"What on earth did he go through as a kid?" All Cornelia knew was that Jeremy had a grandma. He never mentioned his parents and she never asked.
She also never brought up any family members other than her grandma to Jeremy.
When Jeremy didn't mention his family, Cornelia assumed he was like her. Perhaps his parents were also no longer around, and he was raised by Granny Luisa.
"Not long after his mother gave birth to him, his father's affair also produced a child. Then his mother started having an affair and soon had a child with someone else. He has a sister who shares the same parents. The sister was born after their parents went back to their hometown and got drunk. It was unexpected, so she was neglected by them. He took care of his sister. When he was a bit older, probably in his teens, he took on all the responsibilities of the family." Recalling the past and thinking about the difficulties her brother had gone through over the years, Briana felt very sad.
Cornelia asked, "How could his parents treat their children like this?"
Briana said, "His parents got married for their own interests, they had no feelings for each other, so they didn't like their children. What's worse, Jeremy caught his mother with another man at a time he didn't even know about his parents' affairs."
Parents' emotional breakdown, indifference to their children. The ones who always got hurt the most were the innocent kids. Cornelia listened quietly, too heartbroken to speak.
Briana continued, "At that time, Jeremy was just a kid. His parents' actions left him with severe emotional trauma, which is why he's never thought about dating or forming a family with a woman. If it wasn't for his grandma pushing him, he probably wouldn't have married you."
Cornelia could relate. She was willing to get married now because of her grandma. Had it not been to put her grandma at ease, she wouldn't have entered marriage so easily.
Thinking about Marcus' past, Briana's eyes reddened with pain, "But Cornelia, don't worry, Jeremy is a responsible person. Deciding to marry you means he's committed to living a good life with you. He will definitely not be as heartless as his parents. He will never betray you."
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