The Divorce Prescription (Celina and Adam) novel Chapter 840

Joanne tried to explain, "I…"

"Jonah!" Aileen looked at Jonah. "Let me ask you something. What's going on between you and Joanne? Is she my sister-in-law?"

Jonah stuttered, "I…"

"Jonah, if you're with this woman, I'll never acknowledge you as my brother again!" Aileen shouted.

Justin jumped in. "Aileen, what's wrong with you? Do you have some kind of misunderstanding with Joanne?"

Aileen replied, "There's no misunderstanding. As far as I'm concerned, I only have one sister-in-law, and that's Hailey!"

Justin tried to explain, "Aileen, do you even know what Hailey did to Jonah three years ago? She's the one who walked away from him. For the past three years, Joanne's been the one by his side—"

"Enough!" Aileen snapped at Justin. "Stop talking nonsense. Hailey would never abandon Jonah! Even if Joanne was the one by Jonah's side these past three years, what about Hailey? She's the one who raised me!

"I lost my mom and my brother, and Hailey gave me a home. She took me from Janesburg to the Capitol, sent me to school, picked me up, and dropped me off.

"For three years, she spent every moment taking care of me. Additionally, her parents treated me like one of their own. Hailey isn't just my big sister. She's my sister-in-law.

"People say a good sister-in-law is like a second mom. I respect her, I love her, and I won't let any of you speak badly about her!"

Justin fell silent. What Hailey had done for Aileen was undeniable. Without Hailey, there would be no Aileen today.

Jonah placed his hands on Aileen's shoulders. "Aileen, you misunderstood. Joanne and I are just friends."

Aileen pressed, "Really? You don't have feelings for her?"

Jonah didn't even hesitate for a second. "She's just a friend. I don't like her."

Joanne's hands at her sides curled into fists. She had always known Jonah didn't like her. In all three years, he had never once given her any hope.

Jonah shot back, "Do you get to decide whether I see her or not?"

Joanne saw the cold warning in Jonah's eyes, and she curled her fingers in fear.

Then, Jonah turned to Jeremy. "Where's my phone?"

Jeremy immediately handed it over. "Here it is, Mr. Pilsner."

Jonah unlocked it and saw a missed call from Hailey.

He had been in a meeting and didn't have the phone on him, so he missed it.

Then, Jeremy added, "Mr. Pilsner, I heard there's been some trouble at Lambert Group. I'm sure Ms. Hailey came to ask for your help."

Aileen urgently said, "Jonah, back when our family was struggling, Hailey and her dad were the only ones who ever helped us. Have you forgotten how much that meant to us? Now that Hailey's in trouble, how could you not be there for her?"