"You've misunderstood. My mother-in-law isn't a bad person. She's not the sort of person who will harm others. There must be a reason for her to take Raeleigh away. It should be related to this batch of antiques you mentioned. We'll find a way to look into it. Just give us some time. As for the two children, I think it's better to wait a little longer. Raeleigh is kind. Despite Jerry's uncaring exterior, he is true-hearted toward Raeleigh.
You lost your daughter and had been looking for her for many years. However, you managed to find her at last.
On the contrary, something had happened to me in the past. I could have had a daughter, but when I was going to give birth, I fell from height and lost my child.
Back then, Jerry was only five years old. He thought that the baby was born and had survived. He had been seeking this child ever since he grew up. You might not believe me, but you can investigate it. In the past few years, he had gone to many places to search for this non- existent little sister. He didn't come across with many girls. He has only seen a few girls since he was young, and he always treats them as his sister.
Raeleigh is the exception. He does like her.
Separation is too cruel to him. I hope you can give us some time and an opportunity to uncover the truth in the past and resolve the misunderstanding."
"I don't care about the misunderstanding anymore. Regarding the matter in the past, I hope that others will regard Raeleigh as a dead child. The past is the past for a reason. Why should we bring it up again?"
Notwithstanding a lot of persuasions, Lamar still didn't approve of Raeleigh's marriage. He even made it clear by saying, "We're going to take the relevant measures regarding their divorce as soon as possible. If you don't agree, I can uphold my rights as a father through legal means. I believe that Raeleigh will comply and stand by my side."
The negotiation had reached an impasse, as neither side would budge. Hansen pulled a long face. "Try it then. Raeleigh is the daughter-in-law of my family. Without my consent, the divorce can't proceed."
Jenna had lost for words. Her husband's way of handling problems had always been like this. Now that the soft approach was ineffective, he could only go rough.
It was just that Jenna didn't think there was any effective method for this matter.
On the other side, Jazelle was very calm. She had not spoken much throughout the conversation, but this was what disconcerted Jenna since she couldn't grasp what Jazelle was thinking.
Without seeing eye to eye, Jenna said, "Let's put this matter aside first. You see, we haven't had breakfast yet. Would you like to have breakfast with us?"
"You haven't had breakfast yet?" It wasn't until now that Jazelle began to speak. Jenna looked at Jazelle as if she had seen Deanna of the Whalen family.
"Give me a few minutes. I'll prepare some food for you." Jazelle got up and walked to the kitchen. It was the first time Jenna visited them. How could she stay and let the host serve them? What was more, she just wanted to smooth things through by changing the subject. Since they couldn't reach an agreement, she had to leave.
"No need to go to the trouble of cooking. Let's have lunch together at noon. We can have some toast first. Jacky is a thoughtful child. We stayed at his side last night and promised him to have breakfast with him this morning. We'll go back now.
If there is anything else, we will come again." Jenna went to bid Jazelle a farewell at the kitchen before coming back to pull Hansen up from the sofa. Only then did the two of them leave the house.
After they had left, Jazelle came from the kitchen and sat down beside her husband. "Lamar, what do you think?"
"We still need to get to the bottom of it. From what we can tell now is that there are still many suspicions.
That said, we can't trust all their words blindly, especially Hansen. Just by looking at his two sons, I can tell what kind of astute businessman he is. He acted so civilly as soon as he came here. That show of apology-and-contrition of his was impressive, I must say. I was almost moved by it. If it hadn't been for the pull you gave me at the critical moment to remind me, I would have forgotten our aim.
It seems that my willpower isn't as strong as yours."
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