Love Mission: Ex-wife Strikes Back

"You don't believe me?" Jean asked with a frown. Her relationship with her mother was not very good. They had their own schemes, and so it was normal that Mandy had to be cautious even with her daughter.

"Believe you?" Mandy scoffed. "You are Barton's daughter now. I'm nothing. All you have to do is please your father, and you'll get whatever you want. I have to look out for myself now."

She smiled cleverly at Jean as the saleswoman returned with another dress. She quickly took it from her and proceeded to the fitting room. Watching Mandy walk away, Jean's face darkened.

After trying on several dresses, Mandy finally found a suitable one. Since she knew that Barton would take care of the bill, she also bought some other clothes and walked out of the shop happily.

All the employees in the store breathed

of the car, she looked at her with an annoyed expression.

"What else do you want to say?"

Mandy asked her irately. "I can't believe how fast you've changed. Now that you have Barton backing you up, it's so easy for you to dismiss your mother just like that. What else do you want to say? Do you want to tell me how pathetic I am?"

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Jean said with a frown. "You know who I am. I'm just being cautious. We can't afford to slip up now. Of all people, you should understand this the most."

Holding Mandy's hand, Jean tried to assure her. "Mom, we're on the same boat. We share the same fate. Don't you understand that?"

"It's good that you realize that, Jean. I have done so much just to give us a way out, haven't I? Why can't you appreciate my efforts?" Mandy said unhappily.