After the divorce, he begged

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When Jessica came downstairs, Eugene kept signaling for her to stay upstairs, but obedience wasn’t her style. She plopped down next to him, facing Jeffrey and Andrea directly.

“Jessica…” Andrea said, making sure to emphasize her words. “No, I should call you sister now. Rebecca often–mentioned how loyal you were as her best friend in college.”

“I don’t accept homewreckers as sisters,” Jessica shot back, biting into an apple.

Andrea’s face instantly paled, and she was clearly caught off guard by her blunt words at Jeffrey’s presence.

“Genetics are fascinating,” Jessica said casually, taking another bite of her apple and crossing her legs. “When the mother

is a mistress, the daughter follows suit. Like mother, like daughter. Rotten apples don’t fall far from the tree.”

“Do you even realize who 1-” Andrea said.

Jessica turned her sharp gaze to her father, delivering the verbal blow unflinchingly. “Where there’s a mistress, there’s

always scum. Thank God I inherited Mom’s genes instead of your trash DNA.”

Eugene pressed his lips into a thin line. ‘Is this collateral damage really necessary?‘ he thought.

Andrea put on her wounded puppy look. “Don’t you like me, sis?”

Jessica feigned surprise. “Even the blind could see how much I hate you. Turns out you’re not just morally bankrupt but visually impaired, too.”

A flash of malice crossed Andrea’s eyes before she clutched Jeffrey’s sleeve, biting her lip with a pitiful look.

Jessica almost gagged at her food at the sight of her dramatic act.

“The family reunion’s over,” Jessica said, tossing her apple core into the trash with finality. “Time for you two lovebirds to

leave.”

“Jessica,” Eugene whispered, reminding her.

upset, and there was no reason to hold back when it came

his deep eyes glinting coldly, his tailored black

not wanting

Hanson.”

his cold/intimidating aura

Jessica’s arm.

should I?” Jessica didn’t think Jeffrey could actually harm her. As long as she survived, nothing

her to see reason. “If you anger him, have you thought about

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turned away, refusing to

sleeve. “Hurry up. Don’t make things harder for your future

here, she wouldn’t make me apologize,” Jessica said

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apology but would stubbornly insist on principles, Jessica had inherited most of her personality from Kate. But in this situation, refusing a

to retaliation.

Hanson, let me apologize on my daughter’s behalf,” Eugene said with strained dignity. “I hope you won’t take her earher words

tugged at him several times, but

respond when Andrea stepped in as the peacemaker. “Jessica has always been spoiled by Dad and Kate. Please don’t take her

Jessica’s temper flared instantly.

Rebecca’s closest friend, Jessica was off–limits

stiffened for

with cold indifference. He’d said Rebecca’s feelings

act she’d put on to appear virtuous had completely backfired when Jeffrey actually went

Andrea said

to handle Andrea’s situation,

of our household is Jessica’s mother,” Eugene replied, unwilling to jeopardize his position for an illegitimate child. “She’ll

slightly, surprised by this

“But rest assured. I’ll come up with a compromise solution

our leave,” he said, standing up and

She gave Eugene a meaningful look when getting up from the sofa.

Eugene, her eyes sending a clear warning, as if