Chapter 214
But Edward looked down upon Rosalie, a young girl who was neither ambitious nor hardworking. He thought that if Rosalie had not been so fortunate, someone like her, who had neither education no
uld only do some exhausting jobs that paid limle.
I won’t go to Talley Group. I’ve got a new job lined up. I’m going to start working next
“Hey, are you job hunting Edward’s eyes popped open in shock, but then he softened up and said, “You’re the apple of the Talley family, kid. Why bother working elsewhere? It’s cozy here Why put yourself through all that tough stuff?”
Edward said nice things, but he looked down on her inside.
He figured Rosalie, being such a spoiled brat with no college degree, was not going to get a shot at a decent gi
Nevertheless, Edward kept quiet, but Phyllis couldn’t take it anymore. She’d had enough of Rosalie’s insults, so she snapped back with sarcasm under the disguise of saying it for Rosalie’s own good.
“Rosalie, listen to Dad and work at our company. No heavy lifting, just collect a paycheck. Without a degree, people will look down on you. If you graduated from Hawthorne like Helena, we wouldn’t have worried about you,” Phyllis said.
The more Roulie picked on Helena, the more Phyllis resented her.
In Phyllis view, Rosalie, who didn’t make it to college, had no right to insult her beloved granddaughter Helena if she hadn’t come from a wealthy family.
Since Phylin came back from her trip, she had been less tolerant of Rosalie and grabbed every chance to give her a lecture
When Phyllis said this, everyone expected Rosalie to be furious and offended. But instead, they saw Rosalie looking at Phyllis with puzzled eyes and said, “Grandma, you’re comparing me to someone who bought her way into college? That’s really appalling to hear
With those words, Rosalie played along very well and put on an incredible expression, as if she was genuinely stunned by Phyllis‘ words.
