“Thanks,” Jessica answered gratefully before continuing, “Feel free to let me know if you need any help. I will definitely cooperate. You’re such a kind person. Why are you still single?”
Jacob sighed and replied, “Exactly. I’m baffled as well. How is it possible that a Samaritan like me is not able to find a girlfriend?”
At that moment, Jacob thought of Wyatt.
D*mn! It doesn’t make sense that that hot-tempered guy is already married and going to become a dad!
Jacob stayed in Yartran for the next four days to settle Jessica’s living arrangements.
On the fifth day, he returned to his country after that.
Not wanting to give Hazel an opportunity to nag at him, the moment Jacob reached home, he took out a photo and said, “Mom, don’t scold me. I’m dating someone now. She’s pregnant and is currently staying in Yartran to focus on her pregnancy.”
When Hazel heard that, she started hitting her son while exclaiming, “Pregnant? You’re really putting in a lot of effort just to lie to me, eh?”
Jacob yelped in pain as he tried to avoid his mother’s attacks. “Mom, I’m not lying! I took her to the hospital for a checkup. The baby is mine. Do you think I have nothing better to do than find a random person to pacify you?”
Taking a pause, he continued, “You can talk to her yourself if you don’t believe me.”
Jacob dialed a number on the phone before passing it to Hazel.
The woman remained doubtful and had a feeling that her son was lying to her. However, what she did not know was that, for the past few days, Jacob and Jessica had been going through details about themselves in anticipation of Hazel’s questioning.
As such, Jessica sounded totally convincing over the phone and managed to give Hazel a good impression. She spoke as if she had known Jacob for a long time and told Hazel that she had approached the man again after their breakup as she was not capable of raising the baby alone.
The two women chatted for around ten minutes, and after the conversation, Hazel was completely convinced.
Before the call ended, Hazel reminded gently, “Take good care of yourself and the baby. I will visit you a few days later.”
“Okay, Mom.”
After hanging up, Hazel continued hitting Jacob. “You’re really something, aren’t you? How could you have gotten someone pregnant and not know about it? The girl even had to look for you herself! Your dad is such a decent man. Why didn’t you inherit any of his good genes? You have even left her in a foreign country all by herself. Is she a disgrace to you? Even I am feeling embarrassed for you!”
“Ouch! Mom, it hurts! I’m your son! How can you bear to hit me?” Jacob grumbled.
He was amazed at how strong his mother was underneath her elegant appearance. She might even be able to beat Wyatt’s mother in a fight.
“It’s not that I didn’t want to bring her back. She is still in the early stages of her pregnancy and is not in the pink of health. What if she has a miscarriage? If that happens, it would be too late for regrets.”
Hazel saw the logic in her son’s argument and stopped hitting him. “I need to tell your dad to book air tickets for us to visit our daughter-in-law.”
After saying that, the woman turned around and headed upstairs.
“But Dad is not at home. Why are you going upstairs?”
“I need to get changed. I’m meeting Mrs. Lopez for tea!” Hazel replied from a distance before continuing, “She is always bragging to me how good her daughter-in-law is as if she’s the only one who has a daughter-in-law.”
Jacob was rendered speechless.
He could hardly believe that, after comparing their sons, they were even comparing their daughter-in-laws. Don’t they ever get tired of comparing?
Jacob suddenly remembered that he had something to speak to Wyatt about. After washing up and changing into a fresh set of clothes, he set off for Lopez Group.
“Mr. Valentine,” the receptionist greeted Jacob before saying softly, “Mr. Lopez is in his office now, but he has been in a bad mood these few days. Be careful not to provoke him.”
“All right. I got it.” Jacob waved his hand and strode into the elevator.
Some time back, Wyatt had a drastic change in personality. He was always gloomy and had stopped joining his friends for drinks.
His temper had gotten worse ever since then, and no one dared to ask him out anymore.
In the elevator on the way up, Jacob recalled the day he brought Wyatt to meet the bosses of Stargrasp.
Back then, he had already noticed something amiss with Wyatt.
The next day, it was reported in the news that the bosses of Stargrasp had died in a car accident. Jacob had a feeling that it wasn’t purely an accident, and it could be related to Wyatt. However, those bosses had not offended Lopez Group in any way.
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