The Ex-Husband's Apology (by Sebastian Grey) novel Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Catalina walked up to Brayan and whispered, “I didn’t expect Jennifer to have such status in the LeBlanc family. Even the elders seem to be afraid of her.”

Brayan’s already furrowed brow tightened even more, and that was exactly what she wanted.

Jennifer spent some time chatting with Marcel before the meal began.

Everyone gathered around the long dining table. Jennifer sat on Brayan’s left, and Catalina was on his right.

At the table crowded with several dozen people, Jennifer seemed to be invisible. Everyone’s attention was on Catalina.

They asked about her PhD in psychology and her job at VelvetRose. Catalina answered each question patiently.

Everything Jennifer knew about Catalina was from Brayan, who would compare the two sometimes.

Catalina was the elite overseas returnee, the rising star in jewelry design, and the piano prodigy, while she was just a housewife who hadn’t even finished high school.

So Jennifer had always believed that Catalina must be very accomplished.

“I wrote my thesis on Jung’s theory of the collective unconscious. Jung introduced the iceberg theory in his 1923 article “On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry“. He divided the iceberg into three parts: the conscious, the preconscious, and the unconscious…”

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Catalina was still talking endlessly.

“Wow, psychology is so profound. Catalina, you’re amazing!”

“More amazing than you can imagine. Catalina is knowledgeable and well–cultured. She’s nothing like some parasite who’s barely left the house.”

Jennifer knew Ruby was referring to her.

“Ruby, actually… psychology has a theory about why some people don’t want to be self–reliant.” Catalina rattled off another long explanation that had Ruby slapping her thigh in admiration.

“Donna, if only Catalina had married into our LeBlanc family back then! She’s a girl we could be proud of. Look at what we have now…

As Ruby spoke, she cast a scornful glance at Jennifer.

Donna, clearly embarrassed, cleared her throat and said, “For a housewife, being ignorant can also be a merit.”

“That’s right. In that regard, Jennifer is fine.”

Brayan interjected lazily. It was hard to tell whether it was praise or mockery.

Jennifer usually didn’t care what Ruby or Donna thought of her.

But Brayan’s words stirred her defiance.

“Jung proposed the theory of the collective unconscious in 1922, not 1923. The iceberg analogy was first suggested by Fechner and then adopted by Freud. Jung was a student of Freud, and he further divided the unconscious into collective and personal unconscious…”

As Jennifer spoke, Catalina’s face turned pale.

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