I gritted my teeth and kept silent as she continued whipping me with the feather duster. She refused to stop even when she was exhausted, and all I could do was stand there helplessly with tears welled up in my eyes.
Later on, someone walked over and took the feather duster away from Mom; it was Lucas. He shielded me and yelled at her, “Aunt Isabelle, this is way out of line. Are you trying to kill her?”
Isabelle threw the feather duster away. Noticing that I was still refusing to say a word, she sneered. “Yvonne, that’s all I have to say for today. If you still insist to be with Christopher, I’ll disown you.”
“Aunt Isabelle, please don’t get angry.” Crystal finally spoke up after watching silently from the sidelines. She walked to Isabelle and took her hand before smiling smugly at me. “Yvonne, why don’t you apologize to Aunt Isabelle already? Stop being so stubborn. You should know that Christopher is our enemy, and you shouldn’t be choosing the enemy over your mother.”
“You don’t have to do this. I’m sure she never respected me as her mother. If she loves the Lane family so much, she can choose to be their daughter instead,” Isabelle said coldly.
“Aunt Isabelle, Yvonne just needs more time to process this. After all, the Lane family is so influential here in Avenport. Her status will skyrocket after she marries into their family. After all, Yvonne suffered so much in the past. It’s only normal for her to be reluctant to let go of this golden opportunity. Just give her a few more days, and I’m sure she would be able to think more rationally. Am I right, Yvonne?”
Crystal winked at me, gesturing for me to just play along. However, her words were full of sarcasm and mockery. I could even see the smugness hidden in her eyes as though she found this amusing.
“Yvonne, you should know that you’re now the eldest daughter of the Goldstein family. Men will be lining up for you. Why do you have to be so obsessed with Christopher? Anyway, why don’t you consider Mr. Osborn instead? He’s a capable guy, and I know there’s a lot of women interested in him. Aunt Isabelle took a lot of effort to pick the right guy for you, so you should be more appreciative.”
“Crystal, I think you shouldn’t be interfering with our family matters,” Lucas interrupted Crystal’s words as he helped me up.
“I-I was trying to help!” Crystal pursed her lips with a pitiful look.
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