Felix chuckled, his eyes darting calculatingly. "Josiah was closer to your father than me. Why don't you ask your father about him?"
"My dad doesn't like to talk about the past. He always says that they are meaningless and boring."
"But you are very curious about it."
Jimmy smiled and said, "I'm very interested in the heroic deeds of the elders when they were young, especially since you and my father were comrades-in-arms."
Hearing this, Felix felt much more at ease. "I didn't want to tell you because there are some things that are quite awkward to share with you youngsters. Well, your father and Josiah used to fall for the same woman."
Hearing that, Jimmy was slightly surprised.
Was it true?
"Although many years have passed and your parents are very close, your father loved a woman who was not your mother when he was young. I'm afraid that you'll feel awkward if I tell you about it."
Jimmy pondered. "Like you said, it's all in the past.
I won't." "Good to hear that." Felix patted him on the shoulder. "Josiah was quite rebellious. When we joined the army, he was so hostile that no one wanted to be friends with him except your father... Later, after he was discharged, I heard that he started doing business. His business took off smoothly and he became more and more successful. Unfortunately..."
"What happened?"
"He died in a car accident."
Pausing for a moment, Jimmy asked, "Did he have a family? Children perhaps?"
"I don't know much about his personal affairs. I think your father personally handled his funeral, so your father must have known about his family."
Jimmy curled his lips, his eyes darkening.
In the bedroom.
Ariah asked for her passport and said that she was going to remarry Jimmy. It took her mother a while to regain her composure from the shocking news, and she said, "Marriage is a serious matter. You guys were divorced and then decided to get married again. Can you please don't take marriage as if you're playing a game?"
Knowing that her mother was worried that she would go down the same path in the future, she quickly promised, "Mom, we won't divorce again, I promise. I've made a careful decision. Don't worry."
"How can I not worry? You're my daughter," Dakota sighed.
"I'm happy that you and Jimmy can be happy together, but if you're not happy, don't keep it to yourself. I'll always be your strongest support."
Ariah's eyes turned red. "Mom, why do you have to say such sentimental things? Are you trying to make me cry?"
Her mother had suffered a lot, even in the Myers Family. Ariah saw everything with her own eyes.
"I know that you always think that I'm a coward who don't fight back when I'm bullied, but I'm doing this for you. Although your dad's family is not very kind to me, I'm still Mrs. Myers, after all. If I fall out with your father, the Hudson Family may not treat you nicely."
Dakota patted her daughter's hand with a gentle smile. "The Hudson Family will not look down on you only when your own family is strong. Jimmy's mother is not easy to deal with. If I fall out with the Myers Family, she will definitely ridicule you. I know how bad your relationship with her is these years..."
Shocked, Ariah didn't expect that her mother knew
about it.
In fact, her mother had been so thoughtful and discerning about her welfare and future.
"Mom, why... why didn't you say it sooner?"
Truthfully, Ariah felt a little ashamed of herself as there were times when she thought that it was unreasonable for her mother to endure the humiliation and burden from her father and his family.
"It's not a big deal. There's nothing much to say."
Dakota smiled. "It'll only add to your burden if I tell you."
Ariah hugged her mother, tears flooding her eyes.
On the way back from the Myers residence, Ariah was obviously in a bad mood. Jimmy even saw her quietly wiping away her tears several times.
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