The knot in her heart, which felt like it had been suspended in mid-air, finally came to rest.
In truth, her mother was never a cold-hearted woman. Her prejudices against the Harper family were solely towards Presley.
"Alright, don't you feel embarrassed? Don't you realize how old you are?"
Elizabeth arched her brow. "So what if I'm old? My heart is still youthful."
Yasmine snorted with laughter. "That's exactly why I don't trust you with Chloe. My grandchildren will be raised by me."
"No way!" That statement hit a nerve with Elizabeth. "They're my grandchildren too! I have every right to raise them!"d2
Yasmine squinted her eyes. "With all your fussing, how can you take care of kids?"
"Where am I fussing?"
"I'm not wasting my breath arguing with you. The kids will be raised by me."
Elizabeth was seething. "On what grounds? You're the maternal grandmother, but I'm the paternal grandmother!"
"The children are flesh of my daughter's flesh! Your son should have kids of his own if he wants to raise them!"
"Without my son, these grandchildren wouldn't exist! Can't you be reasonable?"
Yasmine huffed coldly, turned away, and muttered. "Your son was a fluke."
Elizabeth was stunned. What did Yasmine mean by saying Elizabeth’s son was a fluke?!
She glared at Yasmine's back for a few seconds, and her nose suddenly twitched. "You... you're absolutely outrageous!"
With that, a louder sob echoed through the room.
"Chloe and Damon are truly in love, but you claim my son was a fluke! Wow... it's so not true! You're the children's maternal grandmother, and I'm their paternal grandmother. We can both raise them! You're actually trying to deprive me of my rights as a grandmother! You're so cruel, so cold-hearted, so ruthless!"
Yasmine sighed. She turned to see Elizabeth sitting there, one hand covering her eyes, as she whimpered incessantly.
What a drama queen!
Chloe couldn't help but cover her face. These strangely familiar words were too obvious, but Elizabeth seemed oblivious, continuing her pitiful weeping.
Yasmine took a deep breath, holding her forehead. Elizabeth's cries were like a persistent earworm, irritating her. "Alright, stop wailing. We'll raise them together. Together!"
Elizabeth's sobbing abruptly stopped. "Well then, why don't you move to Greenfield Village? We can assist with your rehabilitation, and with Chloe pregnant, your presence would help in various ways!"
That seemed to be her ultimate goal!
Yasmine frowned. "Living with you? Impossible? I'm a maternal grandmother. It's not proper for me to live with you!"
Elizabeth sniffled, chuckling twice. "You admit you're a maternal grandmother?"
Yasmine rolled her eyes.
"Who says in-laws can't live together? We're doing this for the kids' sake. Plus, having you around would make Chloe happier!"
Yasmine's eyes flickered, this reasoning was indeed persuasive.
"Alright, it's settled then!" Seeing Yasmine wavering, Elizabeth immediately sealed the deal.
Although Yasmine was stern, she didn't refuse.
Chloe couldn't help but feel happy, emerging from her room. Upon seeing her, Yasmine showed no surprise, merely grunting and looking away. Elizabeth winked at Chloe and gave her a thumbs-up.
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