Chapter 923 Margaret had an air of arrogance about her as she walked in.
However, she couldn't help but frown when she walked through the door and no one was there.
"Where's that woman?" She did not acknowledge Lily's status as "Mrs.Russell." To Margaret, she was just "that woman." The maid hesitated, and just as she was about to tell Margaret that Lily wasn't feeling well, she heard footsteps from the stairs.
It was Lily.
When Margaret and Celine heard the sound, they turned toward the stairs and noticed Lily descending with one hand on the handrail.
Naturally, Lily was not dressed up because she was not working, had spent most of her days at home, and was sick that day.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHer long hair went past her shoulders and fell naturally around her face, and because of her fever and discomfort, she was ambling down the stairs.
Even so, she still looked beautiful.
Celine was taken aback by Lily's beauty.
The last tthey met at the jewelry store, Celine paid little attention to Lily as she was quite far away.
Now that Celine had a proper look at Lily, Celine started to understand why Alexander was fascinated by this woman.
She was indeed extremely beautiful.
At this moment, the humiliation from yesterday crushing in, and Margaret becfurious.
Her face twisted right away.
"Hmph!" She snorted softly as she raised her chin high, looking proud.
Lily did not take these people's attitudes seriously, much less take them to heart, because she knew that they had not chere with good intentions.
Once she was downstairs, she sat on the sofa and covered her body with a small throw blanket.
Then, she spoke to the maid in a warm voice, "Please geta glass of water." All this while, she did not bat an eyelid at the two guests standing there.
Of course, Margaret couldn't bear such an ignorant attitude from a youngster and threw her cane on the ground before saying coldly, "Are you Lily?" "Yes, | am.Who are you?" Lily raised her eyes to look at Margaret.
Lily's tone was neither humble nor overbearing.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmFaced with Lily's calmness, Margaret was even more annoyed.
"Don’t you know who | am?! I'm Alex's grandma!" "Oh," Lily replied lightly, acknowledging that.
However, she did not even bother to address Margaret out of respect.
Celine, who was standing nearby, couldn't take it any longer and yelled, "Don't you have any manners? Aren’t you going to greet her? Weren't you taught to respect your elders?" Lily appeared unwavering as she turned to stare coldly at Celine.
"Excuse me, you are?" "You-" Celine was about to lose her temper when Margaret stepped in.
"She's Alex's aunt.You can call her ‘Aunt’ as well." "Oh," Lily replied casually, yet again.
At this moment, the maid brought a glass of warm water.
Lily took it and placed it on the table again, as it was a little hot.
"| know your parents passed away at a young age, but the Lodge family is somewhat of a renowned family.Didn't they teach you any manners? Don't you know what to do when you see elders?” Margaret tried to poke at Lily's sore spot.