"Lily Jones, forgive my bluntness, but your brother marrying you off to Christopher Moore is simply a disaster; you... you just don’t deserve it!"
Lily Jones turned a shade of green with anger at Elly Campbell’s accusations, but she only paid attention to Elly’s scolding and completely ignored every word about Christopher’s kindness and how he accommodated her in every way.
Clearly, from start to finish, she took Christopher’s good treatment for granted, without appreciating it at all.
"Elly Campbell, who do you think you are to lecture me? If Christopher is good to me, that’s only right. I’m his wife; if he isn’t good to me, is he supposed to be good to you?"
Elly Campbell wanted to say that Christopher was still her husband, but she never saw Lily treat him well.
But she thought better of it, realizing that this person was simply impossible to reason with. No matter how much sense you spoke to her, she would choose to ignore it.
Considering her own nasty temper, the fact that she could tolerate Lily Jones for three years was something. And for someone as good-tempered as Christopher, to put up with Lily for so many years was understandable.
Good, since she wanted to use the perspective of outsiders to sling mud at her, she’d let her see how many people in this world shared her twisted values.
"I won’t interfere in matters between you and your husband, but, Lily Jones, ask yourself, have I ever wronged you in any way?"
"You repeatedly find women for your own brother, time and again stirring up trouble between brother and sister-in-law; I have never seen anyone so brazenly searching for a mistress for their own brother. A little sister-in-law meddling in her brother and sister-in-law’s bedroom affairs – you really overstep your boundaries."
Lily Jones, rebuked again and again by Elly Campbell, turned even greener with anger.
The surrounding onlookers, already keen to gossip about the family drama, looked at Lily Jones differently after hearing Elly’s words.
"Miss Jones here is really funny, actually finding a mistress for her own brother. If this were ancient times, what’s the difference between her and a madam in a brothel?"
"Right? Her sister-in-law saved her life, and instead of being grateful, she uses such malicious methods to tarnish someone’s reputation."
"To tell the truth, I dare not comment on other matters, but as for the rumor of Young Master Moore having an affair with his sister-in-law, I simply don’t believe it. I’ve never seen him involved in any scandal with any woman, nor have I seen anyone other than his wife by his side."
"As for Miss Jones, with a temper like a shrew and no manners, it would be no wonder if Young Master Moore found another woman. She deserves it. With a woman like that, who could stand it..."
Lily Jones, with a dark expression, listened to the continuous sounds of condemnation around her, clenching her fists tightly.
Originally, she wanted to use this opportunity, with so many people around, to expose Elly Campbell’s despicable nature.
Seducing her brother to bar her from the Jones Family’s doorstep was one thing, but even her husband, who had always cherished and loved her, berated her many times because of that vile woman, making her angry.
But she hadn’t expected it to end .
There stood Elly Campbell, unharmed, while she herself was being pointed at and ridiculed.
"Elly Campbell, you... you..."
Christopher Moore, worried that Lily Jones would say even more disagreeable things, spoke to Elly before Lily could continue:
"Sister-in-law, let’s leave."
With that, he grabbed Lily Jones’s wrist, squeezed through the crowd, and strode away.