Chapter 73


    Before I could get him out of the room, his phone started to ring. He nced at it and immediately


    turned it off.


    Then, with a smile, he looked at Probert and casually patted him on the head, "Son, are you tired? Go


    to sleep if you are…"


    Before he could finish, his phone rang again. He stood up and said to me, "I''m going to take a shower!


    Go to bed, son!"


    Without holding back, I asked directly, "Why aren''t you answering your phone?"


    He brushed it off with a simple, "it''s just Jessica!"


    I understood and said, "Then answer it! She must need something if she''s calling thiste!"


    "It''s about a payment! I need to check the report before I can reply to her!" He was a master of


    fabrication.


    If I''m not mistaken, this call was from Marissa.


    After Jan finished speaking, he quickly left Probert''s room. I ignored him and continued to chat with


    Probert.


    Of course, most of the talking was done by me. Even so, I enjoyed it. I was willing to talk to him.


    Nothing was more important than my kids. I had to make Probert lively.


    After chatting Probert to sleep, I returned to my room, too exhausted to even take a shower.


    Just as I was about to fall asleep, Jan, fully dressed, appeared at the foot of my bed. With a


    ttering smile, he gently said, "You go to sleep first! I need to go to the office. There''s a discrepancy in


    the ounts. I need to check it. I don''t have that document on the homeputer. I have to make a


    payment to someone tomorrow."


    Upon hearing this, I perked up and firmly replied, "No, you''re not going. Why do you need to check the


    ounts in the middle of the night? What''s the rush to make payment tomorrow? Who called you? If


    they can''t handle this little thing, they shouldn''t do it at all. Jan, we''re not done with what happened


    today! I''m exhausted, going to sleep, and you''re not going anywhere!"


    To be honest, this was the first time since we got married that I spoke to him in such a tone, and I was


    quite adamant. Jan was probably stunned by my firm attitude, he stood rooted to the spot, looking at


    me dumbfounded for a while.


    The most crucial part was that he didn''t understand what I meant by ''we''re not done with what


    happened today, but the guilty are always fearful.


    He stood by the bed for quite some time before he obediently changed his clothes, turned off his


    phone, and didn''t dare to leave.


    As hey down on the bed, he reached out to me. As soon as his body touched my skin, I immediately


    pped his hand away, "I already said I''m exhausted!"


    I thought to myself, do you think I''m like those cheap women who get turned on at the slightest touch?


    Jan was visibly taken aback, he chuckled and said, "We haven''t done it in a while, honey, I miss


    you."


    His words sent chills down my spine, and I nearly threw up. I quickly moved to the other side of the bed


    and retorted, "You know very well what condition I''m in. I can barely stay alive, how can I think about


    that?"


    "So why did you insist on taking Probert back?" Jan was somewhat annoyed by my attitude and shot


    back.


    "You dare to ask? I haven''t even asked you yet. During the time I''ve been ill, have you even visited


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    Probert? Do you think that leaving the child with your mother solves everything?" I turned over and


    looked at him, staring right into his eyes, "Have you noticed any changes in Probert''s character?"


    "I was busy, okay?" Jan defended, "Aren''t you at ease with my mother taking care of him? What


    changes could there be? You''re making a big deal out of nothing!"


    "Making a big deal out of nothing?" I was furious, my voice raised a notch, "You''re busy? Everyone in


    your family is at thepany, only you''re busy, too busy to even spare some time to be with your


    child? Then why are we raising them? Thepany is there to improve our quality of life, not for a


    bunch of people to freeloading. If they can''t handle this, they should all go! You can all take a break, I''ll


    take over, without that bunch of useless people!"


    My words were straight to the point.


    Damn it, if I don''t put some pressure on them, they''ll really think I''m dead.


    Indeed, my words hit Jan hard. His hand, which was wandering over my body, stopped abruptly.