Chapter 485


    “You don’t need to worry about him harassing you again from then on. I’ll call Aunt Daisy right now.”


    Marina said as she took out her phone.


    “No need!” However, just as she was about to dial the number, Jessica stopped her,


    “Don’t worry about anything else. Thanks to your situation, Peter has be a public enemy in our


    family. If we decide to exile him, no one will object.


    Marina’s words were extremely sincere.


    “His situation has been that bad all these years?” Jessica subconsciously asked upon hearing Marina’s


    words.


    “How could he be doing well? After you left the country, Aunt Daisy and Uncle gave him a good


    beating.


    “I felt ufortable just thinking about the injuries he sustained. But the very next day, he acted like


    nothing had happened, forcing himself to get out of bed.


    “But you know, our family is very upright. Whoever makes a mistake won’t be easily forgiven.


    “Peter refused to go to the hospital, so we naturally did not take him.


    “Aunt Daisy said to let him suffer. If he can’t bear the pain and dies, it’s his own fate!”


    Marina’s words vividly described the situation that Jessica’s hands could not help but clench.


    Would they really go to such extremes?


    Wasn’t Peter their only child?


    Would they really beat him to death because of her, an outsider?


    “You should also know that Aunt Daisy has always beenmitted to upholding integrity and


    righteousness in her work.


    *Back then, the wedding caused her to lose face and be mocked for not being able to discipline her


    son.


    “In their circle, Aunt Daisy is known as a tough woman. How could she tolerate such a thing?


    *So, she went all out, and Peter almost got beaten to death. If I had not stepped in, he would probably


    have turned into a pile of bones by now.”


    Marina let out a long sigh.


    Then she picked up the cup for another sip oftte.


    However, she had been paying attention to Jessica’s expression from the corner of her eye.


    When she saw a trace of pity in Jessica’s eyes, Marina was finally certain about what she was


    thinking.


    Then she added.


    “A few days ago, when I saw him, he seemed to be walking a bit oddly. I don’t know if it’s because of


    youing back, and he received another beating from Aunt Daisy.


    “Of course, if you still feel unsatisfied, I’ve finished my postpartum care, just let me rest for a couple of


    days, and I will go and teach him a lesson properly!”


    “No need!” Jessica immediately shook her head upon hearing this.


    Perhaps even she had not realized how eager her tone was.


    “The matter between Peter and me is already in the past. There’s no need to dig into it again.


    “If you have the time, please tell Peter’s parents that I’ve let it go, and they should not dwell on it


    anymore,” said Jessica slowly.


    “I can’t do that. I have already told them before, but they did not listen at all.


    “I feel like the only one who can make them listen is you.


    “If you talk to them. they might actually listen. Marina suggested.


    “Me?” Jessica’s face showed a trace of hesitation upon hearing this.


    “Yes, after all, they vented their anger on him because of you. If you talk to them, it will probably have


    the best effect.” Marina nodded.


    “If if ites to that. I’ll talk to them.” Jessica hesitated for a while and finally agreed


    “Okay” Hearing the answer, Marina did not push any further.


    It was already very satisfying to have such an effect.


    After all, everything had to progress step by step.


    “By the way, don’t you need to go back to school?” Marina changed the topic of the conversation.


    “Yes, I still have some academic matters to attend to. I estimate I’ll have to stay there for another half


    month.” Jessica nodded.


    That’s alright. I don’t have much to do here. The sooner you go, the sooner you cane back. Marina


    said.


    “Sure” Jessica nodded in agreement.


    In fact, Jessica had been constantly urged by her tutor during this time.


    On the second day after Marina left the postpartum care canter at the hospital, Jessica took a ne


    back to school.


    What she did not know was that Peter was also on the same flight.


    To avoid being recognized, he purchased an economy–ss ticket.


    When theynded, he waited until Jessica had left before disembarking.


    Uponnding. Jessica immediately contacted her tutor.


    The other party gave her an address and told her to hurry over as fast as possible.


    Marina hailed a taxi on the roadside and rushed to the address she had just received.


    Along the way, Jessica’s phone kept ringing.


    They were all calls from Karter.


    Jessica thought there must be some particrly serious issue in theboratory and tried to reassure


    him that she would be


    there soon.


    After about half an hour, the car stopped at the address Karter had given her.


    As soon as Jessica got out of the car, she saw a magnificent hall.


    Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    Karter had been waiting at the entrance.


    As soon as he saw Jessica, he rushed up to greet her.


    “Jessi, you finally made it! Hurry, we have to get in quickly. Otherwise, we won’t make it in time!” Karter


    grabbed Jessica’s hand and hurried into the hall, without giving her a chance to exin.


    “What’s going on? Is there a problem with our previous experiment? Jessica followed closely behind


    Karter, running a little.


    “You’ll find out when we get there.” Karter, however, remained mysterious about the matter.


    Jessica could not help but frown in confusion.


    Before she returned home, Jessica had carefully checked the experimental data.


    There should be no problem.


    However, just as she hesitated, Karter had already pulled her into a venue.


    The venue was filled with people, and it seemed that there was a photo of her on the big screen on the


    stage.


    There were two other photos on both sides of her photo.


    What was going on?


    A puzzled look appeared on Jessica’s face.


    But before she could ask Karter, the photos on the big screen started rotating.


    Then, her photo was highlighted.


    Immediately, thunderous apuse erupted in the venue.


    “Jessi, it’s you, it’s really you!” Karter was also incredibly excited and turned around to hug Jessica.


    “What’s going on here?” Jessica still looked confused.


    Could someone please tell her what happened?


    “Didn’t you submit a paper to me before? I have reviewed the research in it, and I think it’s outstanding.


    I nominated you for the Kavli Prize this year, and now you’ve won!” Karter said excitedly.