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“ I thought you’d have a better future if you stayed in Nareigh . I never planned to tell you . Please don’t quit . You worked so hard for this job . ”
Ever since he and Jennifer got together , Donald had already started renovating their future home for marriage . He was genuinely serious about marrying her .
He was completely committed to Jennifer , treating her as his future wife , not just a fling . He couldn’t let her quit , leave , or break up with him .
Jennifer turned away , her face cold . “ You’re really putting me in a tough spot . ”
Jennifer didn’t want to owe her sister’s ex – husband a favor , and it was definitely a favor Teresa would have to pay back . After all , Jonathan only helped because of Teresa .
It felt like she’d sold out her own sister , and that made Jennifer really uncomfortable .
“ Jennifer , don’t overthink it ,” Donald said softly . “ You’re more than qualified . Even with connections , you wouldn’t have gotten the job if you weren’t good enough . You earned this . ”
Donald came up behind her , put his hands on her shoulders , and gently kissed her slender neck . “ Just treat this as my favor to Jonathan , not yours . I’ll pay him back . ”
Jennifer finally turned around . “ Then make sure you pay Jonathan back . Otherwise , he Il definitely ask Teresa to repay him , and I don’t want Teresa to know about this . It would feel like I sold her out . ”
“ Okay , I know , ” Donald reassured her . “ I’ll take care of it . ”
“ Okay , ” Jennifer finally said , satisfied .
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Right in the center of Nareigh , at the Topspin Tower , Benny and Jonathan were having drinks . Clint helped design the place .
Officially , it was called Topspin Tower , but all the young people said it looked nothing like a spinning top – more like a pile of poop . So , behind closed doors , everyone just called it the Poop Tower .
Clint still had no idea that his so – called masterpiece had become a running joke . But Benny knew all about it , and honestly , sometimes Clint really got on his nerves .
Like back when Benny was in school and got caught playing games at an internet café , Clint grabbed him by the head and made him apologize to the teacher .
“ I’m a failure as a father . I didn’t raise my son right . It’s all my fault , ” Clint had said .
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From that day on , Benny started talking harshly to Clint from time to time . It had been years , and he’d just gotten used to it .
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“ I drank a ton in Jarisburg , then came back and had to drink with my uncle again . I still haven’t recovered , ” Jonathan said , tapping his teacup instead of a wine glass .
When Teresa wasn’t in Nareigh , Jonathan went on a business trip to Jarisburg . That night , he got drunk and called Benny , saying he believed that Teresa had someone else , and that he was letting go .
Benny could hear how down Jonathan sounded . He was worried about Jonathan being followed by someone when he was out there alone and drunk , especially after
the last time when Simona had tailed him .
Jonathan , slurring his words , said he was staying at a hotel and it was fine , because his assistant would take him there soon .
Looking back , Benny knew nothing really happened that night after all .
“ I was totally wasted ,” Jonathan said , a faint smile and a bit of softness in his eyes as he talked about the trip . “ Teresa stayed with me the whole night . ”
Hearing his words , Benny nearly spat out his drink and started coughing .
“ Who ? ” Benny wiped his mouth . “ You found someone new that fast ? And she’s also named Teresa ? What does she look like ? ”
Jonathan let out a snort . “ She looks exactly the same as the one you know . ”
It finally clicked for Benny and he was speechless .
Benny had always been convinced that Teresa must have found someone else . He thought she’d fallen for some other guy , and that was why she wouldn’t come back to Nareigh . Otherwise , he couldn’t understand why she would even stop talking to Miriam
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