Love You Enough to Leave You Chapter 74
For some people, no matter how good you are to her, she will not appreciate it.
After Jennifer returned to the office with Carter, Carter accused, “Jennifer, what‘s your agenda?”
Jennifer‘s eyes were red, but she tried to act arrogantly. “I have no agenda. I just want to declare in front of everyone that I am your girlfriend and that we‘ll be engaged soon. What‘s wrong with what I say?”
Carter was pissed and amused at the same time. He had never seen a weirdo like Jennifer. She was rather relentless, shameless, and stuck to him like a piece of gum on his shoe.
“Jennifer, don‘t you feel shameless about yourself?” Carter provoked.
Jennifer also sat on the sofa. “You will soon be my fiancé, and I am not wrong, so why should I be?”
Carter scowled. “Jennifer, I don‘t like you. You are not my girlfriend. You will only annoy me more like this. You are young, attractive, and capable. Why bother with me? I don‘t think I have done anything to make you misunderstand my feelings for you.”
Jennifer answered, “You also admit that I am young, attractive, and capable. So, which part of me is it that you don‘t like? Tell me, and I will change it.”
Carter could feel a faint throbbing on his forehead. “Jennifer, stop messing around, would you?”
“Carter, I really love you. Although we have not known each other for a long time, I had heard your name from my parents and seen your photos. You are my ideal Prince Charming. So when Mrs. Yard proposed to arrange a marriage for me, I persuaded my parents to come back here just to see you. For you, I am willing to be merely a director of design. I can even use my own contacts to market your
company. Can‘t you feel my sincerity?”
Carter rubbed his bulging temples.
“Carter, are you unwell?” Jennifer noticed his discomfort.
“Jennifer, I know you are very kind to me, and I am very grateful that you can come to work in my company. But the engagement is another matter. It is impossible for anything to happen between you and me. But if you are willing, I will treat you like a sister.“
Jennifer clenched her fist in dismay.
She stared at Carter aggrievedly. “Why exactly is Amelia better than me?”
Carter confessed truthfully, “You are better than her in all aspects. But you are not her, so I can‘t have feelings for you. The place in my heart is already taken. I am sorry.”
Jennifer abruptly stood up, strolled to the desk, and leaned forward with her hands on the desk. Her sexy figure could make any man‘s nose bleed.
However, Carter just glanced at it for a second and then subconsciously looked away a sec
Jennifer noticed the waver in his eyes. She smiled coquettishly and then unbuttoned two buttons on her shirt, revealing her bosom, making her appear even more seductive.
“Carter, you‘re obviously having reactions to my body. Why don‘t you admit it? As long as you want, you can have me and everything I have.”
His whole face darkened towards her attitude. He bellowed in a frustrated tone. “Button up your clothes.”
Not only did Jennifer not obey, she boldly went around the desk to sit on Carter‘s thighs but was pushed away by Carter unexpectedly. He commanded coldly, “Dress up. Don‘t make me disrespect you.”
Jennifer‘s eyes turned red again. She felt ashamed, bitter, and annoyed when she met Carter‘s unsentimental eyes. She was the princess of superior family background and had never been treated by men like this.
Now, she had even resorted to seducing but was wholly rejected.
Jennifer wept, “Carter, do you really hate me this much?”
“Carter, no matter what, it was your family who arranged the marriage. Mrs. Yard also said that we should be engaged. So even if you don‘t want to, it‘s gonna happen.”
Carter responded angrily, “You are simply unreasonable.”
“I become unreasonable because of you. I have never liked someone so much. You are the only man I have ever fallen for. No matter what, you have to be responsible for me.”
Carter was so cross that an unnatural bout of laughter escaped his throat. He pointed to the door and stated firmly. “Get out. I will talk to my parents about the engagement. No one can force me to do things that I don‘t want to.”
Jennifer glanced deeply at him, then turned and stalked out.
In the evening, Carter received a call from Mrs. Scott, asking him to take Jennifer back to the house. He knew that it was unavoidable, so he called Jennifer, and they went together to his house.
The Larson couple were also there. Jennifer and Carter entered the hall together, and Jennifer greeted everyone politely. She then sat submissively in front of the elders.
In front of the elders, Jennifer looked like an obedient girl, well behaved, and always spoke softly.
Carter has never seen a woman who can act so professionally without revealing any trace of a lie.
He even thought that she should as well pursue an acting career.
Mrs. Scott was obviously delighted with her. “Jennifer, how are you doing in Carter‘s company?”
Jennifer replied sweetly, “It is perfect. The colleagues in the company are nice to me, and they all took extra care of me. I am thrilled to be able to work there.”
Mrs. Scott became even more satisfied after hearing her answer. “Carter, Jennifer works in your company. You should care for her more, understand?”
Carter nodded without any expressions.
Despite the warm atmosphere, he suddenly dropped a surprising statement. “Mom, I already have someone I like, and I will bring her home for you to see soon.”
After that sentence came out, everyone‘s face shifted tensed.
“What‘s going on?” Mrs. Larson‘s expression darkened. “Mrs. Scott, you have to give me an explanation. In the beginning, you were the one who said you wanted to have an alliance with the Larsons via marriage. That‘s why we brought Jennifer back here.”
Mrs. Scott smiled and comforted, “Don‘t worry, Carter is just joking.” After that, she stared intensely at Carter. “Carter, don‘t make this kind of joke in front of Mrs. Larson.”
Carter affirmed earnestly. “Mom, I do have a woman I like. I will bring her back to you after a while, and what marriage are you talking about? Why don‘t I know about
it?”
Now, Mrs. Scott‘s face became very unpleasant.
“Son, if you repeat this, I‘ll get mad. I had finally persuaded the Larsons family to come back from abroad to discuss the marriage between you and Jennifer. But now you get all cranky. Do you want to piss off your mother?”
Carter glanced at Mrs. Scott. “Mom, I am almost 30, and I think I can decide my own marriage. You looked for a bride for me without my consent. Mom, if you still treat me as your son, you should respect me.”
Mrs. Scott said, “Carter, how dare you blame your mother! I don‘t care. Jennifer is the girl I like. She is the only one who can be the daughter–in–law of our family. If you disagree, don‘t call me your mother anymore.”
Carter‘s expression shifted again. He rose from the sofa. “Mom, you are mad and irrational now. I will go upstairs and talk to Granddad. Let‘s discuss later.”
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After speaking, Carter was about to go upstairs but was stopped by Mrs. Scott.
“Carter, sit back down.” Mrs. Scott uttered with an uncompromising attitude. Carter had no choice but to return to his seat.
“Carter, since you already know everything, then I will be honest with you. Our family intends to have a marriage alliance with the Larsons. You have met Jennifer.
Her family background, appearance, and education are the perfect match for your status. The power of the Larsons is comparable to that of our family. Jennifer is a perfect girl with such excellent conditions. What else can you ask for?”
Carter glanced at Mrs. Scott and murmured, “Mom, I know that Jennifer is excellent. Surely there will be countless men who are interested in her, but I‘m not interested.”
Mrs. Larson could not hold back her anger anymore. “Carter, I thought you were a gentle and mature kid, but it seems as though I was wrong about that. Who do you think our Jennifer is? Is she an item that you can just sell to anyone? Honestly, if your family didn‘t intend to have a marriage alliance with ours, I wouldn‘t even bring her here.”
Carter stood up and bowed solemnly towards Mrs. Larson. “Mrs. Clinton, I am truly sorry. My mother talked to you about this without notifying me. I can compensate for the inconvenience caused to your family. But please forgive me as I cannot agree with this engagement. I don‘t have feelings for Jennifer. I can‘t marry a woman I don‘t love even if she is excellent.”
The Larsons‘ face had grown awfully outraged.
“Carter, what do you mean by this?” Mrs. Larson accused.
Carter bowed again. “Mrs. Clinton, I‘m genuinely sorry, but I really can‘t marry Jennifer. I already have a woman I adore. She is the only one I will marry.”
Mrs. Larson abruptly stood up and held Jennifer‘s hand. “Jennifer, let‘s go. The threshold of the Scotts is too high. We‘re apparently not fit to entertain them anymore.”
Jennifer took Mrs. Larson‘s hand and pleaded, “Mom, Carter‘s behaving like this because he had a little conflict with me. Don‘t be offended. He was just expressing his temper.”
Mrs. Larson obviously didn‘t believe it. “Really?”
Jennifer nodded right away.
Mrs. Larson sat back and resumed her calmness. “Carter, it is normal for young people to have conflict. But you can‘t use your engagement as a way to vent your anger. I have already discussed all the details with your parents about the
engagement. Besides, we have even notified all our relatives and friends. All that‘s left is the ceremony for now.”
Carter turned his head to look at Mrs. Scott. “Mom, what the heck is going on?”
Mrs. Scott avoided his eyes.
Carter rose again. “Mom, I‘ll go upstairs now. I hope you can respect me more. If you don‘t want things to get ugly, don‘t blame me for speaking frankly.”
Mrs. Scott walked swiftly and stopped in front of him. “Son, you are a grown–up now, so don‘t mess around.”
Carter could not believe his own mother‘s stubbornness.
His parents worked with outsiders to decide his fate without asking for his opinion and are now blaming him for his reluctance.
“Mom, I can forgive you for anything you have done, but you shouldn‘t decide my marriage without informing me. Please at least respect me, or I will consider leaving this house.”
Mrs. Scott was so furious that she raised her hand and slapped Carter across his face. “Carter! You really hurt my heart! I did everything for your own good. Why can‘t you be a little more considerate?”
Carter held his cheek in his hand, but his eyes were abnormally calm. “Mom, what you consider good is killing me.”
Mrs. Scott wanted to speak, but her hands were shaking. She hesitated and only managed to say the following sentence. “Carter, I didn‘t mean to hit you. Does it hurt?”
Carter shook his head and uttered gravely. “Mom, I really thought you wouldn‘t interfere with my marriage anymore after that incident.”
Mrs. Scott was shivering all over, with mixed emotions of rage and fear. She repeated, “Carter, I am doing this for your own good.”
Carter looked back at her with complex emotions. “Mom, I‘ll go upstairs to see Granddad.” Carter bypassed Mrs. Scott and went upstairs.
