Hearing that, I instinctively touched my belly, "I can''t be with him."
Two years ago, I had already...
Foolishly let go of Gregory once.
This time, I couldn''t.
Christine covered my hand, offeringfort, "You''re carrying a little miracle now, and your emotions can affect the baby too. Since you''ve chosen to trust Gregory, try to rx, okay? Gregory will figure something out."
"Yeah!"
I nodded vigorously.
Seeing that I was rtively calm, Christine seemed relieved but shivered, "So, you''re saying Mark has been faking it all along?"
I could understand her shock.
After all this time pretending, it''s hard to imagine our once gentle and refined senior having such deep, calcting thoughts.
Before I could respond, Christine seemed to get it, shuddering, "Thank goodness you never fell for him. That kind of guy, there''s something off aboutProperty of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
his psyche, probably has intense possessiveness or control issues, could easily be abusive..."
As Christine spoke, she suddenlyughed and pinched my cheek. "Oh, my Jane, you''re just too lovable."
I gave a resignedugh. "I''d happily give you this ''charm'' if I could."
"NONONO."
Christine crossed her arms, "I prefer the type who ys hard to get, the ones you can''t even flirt with."
I raised an eyebrow, "Oh, Dailey rkson?"
With a side nce, Christine teased, "Jane, you''ve been picking up bad habits from Gregory."
"Yeah." I agreed, "Badpany corrupts good character."
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Ramona woke up in the evening.
Since Christine had no urgent matters, she stayed over for dinner with us.
Gregory had messaged, saying he''d beteing home and not to worry.
But I couldn''t help it.
Seeing my mood dip, Christine quickly suggested after dinner, "Let''s watch some TV."
Even Ramona seemed to agree, wanting to join in, "Sounds good to me, I''ll watch whatever you young folks are into."
Christine turned on the TV, and before she could browse, the system automatically yed a reality show.
Seeing it was "Slow Life," she was about to change it.
But I knew, one of the regr guests on "Slow Life" was her favorite.
"Let''s watch, it''s fine," I said.
Christine frowned, "Summer Taylor is so annoying..."
-Person.
She didn''t finish her sentence, suddenly interested in the scene ying out.
"You don''t get it, do you? Today''s fans are totally brainless."
"Keep it up, and I''ll rece you."
"Waste of space! Bet my mom could cklist you!"
Christine couldn''t help but chuckle, "This show''s not bad, daring to air the dirtyundry."
The TV was filled with shocked and angryments.
Amidst them, a few delusional fans attempted weak defenses.
"The producers must be framing her!"
"Definitely a editing mishap!"
...
It was normal for fans to be in denial; after all, Summer had always been portrayed as the innocent, kind-hearted girl. Contrasted with her current bossy, fan-insulting demeanor, it was like she was apletely different person.
Checking her phone, Christine found several trending topics.
-Be Taylor''s Daughter: A Two-Faced Act
-Be''s Daughter Insults Fans
Slow Life''s Bold Move
I was about to speak when my phone on the coffee table rang. Picking it up, I saw the caller ID and smiled, answering, "Hey, Mom." "Jane, how could you not tell me something this big happened?"
At first, Be''s tone sounded reproachful, but it was actually filled with concern, "If Gregory hadn''t told us, when were you nning to let me know?"
Hearing this, I wasn''t surprised.
Vista Town''s power dynamics wereplex, and Gregory probably stirred the pot too much, stepping on the Taylor family''s toes, hence the exnation to Herbert Taylor.
I felt a bit guilty. "I''m sorry..."
I guess I hadn''t learned to rely on her yet, so whether it was the pregnancy or the situation with Mark, I hadn''t shared it with her in time.
Thinking about it now, I realized I hadn''t been the best daughter, making her find out about my life through Gregory.
Be sighed. "Silly girl, what have
you done
?
It''s me to apologize to me?
It''s me who''s been absent been absent from your
life for too many years. Sour
should apologize, it''s me."