Chapter 17

Julia frowned slightly. She really found Caroline insufferable. But Giselle's next words completely put Caroline in her place. "Did I say you could speak? You're the biggest troublemaker in this house. I'm not in the mood for nonsense today. If you say one more word, don't blame me for throwing you out." Everyone in the room sucked in a sharp breath. Giselle was the only one in the entire Vaughan family who would dare to do something like that. In the next moment, Giselle grabbed Julia's wrist, pointed at the bracelet she was wearing, and said, "You still call me 'Mrs. Vaughan' after accepting this bracelet? From now on, call me 'Mom.'" Everyone was stunned, even Julia herself. She'd thought Giselle disliked her, but it turned out Giselle was only upset that she hadn't called her "Mom". Julia's face turned beet red. Giselle teased her, "What's the matter? Are you shy? You're the wife we picked out for our son years ago. Now that we've finally found you, I'm not letting you go aga