Chapter 617 A Visit To The Larson Residence
Given all the hatred Jennifer harbored within her, she viewed every problem in a rather extreme way.
That was also why she couldn’t live in peace most of the time.
The woman remained on the couch for a long while before getting up and leaving the mansion. Then, she drove around on the streets aimlessly and soon found herself in front of Carter’s company building.
After parking her vehicle, Jennifer stared at the building through her window and began to space out.
She then let out a sigh after God knows how long and eventually drove away.
While gripping her steering wheel, she watched the flow of traffic with a solemn expression and pursed lips.
Jennifer continued to drive until dusk fell. She then stopped outside a pasta restaurant as the sky grew dark.
The woman alighted her car and walked into the building, only to catch sight of a figure she could never forget for the rest of her life. But as she quickly turned to leave, the man called out to her.
“Jennifer!”
She stopped for brief moment before continuing to walk ahead.
“Wait, Jennifer!” The man chased after her and grabbed her by the arm.
Jennifer tried to free herself but to no avail.
She glared at the man before breaking into a smile.
“Mr. Scott! It’s been a while. I’m so sorry I couldn’t recognize you when our eyes first met.”
Carter furrowed his brows. He didn’t like how distant she seemed from him.
The man would constantly think of ways to drive her away during the times she used to cling to him, but after she left him for real, something just didn’t feel right anymore. It was as though his heart constantly itched.
“Aren’t we still friends, Jennifer? You don’t have to treat me like this or run away every time you see me.” Carter continued to frown.
Jennifer snorted as though she had just heard a joke. “Why, I don’t think I can even afford to have you as a friend, Mr. Scott! In fact, I must’ve been blind to have gone after you for two years, thinking you’d eventually fall for me! It took me so long to realize how stupid I was, but at least you’re free now. We should have nothing to do with each other anymore, so just pretend you don’t know me the next time you bump into me.”
Hearing that only magnified the displeasure in Carter’s heart.
“Stop making a fuss, Jennifer. Let’s sit down and talk,” he said patiently.
Jennifer laughed, albeit feeling miserable inside. To the man she loved, she was always just making a fuss.
“Could you please let go of me, Mr. Scott?” she asked blandly.
Carter’s gaze darkened as he looked down at the woman’s arm. For the first time, he noticed how slender her wrist was – like one could easily break it with the slightest bit of force.
A strange look flashed in his eyes briefly as he let go her hand, and he subconsciously brushed his feelings of irritation aside.
Jennifer turned around and walked away, and Carter followed her.
After walking to a more desolate area, Jennifer crossed her arms and stared at the man calmly. “So, Mr. Scott, what is it you want to tell me?”
Carter’s brows remained knitted. He didn’t like the way she was talking to him at all.
“You didn’t use to treat me like this, Jennifer,” he suddenly commented without much thought.
Jennifer stilled for a moment before a laugh escaped her lips.
“Do you have any idea what you look like right now, Mr. Scott? You’re acting like a guy who just caught his wife having an affair! You’re going to make people think I cheated on you or something. That’s enough. Stop acting like you just lost the love of your dreams. I became a laughingstock from trying to win your heart for two whole years, and I don’t ever want to relive that.” Jennifer shrugged. “I’ve given your freedom back, so just act like you don’t know me. Okay?”
Carter gazed at her deeply before changing the subject. “Is your mom well?”
“Thanks to you, she was sent to prison before getting checked into a psychiatric hospital. She also has intermittent memory loss now, which means she could be perfectly fine and then forget everything she just said or did the very next second,” Jennifer answered nonchalantly. “For example, her illness could suddenly act up while she’s crossing the road, and she’d just stand there waiting to be hit by a car when the light turns green. That’s why we can’t let her go outside alone anymore. Well, are you happy to hear that?”
“What happened to her?” Carter was clearly in disbelief.
“You’ll have to ask the love of your life about that. She drove my mom into this state instead of killing her, but I guess that’s just how kind she is, huh?”
“Amelia isn’t that kind of person.”
Jennifer shrugged. “Of course she isn’t,” she replied with a smile. “To you, she’ll always be a distinguished, benevolent, considerate, and righteous woman. How could she ever do such a thing to a middle-aged woman? Anyway, you can treat whatever I just said as a bluff. I’m going back in. I’m starving.”
With that, she walked past Carter, only for the latter to grab onto her arm again.
Rage surfaced in the woman’s eyes.
“What the hell do you want from me, Carter? Have you not humiliated me enough for the past two years? What, are you still trying to get back at me for the sake of that woman you can never have?”
She had done everything she could to suppress her feelings for this man and stay away from him, and yet he wouldn’t leave her alone. Does he not know how much he’s hurting me?
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