Love Mission: Ex-wife Strikes Back

"Mom, what do you mean?" Jean asked Mandy in a cold voice. "Are you saying that I'm not as good as that bitch, Julia?"

"No, I didn't mean that," Mandy said with a frown. "I just think that you are too tired right now,"

Mandy said calmly, looking straight into Jean's eyes. "From the very start, Terence has always liked Julia. After all these years, he hasn't changed much. He still is very fond of Julia. How can you expect his feelings to change overnight?"

She sighed and went on, "As you can see, Terence isn't very interested in you. In fact, he might not even like you at all. You can't keep this up, can you? If you keep chasing after him, you'll just push him away even more. In the end, you might just burn yourself out.

Jean, you're my only daughter. I hate seeing you like this."

"Mom, I'm alright. I can take it," Jean said. "As long as I can be with Terence in the end, I'm willing to go through a

ouldn't annoy Abby in these circumstances. It would only add to her problems if she fought Abby as well.

Taking a deep breath, Jean said, "Abby, how about we make a deal?"

"A deal? What kind of deal?" Abby asked coldly.

Now that she had nothing more to lose, she was no longer afraid of Jean and her tricks.

"Although I can't let you return to the company now, I can give you a sum of money. With that, you can do whatever you want. You can use to for your living expenses and such, for the time being. And once the rumors die down, I'll take you back in," Jean said to Abby.

"Are you kidding me?" Abby burst into laughter. "Do you seriously think I will believe you again? Now that Terence has decided, my future in the industry is over. You're just giving me worthless promises."

"Since you know that you're fate is sealed, why do you still make things difficult for me?" Jean asked with a bitter smile.