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Donald grew serious . He said , “ Jennifer is your sister – in – law . You shouldn’t treat her like that . It’s not right . ”
Cheryl snapped , “ What did I do wrong ? Jennifer has only been married to you for a few days , but she accused bad of cheating and made Mem paranoid and suspicious . Is she satisfied now ? Is she happy seeing our perfectly good family fall apart ? ”
Donald said , “ Jennifer just speaks her
Mind . She doesn’t mean any
harm . ”
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Of all the people I know , she the most selfish , cold – hearted , self – righteous , self – centered , calculating , mean ,
Cheryl talked back , “ She means no and sharp – tongued- ”
Before Cheryl could finish her words , Donald cut in and said , “ Stopi
None of that applies to Jennifer . ”
Cheryl retorted , “ What ? Are you seriously saying she’s not selfish and cold – hearted ? ”
“ Everyone is selfish . Don’t act like you’re above it all . ” Donald still sided with Jennifer . “ Jennifer had a tough childhood . She is just guarded , and we should try to understand her . ”
Cheryl shot back , “ Don’t you dare guilt – trip me , Donald . Why should I understand her ? In my book , Jennifer isn’t even fit to be my sister – in – law . Selfishness doesn’t give her the right to hurt others . ”
Donald snapped , “ That’s enough . You’re completely off track now . Who exactly has Jennifer hurt ? ”
Cheryl said , “ Her actions are tearing
our
family apart . If she really causes our family to break up , what are you going to do then , Donald ? ”
“ It won’t happen , ” Donald said , giving Cheryl a reassuring pat on the shoulder . “ See ? Everything has settled now . Mom won’t dwell on it anymore , and neither should you .”
Cheryl said , “ I’m not dwelling on it . I just want you to keep your guard up around Jennifer- ”
Cheryl suddenly stopped .
At the very least , when Cheryl was giving birth , Jennifer knew exactly what she was going through , yet Jennifer still left her . Even when Cheryl fainted from heatstroke , Jennifer didn’t save her .
Cheryl hadn’t forgotten any of it . She had never accepted Jennifer as her sister – in – law .
The taxi arrived , and Cheryl got in .
Donald , stilt trying to play peacemaker , told her , “ Don’t misunderstand Jennifer . hearted at heart . ”
She’s really not that kind of person . She is just straightforward and kind-
Cheryl rolled her eyes and said , “ Alright . Your wife is the kindest person . She is a perfect angel . Happy now ? ”
Donald replied , “ Alright . Take care of yourself , and let me know if you need anything . ”
Donald watched as the taxi drove away . Only then did he finally step back inside the house .
Teresa hadn’t slept well these past few days . Last night , she had a nightmare .
In her dream , everyone pointed at Michael , stared at him with strange , judgmental looks , and called him an illegitimate child . She also dreamed that Jennifer walked past her , fixed her with a condescending gaze , and said , “ See ? Ltold you so . ”
Teresa woke with a start and realized it was a
nightmare .
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The sun was shining brightly outside . She opened the curtains , but the light couldn’t pierce the gloom in her heart .
It was already past eight when Teresa was on her way to the office . On the way , she unexpectedly spotted Jonathan’s car as he inspected a dears project site for Horizonlead Group .
Teresa bought a sandwich and a box of milk from a convenience store and was about to get into her car .
However , Jonathan had already stepped in front of her car door . He said , “ I was hoping to run into you , and here you are . ”
Teresa replied coldly , “ What for ? ”
Jonathan studied her face and raised his brows . “ Did I do anything wrong again ? ”
“ No, you didn’t . ” Teresa finally glanced at him . “ My hormones are all over the place , alright ? Get away , I need to get to work . ”
Jonathan frowned . After Teresa opened the car door and got in , he swiftly settled into the passenger seat .
Teresa was confused . “ What are you doing ? ”
Jonathan picked up the sandwich she had set aside and frowned . “ This is no proper breakfast . Let me take you out for a real meal . ”
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