Chapter 3

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Mrs. Higgins had no choice but to go and cook for her.

Chloe was that arrogant, yet she always acted like she was yielding to me in front of my parents.

I couldn't be bothered to play along with her pathetic acting, so I never gave her a nice look.

The contrast made me look like the difficult one.

I once tried to ask Arthur if he really wanted to marry her. I asked if he actually knew who she was.

He just dismissed it as me being childish.

He told me he was going to marry her and hoped I could learn to get along with her.

My parents were also warming up to Chloe more and more.

She would take my mom shopping and compliment everything she picked out.

She kept my mom laughing and happy.

Of course, she frequently received expensive gifts from her future mother-in-law.

Emotional labor in exchange for designer bags―they were both satisfied.

Arthur was happy to see them getting along.

I was the only one in the family who didn't like her.

The divide was becoming more obvious. I was starting to look like the villainous sister-in-law.

Because of this, Chloe became even bolder.

When my parents weren't looking, she became even more aggressive toward me.

"Sera, your room is so spacious. Can we swap rooms after I marry your brother?"

She asked it like a question, but her tone was a demand.

She had been eyeing my room from the very beginning.

I glanced at Arthur, who was standing nearby. He didn't say a single word.

I was so angry I started laughing. "Is that so? You haven't even married in yet, and you're already trying to steal my room?"

"Besides, you've bagged a Vance. Isn't he going to buy you your own house? Why are you still leeching off our family?"

"Sera! Stop that!" My mom heard me and walked over. "Chloe, don't mind her."

My mom actually comforted Chloe before turning to me.

"Is that any way to speak? Apologize to your brother and Chloe right now."

I refused. Even though I knew I shouldn't have said it, I wasn't going to back down in front of Chloe.

Chloe saw that my mom was taking her side, and her expression became even more triumphant.

"It's okay, Mrs. Vance. Sera is just having a tantrum. We would never move out."

She looked at my mom with a fake, adoring smile. "Arthur and I want to stay here and take care of you in your old age."

Arthur stepped in to play the mediator.

"It's not Sera's fault. Chloe was just teasing her about the room, and Sera took it seriously."

He looked at me as if he were talking to a naughty child.

"Your sister-in-law was just joking with you. Don't be mad, okay?"

My mom kept praising Chloe for being so understanding.

She scolded me for being petty and unable to take a joke.

As they actually started planning the wedding, I began to panic.

I couldn't let her marry into my family. I couldn't live with this actress forever.

One day, when Chloe wasn't at the house, I called a family meeting with my parents and Arthur.

"I don't want Chloe marrying into this family."

The moment I said it, everyone looked at me. My mom told me to stop causing trouble.

Arthur didn't seem surprised at all.

"Just as Chloe predicted. You're trying to stop the wedding."

Wow. She actually anticipated my move.

Arthur sighed, looking disappointed. "Why do you hate her so much? You look for any reason to criticize her."

"She told me you were doing this, but I didn't believe her. I didn't think you'd actually try to ruin her happiness like this."