She was like an assistant to Charlotte Miller, or you could say she was like a backdrop. Morning finally passed, and by noon, Charlotte Miller unusually spoke to her in kind and even gave her a few smiles, her tone carrying a hint of flattery. Julie Sampton naturally felt a sense of relief in her heart.
Yet what was infuriating was that this sense of relief had to come through Jane Sampsonās husband of all people.
And when she had greeted James Black in the elevator just now, he had indeed been excessively cold.
Fortunately, Charlotte Miller didnāt sense anything amiss.
"Yes, my brother-in-law is part of the guard team and heās in the Capital Province Guard," Julie Sampton suppressed her dislike for Jane and spoke with a hint of pride, "My brother-in-law hails from a family with a long history in the guard, his uncle and grandfather were both guards, and he himself naturally became one too. Though heās young, everyone says his future is unlimited. He is now the Chief of the team area heās part of and I can proudly say that heās the youngest Chief in the entire guard teamās record."
"What is his name?" asked Charlotte Miller, her voice tinged with regret, "I had no idea he was already married."
"James Black." Julie Sampton said.
"Handsome guys always seem to have nice names," Charlotte Miller scoffed, "But how come I never heard you have a sister?"
Charlotte Miller knew that Julieās family had some minor connections, but nothing extraordinarily influential, so Julieās current position was simply as a small show host. Advancing any higher seemed nearly impossible.
"Oh, sheās our foster daughter," Julie said nonchalantly, "A foster daughterāwhatās there to mention about that?"
"Foster daughter? Are you kidding me, your familyās foster daughter married such an impressive husband? How come you, their biological daughter, didnāt marry over there? To be the Chiefās wife, I never expected it would be a foster daughterās turn," Charlotte Miller found Julieās words somewhat unbelievable.
Julie was left speechless by Charlotteās questioning.
Yes, anyone who knew of this matter but didnāt know the full story, their first comment would be to question why the āfoster daughterā she spoke of was able to marry so well.
And here she was, the biological daughter of the Sampton Family, still without a presentable partner.
"Youāve talked so much about all the things your brother-in-law is involved in, but why didnāt you mention his parents? Given his current status, his parents must be quite powerful, right? They canāt be some minister or director of some sort, can they?" Charlotte was curious.
"His mother passed away very early, and as for his fatherās affairs, I am not familiar with them, Iāve never met him, perhaps heās passed away too," Julie, who had only returned to the Sampton family in her teens, certainly wouldnāt know about James Blackās family affairs.
Julie thought, perhaps even Jane Sampson wasnāt clear about her father-in-lawās matters.
After all, when Jane and James got married, Jamesās father didnāt attend the wedding feast, and not a single one of his fatherās relatives appeared.
Inside the great courtyard, no one would bring up anything about Jamesās father, naturally, this meant that the younger generation like Julie and Jane had no way of knowing. "No in-laws to contend with upon marrying into the family, becoming the lady of a high-status household right away, why did your parents let the foster daughter marry him?" Charlotte was now even more envious, "For us women, isnāt the most desirable thing to marry a wealthy and influential husband, and even better if heās an orphan? If I were you, Iād never let such a good thing slip into an outsiderās hands."