Chapter 325
Chapter 325
When Teresa woke up again, her lips were red and a little swollen at the corners.
In the bathroom, as she was washing up, Jonathan came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. Teresa shot him an annoyed look. What do you want now? Haven’t ‘taken care of‘ you enough already? Two hours wasn’t enough for you?”
Jonathan frowned at her attitude, “s it? Use me and toss me aside?”
Teresa was exasperated. “Seriously? And you even said I wasn’t good enough. Why don’t you find someone more skilled next time?”
Jonathan smirked. “Practice makes perfect. Keep up the good work.”
Teresa was speechless.
Teresa returned to school. It was already afternoon.
Lysander wasn’t at school; he was still stuck in bed after that beating, maybe even in the hospital. Jonathan had driven Teresa over, parked at the school gate, and got out to walk in with her.
Teresa glanced at him and asked, “Don’t you have work to do at your company?”
Jonathan advised, “You shouldn’t keep teaching here. Just quit.”
“I’m on a contract,” Teresa replied. “If I break it, I have to pay a penalty.”
Jonathan nodded. “I’ll pay the penalty for you. Don’t worry
about it.”
Teresa was quiet for a few seconds. “No, that’s okay. I can pay it myself, and I’ll handle the resignation on my own.”
“I’ll go with you,” Jonathan said, walking right beside her.
A bittersweet warmth welled up in Teresa’s heart. She couldn’t quite put the feeling into words.
They headed to the office first. Tina and Ivy were both there. Ivy had met Jonathan before, but seeing him walk in with Teresa still left her stunned. “Ms. Johnston, who’s this handsome guy?”
“This is my ex–husband,” Teresa introduced Jonathan.
“You told me before you didn’t know him. Teresa, you’ve been hiding things from us, huh? And that little boy you always drop off at kindergarten is your son, right?”
Jonathan asked, “What boy?”
Ivy said without thinking, “I always see Teresa taking a little boy to kindergarten.”
Teresa stayed calm and looked at Jonathan. “She’s talking about Mike.”
Jonathan didn’t think much of it. “That’s our friend’s kid.”
Ivy just went, “Oh, got it,” and immediately changed the subject. “So, handsome, you’re rich and good–looking. Why did you and Teres et divorced? Were you cheating or something?”
Jonathan glanced at Teresa, waiting for her to answer.
But Teresa just frowned and didn’t say anything about her and Jonathan. Instead, she said, “I’m quitting.”
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Chapter 325
“What? You’re quitting? Why would you quit?” ivy blurted out, totally clueless about what happened with Lysander.
“If you’re quitting, you need to tell Lysander, but he’s not here today.” Tina chimed in.
“I’ll just talk to the vice principal later,” Teresa replied.
“Ms. Thompson, thanks for letting my ex–husband know yesterday,” Teresa said. Otherwise, it would’ve been hard for her to get away from Lysander on her own.
When Jonathan saw that she’d signed a three–year contract, he frowned deeply. “Three years? You were really planning to live here by yourself for three years?”
“That was the plan,” Teresa admitted. It worked out for Michael to go to kindergarten here, and after three years, he’d be ready for elementary school, Maybe they’d leave Everport then. Besides, most contracts like this start at three years anyway.
“Or maybe he’s your husband? Ms. Johnston, is he your boyfriend or your husband?” another piped up, eager for gossip.
That little girl who’d come to school sick but still insisted on studying looked the most upset. Teresa had sent her to the nurse’s office to rest, and her mom had even made a fuss.
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