Chapter 678: Chapter 716: Love Means Giving
Today, Emily took Little Violet for a bath, while Gina frowned at this moment. She always believed that Lucy and James were impossible together. Lucy’s status was just too noble, even she felt that Lucy was unattainable. In her heart, although James was good, compared to Lucy, he was worlds apart.
But today, Emily mentioned this matter, which made her remember the many interactions Lucy had had with James since she arrived here. If Lucy set her sights on James, it would definitely make sense.
This made her immediately conflicted. Gina greatly admired Lucy’s poise. If Lucy was really going to compete for James, where would she have the right to compete with Lucy? She would even feel ashamed and want to withdraw automatically.
Grace immediately saw the conflict in Gina’s heart, kicked James, and gave him a look.
James quickly wrapped his arm around Gina’s waist and said, “Honey, we’ve been together for so long. How can you let Emily’s words make you overthink?”
Gina weakly leaned against James’s shoulder and said, “If it were someone else, I wouldn’t be afraid. But if Lucy really likes you, I’m really scared.”
Grace immediately said, “I say, big sis, you’re really blown away. Let’s not even talk about how unlikely it is that Lucy likes Brother-in-law. Even if she does like him, how likely is it that they can be together? You have to know, with Lucy’s status and family background, can she even marry Brother-in-law? Would her family agree? In such a prominent family, can she make decisions about her own marriage?”
Gina was stunned for a moment, then Grace continued to say, “Moreover, we’ve been living on the island for quite some time, and there’s a matter we haven’t told you.”
“What matter?” Gina asked instinctively.
Grace laughed slyly and said, “To survive in the sea, Brother-in-law was afraid we might be washed away by the waves, so he tore our clothes into strips and tied them around our waists. When we ended up on the island, we had no clothes left.”
James sweated nervously; why was Grace bringing up this matter now? However, it couldn’t be stopped, and he believed Grace had a purpose in saying this.
Gina’s eyes widened in shock. “What? You… you, Sarah, and Lucy didn’t have clothes?”
“Yeah, but don’t worry, we three girls had one pair of underwear, while Brother-in-law… well, he was bare-bottomed.”
Gina immediately pinched James, feeling uneasy. Her husband went around bare-bottomed with three women who were in underwear. As a wife, if she didn’t care, it would be fake.
“Haha, you don’t need to be so angry. At that time, it was about survival, so we naturally didn’t care about these things. When we arrived at the island, Brother-in-law found some large leaves to cover us with.”
Only then did Gina breathe a sigh of relief.
Grace continued, “Sis, on this island, nobody knew if we could survive, so naturally, people would express their truest feelings easily. Sarah said some inappropriate things back then, but Lucy didn’t say anything.”
At this time, Grace decisively revealed Sarah without hesitation, anyway, everyone knew that Sarah liked James.
Sure enough, Gina didn’t mind Sarah’s matters and seemed slightly more relaxed.
Grace added, “I’ll tell you, back then I believed my Brother-in-law would definitely bring us back, so I took the opportunity to see how he treated them. On this point, I have to commend my Brother-in-law; he always treated them with respect and didn’t even glance at them much. When sleeping, he slept on one side, letting me sleep next to him to prevent any contact with them.”
“Oh…” Gina exhaled, realizing she had fallen for Emily’s trick. But once she relaxed, she suddenly widened her eyes, looking at James, then at Grace, and said, “You two slept together?”
Grace burst out laughing, “Sis, what’s wrong with you? I sleep next to Brother-in-law to avoid them getting close to him. Brother-in-law sleeps beside me because it’s more convenient to take care of me. Who’s close and who’s distant, isn’t it clear? Really, do you still suspect there’s something scandalous between me and Brother-in-law?”
Gina awkwardly chuckled and said, “I don’t suspect anything. It’s just that you said you and Brother-in-law slept together; it’s not good for a sister-in-law and Brother-in-law to be together.”
“Come on, we’re family, okay? I really don’t know what’s going through your mind.” Grace shook her head, sighing, “I’m leaving now; this hurts my heart.” Then she pushed open the door to sleep in Lucy’s room; she definitely wasn’t going to Emily Jenkins’ house, that girl’s house was just a doghouse.
“Husband, I’m sorry, I was fooled by Emily.” Gina apologized, giving James a peck on the cheek.
James admired Grace’s cleverness, but he truly felt sorry for Gina, and now these matters could only be hidden; he had no other way. He hugged Gina tighter and said, “Honey, I know you love me, and I love you too.”