“You can’t blame me for doing this. My husband is lying on the hospital bed, and my son… my son is being tormented in the place you sent him to. I have no choice but to rely on Joste.”

She tried to gain his pity.

you Dexter threw his keys into the car and didn’t seem to be in a rush anymore. “You mentioned raised Josie for more than ten years. Why don’t you share how you raised her during those years?”

Jenny was startled and struggled to utter a single word,

“When she was in high school, she insisted on going to the summer camp, so my husband had to work extra hours in odd jobs to cover the cost of her camp. Later, my husband used all his ten–year savings to send her to university. If it wasn’t for him, how would she become the person she is today!” Her eyes wandered in fear before she continued, “What’s the point of spending so much on her education when she ended up getting married without repaying her parents.”

Upon hearing what she said, the tiniest hint of emotion on his face had disappeared.

“What about after she went to university?”

Jenny wasn’t confident enough to persuade him anymore. Her voice became softer as she continued. “She worked part–time and didn’t come home often. When she did return home, her father would give her two to three hundred. He was secretive and wouldn’t provide anything for me and my son.”

she would struggle to save money, as she

spending on food and clothing, which was why

“Mr. Russell.”

a good daughter, but unfortunately, she never had a good mother, he remarked with an icy tone, sending

pester him, holding his car door open and refusing to let him go.

to your bank tonight. If I see you appear in front of Josie again, you’ll face the consequences. I suggest you stay away from any trouble, even if it’s to keep your son alive. I’ve never given a second

forcefully as soon as he warned her. Jenny fell to the ground at the

cold, hard steel which glinted with a dangerous light.

the elevator opened in the car park, the people exiting

from the corner, her face a mask of dread.

the steering wheel. She felt her head was about to burst when she heard Dexter admit he was married to Josie. Her pulse throbbed through her

words.

He was clearly worried about that

upper- class ladies, gorgeous top celebrities, or intelligent and successful women in their company. But he married Josie, who was plain, ordinary, and had nothing

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