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    Facing Elsa’s disdain, Brenna refused to back down. That icy re and superior tone had always grated on her. She said, “Maybe focus on taking care of Belen instead of making things difficult for me. My rtionship with Ethan is none of your business.”

    The rising voices caught Ethan’s attention. Leaving Belen’s bedside, he walked out of the room to intervene.

    “Mom, what are you talking about? I like Brenna. We’re back together, so please, just stay out of my rtionship with her. Grandma’s been calling for you.”

    Frustration red. “You’re siding with her?” she demanded, bristling. “Didn’t you two split up not long ago? Weren’t you seeing Gracie…”

    She paused, noticing Gracie standing by the window, seemingly on a phone call, her back turned to them.

    Seeing Gracie didn’t stop her criticism for long. She continued, “Gracie isn’t right for you, either. She lied about her divorce and tricked me. Honestly, why do you always attract such troublesome women?”

    She vented her dissatisfaction without sparing anyone else’s feelings.

    Fed up with his mother’s meddling, Ethan said, “Things between Brenna and me are going well now. She’s the one who wanted to break up before, and I fought hard to make things right and get back together with her. If you keep pushing her away, I’ll just have to chase her all over again.”

    Elsa was just about to leave when Kenny came back from handling the paperwork. Spotting Brenna, he broke into a cheerful smile and greeted her. “You are here, too, Brenna.”

    Brenna returned his smile. “I happened to be with Ethan when you called, so I tagged along to see how things were going.”

    Whipping around, Elsatched onto Kenny’s arm and demanded an exnation. “Why bother talking to her at all?”

    Kenny answered casually, “She’s Ethan’s girlfriend. Sooner orter, she’ll be his wife.” He didn’t see it as a big deal. In his mind, Ethan’s feelings for Brenna were obvious, and nothing Elsa did would change that. Elsa could put up all the resistance she wanted, but Brenna was destined to be part of the family.

    Elsa, on the other hand, bristled. Panic flickered across her face as her voice climbed. She turned to Ethan. “You and Brenna didn’t get married behind my back, did you?”

    Catching sight of her outrage, Ethan couldn’t resist provoking her further. “Yeah, we got married already. You’ll be a grandmother soon.”

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    Brenna shot Ethan a startled look. She couldn’t believe he would just lie like that. After all, her parents still hadn’t given them their full blessing.

    “Are you both trying to drive me insane?” Elsa red at both Kenny and Ethan, her anger simmering over. At that moment, she found Brenna more annoying than Rosanna.

    However, Brenna found Elsa’s frustration almost satisfying. “It’s gettingte. I should get going. I’ll stop by to visit Belen tomorrow.”

    Watching Elsa’s temper re brought a flicker of amusement to her.

    Meanwhile, Bess could hardly contain her excitement. If what Ethan imed were true, that would make her and Dalton family.

    That thought alone sent a thrill through her. Being a family meant she’d have the perfect excuse to see Dalton often. She quickly said, “Let me walk Brenna out.”

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