My Secret Billionaire Husband
Chapter 259 - 261 Grandma, we will work hard

Chapter 259: Chapter 261 Grandma, we will work hard

"So what?" Lady Octavia said coldly, "People can still get divorced after they get married. If she thinks getting a marriage certificate means she can rest on her laurels, she’s sadly mistaken."

"The doors of the Heath family aren’t open to just anyone!"

The person she was referring to was Joanna Lawrence.

Rebecca Kelloway’s eyes flickered, but she did not speak again.

*

Joanna Lawrence hesitated as she looked at the box handed over by Madam Heath, looking towards Ashton Heath for guidance.

Ashton Heath nodded at her, "This is a meeting gift from grandma, take it. There were gifts when my mother first came too."

Following his words, Joanna Lawrence reached out to receive the box.

She politely said, "Thank you, Grandma."

She had no idea what was inside the box.

And it wasn’t appropriate to open it in front of everyone.

However, whatever Madam Heath had given must be good.

Madam Heath had been eagerly awaiting her grand-daughter-in-law for so long, and now that she had finally arrived, it made her heart happy. The more she looked at Joanna Lawrence, the more she liked her, so she held her hand and chatted for a while.

Joanna Lawrence assumed that Madam Heath would ask her some questions about her family background.

But until the conversation ended, Madam Heath didn’t mention a word about it.

She only asked about her age, where she went to college and so forth.

"Ashton has been worry-free since he was young. He is a very decisive and thoughtful child. Since he was ten, he’s been making his own decisions. Normally, families like ours would think about marriage alliances. His mother had introduced him to quite a few well-bred ladies of matching social and economic status, but Ashton didn’t fancy any."

"If he doesn’t like them, we can’t force him. He had been hesitant to search for a partner, and all he did each day was work, making us worried that he would remain this way forever. Now that he’s married, the weight off my heart can finally be lifted."

Madam Heath held Joanna’s hand and said, "I trust my grandson’s judgment, whoever Ashton chooses must be a good person. In future, you two must live a good life and strive to let me hold my great-grandchild as soon as possible."

Joanna Lawrence: "..."

Seeing Madam Heath’s slightly ambiguous smile, her face turned red all of a sudden.

Her eyes darted around as she looked towards Ashton Heath, lost at what to do.

To her surprise, Ashton Heath took a step forward, pulled her into his arms, kissed the top of her head, and then said to Madam Heath with a mildly curved lip, "Grandma, we will try our best."

Joanna Lawrence: "!!!"

Try your best for what!

Her face heated up even more. She raised her head and glared at him in a mixture of shyness and irritation.

However, all she saw was a man’s tender and indulgent gaze. His dark, magnetic eyes full of indulgence - when he looked at her, everything else became background noise to him. It was as if she was the only one in his eyes.

Her heart was in a skid, thudding at a faster pace.

On the opposite sofa, Rebecca Kelloway watched this scene, the envy in her eyes once again apparent.

Ashton Heath’s tenderness felt like a knife, ruthlessly stabbing into her heart.

She had never dreamt that he would treat her this tenderly.

She could tell that Ashton Heath truly liked Joanna Lawrence.

If she had previously deluded herself into thinking that he married Joanna Lawrence and treated her well because of some other special reasons, then what about now?

Was she still going to deceive herself?

Would Ashton Heath, such a proud man, do all of this, if he truly didn’t like her?