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Dolores lowered her head and kissed her daughterâs hair. She would miss him too, but she had no choice but to leave. If only Matthew knew Jeffrey was her uncle and Jolene her mother.
When faced with Victoriaâs death, what would he do â would he stop for her sake?
Or would he ignore his feelings and let Jeffrey lose his entire reputation?
Although he felt nothing for the Harris Family, the ties of blood could not be changed.
If they met again, there would certainly be a rift between them.
Instead of making things difficult for him, she planned to withdraw from his life now and let him do as he pleased.
He would have scruples about her if he was around.
She didnât want to get him in trouble. She didnât want him to stop doing the things he wanted to do and regret it for the rest of his life.
At this point, at her daughterâs words, she didnât know how to respond.
All he could do was hug her tightly and warm her with the warmth of his body.
âMom.â Simona buried her head in Doloresâ arms, not knowing if she was affected by Doloresâ emotions, she said softly, âI wonât ask anymore, mommy donât be sad.â
She kissed her daughterâs forehead, âWith you by Mommyâs side, Mommy wonât be sad.â
The scenery outside the car window continued to recede. The city was still bustling. The streets were still full of people.
She looked out the car window and her expression darkened.
She had already missed him when he left.
The two children were quiet at the moment. She pulled out her phone and clicked on the message page. There were so many words he wanted to say to her, but he didnât know where to start when trying to send her a message.
He stared at the phone screen for a long time. When it went black, he pressed it again to turn it on, many times over and overâ¦.
On the other hand, Matthew arrived at the hospital. Jessica was slightly shocked when she saw him. He had come by once the day she was admitted to the hospital.
After that, he didnât visit her anymore, only Boyce visited her sometimes.
âIs Dolores all right?â Jessica was the first to voice it. She had been worried about Dolores. She had looked disgusting that day.
Matthew narrowed his eyes, as if sensing something was wrong. Boyce said Jessica wanted to talk to him about Dolores, so she didnât go to the company to see Sean. Since it was about Dolores, he came here first.
However, judging by the look on Jessicaâs face, it seemed that Jessica had nothing to talk to him about.
What did Dolores want to do?
Noâ¦
He seemed to realize what Dolores wanted to do. As he turned to leave, Jessica called out to him, âThat day, when Dolores came over, she found out about my situation. Now sheâs pregnant, so I can only ask you to take better care of her. I said something I shouldnât have said that day. Help me tell her, if she doesnât want to know, I wonât mention it again in the future.â
Matthew turned to look at her, his face was cold, âWhat did you say that day?â.
Jessica turned and walked to the window. He and Dolores were now husband and wife, there was nothing to hide from her.
He hesitated a moment before speaking slowly, âDolores is now your wife, you have a right to know about her, I wonât hide it from you, Iâm not her birth mother, her birth mother is Jolene.â
That was after she married Randolph. She had been taking Chinese herbs to do the regimen because she couldnât get pregnant because of the cold in her womb. After half a year of treatment, she finally conceived a son.
At that time, Randolph was also happy. Beulah did not interrupt her marriage yet, as Randolph had not yet revealed his true colors.
She thought that was the beginning of happiness, but it was the beginning of a tragedy in her life.
When she was seven months pregnant, she accidentally discovered that Randolph had a mistress. The mistress was Beulah. At that time, she could not accept it and was so excited that she went into premature labor and gave birth to a baby girl, but because the baby was premature, plus she was excited, the babyâs heartbeat was weak and could not be saved after giving birth to her.
Just when she was desperate, Jolene found herself with a newborn baby in her arms.
She claimed that the baby belonged to Stanley. She knew very little about this half-brother, except that his father had him with a woman before he married. That woman was a prostitute.
However, her father had confirmed to her that Stanley was a member of the Lennon Family.
She had known her brother, but because of her motherâs situation, which kept his identity from being made public, not many people knew about him, only the closest members of the family knew of his existence.
At the time, Jolene considered Jessica to be the closest person to Stanley, since she was, after all, Stanleyâs sister.
This child also belonged to the Lennon Family, so she asked Jessica to raise her.
Jessica had just lost her baby and was in a bad mood. Suddenly, a little girl appeared. She didnât reject her, but was comforted by her. After all, she was a newborn and belonged to the Lennon Family.
Jolene was in very bad shape. She didnât leave the baby much. She only gave her a name and a necklace. The necklace was the only thing she had left for Dolores.
Before she left, she told Jessica that she had arranged a marriage for the child, to the only son of that Nelson Family.
He did not tell Jessica why he wanted the marriage. He only hoped that he could keep his promise.
She decided to raise that child and didnât want Randolph to reject her, so she lied to him that Dolores had been born prematurely and kept it from Randolph.
As for the marriage, she continued to lie that she was familiar with Ashley and that was why the marriage was arranged. In reality, it wasnât, she just said that to deceive Randolph.
Not knowing if it was because of having a child, Randolph returned to the family and treated her better than before. She thought Randolph had changed his mind, so she called off the idea of divorce.
She decided to forgive him and live a good life with him.
However, Randolphâs change for the better was not true repentance, but rather that he wanted to seize her assets.
She had been cheated on by Randolph, who had secretly never broken up with that woman. When he completely seized her assets, he stopped pretending to please her. He even forced her to divorce her and sent her abroad so that she would not appear before him.
Thinking about it now, how stupid she was, how could she believe the words of an unfaithful man?
Her body and heart were wounded. Her property was also confiscated.
Her revenge against Randolph was more than the death of her son, it was the hatred that had been pent up inside her all these years.
Thinking back, she couldnât help but cry, âDoloresâ life is bitter too. I just hope it will be good. If I am still alive, I hope I can forgive myself for my former negative state. I will live well, at least to see her newborn son. Although she was not my biological daughter, we supported each other all these years, no different from a biological mother and daughter.â
âSo, does she know her origin?â Matthewâs voice was low and deep, with an imperceptible complexity and bewilderment.
âShe was gone before I could finish my words. She was a little unable to accept it and unwilling to listen to me or believe me, and now that she knows, I wish you could take care of her.â Jessica had a pleading tone.
In this world, the only person she cared about was Dolores.
Matthew pursed the corner of his lips and was out the next second.
The fact that Dolores was meeting Jeffrey meant that she must know, otherwise, she wouldnât meet him alone. Her abnormal behavior now had a reasonable explanation.
The driver pulled up beside the car and waited for him in the parking lot outside the hospital. When he saw him get out, he immediately opened the door, but Matthew did not get in. Instead, he asked him for the car key and climbed into the driverâs seat, âTake a cab back.â
After saying this, he stepped on the accelerator and drove the car towards the exit.
He did not drive to the company, but went straight back to the villa.
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