The smug look on Jacqueline Spann's face instantly vanished. She was so mortified she wished she could find a hole to crawl into, and she forced an awkward smile. "I've already eaten."
"Mm."
Verna Golding's expression was cold; she didn't even spare Jacqueline Spann a proper glance. Instead, she smiled gently at Tang Xiaonan and asked in a soft voice, "Have you eaten yet, Xiaonan?"
"I ate at Grandpa's," Tang Xiaonan replied sweetly, though her mind was filled with questions.
'Verna Golding's attitude toward Jacqueline Spann was odd. Grandma and Auntie both had a great impression of Verna, praising her for being kind and decent, a quick worker, and a good homemaker. Besides, Verna Golding and Phoenix Golding were cousins from a close branch of the family, which meant Jacqueline Spann should be calling her Auntie.'
