"Elspeth, I know you're probably angry with me right now, and if you hate me, I'll never show up in front of you again…"
After Helena left, Elspeth was the closest person to Isabel. Despite her foolishness, Elspeth never blamed her and always treated her like a younger sister. This time was no different; even though Isabel had betrayed her, Elspeth didn't openly blame her. However, Isabel knew that some things couldn't be undone.
"You're my sister, so how could I blame you?" Elspeth sighed. "Although you were led astray, at least you're willing to turn back. How could I bear to abandon you?"
Isabel looked up with tears in her eyes.
"I also want to thank you for telling me the truth in time." Elspeth smiled.
The night before Arthur's visit, Isabel showed up in tears and spilled everything about her betrayal and Arthur's scheme with the Winthrop Group. "I don't expect you to forgive me, but I hope I won't cause you any more pain," she concluded. Elspeth realized that despite her mistake, Isabel was still a good person who had been misled. She had no intention of digging deeper into her past, especially since Isabel had also been truthful with her.
"Thank you, Elspeth."
"You're welcome. If you encounter any difficulties over there, be sure to tell me."
Isabel nodded tearfully, hugged Elspeth, and left.
Yelena watched her leave and snorted. "I don't get why you're being so nice to her. She already betrayed you like that. If it were me, I'd give her a piece of my mind and kick her out."
"That's because you're still young and inexperienced." Elspeth tapped Yelena's head lightly. "Okay, let's stop talking about it. It's all in the past. By the way, how are you and Hank doing?"
Elspeth knew that Yelena didn't come over just because of this incident. Sure enough, as soon as she asked, Yelena giggled. "You really understand me. We're doing pretty well lately, except for his mother…"
Yelena looked uncomfortable, making Elspeth think Hank's mother was being difficult. She couldn't help frowning and said, "Is his mother bothering you? Let me tell you. If his family is not good to you, you can leave him anytime. Yelena, you can have any man you want. If his family dares to pick on you, just kick him out."
Yelena knew Elspeth had misunderstood and quickly shook her head. "His mother hasn't been unkind to me. On the contrary, she's been a bit too nice to me."
She twisted her fingers and blushed. "She's been pushing me to hurry up and get married so we can have children, but I think it's too soon, so I haven't agreed yet. But his mom has misinterpreted it, and she thinks Hank's keeping another woman on the side and doesn't want to tie the knot. Now, they're fighting non-stop."
Thinking about those things gave her a headache. Simone actually liked her more than she had imagined. She had thought that Hank's family would surely pick on her because she was involved in the entertainment industry, even though she was the heiress of the Sullivan Corporation. The Sullivans and the Damazios were like night and day, and there was no possible comparison at all.
Yet, Simone actually treated Yelena better than her own son and didn't have any dislike for her.
Elspeth chuckled when she heard that. "Isn't that a good thing, though? I thought something bad had happened to you."
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Love's perfect match novel (Elspeth and Callum)