Chapter 1212
Chloe gave a small smile, “Ms. Wendy going to such extremes shows how great Damon is.”
If he wasn’t that awesome, why would others be so desperate for him?
Carolina went to extremes for money. No one can deny, money was one hell of a good thing. Wasn’t the whole world hustling non–stop for money?
Wendy went to extremes for love. In this world, the only thing that could possibly rival money was love.
She got the best love in the world. How many people wished for this kind of love?
She should feel lucky that her only rival now was Wendy, because she didn’t have that many love rivals. Otherwise, all the women related to Damon… How many rivals would she have to face?
“You’re such a dork! Praising your husband like that, aren’t you afraid he’ll be shy?”
Rose crossed her arms over her chest, couldn’t help but tease. She sighed inwardly, Chloe was not the old Chloe anymore.
Chloe blushed, “I… I’m just telling the truth.”
“Alright! You’re all about the truth!” Rose raised her hands in surrender. The truth can really hurt.
Just as they finished speaking, Elizabeth’s phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, she paused for a moment, and her smile instantly faded.
The living room fell silent.
Elizabeth answered the call, her expression cold and her voice deliberately lowered, devoid of any emotion. “Hello.”
“It’s me, Grace.”
“I know. What’s up?”
Grace was silent for a while on the other end of the phone before she said, “I heard.. Wendy is injured, I’ve heard some rumors, and I just want to know what exactly happened.”
Elizabeth’s face was cold, a hint of sneer flashed in her eyes, but her tone was still polite and cold. “She is indeed injured, now recuperating at Presley’s. However, rumors are rumors, half–truths, all things have causes and effects. It’s not something that can be explained in a few words.”
Grace was silent again, laughed dryly after a while. “When Wendy left, I told Presley to take good care of her, I thought even if I didn’t say anything, you wouldn’t let Wendy be wronged in P City.
Wendy called me, said Presley insisted on taking her back to the Harper family for recovery, but you all left in anger. She also said you don’t like her anymore. She was crying during the call. She didn’t dare to reach you, so she could only call me to talk to you. You should go back too, Presley is too old to be alone, it’s so pitiful.
“Don’t ruin your family over some outsider you do not even know about. We couldn’t let some outsider sour the relationships at home.”
Her tone had no hint of accusation; in fact, it seemed very generous. However, no matter how they were heard, these words made people feel very uncomfortable. In her mind, Wendy came to the Harper family to recover, ended up driving everyone away. She had already talked to Presley earlier, and even if she hadn’t, Elizabeth should have naturally protected Wendy.
These accusations and sarcasm made Elizabeth very angry. “If Wendy wants to recover at the Harper family’s villa, then she should take care of herself. We have to go back anyway. It depends on when Wendy can recover.
“Since Wendy called you, I can probably guess where those rumors you just mentioned came from. You should be in P City by now, right? Are you at the Harper family’s villa?”
Grace closed her lips tightly, looked at Presley sitting across from her, suppressed her anger, forced a smile and said, “You’re really smart. Nothing can get past you. Yes, Wendy suffered so much pain. As her mother, how could I sit by and do nothing?
“We haven’t seen each other in a long time. Since you’re going to come back anyway, why not come back now?”
Elizabeth chuckled lightly, “Alright. I’ll listen to you, I’m going back.”
After hanging up the phone, Elizabeth’s face turned icy cold. Just looking at that cold expression, you could tell how angry she was.
“I’m pissed!” Elizabeth threw her phone aside, yelled a few times, venting her anger.
Then she suddenly stood up from the sofa. “All she said was for me to go back, right? She’s playing generous in front of me, then I’ll show her petty.”
At the Harper family’s villa, Grace hung up the phone, put away the gloom on her face, and smiled at Presley across from her.
“She should be back soon. Presley, sorry for the trouble.”
Grace’s words made Presley feel awkward, as he only let Wendy recover at his house. Now being told by her mother that she was causing trouble to him, any dignified person would feel awkward.
The two families had always had a good relationship, and they watched these children grow up, Now her injury was caused by his grandson’s wife.
Grace saying this was clearly trying to make him feel awkward. Presley clenched his lips, tightened his jaw, and didn’t say a word in the end.
“I’m going upstairs to check on Wendy. Having had enough fun watching Presley’s awkwardness, Grace timely suggested going upstairs, to which Presley naturally agreed.
Upstairs, after a night of treatment, Wendy’s condition finally stabilized.
At this moment, Wendy was nearly half–dead, her face so pale it was heartbreaking, her eyes lifeless and her lips bloodless, She looked utterly weak. Seeing Wendy in this state, Grace felt heartbroken.
“Mom…” When Wendy saw Grace, she cried out excitedly, then tears started flowing from her eyes. Her lips were visibly trembling violently, she looked at her mother, her face full of hurt and helplessness.
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Chapter 1212
Even though Grace was torn up inside, her face showed no excessive sympathy, her gaze indifferent, rarely revealing too much emotion. She was calm and composed, radiating an unattainable vibe all over her. She always knew how to play the role of a proper high society lady, how to play the hostess in a powerhouse like the Alonso family.
She was neither humble nor arrogant, neither fawning nor vulgar, she always maintained a dignified, elegant, calm and composed image.
She walked over and sat by the bed, looking at Wendy’s pale face.
“What did you tell me before you came to P City? You’re messing up yourself before even getting Damon, is this all you’re capable of?”
Wendy’s tears kept falling, her hands clenching tightly on the blanket. Apart from shame and anger, all that was left was the insane jealousy and self–loathing.
All the negative emotions surged like a tidal wave. Was this all she could do? She reminded herself to stay calm many times and used all her methods to fight against Chloe. But in the end, she was always the one who lost.
“Mom… I’m really losing it… Because of Chloe…
Because of Chloe, she started to feel jealousy and self–loathing. She was jealous of Chloe’s wisdom. Every failure made her doubt whether she was smart enough or good enough.
Grace’s face tumed colder, she was very disappointed. “Think about why you’re fighting with her, if you can’t win, just give up.”
“No! I can’t!” Wendy shook her head and finally started to cry.
“Mom… I can’t… I love Damon, and being with him is my dream. In order to be worthy of him, I started learning things other girls never touch since I was young. I studied abroad, tried to enrich myself as fast as possible, I did so much, and every single thing was to make myself better, to be better by his side… I was born to live for him… I can’t give up on him…”
Wendy was trying to suppress herself, knowing her mother couldn’t stand her weakness and incompetence. But she couldn’t control her emotions. The pain of not being able to have what she wanted surged like a flood, spreading all over her body, converging in her heart, and finally completely erupted.
She sobbed, with hot tears in her eyes.
Grace took a deep breath and said coldly, “There are plenty of fish in the sea…”
But Wendy still shook her head, looking at Grace with teary eyes, “But who could be better than Damon? Who could be more outstanding than him? No… Damon is the best man… How could I accept anyone else?”
Grace closed her eyes. Yeah, the best man was right by her side, which woman could willingly give up the best one and accept someone less than the best?
“Enough, stop crying.” Grace scolded coldly.
Wendy bit her lip, “But Chloe…”
“What about her?”
Grace sneered, “She’s just a girl with no family background. How can you compare yourself with her? Doing so will only belittle yourself and overestimate her.”
Wendy’s emotions gradually calmed down, “But the one by Damon’s side right now is her…”
“But who knows what the future holds?”
“You must always remember, you’re the daughter of the Alonso family, the future leader of the Alonso family. You can always get what you want. There’s nothing in this world that you can’t have. Even if you can’t get it, others are even less qualified to obtain it.”
“I understand. I know I’m the lady of the Alonso family. In the future, everything belonging to the Alonso family will be mine, but the fact is, Damon is getting engaged to her. Then they’ll get married, then they’ll be together for life…”
“Calm down. What’s the rush?!”
Grace’s low reproach left Wendy completely speechless, as she stared at her blankly. “Mom…”
“A man must be willing to be with you, only then can it last. What you need to do now is to get back all the favorable impression you lost from the Harper family. Be the daughter of the Alonso family as you should be. You’re completely disturbed by that woman now.”
Wendy fell silent. Indeed, she was disrupted by Chloe, so she made those stupid mistakes. If it wasn’t for her appearance, she could still maintain the grace of being the lady of the Alonso family.
Damon didn’t hate the old her much, did he? She needed to get back all the favorable impression she lost, she understood that. But…
“Damon is now completely focused on Chloe, how could he possibly see the good in me?”
Grace sneered, pointing at her forehead. “Fool! As long as you can show him your good side, that’s enough. Once this woman disappears from this world, you’ll be useful.”
Wendy’s heart skipped a beat, “You mean… No way!”
She firmly rejected Grace’s obvious attempt, glanced at the closed door, and whispered, “No way, if Damon finds out, I can’t bear the consequences. You think I haven’t thought about this? I hate Chloe more than anyone else in the world. But I can’t kill her. Mom, I’m afraid I’ll die before her if I kill her in Damon’s sight.”
She had underestimated Chloe before. But she could underestimate anyone, but never Damon. Nothing could hide from him.
Moreover, she had been targeting Chloe everywhere before, so probably the first person Damon would think of if something happened to Chloe would be her.
Suddenly, the image of that iron cage came to her mind. If she didn’t behave, she would be the one in that cage. The full room of torture instruments had given her a full night–of nightmares.
Seeing Wendy’s suddenly pale face, Grace didn’t say anything further. “Alright, rest for now. Elizabeth will be back later, I’ll go downstairs first. I have to chat with
her.
Wendy nodded, her body indeed somewhat weak. She fell into a deep sleep not long after she lay down.
Grace went downstairs, her eyes
red.
Seeing this, Presley felt even guiltier.
“Presley, I saw Wendy’s wounds, how could someone… be so brutal…” Her face showed unhidden grievances and anger
Presley’s expression was also not good, as he said in a cold voice, “Chloe did go overboard on this one, but Wendy was the one who messed up first. If she hadn’t whipped Chloe initially, Chloe wouldn’t have reacted this way towards her.”
Grace was taken aback, not expecting Presley, who always took Wendy’s side, to say such a thing, “So you’re saying Wendy deserved all those lashes? They were
Hello,,can author short it out Missing chapter accordingly.