Chapter 54

Brenda continued, "The most important thing right now is to keep Jonathan in check." After a while, Jeffrey sighed and muttered, "At this point, our best bet is Alicia." Brenda added, "Alicia grew up around us, and we know how she is. She shouldn't be too hard on us. Besides…" She took a pause and pursed her lips. "She couldn't afford to come off as too petty in front of Jonathan." Jeffret nodded and frowned, looking like he just remembered me. "Elise shouldn't be a problem, right?" Brenda shook her head. "It's no secret she is just a wife on paper. No one gets why Jonathan suddenly decided to marry some nobody from outside the circle." I couldn't help but roll my eyes at that. What did he mean by "some nobody"? Weren't we all just regular people? But honestly, I wasn't surprised. People in those circles usually fawned over the powerful and looked down on anyone who wasn't one of them. However, what baffled me the most was why I still chose to marry into their circle when I alr