Son-In-Law Gets an Upgrade

Chapter 1198 The Past 

Jessica never mentioned her childhood experiences to Alex. All that was known was that her father and grandfather passed away carly, and her mother single-handedly raised her.

Recalling Jessica’s humble and well-mannered personality, Alex became interested at once. He wanted to hear about the interesting experiences Jessica had when she was young.

“Tell me about it.”

Upon noticing Alex’s interest, Veronica was overjoyed and began to tell him, “My uncle passed away early, and my aunt raised Jessica on her own. Our family helped them a lot in any way we could. Without our assistance, she and her mother would have starved to death long ago. Because she didn’t have a father, Jessica was often bullied when she was young. Moreover, she was very beautiful, and many boys in her high school class liked her. She was also the campus belle at that time. However, those who are popular are more likely to be targeted. One day, after school, a few men kidnapped Jessica when she was riding her bicycle. The person behind the kidnapping was someone Jessica had rejected several times, and in his anger, he paid some local thugs to abduct her. If it weren’t for someone who saw the incident and saved her, she could’ve been raped.”

Veronica chattered on and on, and by the end, she felt her throat getting dry. She picked up the glass of water from the table and took a sip.

What she just said was half-true and half-false. After Jessica’s father passed away, Veronica’s family never, offered to help them out of familial affection. Instead, they ridiculed and mocked the mother and daughter, who were left alone. Among all the people, it was Veronica’s family who knew their situation best and caused them the most trouble.”

However, these were all things of the past. Although Jessica felt resentment toward Veronica’s family, the former had never shown it openly.

Veronica revealed the incident of Jessica being assaulted because she wanted Alex to look down on Jessica. At the same time, it also provided Veronica with an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

This was the first time Alex had heard about Jessica’s past from someone else. He never expected that such a strong-looking woman would silently endure so much. Even if it was just an attempted rape, Jessica must have endured a lot of gossip and finger-pointing at her school. She might even have been insulted by jealous women who envied her beauty.

With that thought in mind, Alex glanced in the direction of the kitchen. At that moment, Jessica was standing at the kitchen door, staring at them with a gloomy expression.

“Have you said enough? Veronica, when will you stop? Are you happy only when you’ve made everyone. look down on me by bringing up this matter?” Jessica asked Veronica in a serious tone.

Veronica had already talked about Jessica’s private affairs, so the former was feeling guilty. She didn’t expect to suddenly hear Jessica’s voice at that moment, so she was startled.

Turning to Jessica, Veronica spoke awkwardly, “Jessica, please don’t be mad. I didn’t mean anything else by it. Alex is your boyfriend, after all, and there are some things that you should clarify with him! It’s not good to keep secrets like this.”

At this point, Jessica was extremely furious. She picked up the iron spoon in her hand and threw it at Veronica.

“Get out! Get out of here!” Jessica roared furiously.

Veronica swiftly dodged the iron spoon that Jessica threw at her and pretended to be weak as she hid behind Alex. With a pitiful expression, she said, “Mr. Jefferson, I really didn’t do it on purpose. I didn’t

expect Jessica to mind so much about this matter. Didn’t I say the attempted rape was spotted, and she escaped from the rapists? Why is she so angry? Could it be that she’s hiding something?”

Jessica never expected Veronica to continue twisting the truth in front of her and causing misunderstandings. Unable to tolerate it any longer, Jessica quickly stepped in front of Veronica and fiercely slapped her across the face.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.