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Jennifer frowned , thinking she must have been having an illusion . She looked at Jonathan . “ What are you doing here ? *
Jonathan asked , “ Isn’t Teresa here ? ”
Jennifer snorted , “ She just left . ”
Apparently , when Teresa took the elevator down , Jonathan was in another one . He had bad luck . The more Jennifer thought about it , the more she fett like these two of them were never meant to be together .
Jonathan had assumed Teresa would be here . Since Jennifer was here , he figured it was a good chance to clear the air about a few things
Jennifer said with a sharp voice , “ Did you know Teresa was here ? ”
Jonathan came back to himself and didn’t deny it . “ She hasn’t been doing well here . She lives alone in an old apartment , gets harassed by her coworkers , and the principal even tried to drug her . She doesn’t have a car , so commuting is tough .”
Jennifer became furious – this time , because of Jonathan . “ Really ? Then why didn’t you tell me sooner ? I’m her sister . If I’d known she was living like this , I would’ve taken her home right away . ”
Jonathan said , “ The reason she doesn’t want to go back is because she doesn’t want you to control her life . ”
Jennifer became silent , her eyes darkening . She masked her pride with sarcasm . “ Control her ? That’s not for you to decide . This is between me and my sister . You’re just her ex – husband . Stay out of it . ”
“ I know it’s not my decision . ” Jonathan replied calmly , “ I want the same thing you do . I want her to go back to Nareigh , where she grew up . Her friends , like Miriam and Benny , the Teresouth Group , and Rosary Estates , the high – end community where she lived , are there . Her life would be like before . At least you could stop worrying , right ? ”
He paused , a hint of loneliness flickering in his dark eyes , and then continued , “ If she goes back to Nareigh , I won’t contact her again . I’ll leave Nareigh . ”
Jennifer narrowed her eyes . “ You are serious about it ? ”
If Jonathan left , Jennifer would be more than happy .
That way , even if Teresa came back with the child , Jonathan would never find out . Donald wouldn’t meddle in Teresa’s affairs either . She could just make up a story for Donald – he always believed her anyway .
Jonathan nodded slightly . “ She doesn’t want to go back because she doesn’t want to live with you . So I hope you can respect her . When she does go back , let her be . ”
Jennifer was annoyed . She thought , “ Who is he to talk to me like this ? He’s only her ex – husband . ”
But then she remembered he was Donald’s cousin . For Donald’s sake , Jennifer decided to put up with him .
Jennifer said , “ Okay . I promise you , when Teresa goes back , Rosary Estates is still hers . I won’t live with her . I won’t contact her . I’ll only check in on holidays . ”
Jonathan said , “ Thank you . ”
Jennifer said sharply , “ I hope you keep your word . And seriously , stop bothering my sister . You two have been divorced for ages . What’s the point ? Why do you keep pestering her ? ”
Jonathan replied , “ I’ll keep my promise . ”
After that , he turned around and walked away .
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That was all he could do . He’d already handled everything he could for Teresa ,
After Jonathan left the hotel , his phone started ringing .
Irene : [ Mr. Lynn , the DNA test you asked for is done . I’ve sent it to you . }
Jonathan unlocked his phone and checked the report of the recording that Irene had sent to him .
He still couldn’t believe Teresa would ever say those awful things about him .
As soon as he opened the file , he found , obviously , the recording was doctored . The voice was hers , but someone had rearranged the order of the words that she said .
Jonathan couldn’t help but smile . He wasn’t even sure why he felt happy . Maybe it was because , at the end of the day , he still knew her well
He put his phone away and got into the car .
Donald was showing off his new car to Jennifer , but she was distracted .
She asked , “ Where did you get the money to buy this car ? ”
Donald said , his eyes flickering , “ My dad gave me some more cash . ” Men always wanted to look rich , especially in front of their girlfriends .
Jennifer said , “ Is that so ? ” She didn’t question it . She just changed the subject to the kid .
She explained it was Teresa’s friend’s child and said she planned to have Teresa go back to Nareigh first while she stayed here to look after the kid for a few days .
Donald said , “ So you and your sister are taking turns babysitting that kid ? Oh , and I heard him call her ‘ Mom ‘ a bunch of times . ”
Jennifer said , “ He’s a poor kid . His mom doesn’t care about him . She basically leaves him to Teresa . What else can I do ? She’s my only sister . If I can help her , I will . ”
Donald wasn’t suspicious . He said , “ Are there really moms out there who don’t care about their own kids ? ”
Jennifer said , “ Plenty . Think about my mom . ”
Donald kissed Jennifer on the forehead and said in a voice full of tenderness , “ Whatever pain your family put you through , I’ll make it up to you . ”
Jennifer nodded , completely believing him .
Jennifer said , “ My turn now . Did you tip off your cousin ? How else did he know Teresa was here ? ”
“ Um … ” Donald quickly took out his phone and showed it to her . “ I just mentioned it to him . That’s all . ”
Jennifer immediately snatched his phone and confirmed that he had sent Jonathan the room number , but thankfully , he hadn’t said anything about the kid calling Teresa “ Mom . ”
She finally let out a sigh of relief . “ Don’t do that again . You’re not his errand boy . Why are you reporting everything to him ? ”
Donald shrugged . “ He’s like my big brother . ”
Jennifer said , “ But my sister is his ex – wife . ”
Donald said , “ Alright , alright . I get it . ” Whether he’d actually stop telling Jonathan things was up to him .
Back in the room , Donald’s dad , Werner , asked him about the new car , “ You bought an Audi A7 ? Why not just get an A8 ? ”
Donald said , “ No budget , Dad . Besides , Jonathan already has an A8 . I’d feel weird driving the same car as him . ”
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Werner chuckled , “ If you need more money , just tell me . We’re family . An AB won’t break the bank . Your cousin barely drives his AB anyway i always see him in his Maybach . ”
Donald said , “ Let’s just stick with my A7 . It’s good enough . You and Mom don’t need to worry about me . ” Then he hung up , a hint of loneliness flickering
in his eyes .
Teresa was already back home . Since Miriam hadn’t gone back to Nareigh , Edward came to see her . Miriam asked how he arrived there . Edward said he took the train .
Miriam said . “ Teresa , I’m going to see my little Eddie . I miss him so much ! ”
Watching Miriam rush out , Teresa suddenly remembered back when she was still married to Jonathan , she always said , “ Jonathan , I’m going to have dinner with Miriam . ”
Teresa was never the type to ditch her friends for a guy .
Speak of the devil . Just as she was thinking about him , Jonathan called her .
She didn’t answer it , but he called again .
Jonathan’s drunken voice came through the phone . “ Come downstairs . I need to talk to you . I’ll give you three minutes . If you’re not down here by then , I’m coming up and kicking your door down . ”
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