Chapter 101

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Shielding Teresa , Evelyn shoved Irene away . “ How unreasonable ! Teresa divorced Jonathan . You have zero reason to come after her , let alone lay a finger on her ! ”
Irene clenched her fingers . “ I’m no shrew . Everyone has their pride . She’s the one crossing the line . ”
“ I taught her that ; tit for tat is fair play . She’s crossed no line for speaking up . Rather , you deserved it , ” stated Evelyn .
“ Why , you …” Irene saw that Evelyn and Teresa were of one mind , so she grabbed her bag . “ I have no words for you . Like mother , like daughter . ”
Irene left . Evelyn turned to Teresa , who was frowning with something to say when Evelyn told her to get in the car . Evelyn had driven a Land Rover there . Teresa slid into the passenger seat .
“ I saw her pointing at you and talking down to you from outside . Why didn’t you rebut her ? Evelyn nudged Teresa’s head .
Teresa rubbed her head . “ I did . I wasn’t letting her walk all over me . I’m no longer her daughter – in – law . She can’t push me around . ”
“ Wasn’t she ? I bet if she wanted to hit you , you’d have stood there and let her ! Who are you trying to fool ? ” came Evelyn’s speech .
Teresa snapped back , “ I wasn’t planning to let her . I was getting ready to parry her attack , but you beat me to the punch . ”
Shaking her head helplessly , Evelyn nudged Teresa’s head again . “ You little rascal . ” “ Focus on your happy family ; quit meddling in my business . ” Teresa looked away . “ I was on my way to the bank when I saw you . If not , do you think I care ? Also , why’d your dad hand over his company to you after his business flopped ? ” commented Evelyn .
Long had she been raring to ask Teresa that , for she had wondered how Roc Group was renamed to Teresouth Group . Teresa revealed that Philip had gone abroad , but she had no idea where . She had cut off all ties with Philip .
Evelyn leaned back and guffawed . “ He finally got what was coming to him . Branded as a dishonest debtor , his company went bankrupt , and he ran off with his tail between his legs . How satisfying ! ”
“ You were married for so long ; don’t you feel anything for him ? ” probed Teresa .
That stopped Evelyn’s laughter . F. Successfully unlocked ! 1 cold smirk . “ It’s not that I feel nothing ; it’s that I’ve seen through . julings . First , he’s a cowardly jerk
who cheated on me over and over , spending my money on other women . ”
She quickly added , “ Second , Hannah’s been missing for so long , and the police had no
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luck finding her , yet he hasn’t shed a single tear . That shows how heartless he is .”
Teresa’s eyes were filled with distant sadness when she heard the mention of Hannah , her dearest sister . “ It’d have been wonderful if Hannah were still with us . ”
“ It’s been ages … It’s just not possible anymore . ” A sigh escaped Evelyn . Seeing tears in the corner of Evelyn’s eyes compelled Teresa to hand over a tissue silently . Evelyn took it and dabbed at her eyes .
“ You should go easy on skin boosters . Your skin looks oily , not as radiant as before , ” said Teresa .
“ Us women will need to take care of ourselves , or we’ll age quickly , ” Evelyn said , her
tone casual .
Teresa blurted out , “ I don’t think that’s- ”
A glare came from Evelyn as she interrupted , “ Of course , you don’t . You never had kids . ”
Teresa pursed her lips , staying silent . Evelyn , whether married or not , had loved dolling herself up , and Teresa had left Evelyn be . Despite the hardship of bringing up a child singlehandedly after the divorce , Evelyn had never stopped getting pricey cosmetics and handbags .
The phone rang . It was a call from home , so Evelyn answered it . “ Hello ? Hey , Isabel … There , there , sweetheart . I’m coming home now . My little angel missed me , huh ? ”