Chapter 182

Teresa instinctively touched her belly Could it already be she wondered anviously Still holding onto a siryer of hope , the told Jonathan that she needed to take care of her mother and asked him to leave
Jonathan sighed and suddenly scooped her up in his arms . Despite her struggles and confusion , he cared her to his car opened the passenger door , and placed her inside .
He then removed her shoes and realized that she wasn’t wearing socks . Her feet we slightly blue from the cold , and her heels were rubbed raw and red , causing him to frown
Jonathan grumbled , “ Every time I say something you don’t like , you run off faster than a rocket ! And this time , you even ran out barefoot Won’t others think you’re crazy ? “ .
Teresa turned her face away , her voice muffled “ None of your business
Jonathan snorted . “ With how fast you ran , how did your feet still get cold ? ”
Teresa replied nothing .
Jonathan took out a medicated cream from his coat , unwrapped it , and began applying it to Teresa’s feet . He had come to the hospital partly to check on her mom and see if there was anything he could help with .
Additionally , he was also worried about her , wondering if her feet were injured from running out barefoot , how she was doing , and if she had any side effects from taking the contraceptive pills .
He was worried sick , even though Benny had told him not to come . In truth , he had arrived for some time but hadn’t gone
After applying the medicated cream , Jonathan brought over the boots she had left earlier . He helped her put on socks and then helped her into the boots .
Teresa’s eyes suddenly turned red . Seeing him frown reminded her of their newlywed days ; he’d come home from work on cold winter nights and warm her icy feet in his lap .
Teresa wiped a tear from her eye , but Jonathan didn’t notice the fleeting look of affection . He only saw her pale face as if she might faint at any moment and couldn’t resist pulling her into his arms . She tried to push him away , but he held her tighter .
“ When your grandpa and grandma passed away , I wasn’t there with you . When your sister had her accident , I wasn’t there either . At least … let me be here this time , ” he said .
Teresa’s voice was choked with emotion . “ When you called me , I thought my mom wouldn’t make it . Seeing her like that for the first time , I didn’t know who I could rely on . But I knew I couldn’t rely on you . ”
Jonathan asked , “ Why can’t you rely on me ? ”
“ We’re divorced , Teresa said numbly in his arms . “ Don’t you hate me ? ”
Jonathan slowly released her . “ Hate you for what ? ”
Teresa explained , “ Last night , I could have been pregnant , but I took the contraceptive pills . I killed your child again . ”
Jonathan suddenly fell silent . His fist clenched slightly , then relaxed weakly “ Of course , I hate you . ”
He continued , “ Tve never met a woman as heartless as you . Two years of marriage , and all you said was you didn’t love me .
I made money , thinking I could make it up to you , but your words hurt me repeatedly . You even refuse to have children with me . I wonder if I wronged you in a past life for you to torment me like this . ”
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Teresa replied , “ Yes , I’m heartless . You should find a nice , gentle girl to marry. Honestly , I know that if I hadn’t slept with you , you wouldn’t have married me You should have married Yvonne from the start . ”
Jonathan sighed , unable to understand why she brought up someone who had passed away again . He changed the topic and said helplessly . “ If you don’t want to come to my place , just nap in my car first , then go back to look after your mom ”
Teresa wanted to reject it . “ No need-
“ Just sleep ,” Jonathan insisted , adjusting the seat backward and covering her with his coat . “ Do you want me to sing you a lullaby ? ”
“ Im not a kid ,” Teresa retorted helplessly
“ Sleep tight , good girl . ” He gently patted her he Successfully unlocked ! ibly tired as if she had let go of all her weariness and vigilance and could temporarily
Meanwhile , in the hospital room , Jennifer carried Michael back from Donald’s break room . Donald asked her with concern if her mom was okay .
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But Jennifer declared “ She’s not my mom ”
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Donald didn’t know what to say
Jennifer said indifferently . “ Tm taking this kid to my place first ”
Donald stared at Jennifer’s cold and indifferent departing figure , her reluctance to open up making him feel a pang of pain for her
Since Teresa hadn’t returned yet , Jennifer called her , but she didn’t answer . Frowning , Jennifer settled Michael in bed , then stood by Evelyn’s bedside for a while
Seeing a few strands of silver hair on Evelyn’s head made Jennifer feel slightly dazed She recalled that the year she went missing , Evelyn still had fashionable brown curly hair and wore trendy dresses . Indeed , aging is inevitable ; she thought
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