"Next time when you want to go somewhere, just tell me. I'll take you there, okay? Don't go by yourself."
Jessica nodded in my arms and said, "Okay."
We took her home and contacted the police to cancel the case.
The servant brought Jessica a bowl of porridge and she ate it clean in a windy manner. She really hadn't eaten anything all day.
I poured her a cup of hot tea.
Finn sat by the side and looked at us the whole time.
I didn't chase him away. Instead, I said, "If you have something to say, just say it and then leave."
To be honest, I was really afraid that Jessica would be fooled by the scumbag.
The atmosphere in the living room cooled down as soon as I said that.
Ryan glanced at Finn angrily and then went upstairs first.
When he left, before Finn could speak, Jessica said first, "Finn, I don't blame you for what happened before."
The three of us turned to look at Jessica.
For this, the outsiders see the most of the game.
I felt she deserved better.
After hearing what Jessica, said, Finn's face was full of shame. "Jessica, I'm sorry. About what happened that year, it was me that was not firm enough to protect our relationship. But you have to believe that I really loved you and I really wanted to marry you."
A pack of lies.
I said silently in my heart.
Jessica looked up at him and nodded. "I don't blame you. But since you have a family, just let the past be past."
I let out a sigh of relief when I heard her say so.
When Finn heard her words, he became a little more relaxed. He took out a card from his pocket and put it on the table. "Jessica, I let you down. This is my compensation for what happened in the past. From now on, don't badger with me anymore. I am old now. I just want to keep my family steady. I don't want anything else."
Hearing what Finn said, Jessica and I were all stunned.
I was so angry that I picked up the card and threw it at Finn. "What do you mean? Do you think my mother comes here to ask you for money? Is there something wrong with you?"
Finn picked up the card again and put it on the table. He said with an embarrassed expression, "I know what you are thinking. Though you may not satisfy with the money, I will not consider you as my daughter no matter what happened."
"What?" I looked at Finn fabulously!
It turned out that the reason why he came here shamelessly was not to apologize to Jessica, but to be worried about this!
Finn looked up at me. "Yes, I made a mistake. But later, I went to the Oasis hospital to pay her medical fees for fifty years. Several million at once! At that time, money worth much more than nowadays!"
"So?" I asked.
"What so? I've done what I should have done."
Finally, Finn showed the thought that he didn't want to be responsible for my mother.
I suddenly felt ridiculous and asked him, "Finn, do you have any ideas about the conditions of the Oasis Hospital?"
"What conditions?"
"Do you know how the patients who stay at the
Oasis Hospital are treated?"
I asked Finn.
Hearing this, Finn immediately had a guilty conscience on his face. "How could I know that? The mental hospitals are similar."
"Similar? Tell me, what does similar mean?"
"Um..."
"You don't dare to say it, right? I'll tell you!" I lowered my head, looked at Finn, and sneered. "There won't be any treatment inside. Only one meal will be given to patients a day. They can't take a bath, wash their clothes, and they even have to pee and poop in the small ward where they eat and drink. When I took my mother out, she was sick all over!"
Speaking of this, I felt very painful in my heart.
Finn did not dare to look at me. "How would I know?"
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