"Daphne, you’d better listen to Samantha’s advice. Stop spending all your time trying to please those old me! If you have time to waste, it’s better for you to try to please Samantha instead!"
When I looked at everyone who flattered Samantha and then focused my eyes on seeing her proud and arrogant face, I couldn’t help but feel speechless. Was there something wrong with Nathan’s taste in women? How could he fall in love with someone so fake and shallow?
As his aunt, I could not accept if Nathan would marry Samantha at all. Besides, I didn't believe Nathan would dare to marry Samantha if I disagreed. Although I was only two years older than Nathan, my generation in the family was still higher than his.
It was because of how our family tree was arranged. When I was three years old, I had been born with a very weak body. Hence, my parents sent me to live in a Catholic church to be raised and taken care of in Italy.
Last year, there was a terrible accident that took the lives of my parents and my older brother and sister-in-law. Eventually, I returned to the Browne Family’s old mansion. For many years, I had been living a very quiet and secluded life with my adoptive father in the church.
After returning to society, it was very reasonable that I felt a little bit out of touch from the modern world. In order to adapt quickly to everything around me, I decided to hide my true identity and entered the Browne Corporation, starting from the very bottom as a regular saleswoman.
However, I was not like the other salespeople. Most of them relied on their smooth talking to sign deals. Sometimes, they would even use their own bodies to get what they wanted.
Meanwhile, I had a different method. I helped customers by giving them advice and showing them perspectives that they had never thought of before. Everything I pointed out could either help the customers earn more money or help them avoid what seemed to be scam in their businesses.
Over time, many customers became loyal to me and trusted me deeply.
Of course, not many people knew the real reason for my success. Most people, led by Samantha, thought that I got customers’ favor by using shameless tactics. Samantha especially loved to spread these kinds of rumors about me, showing strong hostility.
Before I joined the company, Samantha was already the most outstanding salesperson who had won lots of major deals. However, the main reason for her success was because her relationship with Nathan was widely known.
Thus, many of the company’s partners gave her special treatment out of respect for Nathan.
Thanks to this, Samantha had been able to keep her position as a top salesperson for several years and had earned many big bonuses.
She often spoke proudly in public by saying, "My success didn’t depend on anyone! Everything I have achieved is because of my own hard work!"
Samantha really liked to show off her strong and independent image.
In fact, she even said things like, "Even though Nathan is my boyfriend, I never let him help me with my career. I want to prove my abilities on my own. Even after I marry Nathan in the future, I will never give up my career."
Samantha worked hard to build her image as a strong and independent woman. It would explain why she could never accep the fact that I, a newcomer, became a top salesperson and managed to reach her level in just one year.
Yet, the real reason why Samantha hated me so much and why she spread so many lies about me, was not just because I threatened her position.
Half a year ago, Nathan ordered a very expensive cake to celebrate my birthday. When Samantha found out about it, she was furious. However, she didn’t dare to cause trouble for Nathan directly, so she decided to take her anger out on me instead.
I did not bother to argue with Samantha. After all, if I didn’t give my approval, Nathan would never be able to marry Samantha into the Browne Family. After I returned to the Browne Family’s old mansion that evening, Nathan came over respectfully and personally served me my chamomile tea.
Nathan spoke carefully, trying to please me and said, "Aunt Daphne, after the company's annual meeting, I plan to get engaged to Samantha. I hope you can help us witness the engagement ceremony."
He then continued, "Besides, I think it will be a good chance to finally announce who you really are to everyone, so that people will know you are the real matriarch of the Browne Family-"
Before he could say more, I interrupted him calmly as I asked him, "Have you really thought about it? Are you sure you still want to marry Samantha?"
I looked at him seriously and added, "That woman, Samantha, is not suitable for you at all."
"With the Browne Family’s wealth and position, there are so many well-raised, rich young ladies who would love to marry you. Why did you have to set your eyes on someone like Samantha?"
