Chapter 378: Chapter 378: Take His Toothbrush to Scrub the Toilet

Neither Renee Jennings’s words nor the audience’s bullet comments made the man feel the least bit ashamed.

He even said, full of self-righteous indignation, "Just because I let her pay for one expensive meal, we have to break up? Is our relationship that worthless?"

"Besides, the only reason I didn’t pay the bill was because I was drunk, and I only took the cigarettes because I was drunk."

"If she had a problem with it, she could have told me the next day. I would have transferred the three thousand yuan back to her. I’m not the kind of man who sponges off women."

"Is that so?" Renee Jennings smiled, her tone light. "Then you can transfer it back now."

The man: "..."

He pursed his lips and said only one thing: "We’re broken up now. There’s no point."

Renee Jennings’s expression showed she understood. "I figured you wouldn’t."

"If she were still my girlfriend, I’d definitely transfer it," the man said with a careless shrug.

"Even if she were still your girlfriend, you still wouldn’t," Renee Jennings said with conviction.

The man said, "If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do."

[This guy is something else.]

[Sis, just think of that three thousand as the price for dodging a bullet.]

[Good thing it was for less than a month.]

[Ladies, memorize this face! Steer clear of this scumbag!!!]

Upon hearing that, the man hastily ended the video call.

He was afraid people would take screenshots of his face and post them online.

[LMAO, he got scared.]

[Sis, just write off that three thousand! Consider it money thrown to the dogs!!!]

Renee Jennings invited AlmondCandy to join the call.

A delicate, pretty face appeared on the split-screen. The young woman had her hair up in a high, neat ponytail, giving her a fresh and simple look.

Renee Jennings arched an eyebrow, a gentle smile in her eyes. "That guy was punching way above his weight."

[Sis, you’re so pretty! How did you end up with such a plain, cheap guy?]

[My god, that cheapskate was definitely punching up!]

[Girl, you have such beautiful eyes. How could you not see him for what he was?]

AlmondCandy saw the bullet comments and smiled shyly. "I don’t know what came over me... He confessed his feelings, and I just said yes."

"You have to learn to say no next time," Renee Jennings said softly. "Was everything I relayed from Cotton correct?"

"Yes," AlmondCandy nodded. "Cotton got it exactly right. That incident is indeed why I broke up with him."

She paused for a moment before explaining, "I did give him a chance, though. I hinted that the three-thousand-yuan meal was more than I could afford, but he pretended not to get it."

"After thinking it over, I decided his character seemed questionable. Seeing no benefit in continuing the relationship, I broke up with him."

[Good for you! A sensible queen!]

[Good thing you broke up. Otherwise, you might have lost more than just three thousand.]

"Yes," AlmondCandy said, looking relieved. "I guess I’m lucky! When I heard him suggest he thought I broke up with him because I was cheating, I felt even luckier!"

"You deserve better," Renee Jennings said earnestly.

AlmondCandy nodded emphatically. "Okay! Thank you!"

AlmondCandy was the last viewer Renee Jennings called with today.

After ending her stream, she went downstairs for a bite to eat. It was only then that she received a reply from Owen Dunn.

Owen Dunn: [Miss Jennings, please don’t worry about it. Just keep the umbrella. No need to waste money on shipping.]

It was only an umbrella, nothing particularly valuable, so Renee Jennings didn’t refuse and accepted graciously: [Thank you. Let me treat you to a meal sometime.]

Owen Dunn: [Alright, I look forward to it.]

Renee Jennings sent back an "It’s a deal!" sticker and rose to walk out into the courtyard.

"Blueberry."

Hearing its name, Blueberry took a nimble leap and landed lightly in her arms. "Renee, are you finished with work?"

"I am," Renee Jennings said, holding it and idly stroking its back. "Has Mary come by?"

"No," Blueberry said, shaking its head.

At these words, Renee Jennings’s slender brows slowly drew together.

’Could that girl be in danger? What on earth is the motive of the man who lured her away from home?’

**

The moment SesamePouch got home, she grabbed Cody Zane’s toothbrush and used it to scrub the toilet.

’That scumbag! What an absolute dog!’

’Cheating while they were dating was infuriating enough, but to think that after they got married, he’d try to trap her into raising his illegitimate child!’

"Garbage!"

"You mutt!"

"Go eat shit!"

After venting her rage, SesamePouch put the toothbrush back on its rack, returned to her room, and packed a bag.

As she left, she sent Cody Zane a text: [I’m going to stay at my parents’ place for a few days.]

Cody Zane showed no concern about why she was suddenly going to her parents’ house, his mind solely occupied with the matter of his illegitimate child.

[What’s the verdict on Mom and Dad adopting a son? They seem pretty anxious about it.]

SesamePouch, sitting in the back of a ride-hail, saw the message. A cold sneer touched her lips as she quickly typed out a reply: [Whatever, you guys decide.]

’It didn’t matter. She was going to divorce him anyway.’

Meanwhile, Marmalade had called her friends and was heading back to her hometown to get justice for her deceased mother.

When her friends learned that Lily Crowe had literally been angered to death, they were all furious. Without a second thought, they took time off work to go with Marmalade.

It was a three-hour drive from the city where Marmalade worked to her hometown. On the way, she contacted several of her maternal uncles.

By the time they reached her hometown, it was already evening. The sun was setting in the west, its golden-orange afterglow bathing half the sky in a brilliant, magnificent light.

Marmalade ran into an acquaintance at the entrance to the housing complex.

"Jolie, are you back to move some things?"

Marmalade looked at him, confused. "Uncle Shepherd, move what things?"

Uncle Shepherd was an old neighbor. He had opened a real estate agency at the entrance to the complex back when she was still in elementary school.

"You don’t know?" Uncle Shepherd asked, surprised. "Your dad put the house up for sale. I just assumed you were here to move things out..."

"What?" Marmalade’s expression changed. "He’s selling the house?"

"He is," Uncle Shepherd nodded, his tone somewhat wistful. "Your dad said that since your mom passed, he can’t stand living in that house alone because it always reminds him of her. It makes sense. Your parents were so good to each other, and your mom left so suddenly. Of course your dad can’t take a blow like that."

"That’s ridiculous!" A deep anger surfaced on Marmalade’s face. "He’s spinning lies again. I never thought Bruno Lawson could become such a monster!"

Hearing this, Uncle Shepherd frowned. "Jolie, how can you say that about your own father? That’s not right!"

"Uncle Shepherd, you don’t know the whole story," Marmalade said, her expression grave. "The reason my mother’s passing was so sudden is all because of Bruno Lawson."

"Wait... What are you talking about?" Uncle Shepherd was completely bewildered.

Marmalade said, "Uncle Shepherd, I’ve looked up to you like family my whole life, so I won’t hide the truth from you. Bruno Lawson had an affair with my uncle’s ex-wife. He brought Number Three home, forced my mother to live with her, and literally angered my mother to the point that she collapsed!"

"My mother collapsed right there on the floor, but Bruno Lawson just took Number Three and left, abandoning my mother without any regard for whether she lived or died!"

"If he hadn’t left—if he had just called an ambulance right away—my mother wouldn’t have died!"

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