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.

a sneer. ’Still the same phony act after all these years. "Oh, spare me. That’s your mother, not mine. She doesn’t miss me; she’s probably sticking pins in a

never expected you to call me ’Mom, but how can you think so ill of me?

Ruby! Is this how a proper lady behaves?

favored Sienna. Sienna was sweet-tongued, and Emily’s admiration fed his ego. Ruby’s bluntness, on the other hand, reminded 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 flourished under his leadership that he finally felt like a

The way she looked at him, with admiration shining in her eyes, made him feel seen and valued. And Sienna, with her sweet, flattering

like a manipulative woman, dripping with fake

to say such hurtful things? Can’t we just have a nice family dinner