Chapter 24

Willow curled her lips in a smirk. In the past, it was always the original host who undertook the blame for Wendy's mistreatment of Jason, but now she would let Wendy taste what it was like to be the scapegoat. The reason she voiced these words in public today was to lay a foundation for her drastic change in her temperament. "You... you shameless woman..." Wendy had just organized a rebuttal. But then Willow, on the verge of tears, continued: "Mother, you've always told me to spend more time with Cousin Caleb, that it was fine for our relationship to grow more intimate. But he isn't my real cousin, and as a married woman, how could I possibly have an ambiguous relationship with him?" "Mother, I truly want to be Aiden's wife, I want to be a good daughter-in-law to the Nicholson family. Will you please stop encouraging me to get close to other men in the future?" Suddenly there was a shocking silence. The crowd who had just quietened exploded once again. "...What a mother-in-law! Forcin