Ch. 2041..2050

Chapter 2041 "She is actually a very honest and straightforward person, she is just a silly girl.' Ruth laughed.

Isadora was laughing and that was a rare sight for Jane. Jane was carrying Ricky while Sabrina was carrying Louie. Both of them looked at each other and smiled.

Right at that moment, another little child came running out of the car. The little child, Aino, was carrying a huge unicorn in her arms, and she was puffing hard from tiredness. "Gosh, I said I won’t carry this unicorn, but my mom insisted on me carrying it.

Please! I am already a big girl going to first grade, alright? I don't want to play with this unicorn anymore!"

The unicorn that Aino was carrying was as tall as her. Therefore, when she walked while carrying it, she could not see what was in front of her and she also did not see Ruth and Isadora.

"Aino, since you don't like this unicorn toy anymore, then why are you still carrying it?" Jane asked Aino with a mocking tone.

Aino sighed. "It's all for the sake of my brother. He likes to smile whenever he sees this unicorn and he would be extremely happy, so I carried it over."

Sabrina looked at Jane. "This girl is simply crazily doting sister to her brother. Just because Louie would smile whenever he sees this unicorn, she insisted on carrying this unicorn here, she truly can’t be saved anymore."

Just as Sabrina finished her words, Louie, who was in Sabrina's arms, struggled to get down, and he was mumbling, "Aino, Aino..."

Louie, who was nine months old, already was able to utter simple syllables, when he heard Louie call for Aino, the ten-month-old Rickly also called out, "Aino, Aino..."

Both the nine-month-old and the ten-month-old children just kept calling for Aino one after another. Both of them wanted to break free from their mother's embrace and go find Aino. Seeing such a situation, Yvonne and Ruth, including Isadora could not help but shrug their shoulders and smile helplessly. There were clear expressions of happiness and envy in their smiles.

"Let's not stand outside the yard anymore. Let's first head inside and talk there. It's windy out here and the children can't stand the wind," said Jane.

Only then did the group of people go inside together. As soon as the few adults sat on the couch, the two infants then started to crawl on the rug. They were competing to see who crawled faster! When Aino, who is almost eight years old, saw the two infants crawling on the floor, she unexpectedly also wanted to crawl too. The laughter and nose of the three children were so thunderous that they almost shattered Alex's mansion halfway up the mountains.

When she saw that the children had crawled far away, Sabrina asked, "How many teeth does Ricky have now?"

"Four. How about yours?" Jane asked.

"Two," Sabrina said with a smile.

"How many supplements is he eating now?"

"An egg yolk, but you have to dilute it with boiling water. Otherwise, he will choke on it." Jane said with a great experience.

Sabrina smiled. "I was going to tell you about this method. When Aino was still a baby, I used to let her have egg yolk like this.

She can also have steamed pumpkin and potato, and so on."

"Mm-hmm. Alright, I'll take note of that."

Ruth, who was at the side, said with great dissatisfaction, "Gosh! Are you guys done? Once you guys start talking about your children, you'll just ignore the three of US. Hmph! I'll steal all three of the children from you sooner or later!".

Only then did Jane and Sabrina see the three confused young girls sitting on the couch across from them, and they were unable to join in the conversation at all. Although it was inappropriate, both Jane and Sabrina still laughed. 1 It was after they had finished laughing that Jane remembered to ask, "Hey, didn't Isadora say that she wanted Ruth to bring her to meet a friend? why aren't you guys...going yet?"

Ruth also recalled that, so she immediately asked Isadora, "That's right, Isadora. Do you know where the house of the friend that you wanted to meet is? Yvonne and I will drive you to meet that friend of yours."

Isadora's expression, which was originally warm, instantly darkened. "I want to meet...Minerva Payne."

Chapter 2042 Minerva Payne? Everyone was stunned. None of them expected that the person Isadora was looking for was Minerva.

"What are you.Jooking for Minerva for, Isadora?" Jane knew what was on Isadora's mind, she was unable to forget Holden.

Isadora hung her head. "I had made a trip abroad earlier on and I had brought back some of Holden's belongings. Holden had saved a sum of money for Minerva in his account abroad. He said that was for Minerva's college. He...didn't want Minerva to use anybody else's money for her college tuition."

Both Jane and Sabrina took a look at each other and they both felt incredibly emotional. Although Isadora seemed vicious and cold on the surface, she was actually rather gentle and kind in her heart. At the very least, she was not a girl who would be tempted by money.

Jane smiled. "Well, then go ahead, Isadora. You and Minerva can also hang out more often in the future."

Perhaps both of them could huddle together for warmth this way. Isadora had lost a lover while Minerva had lost a loved one.

Both of them were mourning the same person, so they certainly could support each other.

"Mm-hmm." Isadora nodded.

"That's easy! Minerva is attending medical school in South City. Yvonne and I can take you to meet her now. The young lady is honest and has always been by the books. You will certainly like her once you meet her." Ruth immediately said.

Isadora immediately smiled. "Alright."

"Then, let's go now, shall we?" asked Yvonne.

Isadora nodded again. "Mm-hmm."

Aino, who was the oldest among the trio who had just crawled back in from outside, immediately got up and rushed over to ask, "You guys...where are you guys going? Take me with you, take me with you!"

Nobody knew where the three children crawled around, but when they came back, they were all gray. Aino's face and the tip of her nose were covered in ash. Ricky and Louie were fully covered in ash and they looked just like two little beggars. The two little beggars did not think that they were dirty, but on the contrary, they were very confident. When they saw Aino talking to the few beautiful grown ups, the two crawlers laid on their belly on the floor, raised their little heads, and babbled to Yvonne, Ruth, and Isadora. All three of the ladies did not understand what the two infants were saying at all.

"Haha!"

"Gosh...that's too hilarious!"

"Pfft..." Even Isadora could not help but let out a stifled laugh.

The three of them then laughed together. The three children on the ground, on the other hand, looked at each other and seemed very innocent and pitiful.

Aino pouted her lips, "where exactly are you going? why aren't you bringing me along?"

"You're now the leader of the children's troop! If we were to take you with us, then what would happen to your brothers?" Ruth said.

"Well..."

She was unable to think of a good way to leave the two infants behind. There was a long pause before she said, "Alright then.

When you guys come back, you'll have to bring me some snacks."

"That's a must!" Ruth said with a smile.

She originally wanted to take Aino along to meet Minerva. However, Minerva would cry inconsolably whenever she saw anything related to Holden recently, and since Aino liked Minerva so much, Ruth did not want to let Aino see Minerva being sad.

After the three ladies said goodbye to Sabrina, Jane, and Aino, Yvonne then drove them to Minverva's college. While they were on their way, Ruth and Yvonne were talking one after another without stopping like a couple of sparrows.

"Yvonne, how is your... How is your relationship with my cousin now? It's already been almost two years, but both of you are not talking about marriage? Even I am anxious for you two," asked Ruth.

Yvonne sighed, she had never hidden anything in front of Ruth. " I'll tell you this, Ruth. Your cousin is very nice to me and he loves me very much. Your aunt and uncle also love me very much. However, I just don't want to marry into the Shaw family."

Chapter 2043 "I have a trauma."

"What's wrong?" Ruth asked.

"It's all because of...Old Master Shaw," said Yvonne with a sigh.

Ruth's tone immediately became agitated. "Yvonne, don’t tell that the d*mned old man is still very forceful and cares about the status and prestige of families! Could it be that he wanted to object to the marriage of you and my cousin?"

Yvonne shook her head. "That's not the case. Old Master Shaw is more honest now. He is also much older now. He doesn't intervene with anything anymore. I often see him running to Gloria's house to sneak a peek at her. In fact, every time I went to the Shaw family's house, the old man would ask me, 'How is Sabrina? How is Aino? Have they forgiven me now?' and so on. I will sometimes find him quite pitiful. However..."

Speaking of that, Yvonne sighed. "Every time I think about how cruel he could treat his own daughter, and how he could help an outsider to viciously harm her own granddaughter and almost have her killed, I just....when I see old Master Shaw, I just feel fearful in my heart. Do you understand that, Ruth? I told myself every day that I had to overcome it, I have to overcome it.

However, once I see old Master Shaw and I recall those things that he had done in the past, I would still be afraid."

Ruth felt very sorry as she looked at Yvonne. "It must have been tough on you, my precious..."

Yvonne sighed again. "So, I wanted to wait—"

"Wait until after the old man has passed away, then only you'll marry into the Shaw family?" Ruth was very blunt.

Yvonne smiled. "I didn't curse him..."

"Pfft...you didn't curse him, I did, alright? Petty girl!" said Ruth with a smile.

Yvonne also laughed as if she had gained a huge advantage.

Isadora, who was seated at the back, was very envious while looking at the two of them talking to each other about everything without any reservation.

Yvonne also noticed that. "Isadora, why aren't you saying anything?"

Isadora was very shy." I...I'm fine with simply listening to the both of you."

"Hey! Isadora, you don't have to be so restrained. Let me tell you something. Both of US, especially Ruth, are carefree people.

Although Ruth speaks out of turn and dared to talk about anybody, she actually is a very frank and simple person. She is just a silly girl, " Yvonne told Isadora.

Ruth then smiled at Isadora. "Isadora, wherever you want to shop or hang out with a friend later on, you can come and find me.

Both of us have similar figures. You can certainly fit into my clothes. I will dress you up better in the future."

In fact, Ruth was a person who seemed vulgar and careless on the surface but was actually a meticulous and cautious person at her core. She wanted to say that she would help Isadora to dress a little better and then let her find herself a man. However, once she thought of the fact that Isadora was still hung up on Holden, Ruth was wise enough not to say anything. 1 However, Isadora was very touched and tears welled up in her eyes. "Thank you. Thank you, Ruth and Yvonne. I...I have never expected that...both of you are not afraid of me, I had..."

What she meant was that she had once killed someone and she was also a very vicious woman in the past. However, she did not dare to say it out loud.

Ruth, on the other hand, smiled. "I simply am not afraid of you and I just want to make you my good friend. What can other people do to me? Hmph!"

When she heard Ruth saying that, Isadora felt incredibly touched. She thought to herself that other than protecting Jane in the future, she had to protect Ruth as well. They were both married into the Poole family anyway. It would have been the same to protect one person or two people. That was what Isadora had intended in her heart. She did not say it out loud.

Yvonne was driving very fast. An hour later, Yvonne's car was stopped outside of the entrance to the medical school. Ruth gave Minerva a call, and not long after that, Minerva came running out of the school.

When she saw Ruth and Yvonne, the young lady thought that it was very strange. "How come...both of you had thought about looking for me at my medical school? You're not here...to give me living expenses, right? I...I don't need it. I have enough. I am now working three jobs every day. 1 am not even using Nigel's money. I really don't need it. Thank you, Ruth, Yvonne."

"They are not here to give you living expenses. lam," Isadora suddenly spoke at that moment.

Chapter 2043

Chapter 2044 Minerval was stunned when she saw that Isadora was there, she looked at Isadora politely. "Miss, I...don't know you. Have we...met before?"

Isadora originally wanted to find some traces of Holden's dashing appearance in Minerva. However, when she saw Minerva, Isadora was extremely disappointed. Holden was very good looking. Even if he was among a group of men, he would still be a handsome man. Holden's appearance could even be said to be comparable to Sebastian's. Both of them were equally matched, and each of them had his unique characteristics. However, never would Isadora expect that Minerva would be so ugly.

"What's the matter, miss?" Minerva still asked without being arrogant or humble.

An indescribable bitterness suddenly emerged in Isadora's heart. That was a kind of bitterness from never being able to have Holden anymore. Minerva had such an ugly and unpleasant face, but Holden still loved this niece of his so much. That clearly meant that Holden had valued familial affection very much. Isadora then missed Holden even more, with tears welled up in her eyes, she handed a package to Minerva. Only then did she say with a hoarse voice, "I had made a trip abroad a few days ago and had brought something back. These...are what your Uncle Holden had left to you. It's a cheque of ten million dollars and also some of his belongings." 1 "What?" Tears gushed down from Minerva's eyes.

After taking a pause, she looked at Minerva with an incredulous expression again. "Miss, what are you talking about? How...did you know my Uncle Holden? Is he stilL.alive?"

In fact, Minerva knew that her uncle had already died. She had witnessed her uncle's burial. It was impossible for her uncle to come back to the land of the living. However, at that moment when she heard someone saying that her Uncle Holden had some belongings left behind, Minerva was simply very sad.

Isadora cried. "Your uncle indeed had already died, I also don't want him to die. I miss him. I miss him very much. However, he is dead. Your uncle had told me before he died that he had saved this money in an account abroad and it's to pay for your college tuition. He said that he didn't want you to use someone else's money to pay for college. He didn't want you to use anybody’s money as he didn't want you to owe others a debt. He wanted you to stand on your own two feet."

"No! No!" Minerva cried like a child. "I don't want Uncle Holden's money! I don't owe anybody any money! I can support myself. I just want my uncle not to die!" Minerva sobbed.

Both Ruth and Yvonne were speechless.

It was after a long while before Yvonne persuaded Minerva. " Minerva, darling, let's first stop crying. How about you take a look at what is in your uncle's belongings?"

Only then did Minerva wipe her tears, and while she nodded, she unwrapped the package. At that moment when the package was opened, Minerva broke out crying again. It was a moderately sized box and it was filled with a few hundred photos of the Payne family. There were all sorts of photos in there. It had photos taken of Holden growing up, photos of him taken together with his parents, as well as photos of Holden taken together with his three short-statured brothers. There were even a few photos of Holden carrying his niece, Minerva.

None of these precious photos existed in the entire Payne family anymore, but Holden still had them. He had always cherished that family very much. He had always valued the Payne family more than anyone else. He wanted very badly to be a part of that family. Up until the point when he had left star Island, he had no clue why the Payne family was that cold to him, but he still took those precious photos away with him.

Minerva felt as if her heart had been torn into pieces, she hugged those photos and squatted on the ground while crying. "Uncle Holden...uncle Holden...we...our whole family had failed you. Uncle Holden...uncle Holden, can you come back to life? I will be good to you in the future and I will never let you be alone. I will take good care of you for life just like how I take care of my parents, Uncle Holden..." Minerva sobbed.

Chapter 2045 Minerva cried so hard that she was unable to stand up. Ruth and Yvonne, who was next to her, also did not persuade her to stop.

They had already seen this several times. Every time her Uncle Holden was mentioned, Minerva would cry like that, she was a girl who valued relationships immensely. Therefore, Ruth and Yvonne already knew this situation would happen, so they just waited for Minerva to be all cried out.

However, Isadora did not know. When she saw Minerva in so much pain, she suddenly felt as if she had found someone who understood her. she squatted and supported Minerva, then she called out gently, "Minerva..."

It was as if she was very close to Minerva, but in fact, that was the first time Isadora had met Minerva.

"Don't cry anymore, Minerva...although your uncle is gone, you still have me. I will take care of you!" At that moment, Isadora suddenly felt that she found the hope to live. She had originally always been thinking of taking her own life. However, at that moment, Isadora had completely dispelled that idea, she had found the hope to live from then on, which was that she had to treat and take care of Minerva like she was her own sister, and let them support each other.

"Minerva, are you willing to let me take care of you?" asked Isadora.

Minerva raised her head and nodded her head heavily. "Mm-hmm, miss..."

Minerva was a clever girl. "Miss, are you Uncle Holden's lover?

"I am fond of your uncle. He is very good to me. He is the man who treated me the best in this world. Your Uncle Holden is the one who taught me what love is. I have lived for more than thirty years, and I finally have not lived in this world in vain."

At that moment, she felt that life was filled with vigor, it was colorful, and it has a purpose.

"I will be living in Kidon city all year round in the future. However, I will try to come to South City often to visit you. Work hard on your studies, alright?" asked Isadora.

Minerva nodded. "Alright, miss."

Isadora smiled again. "Actually, Missus Poole is paying me every month, and my salary is very lucrative. I will make about several tens of thousands of dollars every month. I don't know how to spend it anyway. However, I finally have a use for it from now on. I will save them to pay for your college tuition, alright?"

Minerva nodded obediently. "Alright, miss. Alright."

She originally did not accept any gifts from anyone. However, she was able to accept Isadora's intention. That truly was because the two people were the same person in their hearts, so their hearts also unknowingly got closer together. When Isadora said goodbye to Minerva, she was still very reluctant to leave her. Minerva also looked back repeatedly while walking away as she could not bear to part with Isadora.

However, Yvonne and Ruth were also very relieved. At the very least, both Isadora and Minerva had found a point of support for them to rely on each other. They still have a whole life ahead of them.

After they had returned from Minever's college, Ruth then excitedly said to Sabrina, "Sabrina, Sabrina, we've finally got through to Isadora. She has found the hope to live now. She said she will take care of Minerva in the future. Say, this Minerva is such an ugly girl, but she has quite a lot of people taking care of her.

Nigel Corner, Master Nigel, is one of them. Isadora is also one of them. To be honest, the late Master Holden didn't just love his niece, Aino, very much, he also loved this ugly girl, Minerva, just as much. Sabrina, I just feel that Minerva is incredibly blessed.

She is happier than me!"

"Who said my Miss Minerva is ugly? she is not ugly at all! she is a great beauty! Hmph!" An extremely cold and serious voice could be heard coming from behind Ruth.

It frightened Ruth and made her shudder. Ruth turned around and looked, then she instantly smiled. "Aino! You little thing who sided with outsiders. Am I closer to you or is your Miss Minerva closer to you? You even argued to say that she is a great beauty!

Is she half as beautiful as I am? Aino?"

Aino could not win the argument with Ruth, so she made a silly face at Ruth. "Aunt Ruth, don't be so fierce. In any case, I'll have you know that you'll soon be crying! Hahaha!"

Ruth was shocked when she heard that. "What do you mean?"

Aino shrugged innocently. "I'll let my mom tell you instead." Ruth looked at Sabrina again. "Sabrina, what happened?"

Chapter 2046 Sabrina sighed. "That future mother-in-law of yours had given Alex a call today."

When she heard those words, Ruth instantly became dazed. She had always been a forgetful person. She had originally been very worried about her own situation. However, because of Isadora and Minerva's matters, she had already forgotten about her own matters. She suddenly recalled it after she was reminded by Sabrina at that moment. The original purpose of Ruth coming to Jane that day was to understand more about her own future mother-in-law.

"Sabrina, say...what should I do?" Ruth suddenly asked with a sullen face.

Even Aino pitied her when she saw Ruth's look. Aino patted Ruth's back. "It's fine, Aunt Ruth. It's nothing. Don't worry. My mother is here to handle everything."

Sabrina could not help but glance at Aino. You said your mother would be here to handle everything. Your mother was not almighty! Sabrina took a long and deep breath. "Ruth..."

"Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Sabrina, go ahead. I'll do as you say. I'll do everything as you say." Ruth had always been very obedient to Sabrina. Firstly, it was because Sabrina had once saved her and helped her. Secondly, Sabrina was Ruth's mentor in terms of her work and career. Sabrina was seriously a mentor to Ruth. The person that Ruth was most grateful for in this life is Sabrina.

She treated Sabrina as her family and as her own elder sister.

Therefore, anything and everything Sabrina said would be blindly respected by Ruth as if it was sacred teachings.

Sabrina smiled. "It's actually nothing much. I just wanted to tell you that all of us have had it rough."

"I know that, Sabrina. I know." Ruth nodded.

Sabrina continued. "Look at me. Aino's grandfather had actually hurt Aino that bad back then and he almost caused me to die, but I still had to...forgive my father-in-law, didn't I? Do I have the slightest bit of kinship with my father-in-law? Not in the slightest bit. However, Sebastian was different. Sebastian had already lost two loved ones. Although he said that he is not close to his father, everything that Sebastian has right now was passed on to him by his father. His father was just rather cold to him, but he still loved him very much. Sebastian, on the other hand, also cared about his father in his heart. It's just that he doesn't talk about it. Therefore, Ruth, look at me, even if I clearly knew that Aino's grandfather was bad to her back then, I also chose to forgive my father-in-law.

This is a kind of tolerance in a family. Sometimes, even if we know that we are at a disadvantage, we also have to be tolerant.

Ruth, you love Ryan, right?"

Ruth nodded. "Of course! We've been in a relationship for more than two years. I love him very much!"

"Therefore, for the sake of Ryan, you have to change your temper a little. When you're in front of your mother-in-law, you have to do your best to be a little more ladylike for the sake of your husband," Sabrina very kindly advised Ruth.

Ruth nodded her head heavily. "Yes! Sabrina, anything you say. Everything you do is right and you will never harm me. I'll do as you say."

Sabrina nodded, she was very relieved. "However, Ruth, you have to be tolerant, but you also can just put up with everything. Do you understand? You're able to stand on your own two feet. You don't need to rely on anybody. Just with your knowledge again, you can find great architectural related jobs in both South City and Kidon City. You'll never have to rely on the Poole family to support you. Under the circumstance where you have to be tolerant, you also have to live with pride. If it's your fault, you have to be brave and admit it. If it's not your fault, even if your legs were beaten and broken, you also can't admit it. Do you understand?"

Sabrina was teaching and leading Ruth by example, but after all, Ruth was not her. Ruth also could not be as flexible and confident as Sabrina. However, she was willing to listen to what Sabrina had to say.

Chapter 2047 "I know and I understand. Thank you, Sabrina. I will always do as you say," Ruth said with a smile.

Sabrina smiled. "Go ahead then. Go and keep your future mother-in -law accompanied. Discuss your marriage as soon as possible.

When the time comes, I will prepare a huge gift for you."

Sabrina had already prepared the gift she wanted to give to Ruth. It was a commercial property in Kidon city. Sabrina could not afford to give her too huge of a gift. She had used her share in the Ford Group and also her savings from the past couple of years to buy that property for Ruth. What she wanted was to let Ruth, whose family was not powerful, not be looked down upon when she got to Kidon City. 1 After Ruth had parted with Sabrina, Sabrina could not help but worry. She wondered how difficult of a person Ryan's mother was.

Ruth, on the other hand, returned to the house she and Ryan were staying in after she left Sabrina's side. That was a small detached mansion that Ryan had bought in South city many years ago. It was not that far from his Uncle Alex's mansion halfway up the mountains. However, there was a mountain between them, so it seemed a little far away. 1 When Ruth got to the small mansion, it was already evening. After she parked her car, Ruth carried the clothes she had bought for her future mother-in-law and headed in. When she came to the entryway, she saw her future mother-in-law, Patricia, sitting on the couch. Ryan, on the other hand, was sitting at the side.

"Say, Ryan! You have been in a relationship with Ruth for two years, and you have always been telling me that Ruth is very good and so on. She had also behaved very politely the few times she had been to our house. I originally didn't agree to your marriage with her because the status and prestige of both our families just don't match. I also knew that she is uncultured and very vulgar.

However, seeing that she had been so by the rules and had been so knowledgeable every time. I reluctantly agreed. Who would have known that now that you're about to get married soon, her true colors were all exposed. You didn't see it, but the way she argued with Zayn that day, even L.couldn't stand it. she was simply ugly beyond measure!"

When Patricia said that, her expression disgusted to her bones.

Ryan did not say a thing. He just lowered her hand and laughed as he could not help it. He wanted very badly to tell his mother, "

Mom, the look of Ruth's that you've seen is actually very restrained. You hadn't even seen the way she looked standing in the market with her hands on her waist and wanting to fight with others. If you had seen that, you would have been pissed to death."

Oh! In order to not let his beloved mother die from being pissed off, Ryan chose to shut up!

"Mom, Г11 talk to her. I will certainly talk to her. Ruth is very obedient. She certainly can change if I talk to her."

"Can she change?" asked Patricia.

"Yes! Missus Poole, I...I certainly can change." At that moment, Ruth walked over from the entryway. she respectfully came to the front of Patricia and squatted in front of her. "Don't worry, Missus Poole. I certainly, absolutely, definitely, will make amends!

Ruth said it with great resolve, she truly wanted to correct her behavior for the sake of her marriage with Ryan. She did love Ryan, and she loved him very much. 1 Patricia took advantage that she had the upper hand and asked, " From now on, will you submit the restraints of the Poole family?"

In fact, the Poole family did not have much of any restraints on the daughters-in-law. They did have some in the past, but it had been abolished by Alex earlier on. That was because Alex did not want his wife to be subjected to any form of restraints.

However, at that moment, Patricia wanted to show her dignity and might as the future mother-in-law, she wanted first to crack the whip and establish her power in front of Ruth. Even Ryan, who was listening at the side, was stunned.

However, Ruth did not mind at all. As long as she could make her mother-in-law happy, she would agree to anything. Therefore, she nodded firmly. "Missus Poole, don't worry. I will certainly obey your teachings and control."

"Great!" Patricia smiled satisfyingly. "Go, bring me a basin of water, and personally serve me and wash my feet for me."

Chapter 2048 Ruth was stunned, she was a shrew who had never been liked by her parents growing up. After she had grown up, she learned that her parents were not her biological parents, and she was almost tortured to death by her parents.

However, Ruth had never washed anyone's feet, let alone serve someone else! She had been in a relationship with Ryan for almost two years and Ryan had always been the one to wash her feet for her instead!

'Your son of noble birth, right? He is a young master in Kidon city, right? Noble, right? But your son is the one who has always washed my feet! I have never even washed your son's feet before!' Before Ruth's expression had any changes, she first fiercely cursed like in her heart.

Ryan was also stunned. His mother had usually been quite gentle. They had so many maids at home and people whose job was to serve tea and all that sort could be found everywhere in the house. His mother, however, had never asked any of her personal maids to wash her feet before. What was going on with her that day? Was she deliberately making things difficult for Ruth? Ryan instantly became angry!

Just when he was about to get up and argue with his mother, he saw Ruth say while grinning. "Alright, Missus Poole."

Ryan was speechless. He was stunned on the spot. He did not expect that Ruth's expression did not even change at all and she actually agreed while smiling. Ryan looked at Ruth in a daze while Ruth was still beaming brightly.

"Please hold on for a moment, Missus Poole. I'll go get you some hot water. Right, Missus Poole, where is your change of socks? I'll bring it for you as well. Also, where is your foot lotion? I'll bring it over as well. After I've washed your feet, I will put the lotion on for you, and then put the socks on as well. This way, your feet will not be freezing. Your feet just can't be exposed to the cold at your age."

Even Patricia was so shocked by what Ruth had said that she was dumbfounded, let alone Ryan. This silly girl! Patricia had clearly seen her acting extremely shrewish in the hospital last week. How could she remain so composed at that moment? Patricia originally wanted her son to witness the silly girl's shrewish behavior, but instead, she made Patricia absolutely speechless.

"The socks and the lotion are all in my luggage," Patricia said with an embarrassed tone.

"Alright, Missus Poole. I'll go get it for you now." Ruth ran off with a spring in her step.

"Ruth..." Ryan called out.

Ruth turned her head around and gave him a sweet smile, she knew what Ryan was worried about, she herself also never expected that she could be so tolerant, she did recall what Sabrina had told her. Ruth had worshiped Sabrina's every word. Sabrina had been too good to her. Ruth also knew that Sabrina particularly wanted her to marry a person and have a good family, so that such an orphan like her, who had been abandoned by her parents, could hold her head up high for once. 1 Besides, even Sabrina, who was so unyielding, also had to give in to her own father-in-law, let alone Ruth? Ruth had learned plenty about how to conduct herself in society from Sabrina. Ruth also had learned a lot about tolerance. Just as Sabrina had said, if Ruth loved Ryan, she had to tolerate Ryan's family.

Chapter 2049 Ruth just treated it as doing a little something for Ryan. After all, Ryan loved her so much and had washed her feet for her every day.

Ruth jogged to take her future mother-in-law’s socks and lotion to the front of the couch, then only she went to the bathroom to fill a large wooden bucket with hot water, she then puffed hard while carrying that bucket to the front of Patricia. Seeing her like that, Ryan immediately wanted to lend Ruth a hand, but he was stopped by Ruth. "Don't, Ryan, don't come over. You also knew that I have always been carrying the bucket by myself when I usually wash your feet for you. I can do it. Just sit with Missus Poile and have a chat with her. I myself will be in charge of washing Missus Poole's feet until the end."

Her tone had a sweetness to it, so Patricia could not stop feeling happy when she heard it. she smiled while looking at Ruth, then she praised Ruth in front of her son. "Ruth is really easy to teach. I just like such a girl. How great would it be if she could be obedient to you, to your father, and to me after she married into the Poole family."

Ryan was speechless. Ruth had already put the large bucket of water in front of Patricia, she moved a small stool over and sat across from Patricia. She bent over and started to take off Patricia's slippers for her. After that, she tested the temperature of the water with her own hands. "The temperature is just right, Missus Poole."

After saying that, Ruth put both Patricia's feet inside the bucket. Ruth, who had never washed someone else's feet before, had been to beauty salons a few times with Sabrina and Yvonne, so she knew a little about the process of a foot massage. Based on that little bit of memory she had in her head, the way Ruth washed her future mother-in-law's feet seemed quite professional. 1 "Missus Poole, your heels should be massaged with thumbs, so that bone spurs will not easily grow. Also, there are plenty of points at the sole of your foot to help you relax. I will massage them all for you. Lean your head back and put your feet on me here. Yes, yes, just like that. Missus Poole, if you think it hurts, I can exert less force. If you can still withstand it, then I will use more force. Missus Pooled, how do you feel now?"

Ruth made Patricia so comfortable lying on the couch that she did not want to move a muscle anymore, and she only hummed.

To be honest, Patricia would go to a beauty salon almost twice a week, and she definitely would have hydrotherapy, full body massage, and especially a foot massage. However, although those beauty therapists did have the skills, they just did not care enough and did not work hard enough.

They truly were not better than Ruth, who was only an amateur. At the very least, Ruth's attitude was so good that Patricia enjoyed herself very much, so much so that she was too lazy to answer Ruth. She just hummed.

Ruth then sat across Patricia like that and she exhausted all the might and main to give Patricia a full hour a massage. Her massages made Patricia so comfortable that she almost fell asleep. It was after the water in the large wooden bucket had finally turned cold and Ruth's hands were also very sore. "Missus Poole, I've finished massaging your feet. I'll put the lotion on your feet now. Missus Poole, your feet are so soft. They don't look like they belong to a person in her early fifties at all. I feel your feet are softer than mine."

Ruth had never complimented anybody like this, she also was not such a sweet talker. However, for the sake of her own happiness, for the sake of her fiance, and also after she had listened to what Sabrina had told her, Ruth truly exhausted all of her strength and did all she could to please her future mother-in-law. She thought that if she could behave to such an extent, her future mother-in- law would like her very much.

She looked at her fiance proudly, who was at the side looking both guilty and also delighted. It was as if she was saying to Ryan, " How's that? Your wife is quite good and loving, right? I didn't embarrass you, right?"

Ryan raised his eyebrows and gave a thumbs up to Ruth. He kept mouthing the words to Ruth, 'Darling, you've done well! My wife is the best! I will cheer for you!' Ruth was extremely happy when saw Ryan encouraging her like that. She thought that she had finally passed the test of future mother-in-law. She no longer needed to be on edge anymore. 1 However, they heard Patricia saying, "You truly are so lowly!

You're even more inferior to the maids in the house! How can my son marry such a brown-nosing shrew like you?"

Ruth was stunned. "What...did you say?"

Chapter 2050 Patricia smiled, looking at Ruth. "Isn't that the case?"

Ruth was speechless. Patricia got up and then looked indifferently at Ruth. "Have you ever thought about it? which young lady from an eminent family, let's not talk about ladies from an eminent family, even if it's just a presentable girl from a decent family, which one of them would be as lowly as you? You're so lowly that you're just like an obedient dog!

Are you even the slightest bit like a lady from an eminent family?"

"You..." Ruth simply wanted to slap this shameless future mother- in-law of hers to death!

All the nonsense about being ladylike and having patience! She did not want any of that anymore, she simply wanted to step on this d* mned old hag at that moment! She was so resentful that she clenched both her fists tightly.

Just when she was about to raise her hand and punch Patricia on her face, she suddenly heard Ryan shout in anger.

"Mom! You've gone too far! Do you know that Ruth usually never wash my feet? I was the one to wash her feet for her!

You're really something else! You have such a good daughter-in-law serving you here, and yet, you think that she is lowly! How am I only finding out today that my mom is a troublemaker!

Ruth was speechless, she was originally filled with anger, but when she saw her fiance arguing with his own mother, half of Ruth's anger had vanished, she suppressed her anger and persuaded Ryan instead. "Ryan, don't argue with your mother. Perhaps she still doesn't know me too well. After she has gotten to know me, she will not think of me like that anymore. Missus Poole, hurry up and go rest. Your feet have just been washed, so your pores are still open. If you just let it air dry like that outside, you will easily catch a cold. Hurry up and go rest."

Patricia rolled her eyes at Ruth. "My son had never talked back to me! However, for you, he dared to argue with me!"

After saying that, she angrily went inside. Her anger still had not been vented yet, so she took out her phone and gave Ryan's father a call.

"Austin! I had clearly seen the woman arguing with others while having her hands on her waist! That truly is very embarrassing! It's embarrassing beyond measure. Also, just now! You didn't see it. The way she bowed and scraped to wash my feet for me just now. I truly thought that she was a girl who washes other people's feet! The Poole family is the top family in Kidon city. How can we have such a daughter-in-law? We absolutely can't have her!"

Ryan's father's voice could be heard coming from the other end of the line. "Well, Alex had already said that she is not a bad girl, and our son likes her."

"Alex, Alex!" Patricia lashed out. "You'll just listen to Alex for everything! See for yourself, what kind of woman Alex had married? He truly had taken advantage of the proximity! He married his own maid! Our son, Ryan, had admired his Uncle Alex since childhood! Great! He also learned from his uncle and is marrying a lowly foot-washing girl! Could it be that our Poole family will have to be reduced to being a space for maids and foot washing girls?"

Ryan's father sighed over the phone. "Then what do you think we should do?"

"It's already too late today! Our son had already brought her into the bedroom! Let's wait for tomorrow and see! I have to take our son back to Kidon City tomorrow morning and never ever let him meet this woman again!"

"Alright, alright, alright, don't get angry. We'll talk about it tomorrow."

After he hung up the call, Patricia's anger still had not been vented. However, she had a foot soak for more than forty minutes, so she was indeed feeling drowsy, she then fell asleep soon after she lay on the bed.

On the other hand, her son, Ryan, was still coaxing Ruth in a soft and gentle voice, "Ruth, I saw that you're quite sensible out there just now. You even stopped me from having an argument. Why are you still pouting in anger after we have come into the bedroom?" Ryan asked Ruth cautiously. 1 Ruth sighed. "Ryan, what Sabrina said was actually right. Sabrina had always been afraid that your family and I are not a good match in terms of status. Because of this, she even took out her entire savings to buy a house for me in Kidon city. All because she was afraid that your family, the Poole family, would look down on me. She even told me to be tolerant about everything. I had tolerated and I had also listened to your mother. Even when your mother spoke about me so harshly, I didn't even talk back to her.