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Chapter 169
Chapter 169
Chapter 169
Chapter 169
Gianna’s last words packed a punch. They totally blew Joey’s dreams of getting back together with her out of the water.
Divorce was tricky, but if the husband kicked the bucket, things got a lot easier. She could inherit everything they owned.
With that, Gianna turned on her heels and walked away. Not even the cops could stop her
“Gianna, Gianna.”
Joey was getting antsy. He tried to hop over the railing to chase after Gianna, but he took a fall. He tipped backwards, let out a yelp and splashed in the Serenity River.
“Joey” Carmen, not able to handle the shock, passed out.
The onlookers took a sharp intake of breath and let out a gasp. Anastasia was spooked too. Gianna was still standing there like a deer caught in the headlights.
A bunch of cops were hanging over the railing, looking down.
Luckily, when Joey took the plunge, there were cops waiting with a life cushion under the bridge. Joey just passed out for a bit He wasn’t in any mortal danger. Everyone let out a sigh of relief at this.
Joey was quickly hauled out of the Serenity River by the cops and taken to the hospital. The crowd of onlookers, under the cops’ direction, started to scatter
However, Joey’s dive into the river stirred up a lot of chatter online.
Cynthia was also freaked out when Joey look the plunge. Her legs felt like jelly. Salma supported her and told Anastasia, “Ana, I’ll take her home. You should comfort Gianna. You’re cousins after all, gotta stick together”
“Got it.” Anastasia hailed a cab and sent them off, then walked towards Gianna who was still frozen in place.
Anastasia asked, “You mentioned grabbing coffee last time. How about we do that now?”
Gianna’s emotions were all over the place. She needed to go somewhere quiet, and she needed to let everything all out. Half an hour later, they ended up in a quiet bar. They didn’t drink coffee though, they went for booze
Anastasia wasn’t really a drinker, so she ordered juice to keep Gianna company.
Gianna ordered a drink and downed it one gulp after the other. She vented through alcohol gulps. “Not a single good person in that Edmunds family. When they found out I couldn’t have kids, Joey’s parents despised me. Now that they know that woman’s child isn’t Joey’s, they’re begging me to take him back.”
Anastasia asked, ‘Both kids aren’t Joey’s?”
Gianna had mentioned she wanted to look into it, and it turned out to be true.
“I don’t know about the one still in her belly, but the one that’s been born is not Joey’s. Gianna smirked. ‘Serves Joey right. He spent years raising another man’s daughter. Bet he’s regretting it big time now.”
As Gianna talked, even she, who was always so tough, started to tear up. She had loved Joey wholeheartedly for eight years. All she got in return was betrayal, deceit, and selfishness.
Gianna wiped the corner of her eye and said, “A few days ago, I heard Joey went to the hospital for a check-up. He might be sterile. Otherwise, he wouldn’t use such a drastic measure to beg for my forgiveness. He also kicked that woman out.”
“That’s just revolting.” Anastasia took a sip of her juice.
If a woman couldn’t have kids, the husband’s family would be chomping at the bit to get a divorce, claiming they needed an heir. But if a man couldn’t have kids, they’d do everything in their power to keep the wife, using morality as a weapon.
Gianna saw Joey for who he really was now. Anastasia raised her glass. “You’ve wasted eight years, but at least you’ve woken up now. I hope you escape this mess soon and start a new life”
Gianna raised her glass. “Thanks” This was the first time she truly thanked Anastasia.
The old Glanna looked down on Anastasia. She admitted, “I used to mock you, look down on you, and saw you as nothing more than a poor relative. What could you possibly have that’s better than me, other than being smarter and prettier?”
Anastasia laughed. “I’m still poor, but at least I have those two things going for me, which is one more than you. Aren’t you just richer than me? I used to look down on you too, thinking you’re too full of yourself because you’re a little rich, and incredibly rude.”