Elena Bush listened to his words and almost thought she had misheard them, “Cornel Brown, what are you talking about?”
“You should know better than anyone in your own mind what I’m saying, Elena Bush, I didn’t come to you today with anything in mind but one thing in mind, you must leave Logan Brown and you leave my son!”
“No way!”
She took a few steps back without even thinking, instinctively protecting the small of her back, “So what if you are Logan Brown’s father? No matter what you say, I won’t agree to it.”
Cornel Brown immediately took a few steps forward and grabbed her hand with a scowl on his face, “You want to go back on your word?”
Elena Bush struggled to get free, but couldn’t shake him off, and being pregnant, she didn’t dare move too much, so she gave up, “What I promised you is not directly related to what is happening now, so why should I keep my promise?”
“But the Brown Group has taken a hit now!”
“But nothing has been lost yet, has it?” Elena Bush had a serious look on her face, “Those who were robbed of their cooperation, you should have been prepared long ago that you would be rejected, this is business, not child’s play, and others have the right to choose, not just to obey you!”
So, what does it matter to her that in the mall, there are gains and losses?
At best, the Brown Group didn’t get the benefits it expected, it didn’t actually lose anything. What really matters is the endorsement and the manufacturer!
“You ……”
Cornel Brown’s grip on her hand tightened a little more, squeezing her painfully, “You’re avoiding the question!”
“I’m just telling the truth.” Elena Bush’s little face was full of stubbornness and she didn’t back down.
Cornel Brown was almost angry with her, “Elena Bush, you’re still not willing to admit the truth that you’re leaving Logan Brown after all.”
“Yes, I am unwilling to leave him, and I will not leave him.” She met his gaze, which by now contained anger, and broke away from him, “So I won’t let anything happen to the Brown Group, don’t you worry about that!”
“What’s your guarantee?” Cornel Brown almost wanted to laugh at her words, “Do you think you can easily convince me by saying that?”
It’s a little early to be trying to trick him!
Elena Bush shook her head, “I’m not trying to convince you, just, don’t expect to take this little thing to get me out of Logan Brown either, I’m not a coward, much less a deserter!”
He was too scared to face it, but she dared!
Because she had the strength, Logan Brown was her strength, and with him, she had nothing to fear. Even if it meant risking the Brown Group, risking her life, she would do anything!
At that, Cornel Brown’s forehead was bruised, “Are you calling me a coward?”
“Aren’t you?” She sneered, “You have been unsure of yourself from the start, even more so when you were afraid of Edward Ford, too afraid to even try, and even more so now when you are so scared at the slightest hint of Edward Ford that you are even thinking of sacrificing me as a compromise …… ”
What is he if not a coward for running away without a fight?
“If that’s the case, what does that make you?” Cornel Brown looked at her conspiratorially, “Elena Bush, you call me a coward, what about yourself? You’re the one who’s selfish and self-serving.”
She had sacrificed everyone to be with Logan Brown, and made everyone else pay the price.
Elena Bush bit her lip tightly and didn’t answer.
Cornel Brown gave her a deep look, “I can give you time to think it over, whether it’s for your so-called future with Logan Brown or for him, the choice is all yours and I hope …… you won’t let me down. ”
“Are you so sure that I will say yes?” She whispered, her voice so low she could barely hear herself.
“I’m not sure, but the choice is yours, if …… you’re willing to see Logan Brown cornered by Edward Ford.”
Elena Bush swayed, nearly stumbling and falling, but luckily her eyes were quick enough to hold onto a side table.
She had to admit that his words spoke directly to her heart.
She was also aware that, as things stood, she had caused all of this herself, that Edward Ford had come after her, and that she had let Claudia Garcia be sent away, so …… in the final analysis, she was the cause of everything.
Cornel Brown was right, she was the scourge, a scourge that stayed with Logan Brown ……
Cornel Brown didn’t look at her again, he just pulled out his wallet and took out a money and put it on the table, “Elena Bush, you’re a smart man, and you’ve been with Logan Brown for over a year, so you should know better than I do what Logan Brown needs. ”
Elena Bush returned to her seat and had no idea how long it had been until Mia’s phone call pulled her back to her senses.
Elena Bush hadn’t mentioned to anyone that she’d met Cornel Brown, and even when Zach Stone approached her later to ask if she’d let Logan Brown know she’d spilled the beans, Elena Bush just shook her head and said, “Don’t worry, no one will know.”
Zach Stone was relieved to receive Elena Bush’s confirmation, but something didn’t feel right.
After some thought, Zach Stone couldn’t resist asking, “Sister-in-law, I don’t suppose there’s anything you’re not telling me, is there?”
“Hmm?”
“Ah, just… just ……”
Zach Stone scratched his head, “I always thought you seemed calmer than I thought, so I’ve been quite worried, and besides, I’d be really guilty if you got any ideas or tried to do anything because you knew that!”
Elena Bush’s grip on the phone suddenly shrank, “Why do you say that?”
“I don’t know.” He shook his head, “Just thought you’d do something if it was you, but since it’s okay, naturally, it’s for the best!”
In the face of his worry and speculative unease, Elena Bush smiled along, “Don’t worry, I won’t.”
She looked down at her belly, her gaze softening a little, “Maybe if it was before, but it’s different now, I’m not alone and I can’t be too selfish.”
Zach Stone chimed in, “That’s right, Sister-in-law, you’re two people now, even if you want to do something you have to think about the baby in your belly first!”
“Yeah.” She guffawed and nodded, “I will, don’t worry.”
Zach Stone immediately raised a smile, “Of course I’m relieved that little sister-in-law has said that.”
Elena Bush hooked her lips and stroked her belly more gently, and with it, a maternal glow on her face ……