Chapter 1488
Jonathan felt that Joyce and Stanley being together was a good thing after all, because giving his
daughter to Stanley helped assuage the guilt he felt toward Stanley''s parents.
However, Stanley should not have toyed with Joyce.
He should not have knocked her up since he disliked her so much.
Now that she was pregnant, he even wanted Joyce to have an abortion which she refused. He then
used us to try and threaten her.
Stanley could have kicked Joyce out if he felt that way. Why did he have to hurt her?
Although the Rivers owed the Quinns, the debt did not extend to the Rivers being unforgivably cruel.
If Jonathan had not lent a helping hand to the Quinns back then, the couple would have been caught
and killed by the assassins. Even Stanley would not have survived.
It was due to Jonathan''s intervention to hide the Quinns that they managed to remain alive for several
more years, which enabled Stanley''s survival.
In other words, the Quinns have been doomed to annihtion but for his intervention, an heir of the
Quinns survived.
However, not only did Stanley not show gratitude, but he also used the Rivers of causing the
downfall of the Quinns.
What logic is this? The Rivers are innocent!
Jonathan regretted helping them back then.
If he had known that his own family would be living in suffering for years due to the Quinns, he would
not have bothered himself with them all those years ago.
“Do you think Joyce would be able to let Stanley go this time, Jonathan?” Caitlin asked as calmly as
she could after a deep breath. She felt much better after crying.
Jonathan sighed. “I don''t know, but I don''t think it''s likely that she would. After all, she would not have
loved Stanley deeply for so many years if she could easily move on from him.”
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Caitlin felt frustrated at Jonathan''s words. “What have the Rivers done to deserve being ruined by the
Quinns?” she cried, feeling her heart ache for her emaciated daughter.
Jonathan heaved another sigh. “Let''s just take it that we owed the Quinns a debt in our past life and
had to pay them back in this. Now that we have left J City and Baycoast behind to go to a foreign
country, let''s not think about the past anymore and instead lead a quiet life as a family together.
Perhaps with time, Joyce would be able to let Stanley go. As long as she is able to, the Rivers and the
Quinns would never have contact again in this lifetime.”
Caitlin nodded. “You''re right.”
Shortly after, as if she had thought of something, she said somewhat guiltily, “By the way, I wonder how
Justin is doing? Joyce said that Justin had been hospitalized for the severe beating he received from
Stanley when he stopped Stanley from causing her a miscarriage. We haven''t even paid him a visit.”
“That''s right,” Jonathan said with a sigh. “Let''s ask Nat''s husband when we get off the ne. Don''t you
have the means to contact him? Ask him about Justin''s situation. Speaking of which, we owe the boy
too much.”
“We definitely do. Justin''s act of rushing Joyce to the hospital is a debt we will never be able to repay.
Besides, our departure this time meant that Joyce will be breaking up with Justin, doesn''t it?” Caitlin
laughed bitterly.
Jonathan gazed at Joyce. “Justin should understand. We''ll contact him once we settle down and tell
him everything.”
Caitlin nodded. “Let''s do that.”
The couple did not speak after that. Standing vigil over their sleeping daughter, they soonpsed into
silence.
Meanwhile, Natalie and Lina returned to their vi after theirpetition that day.
The former received a call from Connor as soon as they crossed the vi''s threshold. “Mommy!”
Natalie felt her heart melt upon hearing her son''s sweet voice. “To what do I owe the pleasure of this
phone call, Baby?”
“I miss you, Mommy,” Connor said with a giggle.