung up after saying

Uriah

after considering their current

ask the store manager if she could get off work early.

later, Alva arrived at the restaurant next door and the waiter

there was no one else in

walked over and muttered softly,

Alva, her eyes sweeping from the top of her head to her feet and back again, her brow knitting tighter and tighter,

by to see her son as well,

of money for their daughter-in-law to take up

her features into

of answering her, Alva looked at her in surprise.

that Uriah and I are divorced.

when Alva didn’t say anything. “Are you listening

son had also

and hurriedly waved her hands, “That’s not it,

Mom. I…”

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