PopularNovelChapter 439 Evelyn quite liked Jean. If she had to choose between Nadine and Jean as her daughter-in-law, she would definitely choose Jean.
Jean was very good with her words, had high emotional intelligence, and always knew exactly how to make someone feel good about themselves. Moreover, she was generous. Whenever Brad gave her expensive jewelry, she would give it to Evelyn instead.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNadine, on the other hand, was just a workaholic. She didn't know how to say anything remotely pleasant and was as stiff as a board. Why would Evelyn want a daughter-in-law like that? To upset her every day? That said, Jean had messed up this time. Evelyn gave Jean such a good opportunity, yet she just had to blow it. If she had just spent the night with Brad, the title of the lady of the Hamilton household would be hers for the taking.
Unfortunately, Jean turned out to be a huge letdown. It was so infuriating that she wanted to pull all her hair out. Hence, she was rude to Jean when she called to ask for information.
Jean sensed her displeasure and hastily explained, "Please don't be mad at me, Mrs. Hamilton. I'm grateful for the opportunity you gavethe other day, and I know you've done so much for me. I'm truly grateful and would love nothing more than to be your daughter-in-law.
"However, Brad had a heart attack and was out cold that night. I couldn't even move him, so I failed. At that point, all I could think about was his health, and I couldn't bring myself to do anything more. Please forgive me.
"After all, Brad is your son. I'm sure you want him to be healthy too, right?" Jean deliberately paused, listening carefully for Evelyn's reaction.
After confirming that Evelyn was still on the line, she continued, "Mrs. Hamilton, I've felt so ashamed and guilty since I failed the last tthat I couldn't bring myself to contact you. I know I've let you down, and I've been wrestling with it ever since. But I decided that even if you were upset with me, I still had to make this call.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"The ruby necklace Brad gavedoesn't suit me, so I've decided to give it to you instead. Could we meet up sometime?" Even though it pained her to part with the ruby necklace, she decided to give it up to win Evelyn over. After all, what was one necklace compared to winning Brad? On @ she becthe lady of the Hamilton family, she could buy a thousand more if she wanted.
Sure enough, Evelyn couldn't resist her honeyed words and burst out laughing. "Oh, you silly girl! Why didn't you tellsooner that Brad was? If you had, things wouldn't have turned out this way! "Alright, alright. That's enough of this depressing talk. I'll head over to Phoenix Villa to take a look. I'll let you know what's going on after I've checked it out. Let's meet up this afternoon." How could she possibly stay mad at Jean when she was being so
thoughtful, offering to give her a ruby necklace? Evelyn couldn't wait tion into welcJean into the family and make her her daughter-in-law. Realizing she had convinced Evelyn, Jean hung up with a smile.
Evelyn kept her word and had her driver take her to Phoenix Villa, m Unfortunately, despite turning the place upside down, she couldn't find Brad. Evelyn questioned every housekeeper in the villa, yet none of them knew
anything about Brad's whereabouts.
Now, she was starting to panic. How could a grown man just disappear into thin air? Evelyn pulled out her phone and tried calling Brad, but his phone was turned off. Brad was a workaholic who
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