Jennifer stared at her bravely, "I won't leave, and I'll explain it to you tomorrow. Take care." She then left.
"Don't you walk away from me!" Aubree was furious with her fists clenched tightly.
Pippa then grabbed her, "Madam Aubree, don't be upset with her. Mr. Marsh would come to you if you hurt her. He'll be back in two days."
Pippa's words dragged Aubree back to her senses.
Jennifer then went upstairs with blood in her mouth and her face went numb due to the pain.
She walked into her bedroom, locked the door, and took a deep breath leaning against the door. Then she went to check herself in the mirror in the bathroom— a swollen and incredibly red face.
There was some blood stain on the corner of her mouth.
She had never been this discomfited.
Her eyes got blurry when she put water in the tub and the vapor permeated throughout the whole bathroom.
She submerged her exhausted body into the water, stretched back her head, eyes closed, and then took another deep breath.
Somehow, she recalled what Ivan had said to her before he left…
"Then go. You don't have to report everything about your work to me."
"That's not reporting. You are my wife. A wife deserves to know what her husband is doing. That's called a marriage."
"I wanna ask you something. Have you fallen in love with me?"
"I'll tell you when you get back."
"I hope my mom will get better when I get back."
"I'll work on it."
She had promised that she would give him an answer when he got back.
She also had promised that his mother would get better when he got back.
Perhaps that conversation gave her strength so she decided to keep on with her research later.
But the pain on her face kept reminding her that Aubree was a horrible woman.
A kind girl like Jennifer couldn't figure out what Aubree had been through to be so negative and to say such mean things.
After the shower, Jennifer got dressed and dried her hair.
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