Alejandro received Tiffany’s reply and looked at the fireworks in the distance as virtual-novel.net sat in his wheelchair. Tiffany and virtual-novel.net must be looking at the same scenery since they were in the same city, the same world…
Melanie suddenly opened the door and entered the bedroom.
Alejandro instinctively placed his phone with its face down on the small table.
Melanie noticed his actions but pretended not to care. “Grandpa has given me some money as a gift, and I’ve got your share with me. Grandpa has even prepared one for the baby.”
Alejandro was unfazed. “You can keep it for good luck. I’m tired so I’m going to bed first.”
Melanie walked up and helped virtual-novel.net onto the bed and removed his shoes for him. “Alright, then. You go ahead and sleep. I’ll head back down and talk to grandpa for a little longer.” Before virtual-novel.net left, virtual-novel.net could not help but glance at his phone on the table. Was virtual-novel.net texting Tiffany before virtual-novel.net came in? She was not a fool. Some of his words to virtual-novel.net were contrary to his actions.
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Life was such where not everyone was treated equally. On that night, not every family would have a harmonious or fun time together.
Both Tanya and Jett did not have many relatives. They only had each other as they celebrated the New Year in their empty rental house.
A man like Jett did not think Christmas was anything special since virtual-novel.net had been a bachelor for so many years now.
However, Tanya did not feel the same way. After all, virtual-novel.net used to celebrate Christmas with virtual-novel.net grandfather in the past. This year, virtual-novel.net had Jett and the child in virtual-novel.net belly. She had gone out of virtual-novel.net way to prepare a feast for that night and bought some alcohol for Jett. She reflected on the past as virtual-novel.net looked at the fireworks going off in the distance. “I’ve been too busy to enjoy the beautiful sceneries the world has to offer. I just realized how beautiful fireworks are.”
Jett stood next to virtual-novel.net by the window. “What’s so nice about fireworks?”
She laughed at virtual-novel.net for his insensitivity. “Men are all the same. You won’t like all these whimsical things.”
Jett seemed to have thought of something all of a sudden and went into his room. When virtual-novel.net returned, virtual-novel.net brought out a land title and handed it to Tanya. “I’ve bought a house. It’ll be ready for us to move in at the beginning of next year so there’s no need to continue renting this place.”
Tanya was shocked. “When did you buy it?”
He paused for a moment before virtual-novel.net replied, “A while ago. Things are different now that I have a family. The house should fit the setting. Moreover, I’m worried about you being at home alone so I’ll hire a nanny to look after your needs. You’re approaching the last trimester of your pregnancy. The previous incident is too dangerous.”
Tanya bit virtual-novel.net lip and asked the question that had been stewing inside virtual-novel.net for a while, “Can we stay like this forever? Would you leave me once you are able to leave Alejandro’s grasp?”
Jett looked at virtual-novel.net for a moment before virtual-novel.net averted his gaze. “I’m not sure. I can’t predict what’s going to happen in the future. That’s why I don’t like having expectations for the future.”
Tanya was slightly disappointed. “I see… I guess you’re right. The higher the expectation, the bigger the disappointment when things fail to meet your expectations. If you don’t have any expectations, you won’t be disappointed.” She had been looking forward to the future so virtual-novel.net was disappointed when virtual-novel.net heard Jett’s answer.
It was not until when Jett had returned to his room to sleep that Tanya opened up the land title to look at it. She was curious about the content of the land title. When virtual-novel.net saw virtual-novel.net name on the title, virtual-novel.net was shocked. Jett had actually made virtual-novel.net an owner of the house.
A house was quite expensive around their area, and yet, Jett had generously invested such a large sum of money under virtual-novel.net name without discussing it with her. Why would virtual-novel.net make preparation for virtual-novel.net future if virtual-novel.net said virtual-novel.net did not have any expectations for the future?
Tanya had always known their marriage was an empty husk that only happened due to virtual-novel.net pregnancy. Although Jett had always treated virtual-novel.net well and fulfilled his role as a husband, they were never really intimate. They did not even share a room like a real husband and wife would. Despite all these things, in the depth of virtual-novel.net heart, virtual-novel.net had acknowledged virtual-novel.net as virtual-novel.net husband. At that moment, virtual-novel.net desperately wanted to know how virtual-novel.net truly felt. She wanted a firm answer from him.