"My dad tried but also could not chase her away.
Besides, my dad had thought that she was very young, so he was worried that if he had driven her out, she would be bullied by those hooligans again. He could only bite the bullet and let her stay at his place. Later o n . they had me. I heard that Hanna was only eighteen when she gave birth to me. Now, by calculation, she is only forty years old. You probably could not imagine that a forty-year-old woman, who is clearly still very young, is still only fond of enjoyment and is lazy. She i s unmotivated and is only thinking of splitting half of my dad's property all day long.”
"Was your dad's store opened before their divorce or was it already opened when he was with your mother, I mean Hana?" Zayn asked.
Unexpectedly, Tessa's reply shocked Zayn. "They had never actually been married. It was only because Hana could not endure the tough life, so she abandoned me and my dad and ran away alone. After she ran away, only then did my dad open the store. My family's store has not the slightest bit of relationship with Hana at all!" Tessa was incomparably resentful when she said that.
"She is alive and kicking! She is also not that old! She i s only eighteen years older than me! Why doesn't she rely on herself to live? My dad had single-handedly built the store he opened. He worked so hard to run
the store. Why should he give her his hard-earned money? Even if my dad agreed to give it to her, I would not agree! I don't agree! I simply won't agree!"
The young lady got annoyed as she spoke. She burst out in tears, and all the people at the restaurant were now looking at the two of them. Zayn immediately raised his arm to cover her and handed her a napkin t o wipe her tears.
"Okay, okay, don’t cry anymore. Don't be agitated. If there’s anything, we have to settle it properly. After all, she...is your mother."
"She is not my mother! She had never loved me. She only knows how to play, play, and play all day long! M y dad has always been the one raising me when I needed a mother to put me to bed since my childhood! When I needed a mother to tell me stories, it was my dad who had done it! When I opened my eyes, what I saw was my dad hugging me. All three meals of every day were cooked by my dad. The clothes that I wore were all bought by my dad. Even the braids I had when I was a child were braided by my dad! My mom i s just a tool to me! What do I need her for?"
Tessa leaned on Zayn’s shoulder and was bawling inconsolably. Zayn was speechless. He did not know what he should say. He had never expected that there could be such a mother in this world. All of the women that he knew were all women who loved their child very much, especially Sabrina. Zayn had lived with Sabrina for six years. In those six years, Zayn had witnessed how much Sabrina loved Aino. He felt that the women who had it the worst in this world were mothers. The greatest women were also mothers. Zayn had once thought that no mothers in this world would not love their children. However, he only heard from his girlfriend today that there actually was such a cruel woman. Zayn was incomparably shocked.
He patted Tessa gently for a while. "It’s fine. It's fine. Since I am now aware of the matter regarding your mother, I will settle it together with you. There is always room for negotiation. Now tell me, what was the reason when your parents divorced and who was the one who first asked for it?"
Tessa wiped her tears. With an embarrassed and angry tone, she said, "It was her. She had an affair!"
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