Chapter 98 Love, Heavy as a Mountain (6)_1
By the time they returned to the Horne Family, the sun had already set, but there was still Hugo Twilight, so the sky hadn’t completely darkened.
"Young Master Glades, Young Madam Julia, you’re back," Aunt Mei greeted them from inside the house, smiling. "The Old Madam has been talking about you, hoping you’d come back soon. It’s as if she’s afraid Young Madam Julia might fly away."
Glades Horne remained silent, while Julia Bluen gave Aunt Mei a smile. The Old Madam truly did care a great deal about her, just as Glades did; it was as if she feared Julia would run off like her sister had. When her sister ran away, the Old Madam hadn’t seemed angry at all. No, the more Julia thought about it, the more she felt the Old Madam was hiding something. She had to coax the secret out of her when she had the chance, because it was related to her.
Once inside the house, Glades suddenly whispered something to Aunt Mei. Aunt Mei glanced at Julia before nodding at Glades and walking away.
What had he said to Aunt Mei?
"Coming back so late? I thought someone had taken the opportunity to flee back to her maiden home again. Talk about history repeating itself," Adele Horne said with a hint of sarcasm upon seeing Julia Bluen.
A fierce glance from Glades, and Adele immediately fell silent, as though struck by frost.
Julia ignored her and took a seat next to Mila Anderson. She tilted her head, batting her innocent almond-shaped eyes at Mila, taking in the strained warmth of Mila’s smile. It seems my mother-in-law really has no fondness for me because of my sister, just as Mother worried, she thought. A faint smile touched her lips as she asked, "Mom, did we come back too late?"
Mila Anderson hadn’t expected Julia Bluen to ask her that question. After a brief pause, she smiled and said, "Not at all. Back in my day, I also returned home around this time." In fact, it really wasn’t late. She then glared at her own daughter, Adele. Mila knew Julia’s question was intended to use her words to rebut Adele’s sarcasm. "Adele," she admonished, "think before you speak in the future. Don’t always make such barbed remarks. Julia is your elder sister-in-law. The saying goes, ’an elder sister-in-law is like a mother.’ You must respect Julia just as you respect me."
Adele Horne was suddenly so angry she nearly leapt to her feet.