Zachary opposed his cousin’s relationship with Elisa because he didn’t want his cousin to endure the same hurt he had suffered due to her in the past.
“Zack, I never said I liked Elisa. I noticed that Remy and Elisa are together. Fortunately, Remy was present during dinner tonight; otherwise, I would have felt uncomfortable,” Andrew remarked.
With Remy at the dinner, Andrew was able to converse with him instead of facing Mrs. Stone and Elisa alone.
“I could tell Elisa was initially clueless about it, but she’s perceptive. Eventually, she seemed to understand her mother’s intentions. She was polite to me, but she had no real interest,” Andrew continued.
“It’s good that you’ve recognized that. Elisa can be headstrong at times, but she has an admirable worldview,” Zachary replied.
“As long as neither of you shows interest in each other, Mrs. Stone won’t be able to influence the situation,” Zachary assured him.
After contemplating this, Andrew agreed and let out a sigh of relief.
Just then, Liberty brought Elisa in. As they walked, Elisa complained, “I just had an argument with my mom. I was speaking the truth, and she kicked me out of the car only because she couldn’t win against me!
“Seren, your aunt threw me out of the car, but I’m her daughter. She always claimed to love me the most among her three children and that I was her pride and joy. Yet, she ended up kicking me out!”
“Luckily, I managed to get a cab. What would I have done if she had abandoned me in a remote area?”
Being tossed out of the car by her mother was a significant blow to Elisa.
From Elisa’s complaints, Seren understood the gist of the situation.
“I’m not going home tonight, Seren. Please arrange a guest room for me so I can stay here for a night. Alternatively, you could lend me a car to return to my house and stay there for a few days. I refuse to go home.”
“Home since my mom kicked me out…”
“Seren.”
Elisa abruptly halted and turned to the two men on the couch. She whispered, “Andrew is here. Why didn’t you tell me he was here?”
Serenity replied innocently, “You were talking non-stop as soon as you got out of the cab. I didn’t have a chance to interrupt. How could I let you know? It’s fine that Andrew is here; he came to see his cousin, not you.”
Elisa inquired, “They didn’t hear what I just said, did they?”
“I don’t think so.”
They were a bit far from Elisa.
Only then did Elisa, accompanied by Serenity, calmly approach the two men. “Zack, Mr. Reading.”