Boss's Sweet Secretary novel Chapter 56

Hearing Stephanie's name, Jennifer frowned suddenly.

It would be more polite if Hans called her "Aunt Stephanie". However, even disregarding the politeness issue, his question was still somewhat confusing. Was he asking about Stephanie's death or about how she felt?

Perhaps it was because she was used to analysing Hans's every word and every action, his straightforward question sounded like a trap to her.

Hans slowed down the car and looked at her calmly as if he was just asking casually.

"It felt like the whole world was collapsing in on me." She answered honestly.

When Stephanie was alive, her relationship with Hans was not that close, but it was amicable. When he didn't come home for dinner, she would ask Jennifer to pack up the food and send it to him. During the festive season, she would also call him to come home for dinner.

Jennifer personally felt that Hans had no hatred for her mother. After all, her mother was not a mistress, she only married into the Miller's family half a year after Alice died. It was not easy being a stepmother and Jennifer felt like Stephanie had tried her best.

It would really be something else to have Hans call her Aunt Stephanie. 

When Thomas and Stephanie had a car accident, Hans was the first person to receive a call. At that time, Jennifer was in the company, sorting out documents in Thomas's office. Hans called her, asked her to take a taxi to the hospital, and don't panic.

His 'don't panic' made her feel as if it was all going to be okay.

She didn't say this to Hans. At this moment, Hans's eyes were a little cold. It seemed that he was not interested in her narrative. He asked lightly, "What kind of person do you think your mother is?"

"My mum?" Jennifer hesitated for a while.

"My mum was a nice person, maybe a little bit vain, but she worked hard herself to afford the branded bags and other luxurious items. She was a workaholic, she was passionate, and she danced very well. I remembered that at that time Uncle Thomas liked to play some music at home with my mom, and they would dance. I walked in on them a few times, it was quite embarrassing."

"I used to think that Thomas was a good person too. He was smart, talented, and ambitious. He managed Joy Group very well. When he handed it to me, it went very smoothly. Some of the other branches and some of the shop fronts he rented out were also very reliable. There had never been any legal disputes."

It was rare for Hans to speak with such sincerity, Jennifer was not used to it. She chimed in and said, "Uncle Thomas was indeed a good person. He took me and my mother in and he was very good to us..."

"What you see is not necessarily the truth." Hans suddenly glanced at her. "My father was not a good person, so you should not naively think that your mother is a good person either."

Jennifer frowned at his words. Did he have something against Stephanie? Or even Thomas?

She didn't want to ruin the rare harmony between them so she held back her argument. She pursed her lips and said, "There are two sides to everyone. No one in the world is absolutely perfect."