Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 143 Even Mom and Dad Can See My Effort

Elsa's act was nauseating, but Jack was clearly eating it up.

He quickly glared at me when he saw Elsa looking like she was on the verge of tears. But as he turned back to face Elsa, his tone softened.

"It's not that you're insisting on the shares. It's that I'm insisting on giving them to you. Since we're family, how could you have no stake in this—"

"Is that so?" I couldn't help but interrupt, breaking the warm atmosphere between them.

Smiling, I suggested, "If you're so keen on making Elsa a true member of the Brown family, why don't you just marry her? It would be a win-win for everyone."

I saw a flash of surprise in Jack's eyes at my response.

He quickly glanced at Elsa and pretended to be nonchalant, but he was clearly waiting for her response.

Elsa's face drained of color, and she immediately clutched Jack's sleeve, her voice dripping with grievances. "How can you say that, Jane? I've always considered you both my true family. I've never thought that way."

She looked at me with tears welling up in her eyes, her face tinged with a look of determination. "If you really think that of me, maybe I should just leave the Brown family. That way, you won't have to keep misunderstanding me."

and shot me a furious glare. "What exactly are you trying to

you've always seen us as

watched him play the loving big brother role and couldn't help but scoff. "If there were rankings for simps, you'd definitely

given up on Jack, I still hoped that one day,

act needs to stop. You're just a dog in her hands. If you have spare time, maybe you should ask yourself when she

to argue, but as he searched his mind for a response, it seemed like my words hit too close to home. couldn't come up with a single, instance where Elsa had shown him

her, his

fleeting

second, that doubt was replaced by

didn't want to continue this conversation. Her face

immediately scooped her up

arms and dashed

He lowered his head and looked down at me from above. "Just

that five

watched as Jack carried Elsa upstairs, both

your brother.

wanted to make excuses for Jack but couldn't quite find the