Chapter 214
“Okay.” I nodded thoughtfully, a sly smile on my face as I posed a wicked question, “And what if she, say, decided to swipe something of yours?”
When the words left my mouth, I saw Teresa was still in the dark, but Margaret’s guilt was palpable.
Her face went pale, panic hidden beneath a veneer of anger. “Jane, what are you playing at? Are you trying to drive a wedge between me and my mom on top of eyeing Bry?”
“Mom, let’s go!” She said, hastily grabbing Teresa’s arm, desperate to leave before I could spill more.
Teresa wouldn’t have it, shielding Margaret behind her, standing tall with disdain and contempt in her eyes. “Margaret’s right. Don’t ever try to sour the bond between my daughter and me. I get it. You grew up without parents. Even though Albert and I remarried, he didn’t love Margaret any less. She’s always had a warm, loving home. Deep down, you must be envious of Margaret, being an orphan and all.”
“Hmm, perhaps.” I nodded, noncommittal, my voice laden with meaning. “Albert indeed adores Margaret.”
As I spoke, my gaze leisurely turned to Margaret, a small smile on my lips, “Wouldn’t you agree?”
Her pupils shrunk, her hands trembling as she clung to Teresa, and she blurted out, “Mom, I haven’t even had lunch yet, having a bit of hypoglycemia. Let’s not waste more time here with her. Let’s go.”
“Alright.” Hearing Margaret feeling unwell, Teresa relented, but not without a stern warning to me, “Ms. Webster, I advise you to get the divorce finalized soon. Stop standing in the way of Bry and Margaret’s happiness! Otherwise, Albert and I won’t let you off easily!”
How terrifying.
As they turned to leave, Margaret breathing a sigh of relief, I casually called out, “Hold on.” Teresa turned back, irritation visible, “What now? Didn’t you hear my daughter is hungry?”
“Is your husband always this affectionate with Margaret?” I calmly opened up a trending topic, showing her a snapshot from a video before it got taken down and handing it to her for a glance. “Truly an eye–opener!”
A husband she acquired through nefarious means and the daughter she bore herself, and it only took one look for her to recognize
them.
Fury flashed in her eyes as she reached for my phone, but I quickly pulled back, stepping away with a smile. “Look up the trending topic yourself.”
I certainly didn’t want my phone to end up in pieces.
On the other hand, Margaret hadn’t caught a glimpse of what was on my phone. Seeing Teresa in a frenzy looking for her phone, she glared at me, gritting her teeth. “Jane, what did you show my mom?”
“Something interesting.” I grinned, gesturing toward her, “You might want to take a look, too, given you’re one of the main characters.” Watching Teresa’s expression turning cold bit by bit and her hands trembling, I felt a twisted satisfaction.
Words and photos couldn’t quite hit the nerve like a video.
So, I flipped my phone, sending her the video in all its glory. “Here’s the video version for you. No need to thank me.”