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.

it. There was no point in dwelling on the

to the table. The meal started in silence with none of us

food on my

excellent. Could you teach me when you

momentarily stunned, and memories came flooding

but he had never once complimented me. Instead, he'd constantly criticize and nitpick, let alone reque After we got married, his overt machismo got worse. He believed the kitchen was meant for me while he should shine in

said, “Forget it if

ever say that? Come to me whenever you want to learn. I'll teach you everything I know, Seeing me smile, Eric's

and leaned back slightly. "Who's pushing their luck? Since I'm not charging you for tuition fees,

left Eric speechless, and he couldn't help but laugh out of exasperation. The atmosphere warmed up once more, and we

soon received a call from Dad. "Come home now. Your mother and I need to talk to you." Dad adopted

agreed with a frown on my face, Eric emerged from the

from me. Then, he calmly rolled down his sleeves

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