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Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 225

The next day, worried about her son and daughter-in-law, Jolene hardly slept all night. So, when she woke up the next morning, her face still showed a trace of fatigue.

However, she did not dare to delay. If she were to miss breakfast, who knew what her sisters-in-law might say?

Jolene couldn't help but sigh.

Sometimes she couldn't help but think that if it weren't for Hugh, she would never have married into this family. To others, it appeared that Jolene was fortunate. But how would they know that living in a rich family was not so easy?

Being at her own home was more comfortable.

Living in the Stone family's main house, she had to be cautious almost daily.

She was afraid of doing something wrong and affecting Hugh.

And also today, Jolene was already ready for her sisters-in-law to either joke or mock her. After all, the issue of her son and daughter-in-law at this time was significant. Ever since her son and daughter-in-law left the Stone family, she hadn't had a peaceful day, nearly every day she was caught in her sisters-in-law's cold taunts and hot sarcasm.

She had never told her husband about these.

She was afraid he'd only worry about her.

The Stone family had a large dining room with an elegantly long table filled with various breakfast choices while the servants stood by, awaiting instructions.

Luckily, Old Mr. Stone often didn't come down for meals.

And her mother-in-law also hardly came out, apart from appearing for dinner. Most of the time, she dined in her own building.

Jolene looked around and sighed in relief.

Fortunately, she wasn't late today.

However, before she could even sit down and wait, she heard footsteps coming from behind. Jolene turned around to see indeed, her sister-in-law had arrived.

Jolene managed to show a slight smile, greeting her with, "Sister-in-law."

Khloe glanced at her sister-in-law and replied sarcastically, "Youngest sister-in-law, you've gotten up early today." Her comment was an indirect way of pointing out the dark circles under Jolene’s eyes.

Jolene smiled and said, "As one turns old, bouts of insomnia are inevitable."

Khloe gave a cold smile to herself. She scornfully thought of Jolene as a hypocrite. Who didn’t know her precious son was the cause of her insomnia? Just as she was about to mock her in the usual cold and sarcastic manner, her husband’s words from yesterday crossed her mind.

She held back her sarcastic remark and switched to a somewhat friendly smile, saying, "Indeed. I’ll introduce you to my doctor someday, he has good medical skills. Sometimes I can't sleep either, but his treatment works very well."

Jolene: "…"

Jolene was stunned.

She looked at her sister-in-law, who seemed somewhat different from usual, with a puzzled and baffled expression.

Just then, Aster also arrived.

First, she was surprised to see her sisters-in-law chatting beside the dining table. Then she said with a playful glint, "What are you two chatting about? You seem to be enjoying the chat."

Khloe gave a light laugh, "Nothing much."

Aster sneered, "Oh? My third sister-in-law doesn't know. I thought you taught him those techniques." Otherwise, how could a poor girl manage to marry into the Stone family? She did not believe that Jolene was totally innocent in this.

Jolene's face went pale.

She was timid by nature and never knew how to clap back, let alone at this moment.

Khloe stood by, watching with a smug expression. However, her husband's words crossed her mind, and her brow furrowed. She reluctantly said, "Who can guess what the old man is thinking? Second sister-in-law, if the old man heard what you said, he might find it inappropriate."

Aster was stunned, seemingly surprised that Khloe would actually stand up for this naive bumpkin. Her mind went blank for a moment, not reacting.

Jolene was just as astonished.

Khloe didn't concern herself with what Jolene might be thinking, but instead glanced at Aster and continued to speak with a smirk, "Second sister-in-law, the third sister-in-law is after all our family. If you let the third brother know about your attitude, I'm afraid it'll affect their brotherly relationship."

Aster's expression gradually cooled.

She didn't understand what had gotten into Khloe today to side with Jolene. As such, she frowned and retorted sarcastically, "Elder sister-in-law, the way you're phrasing this makes it seem like I just said something wrong. Didn't you often joke around about the third sister-in-law in the past too?"

This was equivalent to breaking off relations with Khloe. After all, the power and status of their families were on par. But clearly, Khloe had provoked her first, so the one to blame was not her!

At this point, Jolene was thoroughly confused.

Looking at the two sisters-in-law who seemed at odds with each other, her brain still didn't quite process what was happening.

She didn't understand why the two of them had started quarreling.

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