I couldn’t believe what I heard and stared at Emily in shock. Could it be that, in her heart, my mother’s surgery meant less than celebrating Grant’s birthday?
“You kept pestering me,” she said, playfully pinching Grant’s nose. “I had no choice but to agree.”
A painful feeling spread through my chest. So it was true.
“I knew Emily loved me the most,” Grant said with a smug grin, glancing at me with open challenge.
“Brother-in-law, you don’t mind, right?”
Then he looked down at the Patek Philippe on his wrist, the one I had recently bought.
“It’s about time. If you’ve got no objection, brother-in-law, I’ll take Emily with me now.”
I kept my face calm and said nothing. Seeing this, Emily grew impatient.
“Grant’s asking you something. Do you have a problem or not? Just answer quickly and don’t waste our time.”
She clearly saw nothing wrong with leaving her mother-in-law on the brink of surgery to go celebrate another man’s birthday. She could sense my anger, yet she didn’t care.
“I’m not a doctor. I can’t help with the surgery anyway. You’re here, that’s enough. Handle it however you want.”
Hearing her words, a deep disappointment filled me.