No More Mrs. Nice Wife (Eleanor) novel Chapter 1297

It was a revelation for Serena. "So, my brother was playing the long game even back then?"

Magdalen huffed. "It was your brother's way of making amends to Eleanor. He was tied up with Vanessa at the time, and while he wouldn't say anything, he showed it through his actions."

Serena said, frustrated, "It's not like my brother can't talk! Why didn't he just say something? If he had, they might not have even gotten divorced."

"Your brother didn't have the nerve to bring it up. Ellie was the one who asked for the divorce," Magdalen said irritably.

Serena looked at her mother, completely baffled. "Mom, why did he even marry Ellie in the first place? You never really told me. I always thought he married her out of a sense of duty, to repay a debt. But it seems like he truly loves her."

At the mention of this, Gina sighed again. "Whether your brother liked Eleanor or not, I couldn't tell at the time. All I knew was that they had been seeing each other for about six months. That was when your father was still alive, and Eleanor's father was his attending physician. They met at the hospital."

"The two of them must have fallen for each other at first sight," the matriarch speculated. She had been abroad at the time. "Otherwise, Ellie wouldn't have dropped her studies to take care of your brother after his car accident."

Gina shook her head. "I think Eleanor loved Ian more. I overheard her confess her feelings to him, and his reaction wasn't that strong. So, afterward, I approached Eleanor. I was going to offer her a hundred million dollars to go back to school."

"And Eleanor's father met with your brother a few times. I don't know what they talked about behind closed doors, but I do know that when your brother came out, he was determined to marry Eleanor, regardless of my objections."

The matriarch chimed in with her own recollection. "We all thought it was too sudden back then. We asked Ian about it, but he wouldn't say anything, only that it was his decision. That boy insisted on making his own choice, even in marriage. But he was lucky to marry Ellie."

"So, my brother liked Ellie from the very beginning," Serena concluded firmly. That explained why Vanessa, despite clinging to him for ten years, had never won his heart.

"Whether he liked her or not, only he knows," Gina said with a sigh. "But he must have had his reasons for choosing to get married."