NovelUSAFirst Love 96
Chapter 96
"Since you know your place, stop chasing after men who don't want you. Understand?" Fiona's voice cut through
the tension as she entered the room, carrying several containers of food.
Clad in a sharp business suit, Fiona exuded a cold and commanding presence that sent a chill through the room.
Elena froze, her face stiff with embarrassment. ‘Aunt Fiona, I... | was just.....”
“Dexter and Angela are a proper married couple. They have the right and duty to care for each other,” Fiona said
calmly, her expression unreadable. “As an outsider, a polite inquiry is more than enough. There's no need to go
out of your way, and certainly no need to show up looking so elaborately dressed when Angela is sick and
unwell."
Elena's eyes reddened like a scolded child's. She stammered, “Aunt Fiona, you've misunderstood. | only think of
Dexter as a close friend. I... I..."
Halfway through, her voice faltered.
Back when Dexter and Angela's relationship was on rocky ground, rumors about Elena and Dexter had circulated
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwithin their social circles. Elena had never denied them.
Now, she wanted to explain herself, but she didn't dare to be too definitive. Caught between her intentions and
reality, she stood there helplessly.
"No need to explain. Just leave," Fiona said bluntly, showing no leniency. "And in the future, unless it's urgent,
don't contact Dexter again."
Humiliated, Elena left with a pitiful expression, casting one last wistful glance at Dexter as though pleading for
sympathy.
"Mom, Elena doesn't mean any harm,” Dexter sighed, clearly uncomfortable.
From the start, he had seen Elena as nothing more than a kindred spirit. Later, when their names became
entangled in rumors, he was aware of them but hadn't cared enough to address them. At the time, he had been
too fed up with Angela to bother clearing things up.
Still, he felt a pang of guilt for dragging Elena into the mess between him and Angela. Now, standing in this
awkward situation, he couldn't deny his share of the responsibility.
“You, out,” Fiona commanded without hesitation. “Go cool off somewhere else. Angela is recovering, and if you
upset her, you'll stop being my son."
Dexter was promptly ushered out.
The room now contained only Fiona and Angela.
Angela didn't care about what had just happened. Her attention shifted to the food Fiona
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had brought.
To her surprise, Fiona opened eight containers, revealing a variety of healthy meals that smelled enticing but
looked particularly bland.
“Pick one. For the next three days, this is all you'll eat,” Fiona declared.
Angela sighed. Wanting to recover quickly and return to work, she chose a bowl of savory mushroom and pork
oatmeal and began eating slowly.
Fiona watched her closely, as if holding back from speaking.
"What's on your mind, Mom?" Angela asked between bites. "By the way, how are things with the household
staff? Are they listening to you? Do you needto step in?"
Fiona let out a long sigh. “Have you completely lost your feelings for Dexter?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmFiona wasn't naive. Angela's complete indifference toward Elena's presence had already given her sclues.
Angela paused for a moment, then finished the last spoonful of oatmeal and nodded truthfully.
She had expected Fiona to urge her to work things out with Dexter, but after a brief silence, Fiona said instead,
“If there's no chance of reconciliation, you should have a child. Like | did. At the very least, it'll give you
something to lean on in the later years of your life beyond work."
Angela raised an eyebrow. “Is that what you really think? | want the truth.”
Fiona's response was sharp and unflinching. “If you don't have a child, how else will you
you deserve?” receive the precise retribution
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