Chapter 7

Just as she returned to her room and was about to lie down to rest, the door opened and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Maria, walked in with Ruby.

Mrs. Maria's face as always looked cynical, while Ruby smiled with a smirk- with a mocking expression. 

"Celine, why are you still in bed?" scolded Madame Maria in a cold tone. "There's a social gathering here today, and you should have already started preparing everything," said Mrs. Maria curtly. 

Celine looked at them with a tired face. "I'm not feeling well, ma'am. I need to rest," she replied firmly, "After all, I'm Nico's wife, not a maid!" Celine continued. 

Ruby chuckled, approaching Celine's bed. "What? Nico's wife? Heh, Celine! That Nico doesn't think of you as his wife anymore. Do you understand? And I guess, you're just pretending to be sick to avoid your responsibilities, right?" she said sarcastically. "You must prepare a meal for our guests. This is not a request, it's an order. REMEMBER! You