She knew that she always had ulterior motives.
"Okay, I know youāre busy, and I wonāt take up much of your time, just a small matter. Once itās discussed, thatāll be it,"
Mother Sampton didnāt pick up on the impatience pressed into Janeās words, assuming Jane was just showing rare consideration for her. She went straight to the point, "Do you know that Julie Sampton already quit her job at the TV station many days ago?"
"I didnāt know." Jane wasnāt diplomatic, "If I show too much concern for her matters, sheāll think I have an ulterior motive, think Iām enjoying her misfortune."
"Donāt talk like that about Julie, she isnāt that petty," Mother Sampton couldnāt stand anyone speaking ill of Julie in any quirky way, "Sometimes sheās just in a bad mood, thatās why she can be a bit bad-tempered."
Jane scoffed, Julie was seldom in a good mood any day of the year.
"Julie quit her job because your grandparents pressured her. She has been cooped up at home for a long time. Your grandparents want Julie to get married quickly, you heard them that day," Mother Sampton said with a hint of blame in her voice, resenting Janeās grandparentsā partiality towards Jane and their failure to show more tolerance for Julie, their granddaughter who had a rough childhood.
"I know," Jane answered, then chuckled, "Mom, please donāt tell me that Julie has taken a fancy to James Black and wants you to persuade me to give him back to her."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mother Samptonās voice suddenly sharpened, "Your dad said that Kane Forest and Julie are well-matched. I thought about it all afternoon, and apart from him being a bit older than Julie, there doesnāt seem to be anything bad about it. Kane Forest is the person in charge of Forest Clan Group and he hasnāt been seen with any dubious pretty girls around him, so he must be a clean-living man who also values family. Your dad mentioned you get along well with Kane Forest, so heās asked you to find an opportunity to introduce Julie to Kane Forest, help matchmaking them."
Jane had never dreamed that Mother Sampton would call her today because she had set her sights on Kane Forest.
Through her words, she was still finding fault with Kane for being much older than Julie.
If the person on the other end of the phone werenāt Mother Sampton who had raised her, if she hadnāt sincerely called her "mom" for more than a decade, Jane would have liked to respond.
Itās not like Julie is good enough for Kane Forest with her attitude.
Did Kane dig up the Sampton familyās ancestral tomb in his previous life or something? Why else would he be so unlucky to marry a woman like Julie?
The people of the Forest Family are so amiable. Father Forest and his two brothers, all the way to the three siblings of the Forest family, have a great relationship. Would marrying Julie disrupt the harmony within the Forest Family?
How dark-hearted would Jane have to be to push Julie onto Kane, knowing full well what Julie is like?
To put it harshly, the Forest Family isnāt a junkyard.
Why should they have to accept a person like Julie for Kane Forest?
Wouldnāt that be unfair to Kane?
Kane mustāve had some bad luck recently to be targeted by Father Sampton and Julie.
"Mom, Iām sorry, but I canāt help with this. If Julie wants to be Mrs. Forest, she should show some capability and go after it by herself. Let her bite off only as much as she can chew. Iām still busy, so Iām going to hang up now." Jane promptly ended the call and tossed her phone to the side, sinking into a grim silence.