My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 1068: Too Fierce

Chapter 1068: Too Fierce

Then Talia quickly invited Page to take a seat and engaged in politeconversation with her. In reality, there wasn't much to discuss, but givenTalia's position, she was skilled in handling such topics and diffusingtension.

Camille remained silent, seated on the side, until the servant remindedthem it was time for dinner.

Talia invited Page to the dining room, and Camille and Sienna followedsuit.

Once seated, there were only the four women present.

Unable to hold back her curiosity, Page asked, "Where are Mr. Simpsonand the old Mr. Simpson?"

Talia replied in a warm tone, "They've gone out. Besides, today is agathering for us ladies, and it's not convenient for them to be here."Page's face slightly stiffened. It was evident that this wasn't awelcoming gesture to her as a family member but rather an intentionalseparation.

However, Page refrained from commenting. Instead, Sienna continuedthe conversation, saying, "Aunt, this is quite nice. Having men aroundmakes our conversations less comfortable.”

"Yes, I think so too. They have their own dinner, and this works outperfectly,” Talia added with a smile. She then turned her gaze to Pageand said, "I'm not sure what your preferences are, so we've prepared avariety of dishes. If any of them don't suit your taste, please don'thesitate to let us know. Since it's your first time dining at the Simpson'smansion, there might be some areas where our preparations fall short.We appreciate your understanding.”

Talia's words were filled with courtesy and politeness, but Page sensedthe underlying message.

This was her first visit to the Simpson's mansion after such a long time.Clearly, the somewhat distant relationship with Camille was the reasonbehind this treatment. In a close-knit mother-daughter relationship,such measures wouldn't be necessary.

Page couldn't say anything, so she replied with a smile, “This is morethan suitable. You're being too kind. We're just four people, and you'veprepared such an abundant feast. It's really not necessary.”

"Don't mention it," Talia said with a soft smile.

Camille remained mostly silent and, at one point, picked up a soupbowl, ladling a bowl of soup for Talia and then for Sienna, and finally forherself.

After serving three bowls of soup, she set down the ladle and picked upa spoon to sip her own soup. This scene made Page's face turn stiff.Still, since Talia hadn't requested that Camille serve her, Page couldn'tdirectly accuse Camille. She quickly tried to cover the situation bysaying, "I'm not a fan of soup. I didn't expect Cami to remember."

Talia looked at Camille with a doting expression and said, "Cami is veryconsiderate.”

"Indeed, she's very considerate,” Page echoed, though her expressionremained icy.

With no further incidents, everyone continued to eat in silence. Whenthe meal was almost over, Page inquired, "Where's Timmy? Whyhaven't I seen him?"

Talia explained, "This time is Timmy's naptime, and he's currentlyasleep.”

Page suggested, "I haven't seen him at all. Isn't it time for him to wakeup? Why don't we wake him? I haven't seen him in a while and wouldlike to play with him today."

As soon as Page made this request, Camille's voice chimed in.Camille responded indifferently, "Waking up a child can make him veryirritable, causing him to cry and fuss. It's been a long time since youtook care of a child, so you might not understand how difficult andtedious it can be. If you genuinely want what's best for Timmy, youshouldn't make such a suggestion. You claim you haven't seen him in along time and want to spend time with him, but have you ever playedwith him? Have you even held him? I don't think so. Since you haven'tin the past, there's no need to put on a pretense now. He doesn't needit, and neither do 1."

Camille spoke with a detached tone, and once she finished, she setdown her bowl and utensils and left the dining table without paying anyattention to Page's expression.

Page's face turned quite ugly in response. She wanted to explainherself, but Camille's attitude left her no room to do so. She turned toTalia, seated next to her, and said, "I didn't mean that. I'm just veryeager to see Timmy. I haven't seen him in a long time, and I thought itwould be nice to spend some time with him. If my suggestion isn'tappropriate, she can reject it. How can she say that about me?Although I haven't taken care of a child for a long time, I'm still a motherof two daughters. I just wanted to spend time with Timmy, that's all.”Page felt wronged and increasingly emotional.

Talia remained expressionless, her emotions concealed. She replied,"Cami is just too anxious about Timmy. After all, mothersunconditionally protect their children. So, please don't feeluncomfortable.”

“I'm not uncomfortable. I'm just..."

Talia interrupted Page, saying, “you can finish our meal. I'll go check onher.” She then stood up from the dining table and left.

With Camille and Talia both gone, the dining room was now empty,except for Page and Sienna.

Sienna also put down her chopsticks, crossed her arms, and leanedback in her chair. Her tone was cold and mocking as she said, "Mrs.Armstrong, it's clear you don't like Camille and, by extension, youprobably don't like Timmy either. So why do you persistently hoveraround her like a fly? Don't you think you're being quite annoying?"Sienna held nothing back, and she didn't care about being polite. Shehad been silent until now out of consideration for Talia's presence, butwith both Camille and Talia gone, she had no reason to hold back.

Her words were sharp and direct, lacking any courtesy, and they madePage's face darken.

Page looked at Sienna in disbelief and said in a subdued tone, "MissKing, do you even know what you're saying? While I may not have anyrelationship with you, you are, at the very least, Camille's friend.Camille is my daughter. Speaking to your friend's mother like this, don'tyou think it's rather impolite?"

Camille let out a faint, mocking hum and spoke indifferently, "I don't seeit as impolite at all. After all, you can act thick-skinned andunreasonable, so why should I show you any courtesy?"

Page's face turned even darker, her expression contorted withdispleasure. However, Sienna remained unfazed.

Sienna continued, "As a mother like you, you're already expendable toCamille. After all, you never loved her. At such a young age, you werewilling to send her away. You should've thought about it then. Besides,Camille wasn't always this cold. Your indifference came first. She waswarm to you even after marrying Ayan. But what about your family?"Sienna had the audacity to accuse Camille of being cold, and Pagecouldn't believe what she was hearing.

Sienna grew angrier the more she spoke, and she was determined tomake Page's attitude as unpleasant as possible.

Page, with a cold expression, lowered her voice and said, "You're justCamille's friend, and this is a family matter. It's none of your business.”“I'm sorry, but Camille and you aren't family. Even though we don'tshare any blood relations, I'm still a better choice compared to you, herso-called blood-related mother.”

Page's face remained stern, her tone cold. "You don't know anything.You know nothing at all. You're just an onlooker. If you were in myposition, you might have done the same, or maybe even worse.Furthermore, even if you consider yourself a friend of Camille's butunrelated to me, by age, I am your elder. Don't think that just becauseyou married into the Ward family, you're superior. If I tell the Wardsabout your attitude, do you think you'll have any right to stay in theWard family?"

Sienna chuckled, her eyes filled with unmistakable amusement. Sheasked in a low voice, "So, you're trying to threaten me into being politeto you, or else you'll tell the Wards that I'm too rude?"