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Without wasting any more time , Jennifer stood up , clenched her fists , composed herself , and went back to her office as if nothing had happened . She told Lucia , “ I’m going out for a while ,” and turned around and left . Her face was grim .
By noon , Teresa brought Michael back to Rosary Estates . With the luggage already packed at home , Sherry unexpectedly came by to give Teresa a wedding invitation – she and Christian were planning to get married in Nareigh .
Sherry said , “ Teresa , I knew you were busy , so I hadn’t dropped by in person until this morning , but you weren’t home . ”
Teresa said , “ Mike had a stomachache yesterday , so I took him to the hospital . ”
Sherry quickly turned to Michael with concern . “ Are you feeling better now , Mike ? Is everything okay ? ”
Teresa gently stroked Michael’s chin . In his sweet , childish voice , Michael said , “ Thank you for worrying about me , Auntie Sherry . I’m all better now , and my tummy doesn’t hurt anymore . ”
Sherry said , “ What a good boy , Mike . ”
“ Michael , why don’t you go to your room for a bit ? I need to talk to Sherry alone , ” Teresa said gently .
“ Okay , Mommy , ” Michael said .
Teresa poured a cup of coffee for Sherry and motioned for her to sit down . Sherry’s eyes landed on the suitcases in the living room . ‘ Wait . Are these ? Could it be she’s leaving ? ‘ Sherry wondered .
Teresa hummed , making light of the situation . “ Just planning to take Michael abroad for a little vacation ; we both need to unwind . ”
“ Is this just a trip , or are you leaving for good ? I’m sorry . I didn’t know you were going . I have to confess something: Christian wanted to tell Mr. Lynn the truth about Mike several times , but I stopped him every time .” Sherry admitted it .
Christian had returned to Nareigh precisely to find out if Jonathan knew the truth about Mike .
He also came back to resign . Christian had been away from his post for over half a year , so it was perfectly reasonable for Jonathan to fire him . After finishing all the necessary paperwork , Christian really left Horizonlead Group for good this time .
Sherry confessed , “ I was afraid Jonathan would blacklist Christian for withholding the truth about his son , and that would ruin Christian’s career prospects . That’s why I couldn’t let him come clean . ”
Sherry added , “ Now that I’m married to Christian , I think about a lot more . Teresa , forgive my selfishness .
“ I know if it weren’t for me , Christian would have told Mr. Lynn long ago that Mike is his son , and Mr. Lynn wouldn’t have been kept in the dark for so
long . ”
Teresa was silent for a long while , then shook her head . “ At first , I asked you and Christian to help hide Mike’s secret . You both thought I’d tell the truth eventually , but it’s my choice that led us here . I can only blame myself . ”
“ Don’t say that .” She took Teresa’s hand , sounding a bit helpless . “ I know you mean well . After all , quite a few people know about Mike , not only Christian and me , but also Miriam . Mr. Lynn will surely hold each of us accountable one by one . ”
“ Maybe , ” Teresa replied quietly . Teresa paused / her voice low . “ Actually . I’m even more afraid of Jonathan . ”
Sherry asked , “ What exactly are you afraid of when it comes to Jonathan ? ”
“ Never mind , ” Teresa said . She didn’t say exactly what it was about Jonathan that scared her .
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Sherry pressed further . “ So you’re taking Mike away ? And keeping Mr. Lynn in the dark ? ” Teresa didn’t deny it .
Sherry said anxiously , “ Teresa , it’s too late . Gary has already visited Christian several times . He took the original DNA test results Christian had done and said he was going to have them retested . Most likely , the DNA sample has already been sent for testing . ”
“ Yes , I know , ” Teresa replied , her voice calm but weary .
“ What ? You knew ? ” Sherry gasped .
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