Chapter 1203

I raised my eyebrows. "Her substitute?”

"Don't you know that you’ve been a substitute all along?”

Elena coldly snorted. "She is Theo's first crush, but they weren't able to be together, s o Theo found

you to be her substitute."

She continued after a pause, "If Theo's current wife were Cindy, I'd at least feel better about it.

Although she can't compare to me in terms of her looks and figure, she has a superior family

background and is well-matched with Theo. I can't compete with her on that. But I can never accept

his wife being you. You have nothing to compete against me. You don't even have a family. What

right do you have to be with Theo?"

I put down the coffee cup and looked out the window.

Back then, the Louises were concerned about their reputation and the fact that I was adamant

about not having our relationship exposed to the public. Up until now, the public still thought that

Cindy was the Louises' daughter.

Therefore, she managed to take my place : n Whaldorf City in those three years I was away.

Elena was one of the clueless outsiders.

I looked at her, not planning to tell her the truth. "Don't you think you're too full of yourself, Ms.

Mandez? Not everything in this world happens according to your imagination. A person's status and

identity will only be considered in a loveless marriage. Theo and 1 have been together for so many

years. Even if you snatch him away now, you’ll still live under my shadow for the rest of your life."

I continued after a pause, "You're still young, so take the chance to find a suitable man and go on a

date. Or else, it’ll be too late once you realize you’ve wasted your youth.”

Elena sneered and looked at me in disdain. "I suspect you didn't even listen to what I was saying

earlier. Are you sure Theo truly loves you? Is there really love between you?"

I frowned. "I know it best. I don’t need to argue with you about such things."

"Really?"

Elena said maliciously, "I think you're just afraid to argue with me. In fact, you're unsure if he really

loves you. After all, love can sometimes be faked."

If she had said these things to me three years ago, then I might actually get affected by them.

However, that was not the case now. I simply found her absurd.

"If you want to get a man, Ms. Mandez, shouldn't you be concerned if he'll fall in love with you or

not? Why are you so concerned about whether he loves me or not? Even if he doesn't, then what's

the point if he ends up falling in love with someone else other than you?”

Elena's expression sank. "I just think you're pitiful."

I picked up my phone and glanced at the time. It was time to go back.

I picked up the coffee to finish the rest of it before saying blandly to Elena, "First of all, thank you for

thinking of me, but let me remind you one thing as a friend. You really don't need to keep giving me

trouble because I simply don’t care. You’ll only end up being the one getting angry."

I continued after a pause, "Just because you’re mad at Theo for ignoring you, you came to me to

vent your anger so I would b e as unhappy as you. Perhaps you think it’d be even better if you could

get me to leave Theo straight away. That’s what you're planning to do, right? But I’m sorry to say

that the more you behave this way, the more I won't give him to you because you don’t deserve it."

"Do you deserve it, then?" Elena burst out in anger.

"More than you, at least."

I raised my eyebrows and continued, “ There is one more thing that I'd like to speak to you about. I

know the matter between Cindy and Theo better than you. I can tell you for sure that even if I don't

exist, Theo will never marry Cindy. Since h e married me, that just means that I'm worth it and am

worthy of him. There'll always be someone who's better looking and more talented, but Theo will

only love one person from start to finish."

"You!" Elena was furious.

Giving her no chance to speak, I said with a snicker, "Your talent and stunning looks are plus points

for you, Ms. Mandez. But if you're merely using your talent and good looks to make a man fall in

love with you, then that man will only love your talent and beauty. Once a woman who is more

talented and more beautiful than you appears one day, he'll immediately love her and not you.

Maybe you should start improving on your inner beauty instead. A n arrogant and domineering

woman who only flatters others can be quite annoying."