Chapter 893

Hazel hadn't thought of that. But after Bobby's reminder, she immediately began sizing up Maryanne with the discerning eyes of a mother-in-law examining a daughter-in-law. Raised under the Devereux's pampered care since birth, Maryanne carried an innate air of delicacy. Her skin had a rosy glow, and her bright eyes and elegant gestures made her quite charming. "You're older than Hayden, aren't you?" Hazel asked with a frown. "Could it be that Lily set you two up?" Maryanne was startled by Bobby's earlier question. It took her a moment to realize that Hazel was now eyeing her. Before she could explain herself, she was already bristling, irritated by Hazel's tone full of disdain. "What do you mean by that? So what if I'm older than him? It's just three years!" Hazel, with her conservation thinking, replied, "In a marriage, the husband is usually older than the wi—" "Stop talking nonsense!" Bobby interrupted, his face stern as he coldly reprimanded her. "We live in modern times now.