Chapter 74: Chapter 74



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Jessica stopped washing the vegetables, apparently not expecting her daughter to ask that question out of the blue, “Why do you want to know?”.

Dolores lowered her head, “I just want to know, after all, when you planned the marriage with him, I was only two years old, why would you…?”

“The past stays in the past, it doesn’t matter anymore anyway.” Jessica didn’t want to talk about the past; she put the washed vegetables on the shelf and looked at her daughter. Her keen sense told her that Dolores was acting abnormally, “Tell me, what’s wrong with you?”.

Dolores realized that Jessica didn’t want to talk about it, so she didn’t press her, but took the opportunity to test her. “Mrs. William wants to set up a branch, she wants me to be in charge of it…”

“That’s good news.” Jessica replied.

She pushed her daughter away, “Let me cut the vegetables.”

Dolores took a step back and leaned against the stove, and thought for a while, “But the address of the branch is in China…”

“What?”

Dolores hadn’t had a chance to finish her sentence; Jessica had already interrupted her. She also knew that LEO had a rule: they would never have any branches in another country.

Mrs. William now wanted to have a branch in China?

Jessica frowned. Strange things were happening one after another lately. She put down the kitchen knife and wiped her hands on her apron, tugging at her daughter’s arm, “Tell me the truth, are these things related to him?”

Dolores figured Jessica would have to know if she was going back to the country anyway.

Dolores admitted, “Yes…”

“What are you thinking about?” Jessica looked at her angrily. How could she forget her sufferings so quickly?

“Tell me, what condition were you in at the time? Where was he when you were in such a difficult situation? If it wasn’t for Sampson Herbert, how would you still be here? How could you not know right from wrong?”

Dolores twisted her head. She was indeed reluctant to return to the country, partly because of what had happened in the past and partly because of Matthew Nelson.

She knew it was a trade-off, but when he proposed divorce, she felt somehow sad.

After the car accident, she was even more exhausted, both physically and mentally.

That’s why she didn’t want to go back to the place where he would make her think about things.

“Mrs. William was adamant that if I don’t go back, I’m going to lose my job.” Dolores was the sole breadwinner in the family; this job was critical to her.

Jessica picked up the kitchen knife again, cutting the potatoes one by one. She was silent for a while and said, “You can come back.” Dolores was taken aback; Jessica actually agreed.

“But on one condition.”

Dolores sighed; she knew it wouldn’t be that easy.

“Promise me you’ll marry Sampson, and then I’ll agree.” Jessica said her condition.

Compared to Matthew, Jessica was more optimistic about Sampson, who had helped Dolores several times.

“Mom…”

“This is not negotiable. If you want to jump back into the fire, I can’t push you. You’re my daughter; I’m doing it for your sake. What’s wrong with Sampson? He’s handsome, he’s got the power. And most importantly, he likes you. How many men can wait six years…” Jessica looked at her daughter earnestly, “Is your heart made of stone? Can’t you see how much he has done?”

Indeed, Sampson was excellent. He stood by her through her most difficult time, helping her and her family.

All this, she knew, too.

“But I…”

“If he cared about you giving birth early, would he still be waiting for you?” Jessica also worried that Sampson cared about Dolores giving birth early, but Sampson changed her mind by his actions.

If he cared, he wouldn’t have accompanied Dolores for so long.

Dolores was still young, but she couldn’t stay single for the rest of her life. Jessica believes that Sampson was the best candidate for her.

Compared to that person who, even though he knew Dolores was pregnant, still insisted on completing the marriage deal, Sampson was much better!

Dolores lowered her head; what Jessica was saying had its points.

But what Jessica didn’t know was that Sampson’s mother had approached her before.

Dolores was human too; she had a heart too. Of course she once had feelings for Sampson.

After all, he treated her well.

But Dolores didn’t plan to tell Jessica this. Jessica was always worried about her future, she was afraid to have her children, it was hard to find someone suitable.

If she told Jessica that Sampson’s mother had approached her earlier, telling her that she hoped Sampson would not marry Dolores, Jessica would be upset about her future, thinking too much about her future.

“Mom, marrying someone I don’t like won’t make me happy either.”

“But he likes you, he treats you well, isn’t that all you need? Feelings can be cultivated, as soon as you get married and live together, you will see each other every day. Naturally, feelings will come up.” Jessica was trying hard to persuade Dolores.

Dolores felt helpless. She lowered her head and rubbed her forehead, feeling an unprecedented sense of exhaustion.

Jessica did not understand Matthew’s coercion.

She felt helpless.

“Mom.”

Samuel was standing in the kitchen doorway; though he was a small figure, he stood erect. He had heard everything Dolores and Jessica said; he knew all about what they said.

“Mommy, we are from China. My sister and I have never been back to our village, now that we can go back, isn’t it a good thing?” Samuel looked at Dolores and Jessica with an innocent look.

“You’re just a kid, what do you know?” Jessica waved her hand, suggesting him to go back to the living room.

“Even though I’m young, I still have my human rights, I can make my decision. I’m in favor of Mom coming back.” Samuel looked extremely serious, “I was born by Mommy, naturally, I am from China. Of course we are going back.”

Dolores looked at Jessica; they had never mentioned her father.

Dolores had only said once about Sampson’s research. It was said that her father might be from Country A, but his appearance grew like Dolores’, making her look like people from China, without any hint of Country A genetic characteristics.

This was one of the things Dolores was glad about: that her children had the same skin color as she did.

It wasn’t a boy with blond hair and blue eyes.

“Samuel.” Dolores called to her son.

“Mommy, we’re going back. I want to see Mommy’s town anyway.” Samuel blinked, looking up at her hopefully.

Dolores went over to hug Samuel, hugging him tightly; her excitement was turning a little sad, so she didn’t dare speak.

Jessica dared not say any heavy words, but her stance remained firm: “You should consider what I said.”

“Grandma, mom doesn’t like uncle, why do you have to force them to be together?”

Samuel sounded like a man-child, “I think Mom deserves better.” Jessica snorted; what did he know when he was still young?

“Tell me, what does your mommy deserve?”

Samuel cocked his head, “I won’t tell you.”

That was because Samuel was still disgruntled.

He asked his teacher for advice, and his teacher told him that, like his mother’s situation, he needs to find someone better looking and more prosperous than her ex-husband to leave that person who left her first.

Let her know that leaving her mom was her loss.

She had information about Matthew, who was in China. That’s why she had to go back.

As her teacher said, if you know your enemy well, you will win.

That’s why Sampson didn’t meet his requirement; even though he was better than average people, he was still inferior to Matthew.

His mom couldn’t marry someone worse than Matthew.

She had to be better than him .

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