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    Elsa snapped back, not backing down. “Enough with this nonsense! My sons are adults. They’ll make their own choices about me, and it’s none of your business! You talk about me being controlling, but you’re just as bad!”

    While the shouting match carried on, Ethan, Bess, and Ronald quietly rolled Belen back to her hospital room, pretending not to hear it.

    Not long after, Elsa came in, still reeling from the harsh words and the p she’d endured. Tears streamed down her cheeks.

    She turned to Ethan, voice trembling. “Your father’s thrown me out. He won’t even let me back in the house. I don’t have anywhere else to go. Can I stay with you for a while?”

    Ethan looked at her for a long moment, his face unreadable. Bess quietly pulled out a pack of tissues and offered one to Elsa.

    Elsa dabbed at her eyes with the tissue, but her tears wouldn’t stop. In her mind, nobody had it worse than she did. Everyone med her, and even her own sons wouldn’t stand up for her. She felt so aggrieved.

    Ethan answered in a detached voice, “I’ve got plenty of ces you can stay. Pick whichever one you like.”

    The meaning behind his words was that he didn’t want to live with her.

    Elsa’s crying stopped in an instant. “Where are you staying?”

    Ethan didn’t want Elsa to live with him and affect his rtionship with Brenna.

    “I’ve got plenty of ces to live. You don’t need to know,” he replied.

    Sensing his reluctance, Elsa pushed harder. “I’m living with you. I’m not getting any younger, you know. My blood pressure’s through the roof, and I need to take my medicine every day. What if something happens when I’m all alone? You’d let me just die in some empty house?”

    Ethan massaged his temples, resigned. “I’ll hire a full-time maid to take care of you.”

    “That’s not the same. A maid isn’t family,” Elsa fired back. She suddenly realized something. “I’m not about to just let Emmett chase me out of my own house. I have just as much right to that ce as he does. I want my half of everything he has. He can’t just get rid of me easily!”

    Ethan realized she would never back down without a fight.

    Still, he had no interest in getting dragged into his parents’ mess. They could argue and fight as much as they wanted.

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    Elsa peeled off the bandages from her leg and head, leaving behind nothing more than some Band-Aids.

    “I am still worried about Kenny. I need to go and check on him,” Elsa said, already heading for the door.

    Ethan quickly blocked her path. “Don’t. Dad, Uncle Cason, and Uncle Flint are all with Kenny now. If you show up, they’ll just scold you.”

    Elsa bristled. “Why should I be the one to get scolded? So Kenny’s injury is my fault? He wouldn’t be in this mess if he hadn’t tried to protect that woman. It’s all that woman’s fault!”

    Ethan’s patience ran out. “I’ve had enough of you. Why are you so unreasonable?” He nted himself firmly in front of the door, making it clear he wouldn’t let her leave.

    Bess flicked the used bandages into the trash can before tugging Elsa back. “Aunt Elsa, Grandma needs looking after, too. It’s noon, and she hasn’t eaten anything. Let’s go grab her some food.”

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