Lydia arrived late, delayed by the storm. She even got two traffic tickets along the way.
The moment she saw Jennifer, pale–faced and dressed in a patient’s gown, hooked up to an IV and coughing intermittently, her eyes immediately filled with tears.
“Jenny…” she sobbed.
Seeing her about to cry, Jennifer quickly reassured her that it wasn’t anything serious.
She gave Lydia a brief summary of what had happened, and Lydia jumped up in outrage,
“It had to be that manipulative bitch! I bet she hired those thugs to harass you!”
Jennifer shushed her and forced a smile. “How would you know that? There’s no proof.”
“I just know,” Lydia said firmly, pounding her chest. “Come on, this is how it always goes in novels. This is fiction bleeding into reality.”
Jennifer didn’t deny the guess. But Aaron and his gang had a history of harassing female instructors. Plus, she did clash with them over Jasper. So it was hard to say whether Catalina had anything to do with this or
not.
The thing that baffled her was running into Brayan and Catalina at her lowest moment. It seemed more than just a little coincidence.
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“Brayan is such trash,” Lydia growled. “You’re bleeding, and he just drove off? With that stupid bitch no less. He won’t divorce you, but he cheats in front of you. It is a classic split personality case if you ask
- me.
Jennifer gave a wry smile.
She had to admit Lydia might be right. Brayan was no longer the boy she’d known in juvie, but a completely different man now.
“Hey, don’t get mad at me for insulting him!” Lydia said.
Knowing she was still trying to be sensitive to her feelings, Jennifer sighed.
“I’m divorcing him. I’m not defending him anymore.”
“You?” Lydia shot Jennifer a skeptical glance and shook her head. “You say that now, but…”
Jennifer knew her hopeless romantic streak had always driven Lydia
crazy.
Just then, the hospital room door burst open. It was Jasper.
“Ms. Griffin!”
Seeing Jennifer in the hospital bed with Lydia nearby, he instantly realized how rude he’d been.
“Sorry, sorry! I should’ve knocked.”
Jennifer wasn’t offended at all. She introduced the two of them and Lydia immediately started playing matchmaker.
“This one’s a keeper,” Lydia said, giving a thumbs–up, and pointing at Jasper. “The way he ran in here like his life depended on it? That
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already makes him a thousand times better than your jerk of al husband.”
Jasper blushed. He scratched his head, bashful but pleased.
Jennifer looked a little awkward. She didn’t want Jasper to get the Wrong idea.
“Oh, right, Ms. Griffin, my friend at the courthouse says your divorce. can go through.”
Jennifer’s eyes lit
lit up instantly but then dimmed.
“But…” she trailed off.
“Don’t worry. He’s a judge. He said no matter how powerful your husband is, as long as you have solid evidence of cheating, the divorce. will go through.”
His words lit a spark in Jennifer, sharp and sudden. But the moment she thought of the evidence of Brayan’s affair, a sharp pain pierced her chest–far worse than any physical wound.
Later that day, her test results came back. Her organs were fine, but her leg needed rest, and she’d caught a cold from the rain. The doctor recommended she stay in the hospital for observation.
Meanwhile, Brayan had accompanied Catalina to the art exhibition and meet–and–greet. Then he took her shopping afterward.
Catalina loved pink and looked great in it.
She tried on all kinds of pink outfits and dresses.
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