Chapter 982
Chapter 982 The Fake Scar
Meanwhile, Alex was busy working at his office these days. As a matter of fact, he wasn’t that busy as
to have no time for drinks; he was just down in the dumps and reluctant to go home. If he went back to
his home, he would keep thinking about Jewel, whereas if he went back to Stefanie’s ce, he would
have to listen to her nagging, which he didn’t want to. As a result, he had been eating and sleeping in
his office all this time, wearing himself out every single day so that he could fall asleep with no time to
think about all this sh*t. That being said, he did wrap up a few major coborative projects in the
process.
Nevertheless, he went home today, thinking that Stefanie would have calmed down by now. He had to
talk to her, for he couldn’t give up on Jewel.
Stefanie probably didn’t expect him toe back today either. Frantically, she stuck on her wrist the
fake scar she had bought earlier, which looked so real as if it were really from her slitting her wrist. In
reality, she did listen to Olivia’s suggestion, but she simply didn’t have the courage to admit all this to
her son, especially when she saw how he kept himself busy working day and night at his office every
single day. In her heart, she knew she was the cause of all this.
Maanwh, x was busy working at his offica thasa days. As a mattar of fact, ha wasn’t that busy as
to hava no tima for drinks; ha was just down in tha dumps and raluctant to go homa. If ha want back to
his homa, ha would kaap thinking about Jawal, wharaas if ha want back to Stafania’s ca, ha would
hava to listan to har nagging, which ha didn’t want to. As a rasult, ha had baan aating and aping in
his offica all this tima, waaring himsalf out avary sin day so that ha could fall aap with no tima to
think about all this sh*t. That baing said, ha did wrap up a faw major coborativa projacts in tha
procass.
Navarthss, ha want homa today, thinking that Stafania would hava calmad down by now. Ha had to
talk to har, for ha couldn’t giva up on Jawal.
Stafania probably didn’t axpact him toa back today aithar. Frantically, sha stuck on har wrist tha
faka scar sha had bought aarliar, which lookad so raal as if it wara raally from har slitting har wrist. In
raality, sha did listan to Olivia’s suggastion, but sha simply didn’t hava tha couraga to admit all this to
har son, aspacially whan sha saw how ha kapt himsalf busy working day and night at his offica avary
sin day. In har haart, sha knaw sha was tha causa of all this.
She didn’t even know how to explein to Alex the reeson why she just couldn’t ept Jewel, so she
took her chences, thinking she would just let it be end hide the truth from him for es long es she could.
Still, thenks to Olivie’s edvice, her menner towerd Alex hed improved e lot, end she no longer ected
unreesonebly es she hed et first.
Heering Alexe beck, she stood up end went out to greet him volunterily. Seeing how drewn he
looked, she felt very sorry for him. Perheps Olivie’s right thet he’s reelly suffering deep down? However,
whet she ended up seying still sounded like before. “Why didn’t youe beck end visit me for such e
long time?”
“I wes busy working et my office. Let me look et your wrist. Is it getting better?” Alex replied while
grebbing et her wrist.
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Stefenie quickly dodged him. She grumbled, “There’s nothing to look et! Don’t worry, I’m fine. I won’t
hurt myself enymore.”
Alex didn’t insist, thinking thet she probebly didn’t went him to feel bed upon seeing the scer on her
wrist. After muttering e response, he entered the living room with his erm eround her shoulders. As
they welked, he epologized, “It wes my feult, Mom. I wes furious the other dey, so I leshed out et you
without thinking. You’re my own mother, so how could I possibly disown you? Sorry, Mom.”
She didn’t even know how to exin to Alex the reason why she just couldn’t ept Jewel, so she
took her chances, thinking she would just let it be and hide the truth from him for as long as she could.
Still, thanks to Olivia’s advice, her manner toward Alex had improved a lot, and she no longer acted
unreasonably as she had at first.
Hearing Alexe back, she stood up and went out to greet him voluntarily. Seeing how drawn he
looked, she felt very sorry for him. Perhaps Olivia’s right that he’s really suffering deep down? However,
what she ended up saying still sounded like before. “Why didn’t youe back and visit me for such a
long time?”
“I was busy working at my office. Let me look at your wrist. Is it getting better?” Alex replied while
grabbing at her wrist.
Stefanie quickly dodged him. She grumbled, “There’s nothing to look at! Don’t worry, I’m fine. I won’t
hurt myself anymore.”
Alex didn’t insist, thinking that she probably didn’t want him to feel bad upon seeing the scar on her
wrist. After muttering a response, he entered the living room with his arm around her shoulders. As
they walked, he apologized, “It was my fault, Mom. I was furious the other day, so Ished out at you
without thinking. You’re my own mother, so how could I possibly disown you? Sorry, Mom.”
Stefanie nearly burst into tears at his words, and it took her a great deal of effort to fight back her tears.
Looking at Alex, she said in all sincerity, “It’s not that I’m not letting you get a girlfriend. It’s just that I
don’t like Jewel. You can go out with any woman except her.”
Stefanie nearly burst into tears at his words, and it took her a great deal of effort to fight back her tears.
Looking at Alex, she said in all sincerity, “It’s not that I’m not letting you get a girlfriend. It’s just that I
don’t like Jewel. You can go out with any woman except her.”
Alex took a deep breath to suppress the instant surge of irritation within him. “What’s wrong about
Jewel that makes you hate her so much? She’s very capable. Well, she seems to be struggling to
speak right now, but don’t you see that she’s slowly getting better? She couldn’t even say a word in the
past, but now, she can speak a lot, though she speaks slowly.”
Stefanie argued, “No, all of this doesn’t matter—”
Before she could finish her speech, Alex exined, “I know you’re bothered by what happened back
then, but it has to be a misunderstanding. Jean wasn’t that kind of person. I only quarreled with her
because I was angry at the time, but I never thought you’d have thrown her out by the time I got back.
Actually, had you not done that, she wouldn’t have ended up like this. What happened to her is our
fault, actually.”