The only difference was that Joanna’s aura of superiority originated from her herself.
"Your Ace?" Joanna asked with a playful look in her eyes.
Seraphina rolled her eyes. "Obviously, he’s ours. Did you know that I grew up with Ace? We also share the sa birthday in the sa month of the sa year. I was born an hour ahead of him. That’s why he’s like my little brother..."
"So?" Joanna replied calmly. She wasn’t sure what Seraphina was trying to say.
"So, I’m warning you to stay away from him. You two are already divorced. I won’t tolerate you pulling any tricks on him!" Seraphina uttered fiercely.
"I see... What a considerate sister you are!" Joanna replied with a half hearted smile while she looked Seraphina up and down.
Seraphina had a tomboy-like appearance, and her outfit was also casual. Although she didn’t seem like the kind to harbor any ill intentions, her words seed to be filled with undertones of sarcasm.
Only a woman could recognize such undertones.
Things were getting a little awkward, so Ethan tried to make peace.
"Alright, you two. Stop being so hostile to each other. In my opinion, your personalities are rather similar. I believe you can be good friends...
"Joanna, don’t take things to heart. Seraphina has always been like this. She gets straight to the point, and she criticizes everyone she ets. To be honest, she doesn’t have any bad intentions. Just think of her as a straightforward guy!"
Seraphina was enraged by what Ethan said, and she imdiately chased after him and hit him.
"You’re the straightforward guy. You all are. I won’t rest until I beat the crap out of you today!" Seraphina yelled.
The two of them began kicking and punching each other like elentary school kids while Joanna stood in between.
For so unknown reason, Ace actually began to walk toward them.
Joanna could clearly sense a change in Seraphina’s facial expression. There was a special look in her eyes that suggested sothing romantic.
As a woman herself, Joanna could easily see what was going on. Seraphina liked Ace. In fact, she liked him a lot!
That explained why she was so hostile toward Joanna. It almost looked like she’d eat her alive...
It turned out that Seraphina perceived Joanna as her romantic rival.
"Ace, you’re an awful friend!" Seraphina joyfully threw herself against Ace. She wrapped her arms around his neck intimately. "How could you not invite to a gathering like this? Do you even think of as a friend?"
Ace smiled. It was rare that he even did so. He patted Seraphina on the back and apologized with a tone of endearnt. "Sorry. I didn’t plan this properly."
"An apology isn’t enough. Can’t you do better?"
"What do you want then?" Ace asked.
Seraphina wouldn’t let go of Ace. "Roast a few skewers for .
Otherwise, we won’t be friends anymore."
"Alright." Ace nodded.
"Great. That’s the Ace I know. Good boy!" Seraphina held his hand and walked happily to the barbecue grill.
At the sa ti, she glanced ever so quickly at Joanna. There was a brief mont when she appeared pleased with herself...
The worst part was Ace’s reaction.
He didn’t even acknowledge Joanna when he walked past her. It was as if she wasn’t even there.
Things felt so awkward that Ethan nearly wanted to dig a hole and hide in it.
"Joanna, don’t get mad. You know how proud Ace is. He’s probably upset because you disrespected him earlier. That’s why..." Ethan trailed off.
"It doesn’t matter." Joanna shrugged. She looked at Ace and Seraphine while they walked away. "Didn’t I tell you that I no longer want to have anything to do with him? Why would I get mad?"
"Are you really not upset at all?" Ethan cocked his head. He stared at Joanna’s face and teased her playfully. "Why does your facial expression seem so different?"
Joanna remained silent.
To be honest, Ethan wasn’t making things up.
She really did get upset for a mont, but it wasn’t because of Ace. Instead, it was Seraphina’s doing.
This woman was so pretentious. She might seem like a tomboy-like girl who got along with Ace as a friend, but she actually had ulterior motives. They had only t for the first ti, and she already tried to provoke Joanna.
Joanna was especially pissed by how she behaved like a victor when she and Ace walked past.
"Does Seraphina like Ace?" Joanna asked. She stared at Seraphina and Ace, who stood close to each other.
"Huh? Seraphina and Ace?" Ethan responded as if he’d heard the biggest joke of all ti. He directly burst into laughter. "That’s impossible. They’re like brothers. Ace doesn’t even see her as a woman. She probably doesn’t like n either. If they were to have feelings for each other, they’d have gotten together long ago. You wouldn’t have stood a chance..."
Joanna shook her head. "You don’t understand won. This is the most sophisticated kind of trick."
"Co on, Joanna. Don’t over-complicate things with Seraphina. She’s practically a single-cell organism. She doesn’t have that kind of motive, and she wouldn’t fight with you over Ace. Otherwise, she wouldn’t even be friends with us."
Ethan repeatedly highlighted that Joanna was overthinking. He believed she was only thinking that way because of her internal bias.
Joanna could tell that Seraphina was regarded very highly in the group. Clearly, Seraphina was good at managing relationships.
Ethan suddenly realized sothing. "Oh! I know why you’re hostile toward Seraphina!"
"Why?"
"Because you’re jealous!" Ethan pointed at Joanna and began to chuckle." You think of Seraphina as your romantic rival. You’re afraid she would steal Ace from you, aren’t you?"
Joanna was speechless.
"That ans you still haven’t completely moved on. You’re concerned about mbers of the opposite gender being around him. Clearly, you’re still in love with him... Tsk, tsk. You don’t say what you an, just like Ace! You’re made for each other!"
Joanna rolled her eyes. "First of all, I’m not hostile toward Seraphina. She’s the one who was hostile toward . Second of all, I’m not jealous. Ace can no longer influence my emotions."
"Yes, yes, that’s right. You’re not jealous. You no longer have feelings for him, and you don’t care who he hugs..." Ethan suddenly grabbed Joanna by her shoulder and began whispering affectionately in her ear. "Do you want to find out if Ace still has feelings for you? Do you wonder if he’d get jealous over you?"
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