Getting My Ex-wife Back

“Jenna, I know this is unfair to you but Hansen is now determined to set himself against the McAdams family. If this situation persists, Richards Group will be greatly affected. His father and I did all we could to look after Richards Group and we’ve used our entire lifetime to preserve our family business. We’ve successfully brought glory to Richards Group. However, a catastrophe is happening soon and I’m unable to convince Hansen, which is why I’m begging you now. Please Jenna, as our former daughter-in-law, please consider it for the sake of our family. Right now, you’re the only one who could possibly persuade him and I believe you can do it,” Marissa pleaded, her eyes welled with tears as she held Jenna’s hand.

A poignant smile appeared on Jenna’s face. She understood everything crystal clear, however, she continued sitting there motionlessly like a sculpture. Except for the smile on her face, her body was tensed up.

“Auntie, how do you want me to persuade Hansen?” she asked in a daze.

Marissa heaved a sigh again and wiped her tears. “My dear, I’m sorry to say this to you but as long as Hansen marries Aria, everything would be resolved. Jenna, marriage is like a siege. You’ve been in it once and I believe you understand that ultimately, a woman needs love from a man in order to be happy. Since Aria just wishes for a status, let’s just give her that, shall we? However, you will always be the person Hansen loves and you are the one he treasures most. We will forever be grateful for what you’ve contributed to our family. Don’t worry, I will compensate you ten times what you’ve originally wished for. I’ll do my best to satisfy all of your requests. Are you okay with this?”

Marissa said as she patted her chest in assurance.

“If you truly love Hansen, then please just compromise this time and give Aria the wedding she wished for. You could live however you wish to with Hansen as you’re the one he actually loves. I’m sure he will treat you better in life because of this as well! Women can only be truly happy if they are loved by men, others do not matter, right?” Marissa stated straightforwardly.

Jenna wanted to chuckle. However, she couldn’t put herself to do so.

Marissa’s thoughts were the exact same as what she imagined she would say; she already saw it coming.

It was just that…

If she left Hansen and Hansen married Aria, would everything be truly resolved? Would everyone be able to live in peace just like how Marissa thought? This was probably just Marissa’s wishful thinking.

Through Jenna’s investigations these days, she discovered that some of ‘truths’ were not the case at all. If she left, Trevor would probably never recollect himself and Vivian would meet her end sooner.

If her departure could really bring benefits like what Marissa said, she would consider doing so. Originally, she didn’t plan to stay here for long either and this was the place she disdained the most as well.

She was thinking of ways to make her departure worth it!

“Auntie, I understand what you mean. I will do my best. Don’t worry.” After a long moment, Jenna said calmly, “However, I can’t leave now. Please spare me some time and I will try to make it fast.”

“Does this mean that you agreed to it?” Marissa looked at her in surprise. She couldn’t believe that this was true.

“Yes, Auntie. I promise you and I will tell Hansen as well. Don’t worry about it, I believe that it will happen very soon,” she murmured.

“My dear, I’m very sorry for you.” Marissa felt guilt-ridden as she said sincerely, “I will do my best to persuade Hansen as well. If you need anything, feel free to tell me and I will try my best to satisfy you.”

“There’s nothing I need, Auntie. And if there’s nothing else to talk about, I’ll take my leave now,” Jenna stood up and said composedly.

“Jenna…” Marissa stood up as well. She did not have the courage to look straight into her eyes. Her eyes were red as she called out to her hesitantly.

Jenna gave her a small smile before turning around and walking away calmly.

“I’m sorry, Jenna. I do not wish to force you in doing this but Richards Group must survive this hardship. For the sake of our family’s well-being, I had to take the big picture into consideration and I apologize for it,” Marissa voiced inwardly.

She watched Jenna’s frail figure disappear in front of her. For the first time, she was amazed by this woman. Her intelligent mind and magnanimity made her a much better person compared to Aria.

It was only natural for Vivian and Hansen to admire her. However, everything was too late at that moment. If she had treated Jenna better before and prevented Aria from intervening, perhaps everything would be different as Hansen said and they would’ve lived happily as a family.

Still, it was too late.

Marissa lowered her head and sighed deeply.

The plum blossoms bloomed beautifully and the variety of colors created an aesthetically pleasing sight to see.

Jenna was sitting on the swing in the plum blossom garden that was especially airlifted from abroad. Swaying on the swing lightly with a small smile on her face, she was humming a sweet tune. It may seem like she was in a good mood, however, anyone who paid attention could notice how pale her face was. The pain etched deep within her eyes could not be concealed.

Many people did not want to see her staying in Richards Manor and that included herself as well. However, she has to hold on for a little longer as she could not bear to see Vivian being killed by someone. Vivian had treated her very kindly, therefore she must fulfill her responsibilities.

Although Norton came up with a plan and killed her father, she understood well that this had nothing to do with Vivian. Jenna discriminated her gratitude and resentment clearly.

Richards Group could not be brought down.

This was what she wished to protect. After all, she was once the daughter-in-law of this family, and the baby she was pregnant with belonged to this family as well. She had the responsibility to protect everything from harm.

If Camphor Tree Villa was taken away by Earl, it would be a serious blow to Richards Group. Moreover, most of Richards Group’s properties were located in A city, and they could not afford to upset Earl, at least for the time being.

Jenna had already understood this back when she was the vice chairman of Richards Group.

She couldn’t just watch these things happen in front of her.

If everything could be resolved by her walking away and leaving everything behind, she would be willing to make it happen.

“Swinging till the end of the day,” she hummed and sang the tune softly. However, the supposedly cheerful tune seemed sad to her no matter how she sang it. After a long moment, she got off the swing and took out her phone.

“Hi, Rayan? It’s Jen speaking. I would like to ask you to help me with something…” she spoke briskly as her voice gradually faded into the gusting wind.NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

In the Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Aria was resting quietly while Georgia was stirring the bowl of Chinese medicine with a spoon next to her.

“Mom, I don’t want to drink these anymore, it’s too bitter,” Aria groaned in displeasure.

“You can’t, I have prepared candies for you. Now that you have signs of threatened miscarriage, you must consume these medicines,” Georgia said with a serious and uncompromising tone. “My dear, if you don’t want that woman to gain the upper hand, drink these bitter medicines obediently to ensure that the child can be born healthily. You could only have a way out if the child is born, and by this, the people of the Richards family can truly be accepting of you.”

Aria pursed her mouth and tried to act cute in an attempt to persuade Georgia. But, when she heard about the child’s wellbeing, her eyes lit up and she took the bowl of medicine from her to finish it all in one gulp.

“Good!” Georgia smiled lovingly as she wiped off the stains from the corner of Aria’s lips and fed her the candy. “Don’t worry, after this incident, Hansen will definitely marry you. Yesterday, your dad gave their family an ultimatum that the date of marriage must be decided within three days. Your dad has guaranteed that the date would definitely be settled this time. Darling, just wait patiently and you’ll be the young madam of the Richards family in no time,” Georgia spoke confidently.

A blush appeared on Aria’s face. However, she said uneasily, “Mom, if that woman doesn’t leave and continues to pester Hansen, he will not be in love with me after all. Besides, Grandma Richards had already given her the right to manage Richards Manor, I would not be happy even if I were to marry him.”

Upon saying this, her expression was full of sorrow and she felt down.

“Oh, Aris, you are so slow when it comes to this. Things like this can’t be forced and you have to take your time to make it happen. As long as you become the young madam of the Richards family, when you’re of legal status, wouldn’t it be easy for you to settle off that woman? Most importantly, you must give birth to this child safely. For the sake of this child, Hansen would change his mind sooner or later anyway, so stop thinking too much. As women, we must be able to please men and you can only rely on yourself to do that,” Georgia advised Aria lovingly. She wished to educate her about all of the secrets to please men if she could.

When Aria was smiling contentedly, the doorbell rang all of a sudden.

“Who is it?” Georgia asked.

“I, Jenna,” a calm and stoic voice rang from outside.

As soon as they heard Jenna’s voice, Aria and Georgia’s expressions changed and they looked at each other alarmingly. Speak of the devil, what was she doing here?

“What do you want? You have harmed Aria already. How do you even have the audacity to come here?” Georgia opened the door with a cross face as she asked angrily.

“Auntie, I came here today to have a good talk with Miss McAdams,” Jenna replied lightly with a tone that was neither arrogant nor inferior.

“What evil schemes are you up to? Now that you see Aria pregnant, are you jealous of her? Are you trying to harm her again?” Georgia said straightforwardly with an insolent tone in her voice. Suddenly, she felt a strong gaze on her that made her shudder unconsciously. She followed that gaze and saw a tall, handsome man standing not far away from her, staring sternly at her.

Rayan.

It was him!

Georgia’s expression changed. After all, she didn’t dare to provoke Rayan.

“Auntie, once again I affirm that I have never pushed Aria down. I didn’t come over today to quarrel with both of you, nor did I come to discuss this issue. It is meaningless to do so. I just came over to talk to Aria about our future.” Jenna’s face was calm and solemn as she said, “Please leave us alone for a moment, I’ll finish it quickly and it won’t take long.”

“Well…” Rayan’s stare intimidated Georgia that her voice became a lot softer. For a moment, she didn’t know what to do but she heard Aria shouting from inside, “Mom, please leave for a while and let her in.”

Georgia stood still there as she looked at Jenna vigilantly as if she feared that she would eat her daughter alive.

“Mom, you don’t need to fret. She would not dare to do anything to me under broad daylight anyway,” Aria smiled triumphantly as she said to Georgia.

Only then, Georgia left grudgingly.