The Wrong Woman

Michaela suppressed her anger and stressed each word carefully. "Wanda, you've been away working in the frontier for so long that you might not realize how disturbing Elio's behavior is. He's Candice's uncle. They're related! Yet he's had an unhealthy fixation on Candice since her childhood.

"He collected her hair ties, cups, stuffed toys, and other random items. He hoarded her discarded pencil cases and even a used pen. Whenever he visited Morrison Residence, he secretly took things that belonged to Candice and stashed them away.

"What kind of man obsessively writes diary entries about a young woman? He stole her things, spied on her, stalked her, and filled his entire sketchbook with drawings of her. He...

"I was desperate and had to pressure him into finding a girlfriend. But then he and Josie deceived me. I had no option but to make him move abroad. I truly—"

Mila cut her off, her voice sharp with fury. "Mom, why did you read Elio's diary?"

it for his own good," Michaela

throbbing forehead, Mila sighed deeply and muttered, "Your kind of 'motherly love' is

I hadn't read his diary? Who knows

He's reserved and distant, and he struggles to express his emotions. It's not unusual for him to collect items related

never peeked at her

conservative views, Michaela objected. "Candice calls him uncle Doesn't he realize what that implies about his place in our family? If such behaviors aren't

saw things differently. She believed that as long as there was no blood relation and their relationship was legally allowed, there was no reason they

great importance on the family hierarchy She felt that pursuing such a relationship was not only morally wrong but would also harm the relationships