Chapter 741

It was late by the time Jennifer and Thaddeus returned to the family residence, and all the fuss had drained everybody. Thaddeus proceeded upstairs while Jennifer stood downstairs, calling out to Thaddeus. “Thaddeus, I need to talk to you.” The man stood there and drew a deep breath. His slender back spoke of something forlorn and helpless. It was exhausting to have an aggressive and self-centered mother. Jennifer approached Thaddeus, and with no regard for his feelings, she commanded, “Tell your precious wife to see me first thing in the morning.” Thaddeus stared at Jennifer with furrowed brows. Behind his silence was anger. “Don’t hurt her, Mom.” Jennifer snapped back, “What? Can’t I have a word with my daughter-in-law? I must be doing a horrible job as a mother for my son to think of me as atrocious. It’s not like I’m going to eat my daughter-in-law up.” The mention of Mona always seemed to trigger Jennifer to build walls around her and get into battle mode. It was