The Wrong Woman

Michaela suppressed her anger and stressed each word carefully. "Wanda, you've been away working in the frontier for so long that you might not realize how disturbing Elio's behavior is. He's Candice's uncle They're related! Yet he's had an unhealthy fixation on Candice since her childhood.

"He collected her hair ties, cups, stuffed toys, and other random items. He hoarded her discarded pencil cases and even a used pen. Whenever he visited Morrison Residence, he secretly took things that belonged to Candice and stashed them away.

"What kind of man obsessively writes diary entries about a young woman? He stole her things, spied on her, stalked her, and filled his entire sketchbook with drawings of her. He...

"I was desperate and had to pressure him into finding a girlfriend. But then he and Josie deceived me. I had no option but to make him move abroad. I truly—"

Mila cut her off, her voice sharp with fury. "Mom, why did you read Elio's diary?"

did it for his own good," Michaela replied as if it were

sighed deeply and muttered, "Your

read his diary? Who knows what awful things could've happened if I

is not like other men. He's reserved and distant, and he struggles to express his emotions. It's not

often. He never peeked at her in the shower or stole anything deeply personal like her underwear. How can you label his behavior

his place in our family? If such behaviors aren't considered twisted, what would

that as long as there was no blood relation and their relationship was legally allowed, there was no reason

the other hand, Michaela

such a relationship was not