Chapter 2
I saw Brittany still unwilling to give up, so I held up the love letters in my hand and said, “Auntie, these are all written by my good friends for Uncle. She only saw my Uncle once and fell deeply in
love with him!”
“But I was afraid that Uncle would scold me, so I didn’t dare to give it to him. I was even more afraid that Uncle would get angry and blame me, and kick me out of the Krueger family! Auntie, you also know that I am an orphan, and I have nowhere else to go.”
When Brittany heard me mention the word “orphan,” her face relaxed and she felt a pang of
sympathy.
I continued pitifully, “Anyway, even if I handed them over to Uncle, he would refuse because he only has you in his heart! So I thought and thought, and decided to hide all the love letters. Unexpectedly, as time went on, I ended up hiding more and more.”
I was afraid that she wouldn’t believe me, so I pulled out my phone and showed her the chat records between me and my sisters.
These records were edited by me. Indeed, my sister had a crush on a boy and asked me to help her deliver love letters, but it wasn’t Brennan.
Brittany finished reading and indeed became slightly more convinced. She lowered her head, lost in thought, and then raised it again as she stood up. “So what if you wrote it? Don’t worry, my aunt won’t bother with a little girl like you!”
After speaking, she disdainfully looked me up and down, with a hint of mocking laughter at the corner of her mouth.
I suppressed the nervousness in my heart, perhaps it was my humble attitude in front of her in this lifetime that satisfied her, making her feel that I was not enough to pose a threat to her, so she was lazy to delve deeper with me.
Although this time did not completely dispel her concerns, Brittany will no longer see me as a potential rival.
As for calling her “Auntie,” I didn’t just make that up.
The members of the Krueger family did indeed discuss Brennan’s marriage, but they only sought a suitable match for him.
When Brennan came back at night, it was already late. Ever since I took the opportunity to confess my feelings to him on my 18th birthday, he had been deliberately ignoring me.
But tonight, he actually knocked on my door.
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I had just fallen asleep when I suddenly woke up!
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Brennan’s angry face. He immediately started reproaching, “Marlene Castillo, what nonsense did you tell Brittany? When did I discuss my marriage with her?”
“What kind of trick are you trying to pull again? Are you intentionally trying to disappoint Brittany and make her cry? Or do you have some malicious thoughts to drive her away? I won’t dwell on the past, but from now on, you better be honest with me!”
“I had warned you long ago, not to have any inappropriate thoughts about me anymore! Put away your scheming mind and don’t meddle with my emotions!”
I hung my head and murmured “uh–huh” in a low voice.
He impatiently exhaled a breath and stared at me with sharp eyes, saying, “Who do you think will sympathize with your lost and helpless appearance? Do you think I will feel sorry for you?”
“Marlene, I warned you, do not deliberately approach Brittany again in the future! She is innocent–minded, unlike you, a young woman with a cunning and malicious nature!”
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