Chapter 207

“Come on, Victoria, you need to think about this family and the bigger picture,” someone said, trying to hit me with some big life lesson

I kept eating and shot her a look. “Have you ever heard the saying? If someone tells you to think about the bigger picture, it means you’re not actually part of it.

“And when they say it’s for your own good, it’s usually for theirs. Like, did Sally offer you something for this?”

“Victoria, don’t be so disrespectful in front of you

elders,” Sally said, her face flushed with anger. Guess I struck a nerve.

I just replied coolly, “it’s true. People who tell others to just

suck it up always get what’s coming to them.”

As soon as I said that, the whole room went dead silent. Sally was fuming. “Victoria, what’s with your attitude? | invited these relatives to give you some good advice, and you not only ignore them, but you’re cursing them, too?

“Do you really think you’re irreplaceable as my daughter–in–law?”

Seeing Sally finally snap, I kept my cool and said, “Sally, they’re not me. all. Do you honestly think your own marriages are that happy?”

easy for them to just

silent. Even Sally looked pretty uncomfortable. Sally knew exactly what kind of man her

the actual perks? I’ll listen,” I said with a smile, glancing around at them. “But don’t

marriage is really that wonderful, then tell me- any

women immediately grabbed her fork. “Come on, guys, try this roast chicken. It’s

their food, while Sally looked like she was really pissed off and

my exit. Sally didn’t even bother to stop me. The moment

away.

people

and depression.

my old image. I was pretty sure that after tonight, nobody was going to call me the sweet, obedient, perfect wife anymore. They’d just say I’d got a tongue like

didn’t expect that word would get to Jared by just after

Jared called, he was already laughing on the other end. I was just sitting there, totally lost, until I finally got impatient and said, “Are you done? If you’ve

finally stopped laughing and said, “Did you really manage to

I frowned. Since when did Jared turn into a

so mad she’s about to cry. She’s venting to her friend, and I heard the

used to always tell me to be understanding because she was our elder, even if I had the slightest disagreement with her. What happened to

but I think you’ve got a point. Especially what you said about people thinking others have it go… just because they don’t really know

life advice. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up,” I said

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