Chapter 4
remove the tags and throw away the receipts for everything I bought Jonathan because I didn’t want to hurt his pride. I thought it would make him feel better if he couldn’t see the price.
Henrietta lowered her head awkwardly and turned to leave. That was when she saw me. I met her gaze, feeling amused.
She flushed again. “You’re here to see me make a fool of myself, aren’t you?”
I nodded. “Yup!”
That pissed her off even more. “It’s all because you stopped giving Jonathan money that I was forced to return the watch he gave me!”
“Are you doing it because of him, or do you want to return it so you can get the money now that you’ve run out?” I cocked my head and glanced at the escalator behind her.
She retorted, “What are you talking about? When have I ever wanted money?”
“Why did you choose to come here when Jonathan is unconscious, then?” I asked.
Henrietta choked. Then, she snapped, “Why are you still asking me that when you know the answer? I hate you, so I deliberately got close to Jonathan to get on your nerves!
“It helped that I could make money off him, especially since the money was yours. I took away the man you liked and spent your money. Are you happy now that you’ve heard the truth?”
I smiled without saying anything, but this only seemed to agitate her. “You might be rich, but so what? Jonathan still doesn’t like you, does he? His mother doesn’t, either. She wants me to be her daughter–in -law–not that I’d ever do it.
“I couldn’t care less about Jonathan when he’s so poor Only an idiot like you would beg to spend so much money on him, but at least I ultimately benefited from it!”
“Shut up!” Jonathan stormed over, looking furious.
I’d already seen him earlier. I was waiting for him to hear just how much Henrietta “adored” him. To my surprise, he didn’t bother questioning Henrietta. Instead, he looked at me anxiously. “I like you, Thalia. Don’t listen to her nonsense!”
What a joke! He’d never once told me he’d liked me in my past life. In fact, he’d hated me to the core and destroyed my family. I couldn’t believe he had the gall to say this to me now.
I’d seen what he was like when he liked someone. He treated Henrietta with tenderness–even when I’d died before him, he’d only cared about telling Henrietta to sit so that she wouldn’t be tired.
Jonathan had never treated me like that. Sleazy old men forced me to drink when I wanted to help him get investments for his business. I’d later puked my guts out, but he hadn’t even gotten me a glass of
water.
I’d bought myself a birthday cake and asked him to come home earlier, yet he’d used work as an excuse to spend the night outside.
Connie thought she could bully me after Jonathan and married, so she’d always insulted and humiliated me. I’d endured it, but he’d never spoken up for me.
Chapter 4
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I couldn’t believe he had the nerve to claim he liked me after everything he’d done. It was an insult, and I felt disgusted. I mocked, “Can you even hear yourself, Jonathan?”
Meanwhile, Henrietta clutched the watch tightly, looking panicked. “Are you burning up, Jonathan? Is that why you’re delirious? People like Thalia aren’t from the same world as us. She doesn’t genuinely care about you. You’re just a plaything to her!”
Jonathan glared at her. “Stop that nonsense. You’re just saying these things to manipulate me into opposing Thalia. I was wrong about you in the past!”
She clutched his arm. “I only said those things in the heat of the moment to piss Thalia off, Jonathan! I don’t actually think that about you!”
I silently watched things play out. Henrietta was about to lose the only thing she’d managed to take from me and was working hard to salvage the situation. However, Jonathan claimed that he’d already switched sides and wanted to be free of her.
It was laughable.
