You're Mine

Chapter Four

Indeed, the mother and daughter duo were too busy dressing to impress to bother about Marianna.

As if going to a club instead of breakfast with their soon to be in-laws. They both had on black bodicon dresses.

Bervylyn dress was strapless and had a thigh slit and was a little above her knee. Lorna, her mother's dress was strapped up was designed with blue and white floral patterns here and there , knee high.

They both paired it with a fur shawl and black leather cone heels and as usual, heavy make-up. Not forgetting heavy and bug earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

Marianna waited in her room talking to Sage until the maid from last time came to call her down for breakfast.

She had on the dress that her father gave her.

It was a snow-white sheath dress with bejeweled shoulders. It was very elegant. She paired it with a pair of old skools.

She went to the dinning Hall to find her at the head of the table. Her stepmother sat at the opposite end of her father, while her sister Bervylyn, sat to the right of her father.

A man and a woman sat to the left of her father whom she presumed to be her future mother and father-in-law.

She greeted Good Morning and sat down beside Bervylyn.

Suddenly, Lorna he stepmother raised her voice.

"Anna, don't you have any heels. Why did you wear that awful thing. Are you trying to disgrace your father. "

Her father opened her mouth to defend her but her future mother-in-law beat him to it.

"Oh it's nothing. It goes really well with the dress. Not many can pull this off. She looks very elegant. "

Lorna's face became ugly in an instant as she'd raised a stone to get her own feet. But as uncertified professional actress. The expression on my lasted for a few seconds before she put on her her fakes smiles to brown nose Mrs Simpson.

"Oh yes you're right Mrs. Simpson. I didn't look quite closely. She's my daughter, of course she'll be able to pull it off."

Marianna couldn't help but applaud her stepmother, only in her though. She couldn't believe how the woman could spill so much lies with a straight face as a smile to top it off.

They all laughted it off as a joke. Awkwardly though. A little time before the food arrived, her father started with the introductions.

"Everyone, we have here Mr and Mrs.Simpson, they're our future in-laws. " Everyone chorused a round of Hello's, Hi's and welcome.

"Mr and Mrs Simpson, this is my daughter Marianna, she's the bride tomorrow. "

" It's nice to finally meet you dear" her future mother-in-law started.

" I've heard so many good things about you darling. My son sure hit the jackpot on this one. "

She couldn't help but smile at her mother-in-law who was now being chastised by her husband for her choice of words. She'd started liking since she stood up for her. She was that, just as her father said, her in-laws we're good people.

"It's nice to meet you too Mr and Mrs Simpson" " she said shyly with a blush on her cheeks.

"No, don't call me that. Even before the engagement tomorrow, were already family. You're my daughter so I'd prefer if called me mother. "

" Mother" she said as another blush rose to her cheek and tears welled up in her eyes, but she managed to hold it in.

On the sidelines, the mother and daughter duo were seething on the sidelines for all the attention Marianna was gaining.

Not only was she introduced first, she's being praised non-stop.

If it was a 3D, imaginary flames would have already set up on their heads.

If looks could kill, Marianna would already be dead, long time.

Fortunately for them, Marianna, her father and the couple were too busy with their conversation to share them a glance. Jealousy was rolling a round them in veins. Their expression, paired the heavy make-up really made them look like something else, utterly ugly.

As if finally remembering , he turned to his eldest daughter and his wife to finally introduce them to Mr and Mrs Simpson.

On the surface, it looked like Jed forget but he'd done it on purpose. He was seething with anger for what his wife did earlier on.

If he had defended his Marianna, it would have only influenced the duo to target her more. Thank goodness the people on the other side were Mr and Mrs Simpson who already knew the situation.

If not, anybody else upon hearing what Lorna said would and have thought Marianna was unfilial and disgraceful. Warning a bad reputation infront of her future in-laws, which wasn't a pleasant thing at all.

Not to talk of the kind of dresses they'd put on for the breakfast meeting, his wife Lorna looked as if the eldest of his daughters and not his wife. It was as if they dressed up for the club.

One humiliation was enough, two were over the bar.

"This is my wife, Lorna, and my eldest daughter Bervylyn.". She introduced them to the couple.

" It's nice to finally meet you, I've head a lot about you. "

" We're glad to meet you too Mr and Mrs Simpson, we hope have a wonderful family relaltionship with you. "

" Oh yes, of course. You have such beautiful daughters. We're going to enjoy our Union with Marianna, I like her already "

As Mr Simpson wasn't much of a talker, his wife did all the talking. And truth be told, he didn't want to converse with Lorna and her daughter. He came here only for his son's future wife. Although her father had talked plenty good things about her, he wanted to verify in person also.

So far, he was very satisfied with her. She seemed very knowledgeable and talented. She wasn't too soft and neither was she overbearing. He only hopes that she'll be able to win over his son.