"That's not necessarily the case. From what I know about your mother, she'll either drive you crazy or kill Angeline one of these days. She won't rest easy until she breaks the two of you up," said Cole.
Jay’s straight back was slightly stiffening up. Thinking of his mother’s constant attacks that had caused Angeline's illness, his heart became inexplicably flustered.
Since Jay was not talking, Cole gloated and asked, " What? Are you afraid now?"
"What an alarmist talk," Jay scoffed coldly.
With his head resting on his arms, Cole leaned leisurely on the back of the chair. He narrowed his eyes at Jay and said in a relaxed manner, "I'm not an alarmist. If you knew how your mother drove my mother into despair one step at a time, I think you wouldn’t be underestimating your mother's ability."
Jay's heart tightened up. He looked at Cole suspiciously. "What does my mother have anything to do with your dad getting mistresses left and right?"
Cole teased, asking, "Do you really want to know?"
"Spit it out."
Cole cleared his throat and said, "She used Love
Potion on my dad, making my dad mistake other women for my mother. Once my mother saw my dad under such circumstances, she moved into the parish hall and became an anchorite. She started ignoring m y dad from then on. This incident was considered a scandal, after all. But since my grandfather dotes on his daughter, he forbade my dad from speaking up about it. That’s why the misunderstanding between m y dad and my mom wasn't resolved after a long time. Even after it was out in the open, my dad had already married Aunt Sandra then and the blunder grew bigger. Before this, my mom didn't resist as fiercely as she is now. It was only when she met Angeline that she found the courage to resist. It was because she saw the way Angeline stood up to your mother."
Jay only felt that his heart was spiraling into a panic.
He was thinking about the time he had mistaken Judy as Angeline the day before yesterday, causing Angeline to misunderstand and cry terribly. He had a sudden premonition as if it was the end of the world.
"What are the symptoms of taking Love Potion?" Jay asked.
Cole said, "I've never taken it. How should I know?"
"Is there an antidote?" Jay asked again.
"If one takes a small dose of Love Potion, it'll cause mental illusions at most. However, this potion has a fatal key. That is, it cannot be removed after entering the body. It's like they say, a concentration of one thing is never good. More and more, it'll remain inside your body for life. However, your mother probably didn't know the fatal side effects of Love Potion. It's what my dad said to me some time ago." Cole's expression turned resentful.
Jay looked at Cole in bewilderment. "Does your dad still mistake Aunt Sandra for your mother?"
Cole nodded. "My dad said that every time he has sex with Sandra, he would think that the person was my mother. He was embarrassed to share this with his son in the past. It was mentioned by accident to me some time ago. After going around getting in touch with others, I'm beginning to think that Love Potion has done something wacky to him."
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