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Chapter 988

Chapter 988
Imogen said irritably, “I’m really busy and don’t have time to deal with your marital issues. Don’t drag me into your relationship.” After that, she strode upstairs to change her clothes.
Scarlett cried as she turned away to leave. She said, “If you don’t want to live together anymore, then let’s not. I don’t even want the child.”
Ethan was very anxious. He said to Jasper, “Imogen wouldn’t just marry a stranger out of nowhere, so she must be doing this to get back at me.” With that, he quickly chased after Scarlett.
Jasper was left speechless.
Back home, Imogen couldn’t hold back her tears as she changed out her dirty clothes. No matter how tough or unfair life was, she had never complained or cried before.
She couldn’t endure it anymore as it was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. Every time she saw Ethan and Scarlett, her heart ached all over again. She still couldn’t let go.
Imogen wiped away her tears and changed into clean clothes. Then, she went downstairs and dragged a large box of products to sell at a street stall. She had the worst luck.
Not long after she set up, there was a city inspection, and all her goods were confiscated. She was left with a fine notice.
“To get your goods back, come to our office, write a guarantee, and pay the fine.”
Her goods were worth over two thousand, but she needed to pay a one thousand dollar fine. If she took the goods back but couldn’t sell them, they would just end up as unsold inventory.
Imogen stood in the middle of the street with the fine notice in her hand. She felt lost and didn’t know what to do.
A breeze suddenly whooshed in, chilling her to the bone. Life was so hard!
She just wanted to save up 200 thousand to buy her father the best prosthetic leg. not the poor-quality one that didn’t fit and made walking difficult, causing sores and infections. But for her family, 200 thousand was astronomical.
It seemed like fate had it in for her family. Whenever she saved a little money something would happen to drain her savings. Once it was gone, she had to start saving all over again.
The last time, she had managed to save 80 thousand. Then, Carol, exhausted from work, crashed her electric bike into someone’s new car.
All her savings went to paying for the damages because the other party didn’t have insurance.
Before that, Gregory tried to save money by picking mushrooms in the mountains. But then, he fell, broke his hand, and ended up in the hospital.
Imogen spent thousands on his treatment. When they got home and had the mushroom soup, the whole family got food poisoning and had to go back to the hospital.
Imogen sighed deeply. She crumpled the fine notice and tossed it into a trash can by the roadside. Forget the goods!
With her desolate silhouette, Imogen walked forward. In the bustling world, she was just another struggling person among the masses. She had to struggle to live.
From a distance, Jasper watched her leave from his car. He leaned back in his seat as he looked at her with a thoughtful look.
If he hadn’t met her again, he would never have known that Imogen was living such a hard life.
The girl who had won awards since elementary school, and who shone on various stages even in middle school, had lost her radiance.
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In the evening, Imogen bought groceries and returned home. Gregory was preparing dinner when she arrived.
“Dad, where’s Mom?” Imogen asked as she changed her shoes.
Gregory replied, “Your mom took a job helping someone move today. They offered meals, so she hasn’t come back yet. We don’t have to wait for her for dinner.”