Chapter 336
Teresa blurted it out in a burst of anger, even bringing up Irene—a name she rarely mentioned in front of Jonathan. The moment she said it, her right eyelid wouldn't stop twitching, as if Irene were actually lurking nearby.
Jonathan said, “Whatever’s going on between you and your sister, I’m just your ex. I don’t have any right to interfere.” He continued, “As for my mother, she contacted you before because of Simona. I explained everything in the email, and you said you understood. I know you don’t want to see me. I’ll leave Nareigh. You don’t have to leave.” But what truly mattered to Jonathan was Teresa’s last words: “I don’t want to be tangled up with you anymore.”
Teresa looked into his eyes. “I’ve already left Nareigh.”
Jonathan said, “Just because you left doesn’t mean you can’t go back. I’ve been racking my brain trying to get you to return. You lived in Nareigh for so long. Me? I’m a guy; I can live anywhere. Why can’t you see that?”
But Teresa simply said, “No. I’m not going back.” She added, “My sister lives in Nareigh, and so does your mother.” She paused, then said, “When I left, I promised your mother I wouldn’t return. She’d think I’m still chasing after you.”
Jonathan frowned. “If my mother doesn’t want you to come back, that’s on her. I’ll talk to her. She can’t decide where you can or can’t go.”
Teresa, growing impatient, said, “Neither your mother nor you has any right to tell me where I can go.” Jonathan stared at her.
Teresa continued, “It’s not like I need to stay in Everport. Honestly, that place in Jade Garden? I didn’t rent it—I bought it. I can leave Everport, but I need to sell it first.” She’d only bought the place so Michael could attend school there. But Jonathan just thought she was being impulsive and not thinking things through.
Teresa said, “So after I sell the house, where should I go next? Just keep wandering? Silvar, Jarisburg? Where am I supposed to ‘accidentally’ bump into you next time? Let’s just stop running into each other, okay? Honestly, you’re the last person I want to bump into.”
Jonathan was speechless. He fought the urge to poke Teresa in the forehead. He reached out to her, then withdrew his hand, putting it back in his pocket.
He said, “If you really don’t want to see me again, go back to Nareigh. If you go back, I won’t have to worry about you anymore. No one dares to drug you, and no idiot will try to mess with you there.” In fact, it was Teresa’s fault for what happened between her, Ryan, and Lysander.
She looked at Jonathan seriously. “I’ll be more careful from now on.”
Jonathan scoffed. “More careful? You can’t even tell star anise from an octopus. You sent your friend’s kid to your ex-coworker’s place. Am I supposed to believe you’ll be more careful?”
Teresa said, “Seriously, Jonathan, what’s the point? You’re my ex-husband. Why do you care so much about me?”
Jonathan snapped, “Fine, I won’t care about you anymore. Go wherever you want and do whatever you want. Get yourself out of it or don’t. Whatever.” He added, “Anyway, I’ve figured it out. You never said anything nice to me unless we were in bed. Otherwise, I never hear a single kind word from you.”
Teresa said, “What do you want me to say? I’ve told you I’m not getting back together with you. I’ve said it a million times. I gave the money back to you; I gave you the bank card. I left it at your office, but you refused.”