Chapter52: The Devil Is A Cunning Woman

Chapter 52: The Devil Is A Cunning Woman  SOPHIA I watched this exchange between mother and son feeling like I was watching a tennis match, each pointed comment flying back and forth between the players while I sat helplessly on the sidelines.  Silvia's plan was becoming clearer by the moment, replacing me with Sophia as a suitable daughter in law. One that she can actually tolerate. "Mother, they need to leave," Xenois said firmly, refusing to back down. This was one of the rare times that I had seen Xenois fight his mum on something concerning me. More often, he often let things slide to allow peace to reign. "This is inappropriate, and you know it." "Are you going to let your wife control who's welcome in my home, Xenois?" Silvia's voice got harder as she clenched her fist sparing me a glance that was filled with absolute hatred that left me on edge a bit  "Are you going to let her jealousy and insecurity dictate how this family operates? Is she the breadwinner of this family, Xenoi