I Quit Being a StepMother Novel

Chapter 214 Ruby stepped forward , her expression pleasant . She said , " Oh , so you are the one who holds the heart of that rising star in Colburn . I've heard plenty about you from my son . He says that you and your fiance are very much in love , and that you even have a pair of twins together . How fortunate ! " Lauren didn't expect Ruby to chime in, let alone say something like that . She was confused . After all , shouldn't Ruby absolutely despise her ? Nevertheless , she went along with it and said , " Oh , you flatter me . It all happened very naturally .

We met , fell in love , got married , and had kids . It's the whole deal . " To the women in Draventh , Lauren was nothing but the mere fiancee of a new - money tycoon . They didn't think that she was a big deal , and so , they couldn't even be bothered to connect with her . However , since Priscilla had personally introduced Lauren and asked them to show her some care , they felt obligated to do this favor for Priscilla . Someone said , " You're a lucky woman , Mrs. Jamison . How old are your children now ? " Having children before getting married wasn't rare .

It was still acceptable as long as they were open about it . Lauren said , " They're six now and will be starting elementary school . " " Already ? That's lovely ! It's tiring enough to have to raise one child . I can imagine it'd be doubly exhausting to have to care for two . " Lauren sighed while glancing at Rhea . She said , " It's not too bad . Children have boundless energy, so you just need to spend more time with them . My kids are quite obedient , and they listen to everything I say . At least that's one thing off my mind . " One of the women was surprised .

" Do you care for both of them yourself ? " Lauren didn't even bat an eye as she nodded and lied through her teeth . " Of course . I'll be honest with you . Things at home weren't great when I had my kids . Still , I knew I had to care for the children as best as I could to ensure that Carter could focus on his career . Rhea almost wanted to laugh as she listened to Lauren's nonsense . She didn't know whether it was out of exasperation or because she couldn't believe how shameless the latter was . She didn't know how Lauren could say these things .

" You've got to share your parenting secrets with us ! " A woman who had gotten married not long ago scooted closer to Lauren . Lauren said breezily , " There's nothing much to share . All I can say is that children need to develop a resistance to things because their constitutions are relatively weak . Don't deliberately stop them 1/2 Chapter 214 +25 BONUS from coming into contact with various things . Overprotecting them will only make them sensitive and even allergic . " She sat down and took a sip of water . " For instance , we had a young nanny once .

She was so careful with the kids that she stopped them from eating this and that . Over time , they developed allergies to those things . " " That's no good ! " Lauren smiled . " Exactly . That's why I fired her . That's not all , though . She even brainwashed my children into defying me and talking back to me . Honestly . " " You should've fired her and filed a complaint against her ! " " Exactly ! How could she misguide your children like that ? " Lauren lowered her head and smiled bitterly . Then , she glanced at Rhea , her gaze deliberate and pointed . Rhea was seated on the right .

She leaned against the couch and looked up , smiling . " That's a lesson worth learning . However , there's something I'm curious about that I hope you can answer . " Lauren straightened up and smiled proudly . " What is it ? " Rhea said , " I heard you studied abroad for six years . How exactly did you manage to raise the children yourself when they were back here ? " Lauren froze . She hadn't expected Rhea to have the nerve to bring that up . Wasn't Rhea afraid of these ladies making fun of her for her past ? " Were you studying abroad this whole time , Mrs. Jamison ?

" Liora arrived just then . Someone had already filled her in on the situation . " Hi , Mrs. Marsh . " Liora nodded at the people she knew well before turning back to Lauren . " Was it with Vellure Dental's boss ? "