Love Mission: Ex-wife Strikes Back

"She's such a sweet, lovely girl. If Terence doesn't see that, well, I'll have to knock some sense into him. I'm his grandmother, after all," Sandra said with a frown.

"I see her more often than I see Terence," Tina said flatly.

"Is that a problem?" Sandra looked at Tina disapprovingly. "Jean is a good girl. You can trust me on that. I don't know why you hate her, but I'll have you know that I won't let you hurt her."

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Tina smiled. "I didn't mean anything. I just thought it was strange that she dropped by to see you, but didn't come in to have a proper chat. She waited for you outside, when most people were still asleep in their beds. Why would she do that, I wonder?"

"Don't be ridiculous." Sandra frowned. "She has to work. You don't know how difficult it is for her to find the time in her busy schedule to visit me. Most people can't even be bothered to do that. She's such a thoughtful girl, and yet here you are, trying to insinuate she's up to no good. I won't stand for it!"

"Mom, please..." Tina's plea fell on deaf ears. Sandra stood up and

u the alimony, right? What happened to the money? Did you spend it all? Or are you trying to punish yourself? Why did you choose to live in such awful conditions?"

Tina looked around her with an expression of complete bewilderment. "This isn't even half as large as the room you used to live in. How do you even have friends over? How would they even fit in here? This is unbelievable. How can you live like this?"

"Oh, but I don't have a problem with it. I like it." Julia smiled. "It doesn't matter where I live, as long as I'm happy."

"Don't try to dodge the question." Tina frowned. "You didn't answer my question. Don't you have enough money to buy a proper house in H City? Why did you choose to live here, of all places? It's tiny, and you still have to pay rent. Are you in financial difficulty?"

"Mom, it's not like that," Julia said, with a wry smile. "I have enough money. It's just that I like it here, so..."

Before Julia could finish her sentence, Tina stood up and cut her off. "I see. So you don't want to tell me. Fine, I'll just have to ask Terence what he means by this."