NOVPUBChapter 1173: Chapter 1173: One Against Three, Is It Still Possible?_1 Chapter 1173 -1173: One Against Three, Is It Still Possible?_1 “Ethan Zhekova’s relationship with Adrian Zhekova, Lyke Zhekova and Samson Zhekova isn’t that good.
On the other hand, Adrian, Lyke, and Samson have formed a close-knit group,” Wendy Clarke explained.
Christy Xenos frowned, “From the looks of it, Ethan doesn’t seem to be that bright.”
Anyone faced with this situation would know that they should align with Adrian and the others who hold power.
Could he really handle them alone?
Wendy scoffed.
Look, even Christy Xenos, a middle-aged woman who didn’t know much, understood this, but Ethan couldn’t figure it out.
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“Even if I do marry Ethan and join the Zhekova Family,” Wendy said, “given the discord between Ethan and the others, Cindy Clarke and I wouldn’t be on the same page.”
“If Ethan doesn’t get along with them, they definitely wouldn’t treat me kindly.
And I can’t ignore Ethan and curry favor with them, can I?
I need to follow Ethan’s lead,” Wendy said.
“That being the case, how could Cindy and I support each other?” Wendy rhetorically asked.
“Then what should we do?” Christy couldn’t help but worry about Ethan.
Ethan was, after all, a catch.
Christy could only dream of Wendy ending up with him.
Without Ethan, Christy knew it would be hard to find someone as good.
“Should we go after Lyke Zhekova?” Even Christy, despite her dreams, knew this was impossible.
“We don’t even know Lyke, and besides, he’s already with Peggy Lewis,” Christy casually mentioned stealing him away but conceded it would be a hassle.
Being single is simpler, isn’t it?
“Mom, you’ve forgotten that Adrian has another brother besides Ethan, Samson Zhekova,” Wendy pointed out.
“Is he single?” Christy in sync with Wendy’s thoughts.
One mention from Wendy, and Christy instantly got her plan.
“As far as I know, yes,” Wendy said, “And he’s particularly close with Adrian and Lyke.
If there are any benefits, those two always think of him first.
Ethan doesn’t even come close.”
“Oh, that’s far better than Ethan,” Christy said.
No matter how rich you are, you need to maintain good relationships.
Otherwise, how could you get by in the Zhekova Family?
Wouldn’t you just end up being ostracized?
Christy’s reverence for Ethan from when she first discovered Wendy’s relationship with him had faded.
Now, she could even look down on Ethan.
Moreover, Wendy had said that Ethan was just a backup option for her!
If he’s just a backup, what does he count for?
Christy had begun to write Ethan off.
“But we don’t know Samson either,” Christy fretted.
She was confident that, once Samson met Wendy, he was sure to fall for her.
Who wouldn’t like Wendy?
Only women don’t like Wendy.
The so-called repulsion among the same kind.
It’s usual to be jealous of Wendy because she is better than them.
“But Cindy is very close to Samson; they have a brother-sister-in-law relationship,” Wendy said, her jealousy flaring.
While others struggled to make connections, Cindy could easily communicate with them.
“She introduced Lyke to Peggy before me.
According to my dad, it’s because of the age gap and we aren’t a good match.
But there’s no age gap between me and Samson, right?”
“Our ages are a perfect match,” Wendy added, “Ask Cindy to introduce me to Samson.”
“Moreover, Samson is on good terms with Adrian.
If I marry into the Zhekova Family, Cindy and I could support each other as sisters-in-law and sisters, and have an easier life in the future.”
“It makes sense, right, Dad?” Wendy turned to Joshua Clarke.
“You have a point,” Joshua nodded.
After all, they are sisters, any resentments would only be temporary.
The bond of blood is unbreakable.
“But, about Ethan…” Joshua felt somewhat uneasy about this.
“I’ve told you, he’s just a backup.
And, isn’t breaking up in a relationship very normal these days?
We haven’t married, and I haven’t even met Samson yet.
If we do meet, we’ll simply be friends; He can’t control that, can he?
I haven’t done anything to betray him.”
Besides, her relationship with Ethan is none of anyone’s business.
They are just friends with benefits.
They can’t interfere in each other’s friendships.
If Ethan found a serious girlfriend now, she couldn’t even say anything.
In the same vein, if she ended up with Samson, Ethan would have no reason or right to blame her.
“Cindy wouldn’t listen to us,” Christy shifted her focus to Joshua.
“You’re her dad, you’ve always doted on her,” Christy said, “Out of the three of us, she only acts nice towards you.”
“She can still have a decent conversation with you; she’d somewhat listen to you.
At least she’d have the patience to let you finish,” Christy continued, “But if Wendy and I approach her, we’d be shooed away before we can even see her, not to mention talk to her.
No, she probably wouldn’t even reply to our messages.”
Christy scoffed, seething with anger.
Cindy was the child she carried and gave birth to after ten months.
Cindy might think that she treated her unfairly, but Cindy was also the one she painfully gave birth to.
Cindy’s life was given by her.
Without her, there wouldn’t be a Cindy in this world, would there?
As Cindy’s mother, she gave her life, that alone was the greatest favor.
It was something Cindy could never fully repay in her entire life.
What right did Cindy have to hold a grudge against her?
No matter how she treated Cindy, as her daughter, Cindy had to bear it.
Otherwise, Cindy must repay her own life!
But, Cindy held grudges.
Cindy never acknowledged neither the favor of giving birth nor raising her.
If she had known earlier, she would have never given birth to Cindy.
She should have aborted her early on and saved all these years’ worth of ration.
Joshua hesitated, but Wendy said: “Dad, I have been dating Ethan for a while and I feel that he’s not very reliable.”
“You want me to be well, don’t you?
Cindy has married into such a good family, am I worse than her?
Do you want me to have a worse life than her?”
“You’ve always doted on her more than me.
You secretly gave her all the money you’ve saved,” Wendy revealed.
Joshua looked at Wendy in surprise.
Wendy chuckled, “You thought you hid it well, but I knew all along.
I know you dote on Cindy more.
In your heart, I can never surpass her.”
“No, I don’t feel that way…” Joshua muttered, “I merely think…since your mother takes more care of you, I had to…”
“Cindy was the unfortunate one, is that it?” Christy crossed her arms, “I knew it, my foresight is accurate, Cindy’s just an ingrate.”
