A Night with Her Cruel Mate novel Chapter 10

"What?" Terence darted a surprised glance in Jean's direction, wondering what she meant.

"She didn't mean anything by saying you are my boyfriend. Don't take it to heart," Jean said and lowered her head shyly.

"It doesn't matter." Terence put the thought out of his mind and started the car. "You said you are going to the supermarket, right?"

"Yes," Jean said nodding her head slightly, but she felt quite unhappy. She had actually wanted to get close to Terence by telling him that people think they were a couple. But it seemed as if he didn't even care about it.

It simply meant that Terence had never thought about being in a relationship with her.

It had only been a few days since Jean had returned, and she could tell that Julia was very uncomfortable. But it would still take her some time to become Terence's legal wife.

"How's your hand?" Terence asked. His mind had been so focused on Julia for the past two days, he had forgotten about Jean.

"It's okay now. I got several stitches. The doctor advised rest. If I do that, I will be perfectly fine soon."

"That's great." Terence managed a weak smile, nodding. "I'm really sorry. I didn't expect that Julia would do such a thing to hurt you," he added, apologetically.

"What are you talking about?" Jean frowned slightly. She did not like the fact that he was feeling guilty for something Julia had done. "It's not your fault. Why are you apologizing?"

Then she sighed. "It's all my fault, I don't blame her.

"If I hadn't shown up out of the blue, Julia wouldn't have been so angry. Or, if I hadn't asked you to pick me up at the airport, things wouldn't have gone haywire. You and Julia have been happy together for the past three years. I hadn't expected things to get messed up the second I stepped back into your life. It's all my fault."

Jean bowed her head looking at her hands clasped together. She put on a look of sadness and carried on speaking. "But I left in a hurry all those years ago. I haven't even been in contact with any of my friends in H City. After thinking about it over and over again, I realized you were the only one who would come pick me up."

"You don't have to feel guilty," Terence said, trying to console Jean. "Julia and I haven't been happy together at all. We have barely said a word to each other in the past three years. Moreover, our marriage existed only on paper. In other words, you helped me in divorcing Julia after you came back.

I divorced her because we haven't been on good terms for as long as I can remember. You do not have to worry about that."

"Really?" Jean asked, feeling gleeful on the inside.

"Of course." Terence nodded. "Julia has already moved out and you do not have anywhere to live, do you? You can live at my place. It's empty anyway."

Jean pretended to hesitate. "Are you sure that's is a good idea? Won't that bother you?" she asked, trying not to sound too eager.

"It's no trouble at all. You can't always stay in a hotel, can you?" Terence grinned, his eyes on the road. "Besides, it was my fault that you had to leave H City for such a long time. Now that you are back, give me a chance to make it up to you."

"Terence..." Jean was deeply touched by Terence's words. She gazed at him and then said in a soft tone, "Actually, I have never blamed you for that. As far as I was concerned, it was all Julia's fault. Also, it was a long time ago. You and Julia are divorced now so maybe we should forget it and move on."

Terence smiled bitterly. After a few seconds of thinking he commented, "If only Julia were half as sensible as you."

But he was aware that Julia was stubborn and refused to compromise, come hell or high water.