Chapter 891
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“You two are really funny,” she said before sliding the menu toward Brenna. “Go ahead and order first.”
Brenna took her time, ordered three dishes, and handed the menu back to Rosanna.
Ethan and Kenny followed suit, placing their orders.
Once the waiter left, Ethan turned serious as he said to Brenna, “There’s a reason we called you here. Kenny and Rosanna want a secret wedding, but Rosanna’s position makes it hard for her to leave the country. If they stay here, they’re afraid my mother will find out about the wedding and ruin it. We need to find a place where my mother can’t interfere and ruin their plans.”
“Why would you get married secretly? After the papers are signed, the law sees you as husband and wife. Your mother’s opinion won’t change that,” Brenna said, her voice calm. Her face betrayed no emotion, treating the whole matter as something trivial.
Glancing at one another, the group searched for someone brave enough to answer. Ethan spoke up. “My mom took the matter so badly that she ended up in the hospital. She even threatened to jump off the building if they got married without her knowing.”
A sigh escaped Brenna as she rolled her eyes for the third time. “Your mother is really something. Luckily for you, I still haven’t made up my mind about marrying you. My own parents keep telling me to wait a little longer.”
With a weary pinch of his nose, Ethan turned to Kenny. “We’re totally at our mother’s mercy.”
An amused twitch flickered at the edge of Brenna’s mouth. “Are you sure she’s not bluffing? Every time she threatens to throw herself off a building, I doubt she really means it. She only wants to scare you into giving in. After you get married, what can she do about it?” She spoke bluntly, even though she was talking about her boyfriend’s mother.
Rosanna admired how Brenna cut right to the heart of things. She had been thinking the same thing, but had never dared to say it aloud to Kenny.
Feeling braver after Brenna’s comments, Rosanna said, “I’m thinking the same thing. When I messed up the engagement party, your mother was perfectly healthy. Now, all of a sudden, she’s ill? If she was going to get sick, it would have happened right after the party, not days later.”
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She fixed her eyes on Kenny. “What’s your take on this?”
Kenny shrugged. “You might be right, but Ethan and I visited her. She genuinely looked sick, like she might really be ill.”
A faint smile crossed Brenna’s lips as she glanced at Ethan. “So, what’s your opinion?”
A soft laugh came from Ethan. “I promise she isn’t pretending. Lately, she barely sleeps and is always anxious, and her blood pressure is through the roof. Her doctor, whom I trust, warned me that her blood vessels are pretty delicate. If she keeps stressing herself out, she could get seriously ill. I don’t think she will really jump off the building, but…”
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