Chapter 1104:
“It’s alright. As long as I can make you happy, Brendon, I’m willing to bear anything. I’ll wait here and won’t make trouble.” Yolanda forced a smile, her tone full of understanding.
Yet inside, bitterness curdled. Before Lorbridge, Brendon hadn’t hesitated to defy Bethel for her, unafraid of worsening her health. But after returning from Lorbridge, suddenly he cared so much about Bethel’s condition? That excuse might work on an idiot—she wasn’t one. No, Brendon must have started seeing Christina differently. That was the only explanation. No way… She could not, would not, let things go on this way. She had to find a way to win him back. Seeing her act so gracious, Brendon’s eyes softened with sympathy. “I’ll be back soon.”
“Alright.” Yolanda watched him turn and walk away, her face painted with longing and quiet hurt. But beneath the gentle mask, a spark of venom flashed in her eyes. This was all Christina’s fault.
Katie stormed into the house, her voice brimming with fury. “You bitch! Stop poisoning my grandmother’s mind!”
Christina, who had been sitting with Bethel in calm conversation, frowned slightly at the sudden intrusion.
Bethel’s smile vanished at once, replaced by a cold mask of displeasure. “What are you doing here?” she asked, her tone cutting and unwelcoming as she glared at Katie and Brendon.
Bethel’s cheerful expression vanished the instant Katie and Brendon walked in. “Grandma, you’ve become so cold to me and Brendon now. And it’s all because of this bitch, Christina!” Katie cried out, her eyes brimming with wounded tears.
“Shut up!” Bethel snapped, her voice sharp with fury. “If you insult Christina again, you’ll never set foot in this house!”
Katie froze, the sting of the rebuke leaving her speechless. She bit back her frustration, unable to believe her grandmother would take such a stand. Her resentment had nowhere to go but toward Christina. What spell had Christina cast to win Grandma over so completely? If Grandfather were still alive, he never would have allowed her to suffer such shame at the hands of an outsider. How could Grandma turn her back on her own family for Christina? It was like Grandma had forgotten she even had grandchildren, as if the whole idea of family had slipped past her without her noticing how far she’d drifted.
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Brendon stayed quiet, though his eyes never left Christina. When had she become so striking? Her skin glowed, her presence filled the room with ease, and there was a strength in her now that he’d never noticed before.
He realized that Christina was nothing like the woman she was three years ago with the Dawson family. Back then, she had seemed dull and tedious in his eyes, an irritation just to look upon. Now, wherever she stood, she drew every gaze, her light impossible to ignore.
Katie, still reeling from her grandmother’s scolding, caught the dazed look on Brendon’s face and nearly shook with rage. What was that expression? Was even he falling under Christina’s spell?
Grinding her teeth, Katie swore silently that she would not let Christina marry into the Dawson family’s home again.
Katie jabbed Brendon sharply in the arm. “Brendon! Why are you just standing there? Say something!”
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