"Do you want to know how I changed her mind? I told her that if she didn’t comply, I’d leak to the media that her precious nephew was hopelessly in love with her. Let’s see how the public reacts to such a scandal."
"You … despicable!" I said and turned to glare at him. My hands clenched tightly.
The realization that Auntie had been coerced into submission cut me like a blade.
"Despicable?" He sneered, "Joey, you’ve got it wrong. I’m not the one who fell in love with the aunt who raised me. That’s all you. In fact, I’m helping you, aren’t I?"
He laughed mockingly and poked my chest with his finger.
The fury in my chest erupted. Out of control, I grabbed him by the collar and dragged him toward the backyard pool. Then I slammed him to the ground. My fist was ready to pound his smug face.
Ye, he just smiled calmly at me.
"Joey, do you think if you hit me, your Auntie will like you more or hate you more?” he asked. "Don't forget! Your feelings for her can never be a reality. Leslie will never accept this kind of love."
His words drained the fight out of me. I slumped to the ground, silent and defeated.