As soon as Mrs. Harris entered the kitchen, she waved all the servants away.

From the moment Emily entered the door, Mrs. Harris had not stopped watching her. Now that she saw that Emily was unperturbed, she felt a little more sure of her. To Emma, what she cared was not how eminent family background of her daughter-in-law but whether the women could give her son happiness.

"How long have you and little monkey known each other?"

Hearing Adam's nickname address, Emily almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

Mrs. Harris seemed to know what she was laughing at and didn't mind, explaining, "Adam was very naughty when he was little,...