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.

it. There was no point in dwelling on the

and I brought the dishes to the table. The meal started in silence

food on my

silence. "Your cooking's excellent. Could you teach me

was momentarily stunned, and memories came flooding like a

never once complimented me. Instead, he'd constantly criticize and nitpick, let alone reque After we got married, his overt machismo got worse. He

“Forget it if you aren't willing to teach. I won't force

my tone lightened. “When did I ever say that? Come to me whenever you want to learn. I'll teach you

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

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,

I soon received a call from Dad. "Come home now.

I reluctantly agreed with a frown on

at me and sat across from me. Then, he calmly rolled