Chapter 799
“I’m sorry. My selfishness and recklessness put your pregnancy at risk. I am really sorry,” Jennifer said.
Teresa kept silent for a while and then said, “Just promise you won’t do anything reckless again, okay? We’re all really worried about you.”
“Sure,” Jennifer replied. Then she asked, “You didn’t tell Evelyn about what happened, did you?”
Of course, Teresa wouldn’t say anything. With Lucas still in a coma at the hospital, if Evelyn found out about Jennifer’s suicide attempt, she’d probably be the next one to collapse.
“Honestly, you didn’t really want to die, did you?” Teresa asked.
Jennifer gave a bitter, wry smile. She lowered her head and nodded slowly. “When I was dangling there, in that moment, I suddenly realized I regretted it. Dying… is actually really scary. Living is better, after all,” she admitted.
“Then cherish your life,” Teresa said.
“I promise,” Jennifer said, giving Teresa a real smile for the first time in ages. “I’ll really live my life from now on.”
“Sure,” Teresa responded. She noticed that Jennifer looked so much better today. It was obvious she’d worked through a lot. She finally felt at ease.
“Here, this is for you,” Jennifer said, cutting to the chase. She took the Mercedes keys out of her bag and handed them to Teresa.
“This is the car you bought for me. You should keep it. Drive it if you want, or if you don’t, just have a friend sell it at a used car lot,” Jennifer said.
“What’s this supposed to mean?” Teresa asked.
“Don’t get the wrong idea,” Jennifer explained. “First off, you bought this car for me, so it really should go back to you. Besides, I’m leaving Nareigh, so I won’t need it anymore.”
Teresa froze for a moment and asked, “You’re leaving Nareigh?”
Jennifer gave a little nod and handed Teresa her plane ticket. Teresa glanced at it. It was a flight from Nareigh to the northwest, leaving the day after tomorrow.
Jennifer said, “Honestly, I’ve always wanted to check out the northwest. There aren’t many people out there, and I want to see the grasslands, wetlands, blue skies, and white clouds.
“I’m planning to wander around for a couple of weeks, clear my head, and then come back to finalize the divorce.”
Teresa was stunned again. “You two are still getting divorced? Did Donald agree with it?” she asked.
“Yeah, we’re both on the same page. We’re sticking with the divorce. Once the cooling-off period is over, we’ll make it official,” Jennifer said.
It was just like what happened to Donald’s parents. Werner and Cathy had already divorced. And now, Donald and Jennifer were getting divorced, too.
Teresa looked at Jennifer and noticed the tears welling up in her eyes. “You still love him, don’t you? Then why are you getting divorced?” Teresa asked.
She had thought that once Jennifer and Donald cleared up their misunderstandings, they wouldn’t go through with the divorce.
After all, in that moment when Jennifer was about to fall from the building, Donald held onto her with all his strength. They both loved each other, obviously.
Jennifer shot back, “Come on, you still have feelings for Jonathan, but you divorced him, too. So who are you to judge me?”
Teresa fell silent. Jennifer knew what she was thinking and just said with a smile, “I know, you’re still hung up on Jonathan. If he can handle his mom, maybe you should really consider remarrying him.
“You two have two kids now. Raising them alone is just too much for you. Let him share the responsibility.”
Teresa was stunned that these words were actually coming from Jennifer. Jennifer used to be so controlling and would rather die than see her get back with Jonathan. Yet now, she was actually seeing things from Teresa’s perspective and encouraging her to remarry.
“And what about you and Donald?” Teresa asked.
“I’m not like you,” Jennifer said, shaking her head. “Donald and I don’t have any kids, so things aren’t that messy. Once we’re divorced, that’s probably it for us. Just a clean break.” As for the future, she didn’t know what would happen.
“So what about after the divorce? Where are you planning to go?” Teresa asked.