Chapter 401 Why Are You all Forcing Me Like This?
Leon got the gist of what Betty was saying right away. With a serious look, he said, "Ruth and Zephyr's stance is my stance too. I've wasted all these years caring for you. From now on, I don't have a sister."
Betty stared at him, shocked. "Leon, are you really gonna cut ties with me over this? Is it really necessary?" She felt wronged and upset. "I already said I'd find a master diviner to help Zephyr get rid of the poison bug. And Brenda said transferring it to Zephyr would be way less severe than if it stayed with me. Who said he'd die in six months? That's just nonsense."
She didn't argue about the fertility issue because, well, it did affect reproductive functions.
Elizabeth chimed in, "I said it. Am I the master diviner, or is Brenda? And she didn't see anything, yet she can predict Zephyr's condition in advance? If she's that powerful, would she still be controlled by Alfonso? Would she still suffer backlash from absorbing Enrique's Generational Blessings?"
Betty was getting more unreasonable by the minute. Maybe it was because Elizabeth hadn't spent much time with her before. Betty had always been this way, which is why she was so much like Brenda, whom she had raised with love.
Elizabeth stood up to refute her, making Betty furious. She knew the way the Anderson family treated her was all Elizabeth's doing. She looked at Elizabeth coldly and said, "Brenda isn't a master diviner, but she knows one. If that master diviner isn't capable, how could they help me transfer the poison bug? If you're so capable, why don't you help Zephyr get rid of the poison bug?"
Elizabeth raised an eyebrow. "So you believe in the so-called master diviner and Brenda, but you don't want to believe the truth? But it makes sense. Only this way can you justify yourself and think you're not wrong. You think you just did a small thing, and everyone should forgive you."
She wasn't about to let Betty provoke her into revealing that she could get rid of the poison bug. She still needed Betty to lure out the people behind this.
Betty stammered, "You! You're just talking nonsense and fallacies." She knew she couldn't outtalk Elizabeth; Elizabeth's words were getting sharper.
So she turned to Leon, "Leon, Brenda really said that transferring it to Zephyr wouldn't be severe. Do you not believe your own sister and instead believe others? She's always had a grudge against me, which is why she exaggerated the situation." Everyone knew who she was talking about.
Leon saw that Betty still showed no signs of remorse. He couldn't help but feel disheartened again. All the kindness he had shown Betty over the years was truly in vain. He declared coldly, "You harmed your own nephew, and even your own daughter. I really can't believe you. So I believe Elizabeth, and you don't need to explain any further. From now on, I won't acknowledge you as my sister. If you don't believe me, I can post on Facebook to announce that I'm cutting ties with you."
This time, Leon didn't hesitate at all; he couldn't afford to have Betty as his sister anymore.
Betty looked at him with a sad expression. "Leon, how can you do this? Brenda can find a powerful master diviner to help Zephyr get rid of the poison bug. Why don't you believe it? Your stubbornness is what's going to harm Zephyr!"
Even Maria couldn't stand it anymore. She was about to lose it. "Enough, Betty! How have you become so repulsive? All day long, it's 'Brenda said this, Brenda did that.' She ruined your relationship with Elizabeth, and Enrique is still bedridden and in a wheelchair because of her. If it hadn't been discovered early, she would have harmed your other sons too. Are you stupid? How can you still believe her?"
But Betty shot back, "What Brenda did to Enrique and the others wasn't her intention; she was controlled by Alfonso. How can you blame her for that? During this time, I was poisoned, and Elizabeth didn't help me or visit me, and my sons couldn't do anything. Only Brenda stayed by my side, caring for and comforting me. She even helped me find ways to ease the pain. If I don't believe her, who should I believe?"
The more Betty talked, the more convinced she became. Her children were ungrateful, so what was wrong with favoring Brenda, who treated her well?
Maria's patience snapped. "She's using you! She's giving you bad advice and manipulating your emotions. If she knew a powerful master diviner, why didn't she help you directly instead of suggesting a transfer? Her supposed care is to keep you reliant on her, so she maintains her influence. If it weren't for her, you wouldn't have conspired with Mrs. Baker to harm Elizabeth. Would Elizabeth cut ties with you and ignore you? Would your sons hold a grudge against you? Everything wrong you've done is influenced by her, and now you're alienating everyone who genuinely cares about you."
Taking a deep breath, Maria concluded, "I'm done talking to you. When you go home, send Brenda away. Stay away from her, or you'll become even more selfish and cold-hearted."
Betty was also infuriated. Her children were inconsiderate, didn't understand, and blamed her. Now, even her mother was like this. She cried, "I've treated Brenda like my own daughter for so many years, and I have feelings for her. How can I be so heartless to send her away? She's the only one by my side taking care of me now. Why are you all forcing me like this?"
Betty still needed the master diviner behind Brenda to help deal with the evil wizard Amy had hired. If she didn't eliminate this threat, she could be poisoned again. And she also wanted to use the master diviner to cast a spell on Amy. Let Amy experience the torment of disfigurement.
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