Our Love Story: Hard to Guard Against the Sudden Love Strike-Chapter 386 - 367: Blossoming Sisters

As soon as Sylvia Langley spoke, everyone except for the clueless Ronan Grant had different reactions on their faces.

Naturally, Quentin Thorne was not very happy, and he showed it quite openly.

Ian Grant had always suspected that her husband had some inappropriate relationship with the young, beautiful, and long-legged Sienna Thornton. Now, hearing Sylvia mention the two young people getting married, and seeing her husband’s indignant expression—she, who was already very possessive and controlling, felt her heart restless again.

And as for Mina Thorne, ever since she had been told by Ian about the rumored ambiguity between Quentin and Sienna while Quentin had asked her to avoid suspicion from Sienna’s case, she too glanced at her father after Sylvia’s words.

So coincidentally, both women in the Thorne family witnessed Quentin’s face of anger and dissatisfaction upon hearing the news of Sienna Thornton and Simon Forrester’s marriage.

The anger and dissatisfaction were naturally their interpretations.

But what was Quentin Thorne’s real feeling? It was probably resignation.

Originally, he was quite confident that after recognizing Sienna Thornton, she would heed his advice and break away from Simon Forrester. After all, he had prepared substantial arguments, but after the day Melinda Linton was rushed to the emergency room, seeing Sienna Thornton’s attitude towards him, he felt it would be difficult to change her decision.

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Sylvia Langley had pulled Sienna Thornton into the living room, so Simon Forrester had to invite Quentin Thorne’s family inside to sit.

Old Master Forrester and his children and grandchildren had just come out of the dining room, and upon seeing the Thorne family sitting in the living room, the old man hurried over from the corridor.

He almost blurted out, "Happy New Year to the in-laws," but managed to hold back the words stuck on his tongue, instead saying, "Such esteemed guests." With that, he quickly gestured for Zane Forrester to make tea for the guests.

Bianca Fordham’s family sat opposite the Thorne family. Zane Forrester and Sylvia Langley sat with the guests, while Simon Forrester and his wife sat with Bianca’s family.

Thomas Reed, being good at socializing, naturally had to praise Quentin Thorne upon seeing him, and soon the atmosphere brightened up.

As the conversation went on, the atmosphere was quite pleasant. Suddenly, Bianca Fordham asked, "Hey, don’t you think Thornton and Dean Thorne’s daughter look a bit alike?"

Mrs. Reed turned her head, looked at Sienna Thornton, then at Mina Thorne on the opposite side: "They do look a bit alike, you’d think they were sisters!"

Ian Grant wore a disdainful look, smiling insincerely: "Lawyer Thornton is from Wrayhaven; how could our family have such poor relatives?"

As soon as she said this, the faces of Old Master Forrester, Quentin Thorne, and Sylvia Langley changed simultaneously.

Sylvia Langley, always at odds with Bianca Fordham, naturally thought that Bianca and her daughter-in-law were deliberately mocking Sienna Thornton to embarrass her as the soon-to-be mother-in-law.

Being proud by nature and considering herself nobler than the short and plump Ian Grant and more confident than the already married Bianca Fordham, along with her genuine admiration for Sienna Thornton’s capabilities, she couldn’t allow Bianca and Ian to ridicule her and Sienna Thornton directly.

She snorted softly, raising her finely shaped eyebrows, and looked sideways at Ian Grant and her daughter, who were clearly less capable than her and Sienna Thornton, with a contemptuous smile on her lips: "Speaking of poverty, tracing back a hundred years, weren’t we all farmers? Working shirtless in the fields?"

The Forrester family had been wealthy since the Qing era, and Grandma Forrester was a descendant of The Eight Banners, famously being the wealthiest in the city. Even without the Forrester Group’s annual net profit running into the billions, the antiques and overseas wealth passed down by their ancestors would be enough for their descendants for dozens of generations; while the Grant family rose to power through Old Master Grant’s early revolutionary activities, in terms of nobility and heritage, the Forrester family was naturally superior.

How could Ian Grant not understand this?

Her face turned ugly, and before she could respond, Sylvia Langley began to speak with a smile: "These days, living in a big house doesn’t necessarily mean wealth. It’s also about where the house is. Ian, do you look down on Thornton for coming from Wrayhaven?"

The first sentence was a jab at the Thorne family’s suburban villa not signifying wealth, and the second forced Ian to belittle Sienna Thornton, so Sylvia could counterattack and elevate Sienna Thornton.

Having known each other for over thirty years, Ian Grant was well aware of Sylvia Langley’s tactics, so she did not reply, but her complexion was very grim, a mix of green and black hues.

But as she said nothing, Sylvia Langley continued with her rebuttal: "Our Thornton is highly educated and intelligent, excellent at handling lawsuits, and specializes in international trade disputes where the stakes range from a few hundred million to several billion, often in dollars or euros. The commissions from these cases are unimaginable to you."

While saying this, Sylvia Langley looked at Mina Thorne: "Don’t assume people from small places are destined for insignificance. Often, those from humble beginnings, with no connections or background, who rely on their intelligence and ability to become top-tier elites, are the truly remarkable ones!"

She emphasized the word "remarkable," which made Mina Thorne, who was equally active in the legal sector yet only had a bachelor’s degree and relied on connections to become a prosecutor, feel agitated!

Earlier, when Bianca Fordham said Sienna Thornton resembled her, Mina had secretly observed Sienna sitting across from her.

She found that Sienna Thornton, dressed in a fitting turtleneck sweater and simple skinny jeans without any makeup, was a hundred times more beautiful and refined.

Since childhood, everyone praised Mina for her looks, describing her round eyes, small exquisite nose, and naturally smiling lips, akin to a doll.

As Mina grew older and developed an aesthetic sense, she realized that while her features were attractive, her bone structure was not.

She inherited her father’s refined and sophisticated features but also her mother’s coarse cheekbones and jawline. As her body developed, her facial bones grew uncontrollably, leading to her current appearance.

The people who once praised her doll-like beauty stopped, and she understood her looks had deviated from their potential.

Typically, she would style her hair to alter her face shape, cover her cheekbones with bangs, and frame her jawline with medium-length hair to expose her pointed chin, still making her look beautiful, which earned her the title of school belle throughout high school and college.

Yet, each time after a shower, when she wrapped her wet hair and saw her face lacking refinement in the mirror, she would lament how wonderful it would be to have more delicate bone structure?

But this was merely a nightly thought; during the day, adorned by her refined hair and makeup, she remained confident and still considered herself beautiful.

Until today, when she saw Sienna Thornton, bare-faced, wearing her high ponytail, with bangs pulled back to reveal a perfectly pale, exquisitely beautiful face.

Sienna Thornton possessed features as refined, if not more so, than Mina’s, along with the flawless bone structure she longed for.

The self-confidence Mina Thorne had built over the years seemed to be trampled by Sienna Thornton at this moment. Sienna, merely sitting quietly without sparing her a glance, but Mina felt her self-esteem was already shattered to pieces!

Without comparison, there’s no harm.

Mina Thorne suddenly felt that her thick bangs and unchanging bob hairstyle were an utter joke!