Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

255 Overcoming their silent fears

[FLASHBACK]

Sniffles and hiccups echoed in the empty closed restaurant, causing the veins in Jessa's forehead to protrude.

"That's it!" Jessa slammed down her glass and snapped at Allison, who had been crying her heart out. "You why are you crying?!"

Allison had been trying her best not to cry aloud, but she couldn't help it. She wiped her eyes and looked at Jessa apologetically.

"I'm upset! That's why!" Allison yelled, her cheeks red from drinking more than she should. "I'm very angry and upset, and it makes me cry! Is that bad?!" Jessa clicked her tongue. "This crybaby..."

"How can I not cry? It's so upsetting. Are you not upset?" Allison hiccuped. "You were so close... I hate this feeling. If you're not crying, then I'll cry! Let me be!"

Allison shamelessly continued bawling her eyes out for herself and for Jessa.

Today, Jessa had been eliminated in the semi-finals of Master Chef, and Allison couldn't help but feel upset and cry about it. As for Jessa, she ruffled her hair in irritation before taking another

shot of vodka. I

"Tss." Jessa huffed and leaned against the table. "Of course, I'm upset."

Allison slowly looked at Jessa. "Then why aren't you crying?"

"Because you're already crying!!!" Jessa yelled in irritation. "How can I cry when you're already

crying?"

"Fine... I'll stop-

for me.

was upset and crying, but she knew

worse.

crybaby. "I'm not crying because

about it."

brows rose. "Huh? How is

smirked and ran her tongue across her inner cheek, looking away as she pondered. "I didn't like cooking before, but when that piglet came into our

a piglet, Allison complained pitifully. "She's...

appetite became. She would eat everything;

their silent

recipes. Even if I didn't like cooking, she'd clean her plate squeaky clean." Jessa furrowed her

still teary-eyed. "Even if I want to console you, don't criticize my daughter to console yourself.

not criticizing her, okay? I'm

lips. "That's even more

the crybaby. "Well, actually, I don't like gambling that much. It's just that it's the only thing I could do to take my mind off things. It was my escape, and thus,

into a subtle smile. "Thank you for signing me up for

"Huh?"

"Getting eliminated sucks, but I had fun overall. If you hadn't forced me into it, I wouldn't have wanted to prove myself.

might be a tigress who often scared a lot of people with just a raised brow. She was a fearless woman in most people's eyes. However, what others didn't know was that despite their opinions about her, Jessa had her fears: one

something so... new. If not for this opportunity Allison created for her, or for Allison's unwavering support,

The smile on Jessa's face was

had this fierce look by default. Seeing

I'm glad it turned out to be a good experience

experience for you when