Chapter 144

Thaddeus grinned smugly. "You want to be with me so badly. Why were you in denial before?"

In her haste, Jessamine blurted out what was on her mind, "I thought you had an illegitimate child before."

Thaddeus was speechless. "Can you be smarter?"

She smiled awkwardly before continuing to eat.

"If I had an illegitimate child, would you leave?" he asked.

Jessamine stopped picking up her food, almost spilling the beans that she had a baby.

The atmosphere turned awkward. Thaddeus suddenly figured that he shouldn't have asked that. It was a loaded question that was difficult for her to answer.

Moreover, her reaction caused him to realize how much she cared about that incident. That was her bottom line.

When they were halfway through their food, Benji walked into the room. When he saw Jessamine, he stopped in his tracks awkwardly.

He felt like he was almost running naked before the couple.

"Take your time. I still have something to do." Benji turned around and was about to leave.

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