He Lost Me to His Best Friend novel Chapter 818

She had no idea how to respond to that, so she simply turned on her heel and walked briskly into the kitchen.

Elara had just finished dishing out three bowls of tortellini. As she placed them on a tray, Scarlett quickly stepped in to pick it up. "Let me help with that, Elara."

Without giving Elara a chance to object, she turned to carry the tray out.

"Careful, it's hot. Let me take it," Julian said smoothly, stepping in and lifting the tray easily from her hands before she had taken two steps.

The effortless back-and-forth and the natural harmony between them made Elara's heart swell with happiness.

*This* was exactly how a loving couple was supposed to interact.

She had never seen this kind of mutual respect and harmony between Julian and Sylvia.

In the past, whenever she and Dominic had visited their home, Sylvia had perched herself on a pedestal, acting like a princess giving orders to her servants, bossing the older couple around constantly.

At first, they had been more than happy to help, hoping their kindness would help their new daughter-in-law feel welcome in the family.

But they quickly realized their generosity was rewarded only with Sylvia's increasingly unreasonable demands and blatant disrespect.

It was tragic. Two highly educated, deeply respected pillars of the community, constantly belittled and humiliated by their own daughter-in-law.

If Sylvia hadn't ultimately ruined her own life by trying to pass off another man's child as a Croft heir, the entire family might have been completely destroyed by her.

Marrying the right woman could elevate a family for three generations.

Marrying the wrong one could burn it to the ground.

The darker the shadow Sylvia had cast over Elara's heart, the brighter Scarlett shone in comparison.

Elara watched them with a beaming smile, happily taking her seat at the table.

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