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Rebecca was still worried about Teresa .
She thought it would be hard for Teresa , a single woman with two sons , to get married again . It was very exhausting to raise two kids . But that was not something she could help with .
Rebecca went back to work .
After the parental checkup , Teresa had no choice but to buy a plane ticket . The Teresouth Group’s new product launch event for the second half of the year was around the corner , so the company needed her .
She felt like everything was happening all at once , forcing her to be as fast and efficient as possible .
That was just how life went – when one was free , one was totally free , but once one became busy , everything came at the same time . Teresa started packing .
Soon , she was ready to go back to Nareigh . Michael was in high spirits , jumping around and even helping Teresa with the luggage .
“ Mom , ” he looked up at Teresa and asked , “ is Mr. Lime coming with us too ? ”
“ He … ” Teresa paused for a moment and then said , “ I’m not sure . I’ll ask him after I finish packing . ”
Even after Teresa finished packing , Michael was still thinking about Jonathan . He kept asking her when she was going to call Jonathan .
Teresa fished out her phone , but before she could call Jonathan , Jennifer’s name popped up on the screen .
Jennifer said , “ All packed ? Let Miriam take Mike back first . You two should leave separately , okay ? ”
Teresa replied coldly , “ No need . ”
Jennifer insisted on it . “ Just believe me . Donald said his cousin was still in Everport . He might show up at your place . Just send Mike back first . It’s only a day’s difference . ”
“ I’ll ask Mike . ” Teresa said , glancing at Michael , “ We’ll talk about it later .”
Miriam was back .
Miriam looked absolutely terrible . On the way back with Edward , they ran into Irene .
Irene , who was Edward’s aunt , thought Miriam looked familiar . Edward introduced Miriam to her as Teresa’s friend .
Irene was shocked and immediately became excited . “ Edward , are you out of your mind ? What is wrong with you guys ? Are there no other women left in the world ? You’re dating your cousin’s ex – wife ? Does your mom know this ? ”
Edward said , “ No , Mom doesn’t know it yet . Miriam and I really love each other . ”
Irene said , “ This is not right . Let me call your mom / right now . ”
Edward begged her . “ Aunt Irene , please don’t . Miriam and I are leaving now . ”
Edward grabbed Miriam’s arm and ran away , without looking back , no matter how loudly Irene shouted after them .
Irene shouted , “ Edward , you’d better break up with her ! Do you hear me ? ”
Even though they were far away from her , they could still hear her yelling .
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That was what Miriam had just gone through . She told Teresa everything about it .
Teresa had a headache . “ See ? With Irene around , you and Edward will not have any peace . ”
Miriam said , “ Keep this from Jonathan . This time , I’m totally on your side . If his mom finds out about Mike , she’ll probably lose her mind . I don’t know what she’d do . She is unhinged . She’s been a widow for years , so her hormones must be crazy . She’s got major issues . ”
Miriam was annoyed by Irene .
“ I can’t stay here anymore , ” Teresa said . “ Irene’s here . Now my sister knows where I live . I have to go back to flareigh .”
This time , Miriam agreed with Jennifer’s suggestion and decided that Jennifer should take Michael back to Nareigh first .
Miriam crouched down to talk to Michael . “ Come on , Mike , come with me . I’ll take you back to Nareigh first . We’ll go to the amusement park , okay ? ”
But Michael shook his head , hugging Teresa tightly . “ No , I want to be with Mommy . ”
Miriam tried to coax him . “ Your mom will be with you soon . We’ll go back first and clean up the old house . Guess what ? Edward will be there too . We’ll go back together . ”
Hearing Edward’s name , Michael relaxed a little . He really liked Edward a lot .
“ Edward is going back with us too , Mommy ? ” Michael looked up at Teresa . “ Really ? ”
Teresa nodded and gave an ambiguous answer . “ Everyone’s going back . ”
The little guy was finally lulled into leaving .
Teresa promised Michael that she’d come back the day after he did . She told him not to be scared , and they pinky – swore on it . Michael finally agreed to go with Miriam .
All of Teresa and Michael’s luggage had already been shipped back . Since Teresa was leaving a day later , she listed her apartment at Jadeleaf Apartment for sale . She didn’t expect the realtor to get in touch so quickly .
The realtor said , “ Ms. Johnston , you’re selling your house at Jadeleaf Apartment , right ? There’s a buyer who wants to come take a look at the house . If they like it , they’re willing to offer you 150 thousand more . ”
Teresa asked , “ Really ? When do they want to come by ? ”
The realtor said , “ They are free today . ”
Teresa happened to be home . Selling the house before she left sounded like a perfect plan .
She figured she probably wouldn’t be back in Everport anymore . But if the wish she made on South Mountain came true , she’d have to come back to Everport one last time ..
Just as she was thinking about it , the realtor arrived with the potential buyer .
The realtor , a woman , looked Teresa up and down and said , “ Wow ! I didn’t expect the owner to be so young and pretty ! I thought you’d be much older . ”
Teresa said politely , “ Thanks . Please , come in . ”
Then the realtor and the potential buyer both put on clean shoe covers before stepping inside .
The potential buyer was a pretty young man . He kept looking at the furniture , examining the layout , everything except for Teresa .
Teresa picked up on it and asked , “ Do we know each other ? ”
The young man replied , “ No , no , not at all . ”
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He quickly turned to the realtor and said it was a nice house , and he would think about it later .
As he was about to leave , bending down to take off the shoe covers , a business card slipped out of his pocket .
Teresa picked it up . The card read : Deputy Director of Marketing , Apex Group .
And at the bottom of the card , in tiny words , it read : Horizonlead Group .
Teresa suddenly figured it all out and asked , “ Did Mr. Lynn send you here ? ”
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The man clearly panicked . “ No , no , our boss , I mean , I really do want this house ! We can sign the contract right now . We can do it online too , if you’re in a rush to leave here . ”
Teresa said , “ How did you know I was in a rush ? Did Mr. Lynn tell you ? ”
The man started stammering , unable to say another word .
Even if Teresa was slow , there was no way she could figure out why he was like this .
She thought , “ No wonder he seems so nervous around me . He is barely able to speak or look into my eyes . ”
Teresa said , “ Go back . I’ll call Mr. Lynn myself and talk to him . ”
The man said , “ It’s not that . I really like this house . ”
Teresa said , “ Just go back . ”
After the man left , Teresa called Jonathan .
She heard his deep and mellow voice . “ Hello ? ”
Teresa asked , “ Sober now ? ”
Jonathan replied , “ Yeah . ”
Teresa said , “ We need to talk . ” She couldn’t explain everything over the phone .
Jonathan replied , “ Just come to my apartment at Jadeleaf Apartment . I’m home alone . ”
Then Teresa hung up the phone .
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