Claire was dumbfounded, and she did not know how she should respond. 6
Jacob, who was sitting in the co-driver seat, was so aggrieved that he burst into tears and choked up as he said, "Back then, your mother and I had no emotional connection nor affection for one another whatsoever. I f I were to speak conscientiously, before I got drunk that night, I have never even exchanged more than a few words with your mother before. You should also b e able to see clearly that your Aunt Hall is much better than your mom in all aspects. It is completely impossible for a normal man to give up your Aunt Hall and choose your mother instead. I was completely helpless, and I was forced into a dead-end back then!" 7
As he spoke, Jacob looked out the window with a sad and aggrieved look on his face as he said depressedly, "In the beginning, your Aunt Hall and I had already planned our lives after graduation. We were going to g o and further our studies in the United States together. You should also know that it was very popular for people to go abroad to study back then. All of us were all working hard, and we were willing to do everything that we could to achieve what we wanted and go abroad. What your Aunt Hall and I were thinking at that time was that if we would have better and more appropriate development in the United States, we would just apply for high-end talent
immigration and settle down in the United States instead. Our future plans were very clear, and we actually had a very bright future ahead of us back then ..." 3
"But what happened in the end? As a result, because I drank too much wine at the graduation party, your mother took advantage of the situation and forced your Aunt Hall to leave me and go abroad. Your mother ruined my life’s happiness and all of my life's plans!"
"Why have I always been so unmotivated and muddle-headed for so many years? Why do I stay home every day and act like a yes-man who does not look like someone who graduated from a famous university at all? Isn’t it all because your mother ruined my life trajectory from the very beginning?! She made me lose all of my sense of direction and motivation to work hard!"
Having said that, Jacob could not hold his emotions back any longer. He cried out loud as he said, "We can only live life once. I cannot remedy my life anymore once it has been ruined. What about you? All you can think of is the fact that your mother seems to be wronged and has suffered some grievances. Have you ever thought about how I have been living for the past twenty over years? Can you understand my feelings?!" 7
Claire was also speechless. 4
She never thought that her father would have been so seriously wronged and have suffered so many
grievances over the years. 4
Even his original life plans had undergone earth-shattering changes because of her mother, who was a third party who intervened in his relationship.
Her father could have originally gone to the United States with Aunt Hall to further their studies, get married, and become social leaders in society.
However, after her father and mother had gotten married, he had become a useless waste in her grandmother’s eyes. He was a weak and inept person who was simply a hopeless case.
After that, her father had given up resisting any longer and had simply led a leisurely life every day. Of course, this was also due to his own failure to make progress for himself. However, as a whole, everything had happened because of her mother, who became a third party who intervened in her father’s relationship.
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