Chapter 803


    Karen wanted to leap up and sew Jeffrey''s mouth shut.


    Of all times, he still had the nerve to crack jokes!


    As expected, Derek''s expression turned increasingly grim, and he could barely contain the anger


    brewing in his eyes. "You two broke up, didn''t you?"


    "Uh, technically, yes, but we kind of patched things up." Karen shed a grin and sidled up to her


    dad. She yfully swung his arm, "Dad, I still really like Jeffrey, so I thought I''d give him another


    chance!"


    Derek immediately frowned, "You are okay with his shady dealings with other women?"


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    Jeffrey heard that and quickly interjected, "That''s a big misunderstanding! I swear!"


    "Don''t swear it. I can''t bear it!"


    "You can! You are my father-inw and that’s the fact!"


    And the grandfather of my kid!


    Of course, thosest few words were left unspoken.


    Karen had warned him when they left the house to take it slow, not to reveal everything all at once


    for fear of shocking their elders.


    Derek looked at his daughter, "He says it''s a misunderstanding. Do you believe that?"


    "I do! It was really a misunderstanding. I was too impulsive back then and didn''t let him exin,


    which is why I insisted on breaking up. Later, he came to me many times and showed me proof, and


    that''s when I realized I had truly wronged him."


    Karen imed to be afraid of facing her parents and said she was even shaking in fear. But when


    she actually stood before them, she feared they would be too harsh on Jeffrey and took most of the


    me upon herself.


    "It wasn''t all Karen''s fault. I''m to me, too! I made her sad and upset, and that''s my mistake."


    Jeffrey clenched his teeth, stepped forward, and pped himself twice, loud and clear. "Please give


    me a chance! I promise this will never happen again!" he eximed.


    His disy caught Derek off guard, making it awkward for him to even get angry.


    "I think you young folks toss around ''together'' and ''break up'' too lightly! You don''t consider things


    carefully. Karen, you said you would never get back together."


    "I did say that."


    "Your mother and I are getting old, and you still make us worry about you! You said Jeffrey


    mistreated you, and as parents, we have to protect you no matter who we offend. It''s our duty! But


    then you go and make up with him. Have you considered how hard it is for your mom and me to be


    caught in the middle?"


    Karen hung her head. Guilty had washed her over.


    She knew her father was right to scold her.


    Backing up their daughter meant offending Jeffrey. And in order to protect her, they’d at least argue


    with him; or maybe they’d cause a brawl. Then suddenly, she made up with her boyfriend—how


    were they supposed to face Jeffrey now?


    It was a ssic case of being caught between a rock and a hard ce.


    "Derek, I''m not the least bit upset about the things you''ve said to me! I truly think I deserve it, and


    you were too soft on me. You should have been harsher or maybe even knocked some sense into


    me!" Jeffrey understood Derek''s point and quickly added, "As I said, if Karen broke up with me, it''s


    because I let her down. Whatever you do to me is justified!"


    Derek pursed his lips and remained silent. However, his expression was not softened.


    Jeffrey took a deep breath, went back to his car, and retrieved a paper bag.


    "I know you have a lot of concerns, so here is an unconditional property transfer contract. I''ve


    already signed it, and now I''m giving it to you. If I mess up again, you and Karen can strip me of


    everything!"