My Wife is a Sassy Queen

Lydia chimed into the conversation. Rose, as usual, was being the quiet meek wife, so naturally she would not speak up.

“You really are so arrogant. Who do you think you are to humiliate my friend like this when she was only trying to be nice?”

Lydia rebuked Liliana loudly.

She also patted Alice on the shoulder and hugged her to show her kindness.

“Don’t worry Alice, I will support you!” She said loudly even as she pretended to whisper to Alice.

Mariana could not help but scoff at her.

Lydia looked at Mariana in annoyance and said, “What’s your problem?”

Mariana smiled and said innocently, “I was just wondering since she is such a good friend of yours, why don’t you give her a job in your company. When she makes enough money, she can start her own design studio!”

Her words sounded reasonable, but everyone knew it was impractical and nigh impossible unless the person was extremely talented and hard-working.Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

Lydia glared at her and said, “Mind your own business.”

Mariana refuted, “I was doing just that. It was you who meddled in other people’s business.”

Lydia clenched her fists and said, “Alice is my friend and this is my family’s event. Everything here is my business.”

Mariana sneered, “In that case, how are you going to deal with your friend who disturbed your guest even after they had clearly wanted to cut short the conversation. Unless you invited the founder and chief designer of L&L Designs so she could give free counseling to your friends.”

Lydia was stunned. She had not thought Mariana would be able to turn things around just like that.

The other guests also looked at each other.

Truthfully speaking, it was very rude to pester such a person by asking them to judge their clothes. Getting a meeting with Liliana was a mammoth task in itself. She had refused to be the judge of all fashion events and for a random nobody to seek her advice like that was, frankly, disrespectful.

Put it like that Alice was in the wrong. Liliana had already ended the conversation from her side, but Alice had pestered her.

James looked at Mariana in amazement. She was really smart and glib.

Lydia tried to muddle through, “What’s wrong with asking for an opinion? After all, these banquets are for people to socialize.”

There was a gasp and many people looked at her like they were looking at a clown.

Alice was so far below in the food chain, and in their work that she could have nothing to talk to Liliana. How could Lydia call it socializing?

Mariana had expected such stupidity from Lydia, “Of course. Miss Lydia, I have heard that the beggar outside of Kings High wanted to beg inside the Aprice Group. Maybe I could bring him here, so he could socialize with you. What do you think?”

A lot of people sniggered.

Lydia and Alice’s faces had grown red from embarrassment.

Lydia looked at her father hopefully, and Lester decided to save her face.

“Please be respectful, Miss Jacobsen.” Lester interrupted.

Mariana only shrugged indifferently and took a glass from a waiter marking the end of their conversation.

“Why don’t you reply to the girl? She is a designer and wants to work with you. Do you have to show off so much and bully the innocent?” Lester put all the blame on Liliana.

Jonathan was shocked. He had never seen anyone being that shameless and unreasonable while pretending to be righteous.

Liliana had expected it. Her father was always like that.

“I have my brand’s reputation to protect after all. I can’t hire just anyone.” Since Lester had not addressed her in any way, she did the same.

Alice paled.

Lydia spoke before Lester could. “How could you call her just anyone? She is very talented. Or is it because she is my friend?”

This created another round of buzz.

The gown Alice was wearing looked nice. With proper guidance, she could do better. Any non-designer thought Liliana was being too strict.

But as usual, Liliana ignored all the gossip. She acted as if she could not hear it at all.