"Stop lecturing me. Don't tell me that you still love Edward." Jessica glowered at the woman. She clearly knew what her cousin was thinking of.
Jessica, how'd you know that?" asked Coco. She was awed by how sharp and smart her cousin could be. Coco had been hiding her interest in Edward and thought that she'd done so well. However, her cousin's remarks suggested otherwise.
Well, hell. You can't hide any secret from me." Jessica smiled coldly. She didn't bother to tear the mask off Coco's face because she never thought of Coco as a threat against her for Edward's love. It was different now though. Everything had changed and she wouldn't pretend to be ignorant about Coco's affection for Edward, the hideous bastard.
"Why did you pretend to know nothing about this before?" asked Coco in disbelief and embarrassment. It was difficult for her to accept this. Had she been fooled, played, and used ruthlessly by Jessica all along? Did Jessica feel good as she watched her pretend and act as stupidly and naively as a kid? Jessica had been with Edward for a long long time before Daisy came between them. Thus, she had the right to laugh at any woman who tried to woo Edward.
"Could we talk peacefully and calmly if I had exposed your hilarious love for my lover? Could you still want to help me out of my troubles unconditionally if I had laughed at your foolishness? We would have hated each other already." Jessica stared at her cousin disdainfully and thought that Coco was nothing but an incurable romantic and an old fool.
"Even so, you couldn't pretend to be totally fine with this and think otherwise. Did you feel a sense of accomplishment by making a fool out of me this way?" It was a sudden turn. The two cousins who appeared to love each other just a few moments ago instantly turned hostile as they accused one another.
"I have never thought about that. If you really need to blame me for everything that ever occurred to you, then please feel free to do so. But, do you really think it's necessary? Don't forget that Edward doesn't belong to you or me. His wife is that bitch and slut, Daisy." Jessica emphasized Daisy's name. She always regarded Daisy as the root of all the disasters that happened to her.
"I always know that he won't love me. But you're the one in the dark, hoping against hope that you'll win his heart back one day. Don't be stubborn, Cousin. It's time for you to give up on him and move on. Try living a good life without any illusion. What benefit will you get from your revenge? Your father wouldn't come back to life. Would Edward choose you as his wife rather than Daisy? Don't be silly. None of these would happen." Coco stared at her cousin emotionally as she tried her best to change Jessica's false perceptions about love, future, and all else. She couldn't live the type of life she had if they went against Edward any longer. She couldn't take the agony and terror anymore!
"I will never give up on anything. Quit telling me bullshits. Now, please take me to my mother." Jessica knew that she would fight a losing battle if she carried on with that conversation. Therefore, she decided to drop the topic. It had been a long time but nevertheless, the scars of her embarrassment and experiences remained. On top of that, it was also a shame how she just couldn't forget about the charming and special Edward.
"Have you ever considered the consequences? Have you ever thought about what will happen to your mom when you get killed by Edward? Will your mother have to lose her beloved daughter after the death of her husband, and experience another disaster? Think about those pains she'll suffer because of your foolishness and stubbornness. It's unfair to her. Plus, can you guarantee that Edward won't try to destroy my family's company and threaten the safety of my family just to vent his grudges?" Coco didn't want her parents to experience what Jessica's parents had undergone. It was a miracle that Edward had shown mercy to her because he just ruined her acting career. Had he gotten worse, he could have just gone as far as destroying their family's company and threatening the safety of her parents. The fact that he didn't was more than enough to make her feel lucky.
I see. Are you afraid that I will get your Xue family into trouble?" said Jessica. Jessica scowled at Coco in pure rage. She wouldn't even mind breaking their relationship off.
"I didn't say that. But as you know, my parents are old and are too fragile to suffer from any unexpected tragedy. So, please reconsider your plan for the sake of yourself and my family. They're also your family. Besides, there's never an end to taking revenge. Coco sympathized with her cousin but then, she was also worried about her parents. The best that she could do was to talk some sense to Jessica and hope for her to change her mind.
"Don't worry. I'm the only one who will accept the consequences of my actions, for bad for good. You and your family will not be involved. If you don't trust me, I'm leaving here with my mom and she will have to stay in the mental ward. That will save you from a lot of dilemmas, right?" Jessica laughed scornfully. She had thought that Coco's house was her only shelter. Clearly, she was terribly wrong. All her efforts had come to zero. All people had chosen to betray her. Now she got nobody to watch her back. That was just both pathetic and desperate.
"I can't do anything for you anymore if that's how you think of me. I will not allow you to leave Auntie in a mental ward. I talk with you in this way because I need you to think carefully and calmly. I have never intended to break away from you or your mom. We're still family. Do you understand?" Coco frowned. She still loved Edward but then, she also knew that Edward felt nothing for her. Therefore, she decided to take no action and start to forget him.Most times you just couldn't own the man you loved.
I'm sorry. I was being emotional and unreasonable," answered Jessica apologetically. Jessica also understood that a strange and new environment would harm her mom's health further. However, the way her cousin strongly reprimanded her had embarrassed her. So, to save her face, Jessica said such ungrateful and emotional remarks which she had regretted almost as instantly as she said them.