Female Novel
Chapter 282
Because of Adrien’s arrival, the original dreary Langs had become cheerful and laughing again, andeveryone was talking and discussing enthusiastically.
Returning to her senses, Rachael looked at Catherine with increasing disdain. She squinted at her eldersister -in-law, Alyssa Lang.
Alyssa had always followed Rachael’s lead. When she married into the Langs, Rachael had not yetmarried into the wealthy family, the Swanns.
At that time, the Langs could only be regarded as well-off. Since Rachael married into the Swanns, theLangs had radically changed. Alyssa was deeply cognizant of Rachael’s position in the Langs, so shehad always obeyed Rachael.
With one look from Rachael, she knew what Rachael meant and immediately turned on Catherine.
“Catherine, I heard that you’re also talented in music, and you won an award at the last celebration gala,right?”
Just after she said that, the crowd once again dropped their gazes onto Catherine and looked at her invarious ways.
Audrey originally wanted to have a quiet meal with Catherine, but Alyssa suddenly mentioned this.Audrey felt that Alyssa didn’t have a good intention for some reason.
“Aunt Alyssa, the celebration gala was just a literary and artistic evening, just for fun. Catherine was…”
“Did I ask you?” Alyssa’s face was slightly darkened, and her eyes were very sharp as she glanced atAudrey.
She continued with a tone filled with dissatisfaction, “You’ve only been working for a while, and you’vebeen so unruly. How dare you interrupt your elders’ conversation!”
Audrey’s face froze, and she was embarrassed. Alyssa had always been kind and affectionate towardLiana, but in front of Audrey, she appeared as a serious elder, full of airs.
Audrey had been treated differently since she was a little girl and had gotten used to it. She hadn’t triedresistance before, but it hadn’t worked at all. Her mother would only feel that it was her fault.
Alyssa was a bit proud to see Audrey being too scared to speak. She didn’t believe that Catherine, whohad just returned from the countryside, could be even more difficult to deal with than Audrey.
She could deal with Audrey, let alone Catherine. Catherine curled her lips and chuckled lightly. Herpiercing and deep eyes emanated with an icy expression without the slightest concealment.
She asked lightly, “So what?”
She was talented in music and won an award, so what?
Seeing her indifferent attitude, Alyssa’s face became even darker and more severe. There was aperfunctory smile on her face just now, but now there was only cold mockery.
“Since you like music, then work hard. You have a good relationship with Audrey, and she can take youinto the showbiz. It may be difficult to become famous if you don’t work hard, but it’s still possible to makea living and let us elders worry less!”
Catherine looked at Alyssa with a calm gaze, the end of her eyes slightly raised, with a hint of evil smilein her eyes.
“Didn’t Liana also win a second prize at the celebration gala? Aunt Alyssa, why don’t you care about herand ask her to enter the showbiz to make a living in the future?”
Alyssa didn’t expect Catherine to mention Liana suddenly, and for a moment, she lost her words anddidn’t know how to counterattack.
The most gloomy person in the room was Liana, who didn’t expect Catherine to mention herselfsuddenly and specifically mention that she had come in second place.
She had been outstanding for so many years, and she never stopped taking the first place. This time,she won second place and lost to Catherine, the jinx. She felt very unlucky.novelbin
Catherine was really annoying. Liana was embarrassed and didn’t want to talk. She didn’t want anyoneto bring up the topic.
Seeing that no one spoke, Donna came out to help. She said to Catherine, Liana is different from you. Afamous teacher has taught her since childhood and followed the path of an artist. She’s also a goodstudent in school, and in the future, she will at least be an outstanding graduate of a prestigiousuniversity. With a little effort, she may add another honor to the Swanns and the Langs.”
Donna’s words were all disparaging to Catherine, and she didn’t show affection to Catherine.
After she finished speaking, Liana immediately chimed in with a gentle voice and the graceful demeanorof a wealthy lady, “Grandma is right. Catherine, if you really want to take the path of art, I can have mymusic teacher teach you. With the guidance of a famous teacher, your music will definitely go up to thenext level.
“The only trouble is that my music teacher is too famous, and she doesn’t accept students with averagequalifications. I don’t know if Catherine can pass the interview.”
Liana pretended to be embarrassed and looked at everyone, her eyes full of innocence.
“Hmph!” Alyssa snorted coldly, with a disdainful expression on her face.” Does she need an interview?She can’t possibly pass the interview. Catherine grows up in the countryside and has some talent, only
relying on the excellent genes of the Swanns. Maybe she doesn’t even know the pentatonic scale. Liana,you don’t need to worry about her. It’s just a waste of time!”
Catherine originally didn’t intend to pay any attention to them, but she didn’t expect Alyssa to get moreand more aggressive.
“Hehe!” she sneered coldly. Upon hearing that, Alyssa frowned and glared at Catherine in dissatisfaction,the anger in her eyes growing stronger.
“Don’t you know how to behave yourself? What do you mean by that smile?”
Catherine looked up at her, her sharp eyes slowly sizing up Alyssa.
“My aunt complimented me. Shouldn’t I be happy?”
“Complimented you?” Alyssa’s face was full of confusion, and she thought to herself, “Is Catherinecrazy?
“I was so straightforward already, but she thought I complimented her?”
“I grew up in the countryside and didn’t have the opportunity to learn. Relying on the excellent genes ofthe Swanns, I was able to win over a future artist like Liana, who was carefully trained from a young age.Aunt Alyssa, isn’t that a compliment?”
Alyssa only heard that Catherine attended the celebration gala and fooled around with a group of boys ina band. Still, she didn’t know that Catherine actually beat Liana and won first place.
Liana initially thought that Catherine would not say these things, but she didn’t expect Catherine to sayshe won her in public. In an instant, Liana’s face turned deathly gray.
Just now, she was so happy and full of satisfaction that she was ready to watch Catherine make a fool ofherself, but now she looked unhappy. Liana looked bad, and Rachael also felt dishonored.
After all, Liana was the bargaining chip she constantly used to show off, and now the daughter she hadcarefully nurtured was losing to Catherine, who had been thrown to the countryside. How could she notfeel humiliated?
Alyssa dared not say anything more when she realized Rachael’s face looked terrible. She had realizedthat she had messed things up. She never expected Catherine to be so eloquent.
Watching both her daughter and daughter-in-law lose, Donna, who had initially planned to watch theshow on the side, couldn’t help but refute Catherine and say, “You’ve been so proud just after youperformed well once? Humph…”
She squinted at Catherine with a face full of mockery. “I watched Liana grow up. She has won awardsmany times already, but I haven’t seen her be so proud.
“Girls should know how to restrain themselves. It’s true that one will like whoever educates him, and theone who has no one to educate will be wild!”