Chapter 208
Theresa’s silence made Jimmy think she had been hurt by his question. He thus continued, “Isn’t Charlie nice
to you? How come such a nice husband didn’t advise you to bring the two kids with you? So his kids count,
while yours could be neglected?”
Theresa still remained silent. She knew Jimmy would stick to his conjecture that Charlie would never be really
nice to Theresa since Jimmy believed she didn’t deserve that.
And her quietness now made Jimmy even more confident about his guesswork. He thus said as though being wisely, “I’ve no interest in your business. I advised you to keep away from Charlie and you wouldn’t listen. You
just think you’ve married above yourself. But I still have to remind you to be cautious, out of our past
relationship.” Jimmy believed men, especially the shrewd ones like Charlie, were always too smart to be
trustable. Charlie might be interested in you when you were young and beautiful, Jimmy thought, but he was
not willing to marry you but for his grandfather’s request. And he was doomed to dump you when he got fed
up with you!
Despite his seemingly sincerity, Theresa still detected his real intention from his advice — to deprecate her
and gaslight her that she was not worthy of a man like Charlie. What an artist Jimmy was as he could display
his contempt in such a solicitous manner!
Theresa finally smiled. “Thank you for you kind advice. But I will be responsible for my own choice. And I’ll
stick to him even if he is weary of me some day, because I really enjoy watching your timidity in front of him!” Jimmy’s face got grimmer. “Theresa Cameron!” Her words just reminded him of the apology Charlie forced his
mother to make at supper. “Don’t be too much! However gleeful you are now, you are bound to be very
miserable when he stops backing you up!”
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