From the bottom of Jerome's heart, he thought that women should enjoy a better treatment than men.
After all, women's bodies were different from men's. It was said that women were made of water.
But his sister was stubborn. He couldn't change her mind and didn't want to bother Teresa. It was late
at night and the room was very quiet. Teresa was lying on the sofa, covered with a blanket.
It was almost late autumn. It was a little cold, but the landlady only bought a quilt. Teresa really didn't
what she was thinking.
Teresa thought that maybe the landlady really thought she and her elder brother were lovers, so she
didn't buy more quilt.
After all, when she asked the old lady to go out to buy something for her, she said that if there was any
extra money, she could keep it herself. Of course the old lady would buy less to save the money.
Teresa sighed.
Teresa didn't fall asleep. She lay quietly on the sofa, thinking about something. Similarly, Jerome didn't
sleep either. Although he had lost too much blood at that time, he heard clearly what the man had said
when he was hiding in a tree.
Teresa didn't know who Ives was, but how could Jerome not know? Before he took over the Gu Group,
his father had warned him again and again.
"In the future, when you meet a person called Ives, you must be careful. If you really have no choice,
even if you kill him, you must protect everything of the Gu Group."
It was in this way that he took over the Gu Group slowly and finally became the CEO. People said that
he was young and not cunning, but relying on his father to get the position so quickly.
He didn't deny that. He worked very hard at that time. Now he realized that at that time, he really didn't
treat himself as a human being. He worked day and night just to make himself stronger and then find
Abby who had been living abroad.
He was wondering whether Abby lived a good life abroad, even if he didn't want her to contact anyone
in the Gu Family, including himself.
But deep in his heart, he was still very worried. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have secretly sent
someone abroad to take care of Abby. Unfortunately, that person was not reliable enough to find a
woman abroad and get married.
Of course, Abby didn't know about it. Jerome suddenly thought of that the man under the tree said to
the woman that they were not allowed to hurt Abby.
And why? What happened to Abby after falling into the river? He had no time to ask. Now he had time
but it was late at night.
Teresa, on the other side, heard his brother's sigh. She said nothing and did nothing.
She just lay on the sofa with her stomach quietly and even covered her head with a blanket. It was very
quiet around. Except for the occasional sound of Jerome's breath, there was only her own breath.
She couldn't image how sad her two children would be when they knew that she was dead. She wished
she could go back to them right now, but her brother's condition didn't allow her to do so.
In addition, the people from Ives had been searching for them all the time. She really couldn't figure out
the expression and appearance of Ives that day. He didn't seem to be the kind of person who wanted to
kill them.
Why did he raise such a group of ruthless people? She could still remember that woman shot her
without hesitation. She would have died if it weren't for her brother.
What the hell was this for? If Ives didn't lie that day, and if she was really his daughter, then why?
And her dad, although he was in good health, it was impossible for him to be fine if he knew she was
died. Unfortunately, she only watched a little the news at that time.
Thinking of that, she thought of those days when she was locked in the room. There was a TV in the
room, but it was not connected, so it was just a decoration. Therefore, in fact, did Ives want her to have
no connection with the outside world?
And there was a big change in his attitudes. At the beginning, he was indifferent, but at last, he was
nervous and cared about her. Teresa shook her heads and didn't want to think too much.
The more she closed her eyes and didn't think about it, the more strange scenes appeared in her mind.
Teresa didn't know when she fell asleep.
When the sun shone into the room on the second day, Teresa was still sleeping. Perhaps she was too
tired, or perhaps she had never had a good sleep for a few days.
Jerome woke up early. It could be said that he almost didn't fall asleep the whole night. Looking at
Teresa who was sleeping soundly not far away, he couldn't help smiling. Abby still looked like a child
when she was asleep.
At this moment, Jerome keenly found that there was someone outside the room, and it was a furtive
figure. He frowned, worried that it might be someone from Ives.
Soon, he gave up this idea, because he saw a part of grey hair. Was this the landlady that Abby said
last night?
But why did she come here so early? Why didn't she knock on the door but lie on the window? There
were many doubts in Jerome's heart.
Teresa didn't tell Jerome all of what happened yesterday. She just told him part of it. She didn't tell him
that the landlady suspected that she was a vicious woman who had killed her own husband.
After killing her own husband, she and her lover fled to this place. That was exactly what the landlady
thought. Anyway, she didn't believe what Teresa said yesterday.
And her husband was helping the woman he had just met. The landlady thought that he helped her just
because she was young and beautiful. She used to be a beautiful woman too!
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable the landlady felt. This morning, she wanted to
sneak in to see what was going on. Didn't she say that she was not in love with this man? She just
wanted to see if they were in the same bed.
As long as she was careful, she wouldn't be found out, would she? So she thought and did. When her
husband went out for a walk with the birdcage, she sneaked up to have a look.
"Abby..."
Seeing that Teresa didn't want to move at all, Jerome shook his head with a bitter smile. This girl must
be tired, and it also took her a lot of energy to escape and hide yesterday.
What's more, she had to take care of him, a patient. Getting out of bed, Jerome opened the door
directly, and landlady was still peeking inside.
"Are you Mrs. landlady? It's so early. What can we do for you?"
Although Jerome was polite, the landlady's face became red again because she was caught on the
spot again. She waved at Jerome.
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