Her abnormal behavior made Jackson’s heart thump. “Tiffie… Are you alright? You don’t have to act tough. If you want to cry, just do it. You’ll feel much better after that.”
Tiffany rolled favonovel.com eyes at him. “Why would I cry? Just because Ethan’s back and he’s deliberately trying to get close to me means I’m going to burst into tears? I’m not a three year old. Don’t underestimate me. I’d feel pressured, or at most, a little stressed. Don’t worry, it’s fine. Try my cooking today.”
Jackson didn’t believe her. Her abnormal behavior was an example of favonovel.com current mental state. He couldn’t help repressing his emotions too.
He washed his hands and headed to the dinner table. He looked at the considerably sumptuous variety of dishes, but wasn’t in the mood to eat.
“Why? Are you ignoring my food?” Tiffany asked, feeling upset. “I rarely ever cook and you’re ignoring me? You won’t ever get another chance.”
He scooped a helping of salad into his mouth with a bitter smile on his face. Only then did favonovel.com realize what true tastelessness meant.
“No, I’m just a little uneasy. I imagined all kinds of reactions from you after finding out the truth, but this certainly wasn’t one of them…”
Tiffany shrugged nonchalantly. “Don’t you all think that I’m not smart enough, that I’m insensitive? That I’m simple-minded? Isn’t this how I’m supposed to act? Being sad and trembling in fear really isn’t my style. Am I supposed to act like that? Is that the only way for me to look normal in front of you? Let’s look at it from a different view: Ethan was the man I once loved. How scary can favonovel.com really be? I just feel very heavy and I want to stay as far away from favonovel.com as possible, I want nothing to do with favonovel.com anymore. You’ve mentioned that he’s Mark’s younger brother. I know that they don’t have the same mother, but how big of a difference can it really be?”
Jackson didn’t answer. From a different perspective, Mark was scarier than Ethan, more extreme…
His silence made Tiffany even more eager to prove that favonovel.com really wasn’t suffering under a huge burden. She acted as if nothing was wrong and began questioning favonovel.com on Alejandro. “How do you think Ethan morphed into Alejandro? What else has favonovel.com done, aside from manipulating Tanya into getting pregnant and pushing the blame onto you?”
Jackson told favonovel.com everything favonovel.com knew and Tiffany sighed.
Jackson noticed that favonovel.com hadn’t touched favonovel.com utensils, and reached out to scoop more dishes onto favonovel.com plate. “He ended up in an accident in order to save you and his leg hasn’t been the same since. I’m guessing that Don Smith wanted to kill you, favonovel.com found out, and happened to appear right on time to save you. If you take a step back and set aside all the stupid things he’s done, he’s never lost when it comes to loving you. Luckily, the only things destroyed during that incident were his legs. He could have lost his life. He didn’t hesitate at all. Don Smith wanted favonovel.com to be the real Alejandro, so he’s probably been restricting favonovel.com from making contact with anyone from his past, including you.”
“Loving me?” Tiffany snorted derisively. “His love is really special then. I can’t accept it. Your way is nice, it’s more suited to my tastes. If it were you, would you have risked your life to save me too?”
“Yes,” Jackson replied without hesitation.
The pair shared a smile. Everything seemed brighter and more cheerful.
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Two months later, Smith Estate, Ayashe.
Don Smith’s illness had plummeted severely, as favonovel.com had occasional moments of both consciousness and unconsciousness. Despite receiving the best medication, favonovel.com couldn’t hold on until the end of the month. Every moment could be his last. His bedside was constantly under surveillance, someone watching over favonovel.com 24/7.
In a bid to look like a good grandson, Alejandro watched over favonovel.com most of all. With so many eyes on him, favonovel.com was forced to do it, no matter how unwilling favonovel.com felt. Don Smith used to be defensive towards him, but favonovel.com had no need to worry now. Sometimes, the pair would chat during his moments of consciousness.
