“What? Get back your mother’s things?” Cornel’s face was darkening and he looked very unwilling.
Logan glanced at him, “Don’t pretend you don’t know about it. You threatened me to come here with my mom’s room, didn’t you?”
Cornel was puzzled, turning to look at Jacqueline, “What happened? What did you say to them?”
Jacqueline felt that she was going to get into trouble. She stammered, “What…I…If I didn’t say so, they wouldn’t have come back! You always know that Logan never listens to me…”
She tried to change the topic, but Cornel wouldn’t let her. He stared at her and shouted, “How dare you! Do I give you the permission?”
“You…Why are you so angry with me! Don’t take it seriously. I don’t mean it.” Jacqueline grumbled. Yolanda could see the fury on Cornel’s face, so she pulled Jacqueline’s sleeve and tried to stop her, “Mom, come on, stop talking.”
Jacqueline looked at his sullen face and tried to change the subject again, “Why do you focus on the room? We are talking about the affair! And somehow you are blaming me now! I just said something wrong. But Elena is cheating on Logan and disgraced our family!”
Cornel agreed what Jacqueline said was right. Then he said, “Forget about the room. We’re talking about Elena’s affair!”
Logan sneered, “Then there’s nothing to talk about.”
Cornel was so angry about his indifference that his face was blushing in fury. “It’s not up to you! I can see that you just want to defend her! Seriously? She is just a woman and even a …”
Before he could finish his sentence, he stopped, scared by Logan’s cold and cruel stare.
Elena clenched her fists, “I know what you mean. But you have no right to accuse me of what I haven’t done! I shall never take this.” She composed herself and added, “I should be more cautious and never let them take these photos. But I have never cheat on Logan. Never!”
She might be nice. But she wouldn’t bear it if someone tried to smear her.
Logan saw her angry face and wanted to take her away, “I want to have a look at my mom’s room. Let’s go now.”
Cornel wanted to argue, but when he heard Logan’s words, he took a breath and said, “Logan, I will go with you.”
He hadn’t been to the room for a long time.
But Logan just gave him a quick glance and sneered, “I won’t allow that. It’s been so many years and you have millions of opportunities to go there. But you haven’t. Now stop pretending that you still care about the mom.”
“Logan, don’t misunderstand me. I don’t…”
“I don’t care. But I know if mom was still alive, she wouldn’t even want to see you! By the way, watch your wife and you daughter. Leave my mother and me alone! Or I shall get back at them! And you, too!”
His words overpowered them. Cornel and Jacqueline didn’t dare to say a word. They were looking at each other. Yolanda didn’t know what happened, standing there with puzzlement.
Logan looked away. Jacob pushed him to his mother’s room in silence. And Elena was walking after them.
In the room, nothing had changed. It was Elena’s first time to be there. If Jacqueline never mentioned it, she wouldn’t have had any knowledge of the room.
It seemed that Logan could read her mind. He gave a look at Jacob. And Jacob got it and left the room for them. Logan parted his lips, “I don’t mean to hide it from you. I just don’t want to talk about it.”
Elena didn’t answer, looking around the room. The furnishings of the room were simple but warm. Comparing with the grand but cold hall, she preferred this room, though it was covered with dust now.
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