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Jonathan gave Teresa a long , meaningful look . “ Guess I was meddling , ” he said , then turned and left first . Sanford , however , stayed behind .
Sanford said to Teresa , “ Why not just use the lawyer I found for you ? ”
“ No need , but thanks for thinking of me , ” Teresa replied firmly . “ You should go
too . ”
Sanford turned to Evelyn . “ Evelyn , I won’t butt in anymore . You’ve got a great daughter , Teresa .
“ Last night , she was speeding after that jerk who hit and ran . Teresa was the one who got the injured person to the hospital . ”
Hearing this , Evelyn looked at Teresa , her eyes brimming with tears .
After Sanford left , Evelyn took Teresa’s hand , feeling a pang of guilt . “ Teresa , thank you . You’ve really been through a lot this time .”
Teresa’s eyes instantly filled with tears when she heard that . She pulled her hand back . “ What are you planning to do with that 1 million dollars ? Don’t invest it again and just save it for your retirement , okay ? ”
“ No , ” Evelyn said after thinking for a moment . “ I want to give that 1 million dollars to you . ” Teresa was stunned .
Evelyn was quiet for a while . “ I still owe Jonathan money . I already gave you 600 thousand dollars before , and now with this 1 million , just give it all to
Jonathan .
“ This was my fault for being too impatient . I shouldn’t have asked Jonathan for help in the first place . Anyway , make sure to thank him for coming all this way . ”
Teresa thought for a few seconds . “ I’ve already given him over 200 thousand dollars myself . With your money , that should almost pay off the 2.6 million dollars we owe him . ”
“ If it’s still not enough , I’ll sell Charlie’s car . I just want you to be able to face Jonathan with confidence . ”
Teresa couldn’t quite understand . She thought , ‘ Is Evelyn finally starting to think about my feelings ? ‘ She asked , “ But what about you ? You’ll have nothing left . What are you going to do next ? ”
Evelyn wiped her tears , then gave a helpless , self – mocking smile . “ I still want to work in beauty . I’m thinking of taking Isabel to Gorthany . I’m not hoping to make millions anymore , just enough for the two of us to get by .
“ I’ll wait until the lawsuit with Charlie is over , and after your sister’s wedding . Then I’ll go . ”
Evelyn looked at Teresa . “ So , are you going to pick Jonathan , or that Sanford guy from earlier ? ”
“ I’m not picking either of them , ” Teresa said .
Evelyn shook her head . “ You silly girl , your sister’s already getting married . Are you really planning to stay single ? ”
“ Yeah , ” Teresa replied , then walked away .
The next day , Teresa went to Horizonlead Group . She hadn’t seen Jonathan since he was busy , so she left her bank card with the receptionist and asked her to give it to him .
After his meeting , Jonathan found out Teresa had come to pay him back . He knew the money was from Evelyn , and gave Teresa a call .
“ I was in a meeting and just finished . If you’re free , can we meet ? ” asked Jonathan .
“ There’s no need ,” Teresa replied . “ It’s my mom who wanted to pay you back . She’s planning to take my sister to Gorthany . The 2.6 million dollars we owed you and she’s returning it now , so she can finally feel at ease .”
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Jonathan asked , “ And what about you ? Does this make you feel better ? ”
Teresa went silent . When she didn’t answer , Jonathan pressed , a bit unwilling to let it go . “ Do you really have to do this ? ”
“ Yeah ,” Teresa said quietly , head down . “ Check if I still owe you
ou anything .
I’ll pay back the rest as soon as I can . ”
“ No need , ” Jonathan replied coldly . “ Forget about the small change . ”
The next second , all Teresa heard was the busy tone on the other end .
Sanford got in touch with Teresa . The old lady Charlie had knocked down was saved , but she ended up in a vegetative state ,
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