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Jennifer was at a loss for words , which was rare . Finally , she said , “ I’ll agree with those three conditions you mentioned earlier . I just don’t want you out there on your own . Even if you don’t treat me like your sister , you’ll always be my little sister . ”
After that , Jennifer left .
As soon as Jennifer turned around , Miriam quickly slammed the door shut with a bang .
Miriam patted her chest , still startled . “ Oh my god , how did your sister even find this place ? Did you give her the address ? ”
Teresa replied , “ She found it herself . I was as shocked as you .”
Miriam grabbed her ID . Teresa told her to leave . Miriam hesitated , asking Teresa what she planned to do and whether she was going back to Nareigh
Teresa said , “ I’ll think about it . Aren’t you going to see Edward ? Go ahead . Don’t worry about me . ”
Miriam said , “ Actually , maybe I shouldn’t leave . You don’t seem in a good mood . I’ll stay with you . ”
“ No need . ” Teresa gave her a gentle smile . “ I’m fine . I mean it . Go find Edward . ”
Miriam said , “ Are you sure ? Seriously , don’t let your sister get to you . She’s not worth it . Just ignore her , okay ? ”
Teresa reassured her . “ I know , don’t worry about me . ” Finally , she convinced Miriam to leave .
After Miriam was gone , Teresa sat still alone for a long time .
The moon outside was full and bright . There was a saying : the moon shone brightest in one’s hometown . After being away for so long , she found herself missing her hometown , where she came from . She always thought she could handle everything herself and she would be strong .
The truth was that she could handle most things by herself , but still , going back was probably the best choice .
If she returned to Nareigh , she could go back to her old life . Now that Jennifer knew where she lived , she’d never make things easier for Teresa .
Going back meant Jennifer could focus on Donald and Jonathan would leave Nareigh . Irene would stop thinking she was after Jonathan . Maybe Jonathan would meet another girl , someone Irene approved of . Teresa would have her friends , her company , and her son . Christian wouldn’t be implicated . Maybe this was the best for everyone .
Inside the room , Michael was still awake , drawing .
He said when he saw Teresa walk in , “ Mom . ” He hurried over for a hug .
Teresa asked gently , “ Why are you still up , sweetheart ? ”
Michael looked up . “ Mom , I couldn’t fall asleep . Are we going back to Nareigh ? Will we live in our old house again ? ”
Teresa asked , “ Do you want to go back ? Tell me the truth , honey . “ .
Michael said , “ I want to go back , but if we have to live with Jennifer , I don’t want to . I don’t want her to be mean to you , or yell at you . ”
Teresa hugged Michael tighter , gently patting his back . “ We’re not going to live with her . Your aunt is getting married soon , so we probably won ‘ much anymore . ”
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Michael said , “ Mom , does getting married mean people aren’t as close anymore ? ”
Teresa said , not sure how to explain it , “ Sort of .”
Michael sniffled , hugging Teresa even tighter , “ Then I don’t want to get married . ”
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Teresa didn’t say anything else . She just stroked his hair and tulled him to sleep .
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Teresa didn’t hear what he said . She turned off the light and leaned in . “ What did you say ? ”
But Michael was fast asleep .
The next day , Teresa went to the hospital for her prenatal checkup . She had an appointment with Rebecca .
Rebecca noticed that Teresa looked a bit pale , so she asked , “ Are you going back to Nareigh with Jennifer ? Mareigh’s a great city , way more developed than Everport . Jennifer told me you cut her off and ran away because you were too immature .”
Teresa couldn’t be bothered to explain it . “ Whatever you like . ”
She didn’t expect that Rebecca had told Jennifer she would be there for a checkup .
During the checkup , Jennifer showed up .
Rebecca said , “ Your sister really cares about you . She wanted to see you during the checkup , so I let her know . Teresa , it’s nice to have a sister like her .
She turned to Jennifer . “ Your sister had bad luck – two kids , but her husband doesn’t even care about them . I didn’t even know she was your sister at first . She told me she didn’t have a husband . I was furious . What kind of man just walks away like that ? ”
“ Yeah , maybe , ” Jennifer said without retorting .
Teresa said , “ Dr. Nelson . ”
As soon as she said this , both Rebecca and Jennifer looked at her since there were two Dr. Nelsons in this room .
Teresa said to Rebecca , “ Can you tell me the baby’s gender now ? ”
Rebecca glanced at Jennifer , who nodded , giving her permission to talk .
Rebecca knew Jennifer was Teresa’s older sister and was a gynecologist herself too . She thought there was no way Teresa wouldn’t ask her to give her checkups . She was Teresa’s family , after all .
Rebecca said , with ambiguous words , “ You can save Michael’s old clothes for the new baby . ”