At the sight of the cold re Gloria shot her, Dahlia frowned, and her expression darkened too. This


    was no longer about paying respect or following customary practices. When Gloria spat the tea on her


    face, she made it clear that she was tantly insulting her. She was here to flex her authority over


    Dahlia and exert dominance over them all!


    “What’s wrong with you, Dahlia? Grandma asked for tea, and you served it to her boiling hot? Did you


    do it on purpose?” Dakota started to pin the me relentlessly on Dahlia once she saw the opportunity.


    “I think someone’s just not happy with us and is deliberately trying to make things difficult!” Jane


    echoed.


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    “No, no, no! Dahlia did not do it on purpose! Besides, I’ve had the tea too, it isn’t boiling hot!” Florence


    quickly tried to salvage the situation.


    “Oh, so what you’re saying is that I’m lying?” Gloria’s expression was as cold as ice.


    “N–no! I–I must have been mistaken. I’m sure the problem is with me,” Florence said apologetically


    with an awkwardugh. She dared not refute Gloria’s words.


    Gloria, Jane, and Dakota were secretly pleased by her response. After all, their main purpose there


    was to unt their dominance so that Dahlia and her family would learn to submit to them.


    “Why are you still standing there, Dahlia? Pour Grandma another cup of tea!” Dakota ordered huffily.


    She really could not fathom why the patriarch would pick this woman to be a potential. sessor to the


    family. Even Dakota herself did not have such privilege, so she was both livid and green with envy.


    “Sure, sure! I’ll pour another cup right away.” Not daring to stall any longer, Florence immediately


    brought a fresh cup of tea over and handed it to Dahlia, beckoning for her to serve Gloria the tea again.


    Dahlia, however, did not take the cup of tea. She could tell from their actions that they were


    intentionally being difficult and finding fault with her.


    “What? Do you think that you’re above all of us?” Gloria shot her a nasty side–eye. “If you can’t even


    perform these basic practices, then I think you’re really unfit to be the sessor of the family!”


    As she said that, she pulled out a document and pped it on the table. “Have you any idea what this


    is? This is your letter of authorization. The family has a conglomerate with a market value of over 10


    billion in the southern province. You have initially been nominated as president to further expand the


    group, but from what I’ve seen today, you do not seem worthy of the position.” Gloria looked down on


    Dahlia dismissively.


    “A conglomerate worth over 10 billion?” Florence’s breathing became erratic when she heard that. If


    her daughter were to be president of a conglomerate worth over 10 billion dors, it would


    drastically improve the family’s status and lifestyle!


    “Dahlia! Quick! Serve Madam Gloria her tea now!” Florence urged, signaling to Dahlia as best she


    could. This was the opportunity of a lifetime! She’d never let her pass it up! So what if she was


    humiliated? What did it matter anyway when there were 10 billion dors involved?


    “Dahlia, keep your eyes on the prize!” James urged her too. If he were to be known as the brother


    of the president of a 10 billion dor conglomerate, all the beautiful women out there would eagerly


    flock to him in a heartbeat!


    When Dahlia saw the expectant look in her mother’s and brother’s eyes, she drew a deep breath and


    finally picked up the cup of tea and served it to Gloria. And then, beyond everyone’s expectations, she


    took a sip and spat it all on Dahlia’s face once again.


    “It’s tèpid,” she said impassively.


    By then, even Florence and James could tell that something was amiss. First, she said that it scalded


    her, and now, sheined that it was tepid. Was it really tea that she was after? It was obvious to


    everyone that she was deliberately putting on a show to put Dahlia in a difficult position.


    “Well, why are you idling? Get Grandma another cup!” Dakotamanded haughtily with a subtle


    smile.


    “So what if you’re chosen as a potential sessor? We still have you under our thumb!” Dakota


    thought to herself smugly.


    “Fine,” Dahlia said nonchntly.