Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Tessa glanced at Jacqueline, then shifted her gaze to Stephen, with a blankexpression, she asked, "Would you believe me if I said Jacqueline was lying?"
Stephen was tormentarily caught off guard by her wonds. He didn't respond immediately.
Tessa's lips curled into a self-mocking smile. Why had she bothered asking such a foolish question?
one side stood his sister, someone he had grown up with. On the other side was his fature wife, a woman
he had close to no emotional connection with She was someone he hadn't seen for there years.
Even stool could guess his asSWEET,
But after only a brjet hesitation, Stephen firmly replied, "1 belleve you."
Tessa free in disbeliet.
Had she heard him correctly? Stephen actually believed her? But what about jacqueline?!
Tessa looked over at jacqueline and saw the color drain from her face.
"Stephen, she's lying! How can you believe her over me?" Jacqueline erted out.
Tess, you've shown her nothing but hostility, just now, when you accused her of kicking the house, 1
as he continued, "Tess isn't that kind of person I know her well enough to trust that. And as you said yourself, she
Stephen silently. Her heart was caught in
in believing
had expected him to
At that moment, she was moved beyond words. Stephen's pace toward
Jacqueline wasn't a three member of the Jacobson family. She shouldn't abuse her position as
face tumed ashen. Her lips quivered as tears streamed down
leaving now," Stephen said coldly. With that, he turned and walled
beside the hospital bed and looked coldly at Jacqueline who was hysterical She sighed softly and asked, "What's the point of
into the open parking lot outside
Tess with an
"Why are
Jacqueline better," he replied with asigh.
don't worry,
"There's no need to
looked at her in
"Stephen, can't you see
you mean?"
because
and
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