Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 1313

Her abnormal behavior made Jackson’s heart thump. “Tiffie… Are you alright? You don’t have to act tough. If you want to cry, just do it. You’ll feel much better after that.”

Tiffany rolled her eyes at him. “Why would I cry? Just because Ethan’s back and he’s deliberately trying to get close to me means I’m going to burst into tears? I’m not a three year old. Don’t underestimate me. I’d feel pressured, or at most, a little stressed. Don’t worry, it’s fine. Try my cooking today.”

Jackson didn’t believe her. Her abnormal behavior was an example of her current mental state. He couldn’t help repressing his emotions too.

He washed his hands and headed to the dinner table. He looked at the considerably sumptuous variety of dishes, but wasn’t in the mood to eat.

“Why? Are you ignoring my food?” Tiffany asked, feeling upset. “I rarely ever cook and you’re ignoring me? You won’t ever get another chance.”

He scooped a helping of salad into his mouth with a bitter smile on his face. Only then did he realize what true tastelessness meant.

“No, I’m just a little uneasy. I imagined all kinds of reactions from you after finding out the truth, but this certainly wasn’t one of them…”

Tiffany shrugged nonchalantly. “Don’t you all think that I’m not smart enough, that I’m insensitive? That I’m simple-minded? Isn’t this how I’m supposed to act? Being sad and trembling in fear really isn’t my style. Am I supposed to act like that? Is that the only way for me to look normal in front of you? Let’s look at it from a different view: Ethan was the man I once loved. How scary can he really be? I just feel very heavy and I want to stay as far away from him as possible, I want nothing to do with him anymore. You’ve mentioned that he’s Mark’s younger brother. I know that they don’t have the same mother, but how big of a difference can it really be?”

Jackson didn’t answer. From a different perspective, Mark was scarier than Ethan, more extreme…