“Ella, Sophie is here all by herself. What’s so bad about me taking her out to celebrate New Year’s? If you won’t let me take her out, should I just bring her home? Would that make you happy?
“If you’d really be happy, then fine. All three of us can go back together. We’ll see who feels more uncomfortable at the dinner table—you or me.”
His angry voice made my head spin.
I stared blankly at the man with a sarcastic look on his face and the woman beside him who looked so upset.
The woman gently pulled on Jeffrey Graham’s sleeve, her voice filled with sadness.
“Jeff, don’t be so harsh with Ella. If she doesn’t agree, then we won’t go, okay? I’ve managed all these years. I’ll be fine spending this year alone too.”
She tried to sound cheerful, but her smile was so forced it looked worse than if she were crying.
Jeffrey’s expression turned serious as he held her hand and spoke softly to comfort her. Seeing that I did not react, he got more and more impatient.
“Ella, what are you up to now? Are you planning to complain to my mom again? I’m warning you, if Sophie ends up hurt because of you, I won’t forgive you.
“When are you going to stop being so jealous? I’m just taking Sophie out for New Year’s. It’s not like I’m not going to marry you. Why are you making such a big deal out of nothing?
“If you keep silent, I’ll assume you agree. Just don’t make a fuss later on.”
I came back to my senses with Jeffrey’s consecutive warnings.
He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say more.
However, I said first, “Okay.”
Jeffrey looked surprised, and as I quietly started packing his suitcase, he felt a weird sense of unease.
Before, just mentioning Sophie Lewis would make me so jealous that we would end up arguing.
Now, he was planning to take Sophie out to celebrate New Year’s, and here I was, packing his bags without showing any worry.
Jeffrey eyed me with suspicion. When he noticed the small bump on my belly, he figured it out and scoffed.
“Figures. Pregnant women surely change. They become more understanding and less fussy.”
He leaned against the doorframe with a smirk on his face.
