My Secret Billionaire Husband
Chapter 991 - 989: Apart from her, there will be no one else

Chapter 991: Chapter 989: Apart from her, there will be no one else

Lady Octavia was unwilling to admit to Joanna’s status.

So when talking about her, she even hesitated to mention her name.

Ashton noticed this and his face turned unpleasant: "Mom, are you referring to your daughter-in-law? She’s tired, so I let her go to the resting room for a while."

Hearing the words "daughter-in-law," Lady Octavia’s expression stiffened.

For her, this was undoubtedly a mockery.

She always thought that her two sons were the best in the world, and their future partners had to be matching in social and economic status, just as outstanding as them.

Especially compared to her eldest son, Brandon, she had always doted on her younger son, Ashton, a little more.

But unexpectedly, the son she cared about the most had let her down with this matter.

From a young age, Ashton had been sensible, capable of making his own decisions and doing things well without causing his parents worry. He had never disappointed them before.

She had trusted her younger son entirely.

However, she never expected that he wouldn’t let her worry about anything else.

But in this matter, which she valued most in life, he disappointed her completely.

He married a woman she couldn’t approve of from the bottom of her heart.

And now, he even neglected her feelings, his mother, for that woman.

This made Lady Octavia both furious and sad as she felt she had raised her son in vain!

"Daughter-in-law?" Thinking of everything that had happened, Lady Octavia felt so vexed and angry that she couldn’t help but sneer. "I have never acknowledged that woman as my daughter-in-law. You brought her home without any discussions, but I won’t acknowledge her."

"In my heart, there is only one person suitable to be my daughter-in-law, and that’s Rebecca."

Ashton had always been considerate of Lady Octavia’s feelings and status as his elder. Even if he felt uncomfortable, he had never said anything too extreme.

He feared it would worsen the mother-son relationship.

Ashton knew how Lady Octavia had treated him, growing up.

He didn’t want to have a falling-out with her over this matter.

After all, Lady Octavia was his mother, his closest kin.

Ashton still hoped to resolve the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflict peacefully.

However, no matter how capable he was, it was impossible for him to handle everything perfectly.

Especially with Lady Octavia’s deep-rooted prejudice and dislike for Joanna. It was even more difficult for him to change her mind.

Although Lady Octavia had been discontent with Joanna before, she didn’t make it too obvious due to Madam Heath’s presence.

On the surface, it was still bearable.

But now, she had directly expressed her dislike in front of him.

Ashton’s face immediately changed.

He didn’t expect Lady Octavia to like Joanna as much as he did.

However, as his closest kin and elder, if she couldn’t even manage to love Joanna for his sake, he would be extremely disappointed and disheartened.

Lady Octavia knew very well how much he loved and cared for Joanna.

Yet she said such things in front of his face.

It wasn’t just Joanna that she disregarded, she didn’t even take her own son’s feelings into account either.

At this moment, Ashton no longer cared about mother-son affection, and said with a cold face: "Mom, let me make this clear to you. In this lifetime, there will only be one person as your daughter-in-law, and that is my wife, Joanna."

"There won’t be anyone else."