Yasmine's complexion immediately darkened. "Chloe is my flesh and blood. You have nothing to do with her!"
"But she is now my daughter-in-law! You could say she’s my daughter too, so I owe you a big thanks."
Yasmine's lips were almost a thin line. Her mood was extremely foul.
"Even though you don't want to admit it, it’s the truth, isn’t it? Chloe is a good girl, and you deserve a lot of credit! Don't worry, even though Chloe isn't my biological child, I will love her as if she were! You can completely trust me with her!”
Yasmine's face grew darker. "I'm not dead! Why should I hand Chloe over to you? She's my daughter..."
"Yasmine, your words aren’t right. Chloe is carrying my son’s twins in her belly, and they are already legally married. It’s a done deal. Even if you want to back out, it's too late, isn’t it? Since she’s my daughter-in-law, of course I'm going to treat her as well as my own daughter. Wouldn't that put you more at ease?”d2
Elizabeth showed no anger; she was all smiles and even handed the bowl of chicken soup to Yasmine.
"Come on, Yasmine, have some chicken soup!"
Yasmine was so angry she almost spilled the bowl of soup, but her good upbringing kept her from doing so. Taking a glance at the bowl of soup in Elizabeth's hands, she let out a cold laugh. "So that's where Damon gets his shamelessness from!”
Elizabeth chuckled. "To win a woman's heart, being shameless is a must, isn’t it?”
Yasmine clenched her fists. She had always had a hard time dealing with people like this. No matter how harsh her words were, they seemed to have no effect on people like Elizabeth. It was as if they were wearing armor.
For a while, she was so angry she didn’t know what to say. Just then, she noticed the bowl of soup that Elizabeth was still holding and took it. "I'm not a man, so you don't have to be shameless in front of me!” As Yasmine spoke, she brought the bowl to her lips.
Elizabeth still had a smile all over her face and let out a chuckle. "Isn't this just me trying to win your heart? It's no different from pursuing a lover, so just think of it as me courting you!”
"Pfft..." Yasmine suddenly spat out the soup that had just entered her mouth.
Even Yasmine herself didn't expect such an ungraceful act. Elizabeth was not expecting it either, and got a face full of soup.
Chloe was watching this scene from another room through an one-way glass. She blinked, looking at the silent stand-off between Elizabeth and Yasmine in the rehabilitation room, and couldn't help but laugh. These two were quite a comedy duo when together.
“You... you alright?" Feeling a bit embarrassed and guilty for her outburst, Yasmine asked Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was a bit stunned, so she touched her face and forced a smile. "No... no problem! I’m chasing you, aren’t I? Even if you spat on me, I'd have to believe it smells like roses…"
These words caused Yasmine’s face to contort uncontrollably.
Chloe heard Elizabeth's words and burst into laughter again. She was such a character; she was just too entertaining. No wonder her father-in-law, Royce, a typically cool and detached man, was smitten with her. If you had such a person by your side, how could life ever be boring?
Seeing her mother's repeated loss of composure, she had a hunch. It wouldn’t be long before her mother might have actually been won over by her mother-in-law.
Yasmine, with a stern face, placed the bowl of soup back onto the coffee table. "Is this what you call chicken soup? I think you're just trying to murder me so you can have my daughter all to yourself!”
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