Chapter 68

"So, what did Jaden say?" Lorraine asked. She gestured for Logan to go pick up the kids while she waited in the car. Seeing that she was chatting with Vanessa on the phone, Logan went ahead to pick up the children. Lorraine worried when Vanessa fell silent. After Vanessa got married, she was pretty happy. With a generous wedding gift, she commanded respect in her in-laws' house. Bethany did have ideas about bossing Vanessa around, and Irene didn't make a fuss after learning about it. Instead, she rallied a group of relatives, and they all squeezed into two buses as they made their way to the Ware residence. They stayed there, eating and drinking like nobody's business. Within two weeks, Bethany caved in and stopped bothering Vanessa. Only then did Irene and the relatives leave. Lorraine admired how Irene protected Vanessa and handled the Wares without confrontation. "Vanessa, is Jaden backing Donna too? Is he suggesting you give up the whole floor of the apartment building as he