Love Mission: Ex-wife Strikes Back

"Yes." Jean nodded. She had already spent a lot of time with Barton. Therefore, she had a good estimate of his tolerance. She also knew that if she said so, he would dispel his suspicion of her.

With a bitter smile, she confessed, "Dad, I did something wrong, but I really regretted it afterwards. I really like Terence so much, and I wanted to be with him so badly.

The guilt has been weighing on me since that night. Yesterday, Terence asked me out for dinner, and I confessed to him. He handled the truth well. I felt relieved after doing that, Dad."

"Silly girl, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Barton breathed a sigh of relief.

"I did something wrong, and I felt embarrassed. I don't have the face to tell you." She fidgeted in her seat. Barton was somehow amused of her childish behavior. "Dad, are you angry for what I did?"

"If you can own your mistakes, and not repeat them, I don't see any point in scolding you. You're an adult who can thin

er Julia was seated, she asked, "What would you like to drink?"

"Don't bother, thanks," Julia said with a straight face. "Spill it out already. What do you want from me?"

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Jean smiled. She did not care even though Julia looked pissed off. "Are you dying to know about my good fortune?"

Julia frowned. "If you have something to say, just say it. I don't have time to dilly-dally with you.

I have to go back to the set soon."

"Oh my, it seems that you're really busy! Well, since you are in a hurry, I won't beat around the bush. I'll make this short," said Jean with a smile.

"I'm here to tell you that I'm going steady with Terence now. We're going to hold a wedding ceremony soon. By then, everyone shall know me as Mrs. Chen."

"Really? Good for both of you!" Jean's news left a gaping hole in Julia's chest while her throat was filled with bile. Despite that, she managed to smile and utter, "Congratulations!"