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    Fury shed in Brenna’s eyes as she stepped in front of Rosanna, making it clear she was ready to stand up for her, even if she might offend Ethan.

    Brenna knew if Elsa could attack Rosanna today, there was nothing stopping her from turning on her next. Protecting Rosanna now was the only way to make sure she didn’t end up as the next target.

    If Ethan wanted to break up with her because of this, forcing her to apologize to Elsa, then she would never get back together with him.

    She refused to get trapped in these never-ending family battles.

    Elsa, face twisted with anger, spat, “Who do you think you are? If you dare say another word, I’ll make sure my son dumps you on the spot. You’re not even part of our family yet, but you already think you can boss me around? As if I’d ever let you do that!”

    Swinging her attention to Ethan, she continued, “Ethan, are you just going to stand there? She’s ready to hit me now, and if you marry her, she’ll be the death of me! I’m warning you, if you don’t teach her a lesson today, I will cut all ties with you!”

    Ethan mped his mouth shut, refusing to say a single word. Sometimes, he wondered why he ended up with a mother so unreasonable.

    Belen couldn’t take it anymore. “Enough! I can’t believe I raised a daughter like you. This is so humiliating. Ronald, get her out of here. Don’t let her embarrass us,” she barked, her patience worn thin.

    “Mom, can’t you see they’re all ganging up on me?” Elsa said, unable to understand why everyone was against her. She believed she had every right to keep her daughter-inw and future daughter-inw in line. Brenna and Rosanna both needed someone to put them in their ce, or they would walk all over her.

    Ronald wasted no time. He caught Elsa by the arm, ready to drag her away. “Bess, wheel your grandmother out of the room. Elsa, you really should leave.”

    Elsa struggled, shouting, “Don’t touch me! Ethan, are you really just going to stand there and let them treat your mother like this? After everything I’ve done for you, this is how you repay me? I don’t need a son like you. Don’t ever call me your mother again!”

    Realizing there was no calming her down, Ethan followed her out, determined to speak to her alone. If she kept up this behavior, she’d end up driving away the only woman he’d ever wanted.

    Meanwhile, Brenna gently settled Rosanna back onto the bed and adjusted the needle in her hand.

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    The rest of the Mitchell family wasted no time making their exit. They had fulfilled their obligation to visit and apologize, and one thing was clear to them: Rosanna was no pushover.

    And with Brenna standing beside her, they were formidable—enough to give Elsa a hard time.

    With their own thoughts swirling, each family member offered Rosanna a quick goodbye before leaving.

    After they had left, Rosanna finally broke her silence. She looked at Brenna and let out a heavy sigh. “Don’t let their little show of concern fool you. None of them can stand Elsa, either, but when things got heated, no one stood up for me except you. Thank you, Brenna. But after today, Elsa will probably be even more opposed to you and Ethan being together.”

    Brenna couldn’t have cared less about that. She admired Rosanna, who wouldn’tpromise easily just to be with Kenny.

    “It’s no big deal. She tried to break you and Kenny apart, too, but you’re still together,” she said.

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