Chapter 143

Rebecca looked at Jennet with sadness brimming in her eyes. "Does that explain why you ran away on the day you're supposed to get engage with Anderson Hanvel?"

Jennet nodded her head. "Yes. I thought of it for a longer time. I thought that, since mama had killed an innocent life, I had better destroy our happiness altogether. I destroyed her dreams together with mine because I have none after Dave passed away. Truthfully speaking, I have never, not once, regretted my action back then," she said strongly.

"My dear, why haven't you tried to reach out to me if you can't trust anyone else?" Grandpa Ingell asked.