Chapter 61 The Cornells or The Browns
I said, “She came back so late. Could it be that she went to see her ex–brother–in–law? How interesting. She always calls me intimately, but behind everyone’s back, she’s with my ex–husband. Isn’t that just a clear case of trying to be the mistress?”
Hearing this, Elsa froze for a moment, then her eyes reddened. She began to wipe away her tears, looking aggrieved.
“Jane, even though you and Jeremiah are divorced, I should still go check on him. After all, if you two become too estranged, it’ll be awkward when you see each other in the future! Also, I just learned from him that he got so angry because you’re with Mr. Flint now, and Mr. Flint even beat him up.
“You posted that video online and twisted the facts. Jane, what you did was really too much. Don’t you care about Jeremiah at all after he got beaten up so harshly?”
My parents only knew about Jeremiah bullying me, but they didn’t know that Eric had beaten him up, so they looked at me with
contusion
I cleared my throat and calmly explained, “If it weren’t for Eric stepping in, Jeremiah would’ve had his way with me. In other words, Eric is my savior.”
After saying that, I turned my gaze to Elsa with mockery.
“You’re obviously from the Brown family, so why are you so protective of Jeremiah? Do you really want to be his wife? If that’s the case, why don’t you just move into the Cornell residence? Why stay here and be an eyesore?”
Elsa’s face instantly turned pale. She didn’t choose to confront me directly but instead tearfully threw herself at my parents. “Dad, Mom, I didn’t mean anything by it: I just wanted to visit Jeremiah on behalf of Jane, but I didn’t expect her to accuse me like this…”
My parents exchanged a glance and then looked at me with a bit of helplessness.
“Jae, Elsa did it for your sake. Don’t be so angry with her.”
Even though my parents supported me when it mattered, they were still being led by the nose by Elsa and couldn’t see through. her true intentions.
I crossed my arms, my gaze cold as I stared at Elsa. “I can choose not to be angry with her, but she has to promise me that she won’t have any further contact with the Cornell family. If she can do that, I’ll still consider her a sister.”
I said this on purpose, intending to force her to choose between the Brown and Cornell families.
If I could use this opportunity to make my parents see where Elsa’s heart truly lay, that would be a good thing.
Tears immediately filled Elsa’s eyes, and they started falling one by one.
“Jane, Jeremiah loves you so much. Why do you have to divorce him for another man? I think the relationship between the Cornell and Brown families should remain as it was. It shouldn’t become so ugly.”
I raised an eyebrow. “It seems like you can’t make up your mind. Mom, Dad, you see it too, right? She’s obviously siding with the Comell family. But Jeremiah just bullied me and even laid his hands on me. Not only is she not standing by my side, but she’s siding with my ex–husband. Isn’t that too selfish of her?”
Hearing my words, my parents looked at Elsa with doubt in their eyes.
Before they could speak, Elsa nervously explained, “Jane, you’ve misunderstood! Of course, I’m on your side! I just think there’s a better way to solve this!”
I couldn’t help but roll my eyes.
She was really good at talking.
