Tessa smiled in tears. "Dad, other children have their mothers by their side when they wake up, but I always had you by my bedside when I wake up. It was my dad who read me bedtime stories every night. My first braid was very ugly, but I loved it very much. That's because you have spent more than an hour braiding it for me. Till this day, I still remember the time when I first started menstruating. You were afraid that I would be embarassed, so you purposely asked the lady next door to keep me accompanied for a few days. She was not very willing to do as she needed to g o to work, so you gave her a month's worth of her salary as repayment. You were the one who researched online on the many things to pay attention to when one first got their menstruation, and then you told them to the lady next now. After that, you asked the lady not to tell me that you did that. Although I only have a dad, my first menstruation was very smooth.
She sobbed. "All my classmates envied that I have a good dad. You never missed any parent-teacher conference I had. Although I don’t have a mother, my life was not sad at all and it was not a mess as well. Dad, I only have you in my heart. That woman has no place in my heart. I don't have any affection for her!" said Tessa. Her tears kept streaming down her face.
'I'm sorry, Hana,’ she thought. 'Just let my father and I
owe you for life! I can't abandon my dad to be with you because I don’t have any affection for you. I only have my dad in my heart and my world. My dad and I have been relying on each other for more than twenty years. I can’t sever this relationship. Everyone is selfish! My dad is a selfish j*rk! I am my dad’s daughter, so I am also a selfish j*rk! I'm sorry, Hana! You have snatched away my boyfriend, so just consider that as your compensation!' The guilt she had towards Hana slowly vanished.
Tessa helped her dad up. "Dad, don’t hide your condition from me in the future. I already know it, so I will face it together with you. This condition is no longer fatal now. As long as you take your medicine o n time, your life expectancy will be no different from the average person. You will only be a carrier for the disease. If you eat those expensive medicines, you won't even have any side effects. Dad, I know the biggest side effect of this medicine is making you agitated and irritated, and it's most common for you to have nightmares at night. I finally understood why you would often wake up from your dreams in fear at night. It turned out it was because you have been taking cheap medicines. Dad, don't worry. You have m e from now on. I will never let you take those cheap medicines..."
"No, that won’t do, Tessa. You can’t!" Hector immediately stopped Tessa. "Those five million dollars are what I've saved for you after suffering for a whole lifetime. That money is for your wedding and for you to buy a house! You can’t use that to buy medicine! I have been taking my medicine for more than twenty years, and it has been fine!” Hector did his best to stop his daughter.
However, Tessa shook her head. "Dad, I will not touch our money. That is for my wedding and it's also for your retirement. Of course, we can’t use that money. However, since I already know about your condition, it’s also impossible for me to let you endure the suffering from the side effects of the medicine. I have other ways.”
Hearing his daughter say so, Hector got even more anxious. "Tessa! Tessa! Don't do anything silly! I don't want expensive medicine. Don’t be like your mother. Don't be like that woman, Hana Sharpe, and become a bargirl! I won't allow you to do that even if I die! If you dare to become a bargirl, I will kill myself immediately!"
Tessa immediately cried. "Dad, you have exhausted all your ways to protect me my whole life. You paid for m y college education to let me have a bright future. How can I possibly work as a bargirl? How can I give up on myself?" 1
"Then, you..." Hector could not understand it.
Tessa immediately sneered aggressively. "There's still Hana Sharpe. She is now married to a rich man!”
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