Chapter 264 He Treats You Pretty Well

When Jade wiped her face in front of the mirror, Gemma smirked as she appeared behind her.

“I suspect that you’ve become a woman while living in the countryside after getting pregnant. Why did you become like this? I don’t feel like getting pregnant after seeing you look like this.” She looked at Jade in contempt.

Jade did not get mad. She blinked, smiled, and said, “You’re passionately in love and got pregnant as well. You look like you're full of joy. You have the time to maintain your beauty while you experience extraordinary happiness. You make me jealous of you.”

Gemma took out her pressed powder and reapplied her makeup, then rolled her eyes at Jade. “It’s fine when other people don’t know it. But it’s meaningless when you know it and still tease me like this.” As she said that, her expression became indifferent. “He doesn’t really want to marry me, but feels that we’re suitable, and I’m pregnant as well. He can solve two major problems in his life without any effort. As long as there were no special circumstances. anyone would be happy to do so.”

Jade turned around, looked at her exquisite side profile, and asked after a while, “And it doesn’t matter to you? Even if he doesn’t love you?”

Gemma’s character was unrestrained and carefree. She firmly believed that she would find the person who was willing to stand with her through thick and thin. A lively person like her could only be matched with the one who loved her the most.

But the reality was cruel. Jade could tell that Gemma was not happy, and she needed to look good to lie to herself.

Gemma’s hand trembled slightly. She applied too much makeup, an unevenness appeared.

“What can I do even if I care? Other than marrying him, do I have other choices?” she asked.

Jade opened her mouth before she closed her lips. Her eyes dimmed a little.

“You want me not to follow in your footsteps, right?” Gemma put away her makeup box and silently looked back at her.

Jade smiled bitterly. “I just hope you won’t be in a dilemma like me.”

“He treats you pretty well.”

He was good, considerate, and cared about her a lot.

If this had happened at any period in the previous three years, she would have woken up with a smile from her dream. It happened only after they divorced…

“He does this for the babies, and his mother also thinks the same.” Jade smiled with self-mocking. “After the babies come out, I’m afraid I’ll lose my value.”

Gemma frowned. “Aren’t you thinking too much? Zephaniah doesn’t perform well in the aspect of loving you, but according to my understanding of him, he would not do such a heartless thing.”

Jade smiled and casually said, “Just treat it as me thinking too much.” She thought of something else then. “If you really want to try it, just marry him. The baby needs a father.”

“Talking about fathers, when are you and him going to resume the marriage? You’re pregnant for five months, and didn’t he mention it at all?”

Jade secretly felt upset. “I’m not in a hurry. I also don’t want to resume the marriage right now.”

Gemma grabbed her arm with a sigh. “Why do women have to suffer like this...”

Jade suddenly remembered something. She took out a list of numbers from her pocket and passed it to Gemma. “Do you have a junior who is skilled in network technology? Can you ask him to help investigate who uses this number?”

Gemma took the note and looked at it curiously. A naughty smile appeared on her lips. “Why? Are you trying to catch Mister Owens’ mistress?”

She just could not be serious, and Jade rolled her eyes at her.

“I wouldn’t bother catching his mistress. Don’t ask. This is about work.”

When the two of them came back, Zephaniah and Mister Briggs were chatting happily. They were even smiling.

Gemma was eloquent. She pretended to be angry and said, “What’s wrong? Are we covering your mouths and not allowing you to talk? When we’re not around, the two of you become so active.”

Mister Briggs pulled her over to sit down, and he gently smiled as he explained, “We’re talking about the business. We’re just scare that you’ll get bored if you listen to us.”

Zephaniah took Jade’s hand to help her slowly sit down. When he saw that the food had become cold, he called a waiter for another batch.

“No need. I’m almost full,” Jade rejected his offer.

Zephaniah did not listen to her and looked aloof. “You ate too little. Mom said you didn’t eat much in the morning either.”

As he said that, he tugged her fringe with water droplets to the back with gentle movements.

Upon seeing Gemma’s strange smile, Jade could not help but cough. She leaned back to avoid him.

But Zephaniah didn’t seem to have not noticed it. He frowned and asked for a dry towel from the waiter, then wiped her hair for her.

The intimate action made her blush, while the two people opposite her pretended to look serious as they ate.

“Don’t touch me. Let me eat.” Jade picked up her chopsticks, lowered her head, and started eating.

Zephaniah smiled. He was happy to see her eating.

Gemma glanced at the man by her side who looked calm and indifferent and sighed.

‘Jade, you should not take it for granted again.’

They had lunch until it was 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Jade felt so full that she felt slightly uncomfortable, so she wanted to go out and walk around.

Gemma put her arms around Mister Briggs’s arm, smiled, and said, “We’re going to the wedding company, so we’ll not go with you.”

Jade hated to see her being hypocritical, so she waved her hand to let them leave quickly.

Only she and Zephaniah were left again. Jade thought it was boring to stay there, so it would be better to go back and walk around the housing area.

But she did not see Gemarya driving over.

“There’s a mall nearby. Let’s go walk around there,” Zephaniah said.

Jade remembered how he had bought her clothes and shoes last time they shopped in the mall, and she hummed discreetly.

Zephaniah took her hand to help her stand up, but he was pulled back by her.

She pointed at the footprint on his trouser leg, passed him a piece of tissue, and said awkwardly, “Wipe it off.”

“Okay.” Zephaniah lowered his head.

Jade had given a strong kick, but he had not even furrowed his eyebrows. He was really good at acting. Jade could not help but pout.

The mall was very spacious. There were not many people in the afternoon, and the shop assistants looked lazy at the entrance.

“That side is the kids zone. We can walk around there.” Zephaniah reminded her.

Jade turned around. The little clothes and shoes in pink color were arranged neatly, and they made people’s hearts soften at the sight of them.

Her mother had not done any sewing before, but she learned from tutorials on the television to make little clothes. But most of her attempts were not successful. After she made a halter neck, she studied it for a long time and thought of how to go about it better.

Jade subconsciously walked over.

When the shop assistant saw a pregnant lady and a man next to her, she immediately became energetic and welcomed them with a smile.

The shop assistant smiled and asked, “Are you about eight months pregnant?”

Jade smiled faintly and shook her head. “Five and a half months. Because they are twins, my belly looks bigger.”

The shop assistant smiled and said in surprise, “You’re so lucky! You’ll have double blessings in the future.” She cast a glance at Zephaniah and blushed. “Both of you look so good. The babies will look gorgeous for sure.”

Although Jade knew the shop assistant was flattering them, she still felt happy when she heard it.

“But I think you’ll feel more tired than the normal pregnant ladies,” the assistant said. “We have some products for pregnant ladies on this side that can reduce the burden on them. You should go and take a look.”

Jade was attracted by the little stuff in front of her, so she did not want to go away, but she was pulled by Zephaniah to look at the products for pregnant ladies.

The shop assistant’s eyes lit up. When she saw that Zephaniah was highly interested, she quickly introduced the products. He then added all of them to the cart.

Jade’s face darkened. He had bought so many things, but she could not use any of them. There were still a few more months left, so they were all useless.

“Don’t buy this.” She took one out of the cart.