I'm the Obsession of My Cold-Hearted Ex novel Chapter 18

Chapter 17 The Stepmother’s True Nature

8. dialed Easton’s number.

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Once the call connected, Emma was greeted with much warmth, “Easton, it’s your aunt! I’m at the family house. Do you have time to come visit tonight? I haven’t seen you in ages. I miss you!”

Emma talked as she moved a distance away from Ellis. As a result, Ellis couldn’t hear the details of the conversation, but the smile on Emma’s face was unmistakable; it revealed her hidden desire to appease

Easton

Moments later, Emma returned.

When her gaze fell on Maya, the smile vanished, and she sternly instructed, “I asked Eastoni to come back for dinner tonight, and he agreed. I’ll act as a mediator between you two, so you need to be sensible and not make things difficult for me.”

“I don’t want to compromise myself,” Ellis refused her stepmother’s

arrangement.

Easton had said such horrible things, why should I push myself back into him? Am I to belittle herself?

“If you don’t compromise, do you want Easton to be the one to do so?” Emma was furious. “Especially at a time like this, securing your position should be your top priority!”

“Auntie, I don’t understand what you mean.” Ellis felt a surge of indescribable emotions. It was a mix of disappointment toward her own stepmother and the unsettling realization that she never knew Emma’s

True nature.

“No matter how much better than you the other women are, if you hold your ground, it won’t matter. No one should think they can take your place. You can’t make a scene like this, it will drive Easton completely into the arms of another woman.”

“Are you saying I should turn a blind eye to Easton having an affair?” Ellis could hardly believe her ears. Her mother was actually suggesting that she accept the situation of Easton having other partners. It was hard to digest, and her voice trembled slightly.

“You’re right, that’s exactly what I mean.” Emma nodded..

Earlier, Ellis hadn’t told her mother about the kidnapping, hoping to spare her any worry. Now, however.. she felt the bitter irony that Emma didn’t seem concerned about her at all. Instead, she still maintained her stance of wholeheartedly supporting Easton.

Ellis bit her lip. “What if I insist on divorcing Easton?”

“I didn’t raise you all these years for you to go against me!” Emma felt that her stepdaughter was utterly confused and believed it was her duty to wake her up to her senses.

“Then what did you raise me for?” Ellis had never doubted that Emma had ulterior motives in She had always been grateful for her stepmother’s care, but today’s words and actions left her disillusioned.

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“It’s my responsibility to take in the only child left behind by a good friend who has passed away Emma looked at her stepsister carnestly.

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stopping you from divorcing Easton for your own good! You’ve grown accustomed to a life of luxury. you actually handle a life of hardship? Changing your situation for no reason is just asking for trouble!

With that said, Ellis felt there was no need to continue the conversation with her stepmother.

Though Emma seemed to have her best interests at heart, she continually emphasized the importance of money, making it clear that she didn’t care about Ellis’s happiness in her marriage.

Seeing her stepdaughter fall silent again, Emma wasn’t angry this time. She assumed Ellis was absorbing her words and seized the opportunity. “Men are easy to appease. Go to the kitchen and prepare a feast of Easton’s favorite dishes.

Ellis pretended not to hear her mother and turned away instead. “I have something to do. I’m leaving now!”

Emma’s expression darkened instantly. “If you dare to leave, just try it!”

Ellis reluctantly withdrew her foot and turned to face her stepmother.

Emma’s furious demeanor suggested that if Ellis dared to leave, she would no longer acknowledge her as her daughter.

As the third generation of the Hudson family, Easton was neither familiar nor close to his aunt.

His aunt’s claim of missing him felt strange, so he didn’t return to the family home at the agreed time and was over an hour late.

Little did he know, during that hour, Ellis was required to sit at the dining table and could not leave.

Having just been humiliated by Easton yesterday, she now had to face him again. Looking at the delicious food on the table, memories flooded her mind, it enveloped her in pain and suffering.

Cooking for the one you love is supposed to be a joyful and fulfilling experience.

Though she was not skilled in the kitchen, she had once naively believed that “to capture a man’s heart, you must first capture his stomach.” She had tried to learn to cook, but it never earned her Easton’s attention, only disdain and ridicule.

“You make food that’s worse than pig slop. What a waste of ingredients.”

“Why can’t I hire a chef? Why do you need to cook for me every day?”

“Stop thinking about cooking, it’s unnecessary and it annoys me!”

The echoes of Easton’s past words made her want to smack herself for believing such nonsense.

If capturing a man’s stomach means capturing his heart, then wouldn’t countless chefs in the world be loved by many This long–held belief simply doesn’t hold true. For those who are loved, a person’s cooking skills matter little.

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everyone. They tasted awful, yet Easton ate them without batting an eye and praised her cooking

Meanwhile, Ellis had repeatedly practiced making Easton’s favorite dishes and had made significant progress, but he only took a few bites of the first few attempts before refusing to eat any more, instructing the servants to throw the rest away.

Now, she was unwilling to step into the kitchen. Emma had the chef prepare meals disguised as if they were made by her, merely to provide her with an excuse to appease Easton and apologize for suggesting divorce. which she found absurdd