I raised my eyebrows. "Her substitute?”
"Don't you know that you’ve been a substitute all along?”
Elena coldly snorted. "She is Theo's first crush, but they weren't able to be together, s o Theo found you to be her substitute."
She continued after a pause, "If Theo's current wife were Cindy, I'd at least feel better about it. Although she can't compare to me in terms of her looks and figure, she has a superior family background and is well-matched with Theo. I can't compete with her on that. But I can never accept his wife being you. You have nothing to compete against me. You don't even have a family. What right do you have to be with Theo?"
I put down the coffee cup and looked out the window.
Back then, the Louises were concerned about their reputation and the fact that I was adamant about not having our relationship exposed to the public. Up until now, the public still thought that Cindy was the Louises' daughter.
Therefore, she managed to take my place : n Whaldorf City in those three years I was away.
Elena was one of the clueless outsiders.
I looked at her, not planning to tell her the truth. "Don't you think you're too full of yourself, Ms. Mandez? Not everything in this world happens according to your imagination. A person's status and identity will only be considered in a loveless marriage. Theo and 1 have been together for so many years. Even if you snatch him away now, you’ll still live under my shadow for the rest of your life."
I continued after a pause, "You're still young, so take the chance to find a suitable man and go on a date. Or else, it’ll be too late once you realize you’ve wasted your youth.”
Elena sneered and looked at me in disdain. "I suspect you didn't even listen to what I was saying earlier. Are you sure Theo truly loves you? Is there really love between you?"
I frowned. "I know it best. I don’t need to argue with you about such things."
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