The Bride He Took For Granted novel Chapter 18

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Chapter 18

Elise nodded.

She told Chloe everything that had happened in the wedding home and how she sent the quilt for cleaning, step by step.

Chloe praised her first.

“Oh my god, baby, you finally stood up for yourself. That was the right move. You should have slapped Landon again. He’s blind as hell, treating a treasure like trash and taking what he has for granted.”

Elise gave a soft “mm.”

In truth, she had wanted to hit Landon again, but her hand had gone numb at the time and she had no strength

left.

“What are you going to do next? Can you completely cut things off with Landon?”

Chloe helped Elise take off her shirt and moved to another spot to apply medicine.

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Elise did not explain further.

Chloe understood her well. The White family had raised her in a way that made her think three steps ahead for every one step she took.

If she said it like this, she had already thought it through carefully.

As a friend, all she needed to do was support her quietly.

That night.

Landon was still furious about being splashed with water by Elise.

That was Elise.

The Elise who, even when angry with him, would never say anything harsh.

Yet within a single week, she had twice acted in a way he considered uncharacteristic, almost insane.

Was she really so unable to tolerate him taking care of Joan?

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The woman you married and the woman you wanted did not have to be the same person. That was normal. It was not a contradiction.

His father Victor had never been completely loyal in

his youth either, and yet he still had a stable and loving family now.

So why couldn’t it work for Elise?

And her personality was not even that interesting to begin

with.

In a quiet, upscale bar, Landon finished another glass of liquor in frustration.

The two friends playing dice beside him paused.

Ethan Scott tried to persuade him.

“If you still care about Elise, just break it off with that woman. Elise loves you so much anyway, she’ll definitely come back.”

As he spoke, Ethan nudged Jason Clark, who was wearing black-framed glasses.

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Jason glanced at Landon, then at Ethan, and said slowly.

“It won’t work. He already resents Elise. Even if there’s no Joan, there will be a Lisa Reed, a Mary Reed… there will always be problems between them.”

“In my opinion…” Jason adjusted his glasses and looked at Landon. “If you don’t love Elise anymore, just end the engagement yourself.”

“If you break it off, Elise can explain it more easily to her parents. And then you can marry Joan.”

“When did I ever say I was going to marry Joan?”

Landon had been raised by his mother Ruth with a clear

rule.

He could be indulgent and play around, but the woman he married had to be someone who could represent the Carter family.

Elise had been trained since the age of ten to be that kind of wife.

No history, no blemish, like a perfectly shaped piece clay.

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And he had indeed loved Elise once. Even now, there was still a place for her in his heart.

Although he loved Joan more, he also knew Joan came from a lower background and had never received elite training, meaning she could not handle high society

occasions.

He would take care of Joan, but his wife would only ever

be Elise.

Thinking of this, Landon picked up his phone and opened his chat with Elise.

He wanted to send a message, but then shut the phone again in anger.

Not far away, someone suddenly called out.

“Hey, Harold, over here.”

Landon looked over and saw Harold walking through the

center in a black suit.

Tall and composed, with an elegant, unhurried stride, he drew the attention of many people in the bar.

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His irritated mood instantly eased.

Elise could not leave him.

Since she was ten, she had been prepared to be his wife. He was her only future path.

A phone notification sounded.

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