The Invisible Wife Turned Savage novel Chapter 166

Chapter 166 A Mother’s Warnings

They say people who treat animals kindly must be kind at heart.

Jonathan caught Estella staring at him and smiled. “What are you looking at me for?”

Estella’s voice softened. “I was just thinking… I’m really lucky.”

She laughed lightly. “Meeting you makes me feel like I’ve been lucky.”

All this time, she had felt warmth, respect, and patience from this man.

And this perfect man liked her back.

He had been careful not to overwhelm her, always courteous, always restrained.

Jonathan’s gaze deepened, his low voice husky. “No… I’m the lucky one.”

He had thought his life would pass without ever meeting someone who moved his heart.

And then she appeared.

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Estella spent the evening with the firm until past eleven before finally returning to her room.

As soon as she got back, her phone lit up with a video call from Victoria.

“Mom, it’s so late. Why aren’t you sleeping?” Estella asked gently.

Victoria’s face was stormy. “You went to Sinovia with that lawyer? Estella, I’ve told you already – he’s not right for you.”

“Mom, Estella said, rubbing her temple, “whether he’s right for me is something I can decide for myself.

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Victoria pressed on, “Then tell me what’s so good about him? Does he have assets? A family background worth marrying into?”

Estella sighed. “Why does everything have to be measured by background? Our family isn’t what it once was. Honestly, I think finding a man who’s capable and responsible is far better than chasing after some unreliable rich heir.”

“Capable and responsible?” Victoria scoffed. “Men are all actors. Before marriage, they pretend to treat you well. After marriage, when you’re trapped with kids, the mask falls. And don’t you dare let that lawyer take advantage of you. Women always lose in these things. Men separate

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sex from love, they move on without a care. Women can’t. Once you give yourself to him, you won’t be able to walk away. You must guard your last line of defense – don’t you dare fall in love with him for real.”

Estella nearly dropped her phone. “Mom, I’m not careless like that. And Mr. Bennett isn’t the kind of man you’re imagining.”

Victoria sniffed. “How do you know what he really thinks? Are you a worm in his stomach?”

Estella shot back, “So only rich men are worth trusting?”

“Wrong,” Victoria said sharply. “It’s not the men, it’s the money. If a poor man cheats, you walk away with nothing. If a rich man cheats, you still have the money. Look at your marriage with Nathaniel – what did you get in the divorce? And if things fall apart with that lawyer, what could he possibly give you?”

Estella’s patience snapped. “I haven’t even remarried yet, and you’re already planning my divorce?”

“My words may be harsh, but they’re true,” Victoria said, lips pursed. “I’d rather be the bad guy now than watch you fall into a pit later. Take your Aunt Lina she married a man with

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nothing, and if I hadn’t helped her, she’d have been finished long ago. Even now, after all these years, she still slaves away to keep his business‘ running. That’s what happens when you marry a man without money.”

Victoria had always believed her greatest achievement was marrying into wealth.

If only her husband had lived longer, she could have stayed a pampered wife.

Estella had nothing to say anymore. “Mom, please just rest early.”

But Victoria wouldn’t let it go. “You can date that lawyer if you want, but no intimacy. If you cross that line, Estella, I won’t forgive you!”

The call ended, and Estella’s earlier good mood evaporated.

Every time she spoke with her mother, she felt drained.

But she couldn’t simply turn her back on her either.

She remembered when her father was alive – her mother had been gentle, elegant, never this sharp–tongued.

Had hardship turned her into someone else entirely?

Estella sighed. She couldn’t change her mother.

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