Bound To The Seduction

Chapter 21: Unexpected Meeting

Glen visited Sarah on Saturday morning. The siblings decided to hang out at the open market, foraging for trinkets and fun stuff. It had been a while since they spent time together, and they walked happily, teasing each other and sometimes clasping their hands or Glen wrapping his arm around Sarah's shoulder. He was a head taller and a shade darker than her, giving an illusion of a perfect boyfriend.

Brandon's mom was flipping through her latest beauty magazine when she received a call. "Aunt, you won't believe this..."

At the market, Glen somehow managed to get soot on his cheeks. Sarah took out wet wipes and cleaned his face with great detail while Glen messed with her hair. The actions were so intimate that people mistook them for a couple.

Brandon's mom arrived at that exact moment and witnessed this action. From her angle, it looked like they were about to kiss. Brandon's mom narrowed her eyes and walked briskly as her anger overpowered her reasoning. "What are you doing?"

The familiar voice from behind made Sarah instinctively turn around. To say she was shocked would be an understatement. This was the last place she expected to see Brandon's mom.

"Sarah, what is the meaning of this?"

Sarah kept quiet and glanced at the crowd that was beginning to gather around because of someone's shouting. Shouting was common in a market, but this one attracted attention because the woman shouting looked like a rich lady. People loved gossip.

Sarah led Brandon's mom into a nearby stall with a seating area. She glanced at Sarah and lowered her voice to a whisper, "Sarah, what is going on?"

"Please sit down." Sarah brought a plastic chair and gave it to her while Glen watched in silence.

Brandon's Mom glanced at the chair like a piece of dirt and snorted, looking at Sarah in contempt, "You'd better give me a reasonable explanation for what happened a moment ago, otherwise, I won't recognize you and kick you out of the Lee family!"

Sarah took a deep breath. She tilted her head to the side, pursed her lips, and clocked her brows while pointing at the chair beside her.

Brandon's mom gave Sarah a condescending look and a contemptuous glance at Glen before plopping down on the plastic chair. She placed her handbag on her lap, folded her arms, and leaned back on the chair, waiting for an explanation.

Sarah sighed. Brandon's mom was willing to give her a chance to explain, not because she valued and treated her as a daughter-in-law, but because she wanted to believe this was just a misunderstanding. She did not want her son to suffer any grievances.

Although Sarah understood her attitude very well, she did not care. "Well, at first, I did not want to talk about this, but since you are here, I don't have to hide some things from you."

Brandon's mom curled her lip into a smirk, clearly unwilling to listen. Sarah spoke again, "As a good daughter, I've already saved you the trouble of having to kick me out of the family." Sarah paused, giving her the time to absorb the information before throwing a bomb. "I have already dumped your son."

"What?" Brandon's mom shouted as she suddenly stood and raised her hand.

Pah!

A slap landed on Sarah's cheek.

No matter how agile Sarah was, she would never have thought that Brandon's Mom would suddenly stand up and slap her in a rage. She hadn't dodged. The force of that slap almost knocked her teeth off. Glen raised his hand to return a favor.

"Glen, no!" Sarah managed to stop him in time.

"But she hit you."

"Did you forget what Mom taught us? Never fight with elders unless it is a life and death situation."