See? When the fire touches him, suddenly it’s no laughing matter.
Turns out, even he can’t tolerate betrayal.
Margaret clutched her chest, fumbling for her medicine.
“You nearly scared me to death, Lily. You really don’t know when to keep quiet.”
I looked her dead in the eye.
“Didn’t Chloe say the same things? I thought that was the Brooks family tradition at dinner.”
Robert instantly stiffened.
“Chloe’s just a girl—she’s your sister-in-law! You’re the elder! What kind of example is that?”
“You really want to kill us with anger?”
Ethan finally calmed down.
“Lily Carter, apologize to my parents and to Chloe!”
I stared at him coldly.
“No. I don’t think I did anything wrong.”
“When Chloe said it, none of you reacted. I thought you liked this kind of talk.”
Scanning their faces, I couldn’t stand another second. I turned to leave, but Ethan yanked me back.
“Lily, this is the Brooks family dinner! Try leaving and see what happens!”
“Chloe is my sister—how can you stoop to her level?”
Right. Chloe was his sister.
That’s why she could wear my wedding gown at my own ceremony, brushed off as childish mischief.
That’s why she could lie openly on our marital bed, excused as some ridiculous family tradition.