After marrying my boss (Anna)
Chapter 335

Chapter 335

Furrowing my eyebrows, I felt aggrieved after being misunderstood by Josephine. However, I was moreinclined to set things right with her than get mad. After all, even though Michael never complained andalways stood by my side, Josephine was still his mother. Therefore, it would pain him to denounce hismother continuously.

I did not want Michael to be sandwiched in the middle between Josephine and me due to our issue.

“Do you think I will accept you by doing this? Let me tell you that no matter what you do or say, I willnever acknowledge you as my daughter-in-law. Besides, Michael is my son. I don't believe that hewould go against me forever!” While saying that, Josephine looked toward his son, trying to see if therewere any signs of wavering.

However, Michael's face remained indifferent and showed no intention of stopping me. Thus, Josephinewas even angrier after seeing how he supported me.

“All right, then! It looks like the both of you don't respect me since you're ganging up on me like this—especially you, Michael. I'm so disappointed in you. How could you treat me this way for a merewoman?” Josephine spat out furiously while pointing at Michael. Then, she stormed out of the house.

It seems like things will always go wrong whenever I meet with Mrs. Shaw. Upon thinking that, I feltfrustrated. Although I tried my best to be the ideal daughter-in-law Josephine wanted, my familybackground was not something I could control. As I was born and raised in a village, there was no wayI could provide any substantial benefit to the Shaw family.

Standing in the same spot, I hung my head in exasperation. At that moment, Michael came up to meand put his hand around my shoulders. “All right. Stop overthinking things. You don't need to be

bothered by my mom. It's not like you'll meet with her every day.” He spoke in a gentle tone.

I knew that Michael was trying to comfort me. Thus, I looked up and flashed him a weak smile.However, I could not seem to get rid of the disappointment in my heart.

It was meant to be a joyous day to receive our marriage certificate, but it had all gone down the drain.

“Don't worry. I'm fine. I believe that Mom will accept me one day, for I will try to live up to theexpectation of the daughter-in-law she wants.”

In all honesty, I could ignore the way Josephine treated me just fine. I was married to Michael and notto his mother anyway. However, it pained me to see him frustrated over that.

Even though he did not show it, I could tell that he secretly minded over that issue. After all, no man inthis world hoped to see their mom and wife on bad terms.

“Don't be so hard on yourself.” Michael caressed my face and curled his lips into a thin smile, his eyesfilled with gentleness.

As I knew how Michael doted on me, I could not stand by and watch him being in a bind. Thus, I hopedto get along with Josephine. A good relationship between mother and daughter-in-law was important,after all.

After sending me back to my room and comforting me for a while, Michael went back to the company toattend to some work. Meanwhile, I was lying in bed while thinking of various ways of making Josephinesatisfied with me.

While being deep in thought, I somehow fell asleep. A phone call then woke me up. After seeing that itwas from my mother, I did not feel anything in particular.

Evidently, she was calling to ask about Steven as it had been about a month since he stayed here.Although he constantly skipped work, he did not cause too much trouble at the very least.

“Mom,” I greeted after picking up the call.

“Anna, I can't seem to reach Steven. I'm a bit worried.” Her voice sounded from the other end of theline. As expected, she was phoning to ask about Steven.

“Mom, don't get too worried over it. Maybe his phone ran out of battery, or that he forgot to bring it withhim.”

Mom always treated Steven as the apple of her eye and would call him several times a day. Seeinghow worried she was over a missed call, I felt jealous. I really wish she could worry about me the sameway she does for Steven.

“Since you don't have anything important going on, why don't you go and check on your brother? Hemight be in danger!”

Her voice once again boomed from the phone. However, I was displeased with her words. Isn't she toomuch of a worrywart? Steven is a grown man—he can take care of himself. Why is she so worried overone missed call?

“Don't worry. He's definitely fine. You can try to phone him later on. I'm a bit tired today, so I want to get

some rest.”

After getting pregnant, I felt more easily tired than usual. Thus, just the thought of visiting Steven mademe feel exhausted.

“How can you be like this? I'm just asking you to check up on your younger brother, yet you rejectedme right away. Do you perhaps not feel worried for your brother? What if something terriblehappened?” Mom's angry voice spewed out of the phone as soon as I dismissed her thought. It wasexpected, for she would usually let out her anger on me regarding Steven's matters.

“I really don't think it's necessary to do so. Steven is a grown-up, not some three-year-old. What couldhappen to him? Like I said before, maybe his phone ran out of battery. Don't be so anxious over it.” Ithen sighed in frustration. Why is she like this?

“I don't care! Head to your brother's place immediately. I can't sleep without confirming that he's allright. Do you hear me? Go there right now!” Initially, there was still room for discussion in my mother'stone. However, it soon turned into an order.

As I furrowed my eyebrows, the irritation in my heart grew stronger and stronger. Despite wanting toreject her again, I knew she would only rebuke me with even harsher words. Therefore, I could onlychoose to compromise. “I understand. I'll go there right now. Once I'm there, I'll give you a call.”

After saying that, I hung up the phone before she could respond.

Sitting up, I rubbed my head in dismay. Although I was in a terrible mood, I could not break mypromise.

After getting dressed, I hailed a taxi and headed to Steven's place.