Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 131-1

Chapter 131

Robert glanced at Ruby and spoke coldly, "Since you’re back, sit down and eat."

"I’ll pass. Just tell me why you called me here," Ruby replied curtly. She had no interest in maintaining a façade of familial affection; it was exhausting and fake.

"Ruby, your father often mentions you. Don’t you miss this family even a little? Your mother cries over you all the time but doesn’t dare call, afraid she’ll upset you. They’re getting old, and they deserve our care," Sienna chimed in, her words laced with exaggerated concern.

spare me. That’s your mother, not mine. She doesn’t

Tears streamed down her face as she said, "I know you’ve never liked me. I never expected you to call me ’Mom, but how can you think so ill of me? I’ve prayed for your happiness

the table, his voice rising in anger. "Look at yourself, Ruby! Is this how a proper lady behaves? Why can’t you learn from Sienna? She’s

him of her late mother-someone who had never pandered to him. "Back then, his former father-in-law never respected him, constantly belittling him and making him feel utterly worthless. Every interaction stripped him of his dignity. It wasn’t until his former in-laws passed away and the Dixon Group

him feel seen and valued. And Sienna, with her sweet, flattering words, was everything Ruby and her mother were not. This stark contrast only deepened his resentment toward Ruby and her mother.

eyes and scoffed, "Learn from her? You mean how to act like a manipulative woman, dripping with fake sweetness? No thanks, I’d rather keep my breakfast

things? Can’t