Chapter 135

"If you really wish to thank me, then you'll finish the food." Maxwell took the bowl and brought a spoonful of food to Jennifer's mouth. "Be a good girl and have some."

Jennifer hesitated and gently pushed his spoon away. "Maxwell, what are we... really?"

The sorrow in her eyes was evident as she said hoarsely, "My dad doesn't want me anymore. And soon, neither will you. You're being so good to me now, just like my dad was. But if you leave me too, I'll be even more miserable."

Maxwell understood what she meant. But at the moment, he couldn't make any promises to her. After all, she hadn't been completely honest with him and told him who the man she had been hiding was.

Maxwell hardened his heart. "Rachel has depression. I... can't abandon her."

Jennifer's chest tightened at his word. She didn't know if Rachel really had depression. But it was most likely an act, right?

But none of that mattered now. What mattered was that Maxwell was willing to believe her.

"Jennifer, even if w