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.

elders had never recognized her as their daughter-in-law. Uriah

brought her home to meet his parents, she had

a year.

it was impossible for Alva not to be nervous.

and gentle that there was

Thia Restaurant next door. Get over here

didn’t

said, her mother-in-law hung up after

Uriah to tell him about her meeting with his

their current

into her pocket and went outside to ask the store manager if she could get off work

arrived at the restaurant next door and the waiter led her

from Candice, there was no

and muttered softly,

her eyes sweeping from the top of her head to her feet and back again, her brow knitting tighter and tighter, “Have you forgotten who you

over here and stopped by to see her son as well, but before she could go see him, she saw her

did the Irwin Family run out of money for their

twist her features into an ugly scowl.

answering her, Alva looked at

that

didn’t say anything.

son had also thrown etiquette out the window

her

Mom. I…”

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