Chapter 460



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His words hit Tanya’s weak spot.

She was quiet for a while before finally saying, “Okay.”

Jill said, “Let’s go to the cafeteria over there.”

Across the street from the Sol de Oro International Kindergarten was a relatively empty, lavishly decorated cafeteria. It was open for parents who came to the kindergarten to pick up their children.

It was a very upscale cafeteria, and the menu was expensive.

After Tanya and Jill entered the cafeteria, Jill said, “Two cappuccinos, please, thank you.”

The wait staff nodded. She was about to leave when Tanya said, “Swap mine for a latte.”

After speaking, she looked at Jill and said, “Cappuccinos are too bitter.”

Jill frowned. “Hillary loves cappuccinos because they’re good for your diet? Forget it, you can drink whatever you want.”

… Tanya said nothing.

Jill even knew what kind of drinks Hillary liked, but she never knew what she liked.

She put her head down. Too lazy to waste any more time on her, she said bluntly, “So, what exactly do you mean, is there a problem with the way I was born?”

“Of course.”

After Jill’s response, the wait staff poured their coffees. She placed them on the table.

Jill took the cappuccino and stirred it with a spoon. She said slowly, “I guess you’re already aware. You and Hillary were not born a year apart. You were both born on the same day. In fact, Hillary was born an hour before you.” Tanya clenched her fists at this.

When she was still young and ignorant in her childhood, she had fought with Hillary for her mother’s love. However, Jill had always said, “She’s your little sister! You have to give in to her.”

“If you don’t give in to your little sister, I’ll beat you up!”

“Why are you fighting with your younger sister? She is the eldest daughter of the Joneses while you are nothing!”

Hillary had annoyed her a lot just because she was younger than her…..

Who would have thought age wasn’t the issue in the end?

Tanya clenched her fists. “So?”

Jill didn’t feel that what she was saying was in any way embarrassing or shameful. She simply spoke as if she were narrating a story from the past. “When I was still with your father, he was very unreliable. He would often disappear for long periods. Even after dating him for two months, I didn’t even know what he really did for a living. All I knew was that he was always fighting and never behaved decently. I had no future with him.”

Tanya clenched her fists. “Then why did you give birth to me!”

Jill raised her head and looked at her. Then she lowered her eyes and slowly replied, “You think I wanted to? I thought you were Jo…”

She suddenly paused and calmed down. Then, he said, “I thought you were also the Joneses’ daughter…. When I was pregnant, even after computing the timeline, I still couldn’t tell if you were Karl’s daughter or Jones’. But did you know? My social status wasn’t good enough back then. If I wanted to marry the Joneses, I could only do so by having their daughter. So, I hardened my heart and kept the girl.”

Her lips curved into a smile. “But in the end, when I did a DNA comparison after you two were born, I found out you weren’t his daughter. I realized Karl must have been your father.”

He stared at Tanya. “Because of this, Hillary’s father flew into a rage and we almost broke off the engagement? Even though he later married me, my position in the Joneses was still very awkward! This was all your fault.”

Tanya clenched her fists. “So that’s why you hate me so much?”

Jill nodded. “That’s right. This is the truth behind what happened back then. Hillary elevated my status and allowed me to marry the Joneses, while your existence embarrassed me. Do you think I could still like you?”

Tanya took a deep breath.

She suddenly understood why Jill treated her two daughters so differently.

She had always wondered why Jill had given birth to her if she didn’t love her father or her.

Now, at last, she knew the truth.

He looked down and asked slowly, “Why are you suddenly telling me all this now, are you trying to make me feel guilty?”

She scoffed, “Because that’s not going to happen.”

Jill, however, shook her head. “No, I don’t need you to feel guilty about it. I know you’re innocent, but this is the truth. Whether you feel guilty or not, this is the truth. It’s also a fact that, because of you, I haven’t been able to hold my head up in the Joneses for so many years. I’ve come to you this time because I want to make peace with you.”

Tanya was taken aback. “Make peace?”

“Yes. I’ll let you off the hook while you let me off the hook too…. We’ll go our separate ways in the future, what do you think?”

Tanya looked at the person in front of her.

She was very calm, and her thoughts were also very clear. Her words made Tanya feel that her heart had grown cold.

Tanya said, “I have nothing to do with you in the first place.”

Jill was silent for a while before finally saying, “You still have to promise me something.”

Tanya knew that the climax of the show had finally arrived.

Despite all the things Jill had said so far, it was nothing more than appealing to her emotionally.

The condition was what she really wanted.

She said, “There’s no way I’m going to write a letter of forgiveness. Not in this life, not in the next.”

Her words made Jill’s eyes flash with hatred. However, she quickly suppressed it and said, “I know you have no heart and don’t care if Hillary lives or dies! So I’m not here for that.”

“So?”

Jill lowered her head. “It’s for my own good.”

Tanya was taken aback.

Jill said, “Because of the Hillary incident, I’m about to give up my place in the Joneses! That’s why I have to reconcile with you. You’re at least Joel’s girlfriend now, so you’ll be able to keep me safe and worry-free at the Joneses.”

Tanya: “?”

Seeing that she was about to speak, Jill immediately cut her off and said, “No matter what, I am the one who gave you life. The fact that I am your mother will never change. Because of you, for so many years, I couldn’t enjoy life even one day of the Joneses. Now that you have finally risen, why don’t you let me benefit a little by your side? If not… With a daughter like Hillary, the Joneses are already in talks to have your Uncle Jones divorce me.

I signed a prenuptial agreement when I married the Joneses back in the day, so I can’t take a dime after the divorce. If life gets really hard for me, I’d have to bother you in the end.”

Tanya: “…”

For a moment, she found herself at a loss for words.

Jill stood up and said aggressively, “I know you have someone to spoil you and love you now, so you’re not afraid of anything. But I am your mother, the ties between the two of you will never be broken. You can’t say no to me, can you?”.

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