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Teresa stayed calm . After all , she had been asked this kind of question too many idea what you mean . ”
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Teresa held a shopping bag in one hand while gripping Michael’s hand with the other , ready to leave . However , Michael kept glancing back nervously , saying , “ Mom , that man is still following us . ”
Teresa stopped in her tracks . Michael realized that something was off and looked at Teresa uneasily .
Sanford , seeing Teresa turn around , laughed mockingly . “ Oh , I heard it all . There’s no point denying it now . I was watching you the whole time at the wedding . I saw you talking to this kid and carrying him in your arms .
“ Too bad Jonathan wasn’t there that day . Then Jennifer’s wedding got wrecked by some old guy , and she broke down . I knew you guys must be hiding something . ”
Teresa said angrily , “ Shut up . It’s already eleven at hight . Are you stalking me or what ? ”
Sanford gave her a playful wink . “ I wasn’t following you . I was just passing by . I didn’t expect I would run into you . ”
Teresa sheered . “ Do you really think I would believe you ? You were supposed to head back to Shaville after Hannah’s wedding . Why are you still here in Nareigh ? What exactly do you want ? ”
Sanford saw the way Teresa was clearly disgusted with him . He sighed , then noticed Michael staring straight at him . After a quick look over at the boy , he laughed . “ I’m still hoping you’ll marry me . ”
Teresa said , “ You’re insane . I would never marry you . Stop spouting nonsense , stop following me , and stay out of my life , or I won’t hold back next time . ”
“ Alright . ” Sanford raised both hands in surrender , his eyes still fixed on her beautiful face . His tone grew more serious . “ I told you I would never hurt you or Jennifer . If I wanted to do something , I would- ”
Without another word , Teresa spun around and marched off , pulling Michael along .
Sanford didn’t follow . He just stood there , watching her figure disappear into the distance .
After Michael got into the car , he tilted his head and asked Teresa , “ Mom , is Dad back ? ”
Teresa gently shook her head . “ Don’t listen to that weird man . He’s just talking nonsense . ”
Michael said , “ He said he wants to marry you . “ .
Teresa said , “ I’m not going to marry him . I don’t even like him . ”
Michael nodded , standing firmly by Teresa’s side . “ I don’t like him either . ”
Teresa’s heart melted . That one simple sentence from Michael washed away the stress of the night .
Early the next morning , Teresa gave Jennifer a call and filled her in on what happened with Sanford . Honestly , if it weren’t for Jennifer , she wouldn’t even know who Sanford was .
Teresa said , “ I’ve told you a thousand times I’m not interested in Sanford . Did you promise him something or what ? Is that why he won’t leave me alone ? ”
Jennifer said defensively , “ I never promised him anything , and I have no idea he was following you . ”
Teresa said , “ Tell him to stop bothering me . He heard Michael calling me Mom . I want you to take care of this . ” Then she hung up coldly without another word .
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Jennifer immediately called Sanford to her hospital . He sighed and said , “ Did Teresa say something about me ? I didn’t do anything to say , I just wanted to know whether that kid from the wedding was her son . ”
Jennifer said , “ No. That’s Teresa’s friend’s child . She’s been taking care of him lately . ”
Sanford chuckled and said , “ Relax . No point keeping things from me . I know all about it . ”
Jennifer asked , “ What exactly do you think you know ? ”
“ When I arrived , I overheard Lucia from your department gossiping that you weren’t actually pregnant .” Sanford said slowly , “ I knew it .
“ You never liked kids , so there was no way you were pregnant . You faked it at the wedding , just to distract everyone from Teresa’s son . You lied , right ? ”
Jennifer fell silent . Then she said , “ When did you get so full of crazy ideas ? I’m busy and don’t want any more crap in my life . Just go back to Shaville . Don’t you have a job ? ”
Sanford idly twirled the pen holder on Jennifer’s desk . “ I don’t mind staying longer . I’m on vacation . Besides , Nareigh is pretty fun . ”
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“ You should really go back . My life is finally getting back on track . ” Jennifer’s voice trembled with frustration . “ I finally got a chance to get promoted . I’m on the list for department head at the end of the year . I can’t lose this . ”
Sanford sighed . “ Relax . Like I’ve said before , I won’t hurt you or Teresa . ”
“ Good . Teresa and I fought early this morning . Can you just back off and let me live in peace ? ” Jennifer felt like her head was about to explode .
Sanford kept reassuring her that he wouldn’t hurt her or Teresa . He said , “ I just want to know if that kid really is Teresa and Jonathan’s son . Just give me a straight answer . ”
Jennifer denied , “ No , he’s not . Get out of here . ”
Sanford waved his hand . “ Alright . See you .”
After Sanford left , Jennifer stayed busy for a while . Once free , she opened her phone and thought about how tough things had been for Teresa lately .
Gordon who had ruined her wedding had been taken away by Fiona , and Jennifer wasn’t sure when she would return . She remembered what Fiona had told her before leaving – to find Teresa , her beautiful sister .
During lunch , Jennifer used Donald’s phone to send Teresa a text message .
Jennifer : [ Don’t worry , I know Sanford well . He won’t do anything reckless . By the way , I was in a bad mood at the wedding and shouldn’t have taken it out on you . It was all Jonathan and his family’s fault . I shouldn’t have blamed you . ]
After sending the message , Jennifer immediately deleted it before handing the phone back to Donald .
Teresa saw the message two hours later . Not realizing it was Donald’s number , she called back , only to have Donald answer .
Donald said , “ Hi , Teresa . Jennifer went on rounds . Is there something you wanted to talk to her about ? ”
Teresa said , “ She just texted me . I wanted to have a quick word with her . ”
Donald said , “ You’ve blocked her , so she sent that from my phone . I don’t know what you guys talked about before . Is there a misunderstanding ? ”
Teresa sneered . She thought , ‘ There’s never been a misunderstanding between me and Jennifer . It’s always been straight – up conflict .
Noticing Teresa’s silence , Donald said , “ I’ll pass on whatever you want to say to her if you don’t mind . She’s fighting for that department head spot at year – end , so she’s been quite busy lately . ”
Teresa was stunned . “ What ? Is she going for another promotion ? Didn’t she just get a promotion not long ago ? ”
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