For a moment, the room was extremely quiet.
Then, Denise broke the silence by saying, “Becky, please don’t say that. You are different now. Of course, we wouldn’t dare treat you like before. Yes, I did it. I will take responsible for it, and I’m sure you’ll be satisfied with it.”
Becky chuckled. “Well, I want to know how you are going to take responsible for it, Denise.”
She paused and smiled sarcastically at Denise before continuing, “And how do you know that I will be satisfied with it?”
Elmore cut in, “Becky, we used to be a family. Don’t be so ruthless to us. It is Denise’s fault, yes. What do you want us to do so that you can forgive her? I’ll make Denise do it. Besides, if you…”
Elmore stopped abruptly, his gaze locking with Becky’s. He wanted to say, “If you keep making trouble like this, Rory will hate you.” But on second thought, he said, “You are a Ramos. If our families fight each other, everyone will treat us like a joke.”
Elmore did make some sense.
Becky didn’t want to continue their quarrel. The purpose of her inviting Elmore to dinner tonight was to solve the problem, not quarrel with them.
But Denise had gone too far. Becky had to give Elmore a stern warning to keep Denise in check.
Becky said seriously, “You are right, Mr. Casper. I asked you to dinner today to deal with this in the most appropriate way. The Internet is full of rumors about me. I’ve become the other woman in people’s eyes, which is the most malicious attack that can be made on a woman. This is not the first time that Denise has done such a thing. I don’t want to hear her apology. All I want is for her to clarify everything. I don’t care what method she will use. I only have two requests. First, clarify that I didn’t interfere in Rory and Raina’s relationship. Second, clarify that the comic book wasn’t created by me and keep the information of the author a secret.”
Becky looked at Elmore and added, “Mr. Casper, I don’t think my requests are too much, are they?”
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