Chapter 797
“I couldn’t stand the thought of losing my shot at a promotion and ending up as a full–time housewife, So, I went to a hospital and had an
abortion.”
Donald pursed his lips hard with something complicated flickering in his eyes. Jennifer kept her gaze fixed on his face.
She said, “I’m sorry, Donald. I made this decision on my own. I had an abortion without even discussing it with you,” she said.
Donald fell silent but just gripped the report in his hands. After a long while, he took a deep breath and said, “It’s already in the past.”
Jennifer thought, ‘No, some things you just can’t get over.‘
She hadn’t missed the flash of anger in Donald’s eyes when he saw the abortion report. She knew that once something like this happened,
there was no truly moving past it.
They couldn’t just pretend like nothing had happened and go back to living their old lives.
She said, “We should still go through with the divorce. Once the tooling–off period is over, we’ll make it official.”
Donald fell silent. Images from a few days ago flashed through his mind.
Back then, Jennifer shouted, “Donald, you can’t just leave me. I won’t get a divorce. I’d die before I divorce you!”
That was the woman who had clung desperately to his hand, swore she’d never let go, and never agreed to a divorce, no matter what.
The very woman who once swore she’d withdraw the divorce papers and begged him to give in. Now she was the one insisting they go through with the divorce.
Donald couldn’t bring himself to meet Jennifer’s eyes. He fell into a long, heavy silence. Some choices seemed to be made during that
silence.
Jennifer finally broke the silence. “Getting divorced now is honestly the best thing for both of us. We don’t have any kids, so there’s nothing tying us together, nothing holding us back.
“If you want to get married again, you’re good–looking and have a steady job–finding someone new will be a piece of cake. Sell the house, keep it, whatever–you paid for it, so it’s up to you.”
When Jennifer finished, Donald finally looked at her with a bitter look. “So what about you? You’re just walking away from everything? Where
will you go?”
Jennifer shook her head and said, “I haven’t figured out where I’m going yet. I just want to leave Nareigh for a while, travel around, and see what the world is like. Ever since I came back here, I’ve been stuck in my own obsessions.
“Now that I’ve been given another chance, I want to let go of all that and try living differently. Maybe find a way to actually be happy.”
She had never really been happy. She always felt like everyone owed her–her family, the whole world. But the moment she was saved, it finally hit her. She was never satisfied or content, and that was why she could never be happy.
But some hurts just couldn’t be fixed with a simple apology. She’d made up her mind. It was time for her to leave Nareigh.
“Once I’ve wrapped things up here, I’m leaving Nareigh. When the divorce–certificate is ready, just let me know and I’ll come back for it,” Jennifer said.
Donald looked down at the abortion report again. Then he swallowed and slowly said, “Okay.”
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Chapter 797
The next day, Jonathan headed to Jarisburg, leaving Teresa alone in the hospital. There were bodyguards stationed outside, and several caregivers looking after her.
Teresa felt she was fine since she had an appetite and slept well, but Jonathan still wouldn’t let her step outside.
Miriam video–called Teresa. Teresa had actually been trying to hide the fact that she was in the hospital from Miriam. She didn’t want Miriam
to know.
But Miriam heard the sound of doctors talking outside the door and then asked Teresa if she was in the hospital.