"Well, suit yourself! I hope you will not regret it." Coco took a look at her with a thoughtful expression. Hadn't she already claimed that she wouldn't be obsessed with Edward Mu anymore? Well, that wasn't how she saw it. Jessica's action seemed to be the complete opposite of what she claimed. She even seemed to drift deeper and deeper into her obsession with Edward. Jessica's eyes dimmed slightly. She'd already been in such a terrible situation. Was there still any way out for her? She'd already lost the most precious thing a woman could possess. What else was there to care about? It was already hopeless for her.
"Do you think there is still any chance for me to repent? I've already done so many unforgivable things. I came this far. There's no turning back anymore. I don't have the options for that." Sadness was on Jessica's voice. She touched her face slightly and smiled. The face she wore wasn't her original face no matter how beautiful it was. It was the same with her life that went off-tracked from her original plans. She could have lived a better life.
"But you may end up even more miserable than that if you continue with your plan. Is that what you really want? Jessica, don't be so stubborn. I'm worried about you." Emptiness was in Coco's eyes as she shifted her stare from her cousin. She wondered about what went wrong. No one was wrong or should be blamed if she would consider how all their emotions got tangled up. It would only leave love to be blamed. Loving the wrong man was the saddest thing a woman could ever do. Edward would never belong to either her or Jessica. She was luckier to realize that fact as early compared to Jessica who was still struggling. She had not let go of her feelings for him yet. That was the reason why she ended up with such a tragic situation.
"I don't know. What if I say that it's not what I want? Will there be a different result? Don't be stupid, Coco. There isn't any choice for me now. I have to continue my plan. I'm too proud to give it up. I am going to take my everything back from them. That's my only purpose for now." Jessica's eyes were filled with hatred as she talked. She did not blame her cousin for having her raped. Instead, she vented her anger on Daisy since her cousin did it to her as revenge for Daisy.
"I know I am not qualified to discourage you from continuing with your plan, Jessica. But you know what? You could have felt better if you hadn't cared about your pride too much. You will be the only one to get stuck with it if you take everything too seriously. You will continue to be miserable. Yes, I agree that Edward Mu is an excellent man. It doesn't mean that he belongs to you though. Regardless of how perfect he is, the point is he is not yours.
Coco felt so much better these days. She had pondered on everything she had done and realized that it was time for her to move on. There was once a devil in her heart that was making her hate and jealous of Daisy. She had that devil removed. Now what was left of her was her broader and peaceful mind.
"Who said that I still have feelings for him? I don't. I hate him so much that I am desperate to cut him into pieces with my own hands." Hate was dripping from every word Jessica spat between gritted teeth. She would never admit that her heart still beat for him. They had been together for several years after all. It was not easy for her to let go of her old feelings.
"It will never be better if you continue to think like that. I'm just afraid that you are deceiving yourself and some others too." Coco walked towards the bedroom where Jessica's mother was. Then she stopped for a second and gazed at her cousin in a questioning way. If that so, then why was she still insisting on her plan? She clearly said it. She didn't love Edward any longer. Was she lying when she claimed that she already let him go?
"I don't know what you are talking about. Do I look like a woman without self-esteem? He broke my family and made me lose everything. How could it be possible that I am still loving him and would like to do everything for him? That would be too absurd and funny," teased Jessica. Swinging her big-waved hair back, she put her slim wrist against the door and prepared to walk inside.
"Well, only you know your real thoughts. I'm not going to make any comments. Aunt is in the room. You can go inside to have a look at her. I'm going to the kitchen to check her medicine." Just then, Coco turned around and walked away, the white hemline of her dress raised slightly. She seemed to be quite light-hearted. She was an aloof beauty and not a bad woman originally. She had figured out everything and knew that her passion for Edward would never get any response. She decided to let it go and freed herself from her illusions about Edward. A kind heart would make a woman look more beautiful and charming.
The excitement was inevitable for Jessica as she saw her mother again. It was the first time for her to come there since her surgery. She was happy to see her mother but at the same time anxious. She had her face changed completely and it scared her that she might not recognize her.
"Sorry, Mom. I'm sorry I didn't come here until today." She choked with a sob. Sorrow instantly ate her upon seeing her mother's empty and emotionless eyes.