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    With exaggerated drama, Ethan stared at his bandaged arm. “Mom, I don’t want Minna here. Please ask her to go. Don’t make things difficult for me now.”


    Elsa was deeply unwilling to do that. Yielding now would ruin her hopes of pushing Minna closer to Ethan.


    She red at Brenna’sposed demeanor, infuriated by herck of deference.


    Most women would grovel to win over their future mothers-inw, but Brenna acted as if she should be the one to bend first.


    No chance!


    “Minna, grab something for Ethan to eat. He prefers mild vors, nothing spicy or heavy. He’s not exactly picky,” Elsa instructed.


    Minna, feeling awkward and resentful, believed Brenna should have left the moment Elsa arrived. How dare she linger when she knew she wasn’t wee here?


    “Okay, I’ll go,” she said, then turned to Ethan with a syrupy tone. “Mr. Mitchell, what would you like to eat?”


    Ethan’s expression remained frosty. He didn’t answer, frustrated by his mother’s decision but powerless to change it.


    Turning to Brenna, he said, “Brenna, could you get food for me? I only want what you buy.”


    Brenna sensed Ethan was making a point to his mother, firmly rejecting her attempts to control his choices.


    “Okay,” she said.


    Minna, lingering hopefully, waited for Ethan’s response, wishing he would show her even a fraction of the warmth he gave Brenna. “Should I grab something for you too, Mr. Mitchell? What do you like?” she asked.


    “No need; leave me alone!” Ethan shot back sharply.


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    Minna’s face flushed with embarrassment, tears welling up and threatening to spill.


    Elsa, witnessing her son’s starkly different treatment of the two women, felt her earlier empathy evaporate. “What’s wrong with you? How can you talk to Minna like that? She came all this way out of concern for you, and this is how you repay her? Apologize to her right now!”


    If Ethan weren’t injured, she might have hit him already.


    Minna, holding back tears with great effort, refused to leave, her resolve hardening.


    Brenna observed the scene silently and smirked faintly. Elsa wasn’t just overbearing; she was stubborn and unreasonable.


    As Brenna turned to leave, Minna followed, tears streaming down her face. She quickly blocked Brenna’s path, defiant. “Don’t think that just because Ethan is nice to you, you can marry him. As long as Elsa’s around, you won’t be able to.”


    Brenna eyed Minna’s aggrieved expression. Minna really looked like the victim here. Brenna responded coolly, “Do you care about Ethan himself, or are you just chasing his wealth? I don’t believe you fell in love with him at first sight.”


    Minna lifted her chin, unyielding. “I do love him. Why can’t it be love at first sight? I’m not giving up; I’ll win him over eventually.”


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