Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Tattletale

Eric shrugged indifferently. “Oh, I'll just avoid telling the truth, then.”

Jack was practically fuming. Since he couldn't win the argument against Eric, he turned and shot me a glare.

“Jane, you're not divorced yet! I'm going to tell Mom and Dad about this. No matter how much they dote on you, they're not going to stand b

With

that, he stormed off, leaving me and Eric standing in awkwardness. He had completely ruined the good mood I had earlier.

I sighed and broke the silence, saying, "Jack's just crazy. Don't pay him any mind. Let's eat."

Jack used to dote on me a lot. He was a great brother who would prioritize me over everything. But that changed after Elsa came of age.

point in dwelling on the

table. The meal started in silence with none of

food on my plate and

you

was momentarily stunned, and memories

got married, his overt machismo got worse. He believed the

briefly and said, “Forget it if you aren't willing to teach. I

tone lightened. “When did I ever say that? Come to me whenever you want to learn. I'll teach you everything I know, Seeing me smile, Eric's lip curved slightly. He raised a hand and tapped my forehead lightly." Don't

luck? Since I'm not charging you for tuition fees, I'd

left Eric speechless, and he couldn't help but laugh out of exasperation. The atmosphere warmed up once more, and we ended the After dinner, Eric offered to wash the dishes, and

his head, but I soon received a call from Dad. "Come home now. Your mother and I need to talk to you." Dad adopted a stern tone, and I knew Jack had

a frown on my face, Eric emerged

from me. Then, he calmly rolled down his sleeves and