Chapter 592 - 590: Like a Tail-Wagging Dog
Tiana Grayson had expected some comfort for her comment, but to her surprise, Leo Joyce said she was quite self-aware. Angrily, Tiana turned her head away with a cold snort, refusing to let him touch her.
Leo was completely baffled by Tiana’s reaction. "What’s wrong?"
"Do you also think I eat too much?" Tiana Grayson placed the dessert on the table, crossed her arms over her chest, and demanded unhappily.
Leo Joyce sounded utterly wronged as he rushed to say, "Of course not! Why would I ever think you eat too much?"
"You were just judging me for eating so much," Tiana grumbled, pouting.
"I swear to God, I would never think you eat too much. With the little bit you eat, I could support hundreds of you without any problem at all."
Hearing Leo’s words, Tiana’s eyes filled with amusement, but she kept up her angry pretense. "Hmph, you say the sweetest things. But what if I really eat until I’m a giant fatty? We’ll see what you do then."
An image of a chubby Tiana had already appeared in Leo’s mind. ’She’d be adorable and plump all over.’ He patiently turned Tiana’s body to face him and said with a gentle smile, "Tiana, even if you ate until you were a giant fatty, you’d absolutely be the most beautiful giant fatty in the world. I would never think any less of you." ’Gaining weight would be a good thing. If there’s one thing the Joyce family doesn’t lack, it’s money.’
’Even if Tiana really were a 220-pound fatty, he could still afford to support hundreds of her.’
Women love to hear sweet things, especially from the person they love—to hear that they are loved and accepted just as they are. Tiana was no exception.
So, when Leo said that, she burst out laughing with a "PFFT." She shot him a mock-angry glare. "You say all the right things, but who knows if you’re telling the truth."
"It’s absolutely true, more real than pure gold!" Leo Joyce swore, raising his hand.
Tiana nodded with a wide smile. "Okay, I’ll believe you."
On a sofa on the other side of the hotel, Julian Joyce and Luna Lynch were sitting. It was safe to say that from the moment Leo had arrived with Tiana, Luna Lynch’s eyes had been glued to the pair.
When she saw what looked like Tiana Grayson giving her son a hard time, she prepared to stand up and charge over. Fortunately, Julian Joyce saw it and grabbed her arm, which was the only thing that managed to keep her temper in check.
Aria had told her before that the Grayson family’s daughter was a sensible, well-behaved, and obedient girl who wasn’t the least bit annoying.
’Clearly, Aria and Leo had conspired to deceive her. This little Grayson girl was no sweet, simple thing—she was a real handful. The son she had painstakingly raised for over twenty years was now utterly under the thumb of a girl like this.’
’Her son followed Tiana Grayson around all day like a dog wagging its tail. Lately, just seeing Tiana made her head ache and her heart pound with irritation, and it made her pity her son all the more.’
’They weren’t even married yet, and her son was already being trained like this. After they got married, would her son have any decent days left to live?’
’Obviously not.’ She suppressed her anger, forcing herself to look away.
Julian Joyce still didn’t dare let go of his wife’s arm, terrified that if he wasn’t careful, she’d go and stir up trouble for him. Moreover, this was a banquet with the Grayson family. Setting aside the fact that they were business partners, their family ties were something that would have to be smoothed over in the future.
’They were going to be in-laws, after all...’