Chapter 42 Till Youre Not Mad Stop arguing already ! Mom hurried over , quickly stepping between me and Jack She sighed helplessly .
You two used to get along so well .
When did every meeting turn into a fight ? Cant you make life a little easier for me ? I scoffed dismissively .
Like I want to argue with him .
Hes the one who keeps coming after me for Elsa .
When have we ever come after you ? If you hadnt done something to hurt Elsa , I wouldnt Stop arguing ! The voice came unexpectedly .
Elsa , who had been quietly crying , suddenly spoke up .
She threw the blanket off herself , walked over , and stood in front of me , her tearful eyes fixed on mine .
Im sorry , Jane .
Its all my fault .
I shouldnt have spread things without confirming the truth first .
This is all on me .
You can hit me if it makes you feel better .
I wont fight back no matter what you do .
Then , out of nowhere , she grabbed my hand and pressed it toward her face .
Without a second thought , I followed through with the motion and slapped her hard across the cheek .
The sharp sound of the slap echoed in the room , silencing everyone .
Elsas eyes flashed briefly with surprise as if she hadnt expected me to actually hit her .
She froze with a hand clutching her cheek , which was already swelling Jack and my parents quickly snapped out of it , rushing to her side in concer Oh , come on now .
Were family .
How did it escalate to this ? Elsa , there was no need to go that far .
Let me see , does it hurt ? Mom asked , gently touching her face .
Tears streamed down Elsas cheeks as she shook her head with a pitiful smile .
Im fine .
As long as Jane feels better , it doesnt matter .
This was all my fault Pushing them aside , she took a few more steps toward me .

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Jane , if youre still angry , you can keep hitting me until youre not mad anymore .
I smiled and said , Sure .
As soon as the words left my mouth , I raised my hand again .
Jack instantly moved to shield Elsa , glaring at me .
Dont you dare ! Why wouldnt I dare ? I tilted my head and smirked .
You heard her yourself shes the one asking me to hit her .
Dad finally stepped in , his tone softening .
Jae , Elsa has already apologized .
Cant you forgive her ? Look at how sincere she is .
Let it go for my sake , okay ? Η I dropped my hand but turned a cold glare toward the person hiding behind Jack .
Fine , I wont hit her .
But Ill never forgive her .
Elsa , if youre so brainless , maybe try reading some books .
Use your energy for thinking instead of scheming all the time .
Stop trying to play mind games with me when you clearly dont have the brains for it .
And let me remind you Ive long since stopped caring about Jeremiah .
If youre so into that kind of man , go ahead and take him .
After all , ΠΟΙ everyones willing to pick up trash like that .
Elsas face turned pale , and she stammered , J Jane , youve misunderstood .
I didnt … I didnt want to listen to her , so I turned to walk out .
With all of that behind me , I finally returned to my small villa and enjoyed a rare moment of peace .
Meanwhile , Cornell Group had taken a serious hit from the scandal .
Their share price kept plummeting .
And Eric , being the vengeful type , seized the opportunity to suppress them further , leaving Comell Group with no room to breathe .
I even heard that several companies took the chance to terminate their partnerships with Cornell Group as they did not want to offend Eric .
Sitting behind my phone , I watched the chaos unfold online , feeling a rare sense of satisfaction .
But my good mood didnt last long Jeremiah called , ask to meet up and discuss the divorce