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 no choice but to compromise, but the two elders had never recognized her as their daughter-in-law. Uriah fiercely defended her and told her that she

home to meet his parents, she

a year.

was calling, it was impossible for Alva not to

gentle that there was no way you could

at the Thia Restaurant next door. Get over here

she seemed levelheaded. She didn’t lose her temper with Alva over the

mother-in-law hung up after saying

Uriah to tell him about her meeting

their current

her pocket and went outside to ask the store

Alva arrived at the restaurant next door and the waiter led her to the private room.

was no one else

walked over and muttered softly,

head to her feet and back again, her brow knitting tighter and tighter, “Have you forgotten

as well, but before she could

the Irwin Family run out of money for their daughter-in-law to take up such

very thought made Candice twist her features into an ugly

answering her, Alva

seem to know that Uriah and I

say anything. “Are you listening

were they? No wonder her son had also thrown etiquette out the window once he left the house!

waved her hands, “That’s not

Mom. I…”

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