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 do to her? You know she's

to Elsa, his voice softening again. "I know you've always seen us as your real family. You're my

play the loving big brother role and couldn't help but scoff.

on Jack, I still hoped that one day, he would wake up for the sake of

a dog in her hands. If you

seemed like my words hit too close to home. couldn't come up with a single, instance where Elsa had shown him

at her,

a fleeting moment of

next second, that

Her face turned pale, and she suddenly collapsed in a

immediately scooped her up

arms and

lowered his head and looked down at

getting that five percent

Dad watched as Jack carried Elsa upstairs, both letting out a long

your brother. He's

She wanted to make excuses for Jack