My mother, Jenny Dawson, fell in love with a man. That man, named Henry Lewis, called himself a prince from a country in the Tropica Isle region. He fell in love with Jenny at first sight and wanted to take her back to Tropica Isle to enjoy a good life. Jenny believed him and emptied her savings to go abroad with Henry. I warned Jenny that she might be getting scammed. But Henry claimed he wasn’t after money. He just wanted to be with my mom. Jenny loved him even more. But she didn’t know that Henry wanted more than just her money. He wanted her heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys, too. I was worried Jenny would get hurt, so I hid Jenny’s passport. Jenny hated me for breaking them apart. She drugged a glass of juice and knocked me out. I was taken to the remote mountains. But when I opened my eyes again, I found myself back on the day before Jenny was supposed to go abroad. I looked at Jenny, who was in love and handed her the hidden passport. “Mom, have a safe trip!” “Babe, I can’t wait to meet your family. They will certainly like me. Okay, bye. I love you!” As soon as I opened my eyes, I was disgusted by Jenny’s overly sweet cooing, giving me chills. I was momentarily dazed, suddenly realizing I had traveled back to the past. Jenny was in a good mood, humming a tune while packing for her trip. Seeing me sitting motionless on the bed, she kicked me. “You lazy girl, what are you doing? Hurry up and get my passport. If you delay me from going to Tropica Isle with my sweetheart, see how I deal with you.” The sweetheart Jenny referred to was a balding man in his forties. They had met a month ago. Henry claimed to be a prince from a country in the Tropica Isle. He came to our place for diplomatic talks and met Jenny, who was working as a cleaner at McDonald’s. They fell in love at first sight. A prince who enjoys eating at McDonald’s—anyone with common sense knew Henry was a scammer. But Jenny believed him. Henry also said that his country was suffering from an economic blockade imposed by an enemy nation and was on the brink of bankruptcy. Jenny was heartbroken and immediately took out all the money she had saved up from her cleaning job. Henry was so grateful he didn’t know how to repay her, then he took the money and disappeared without a trace. The neighbors heard of it and knew Jenny had been scammed. Jenny didn’t believe it. She spent her days clutching the McDonald’s napkin that Henry had used, crying tears of sorrow. Faced with the neighbors’ ridicule, she firmly rebutted, “My babe loves me. He promised to marry me.” Even the police who came to inquire were scolded by her. But love couldn’t be seen as food. A few days later, Jenny ran out of money and had to look for another job. With experience only as a cleaner at McDonald’s, she ended up applying at another branch. Unexpectedly, as soon as Jenny walked in, she saw Henry, the prince of Tropica Isle, enjoying a Mega Meal.
They locked eyes. Jenny was deeply moved and rushed to hug Henry, crying loudly, “Babe, I knew you wouldn’t abandon me. “They all said you were a scammer, but I didn’t believe it. If you were a scammer, how would you know I was coming here to apply for a job? You must have used the whole power of your country to find out.” Henry hesitated for a few seconds, then quickly came up with a response, claiming he returned specifically to take Jenny back to Tropica Isle to enjoy a good life. Before my time travel, on that very day, I had just finished my last high school exam. As soon as I heard this news, I knew Jenny had been scammed. Countless people had been scammed to go to Tropica Isle and then disappeared. I tried to reason with Jenny, but she refused to listen. She said I didn’t understand what love was. With no other options, I resorted to the dumbest method and hid her passport a day before her trip. Henry wouldn’t delay his grand plans for a little fish like Jenny. He abandoned her and flew away. Jenny hated me for breaking her and Henry apart. She drugged my juice and made me collapse on the way to college. Jenny took me, who was dazed, back to her hometown on a mountain that required a day and night of hiking. Then, she sold me to her friend’s silly son for ten thousand dollars. I was tortured there, repeatedly pregnant and then miscarrying, tied up like a dog, and ultimately, I couldn’t survive even a year before dying miserably. Before I died, I saw a small TV broadcasting the news. A group of illegal immigrants trying to reach Tropica Isle drowned due to not knowing how to swim, and among them was Jenny. She gave that ten thousand dollars to a smuggler, hoping to reach Tropica Isle to find Henry. “Are you deaf? Bring me my passport.” Jenny kicked me again. Recalling my tragic experience before traveling back, I quickly ran into the bedroom and obediently handed the passport to Jenny. “Mom, here’s the passport.” Jenny took the passport, and I sincerely wished her well. “Mom, wish you live happily with Henry!”
Jenny neatly placed her passport and ID card into her small purse and began calculating her savings. She had exchanged all her meager savings for cash, but there was only a thin stack. With a distressed expression, Jenny said, “How could this little money be enough?” To trick Jenny into going to Tropica Isle, Henry had promised to cover all expenses on the way. However, Jenny was love-struck and wouldn’t let her beloved man spend money on her, so she refused. She sweetly expressed that she would never become a burden to Henry. Henry looked at Jenny as if she were a fool. But when he heard her say that, he hurriedly agreed. In those days, Jenny scrimped and saved, working from dawn till dusk. Yet, more than half of what she earned was spent on Henry. She feared that he would be even a little unhappy. In the end, the money Jenny saved wasn’t even enough to buy a ticket to Tropica Isle. She called Henry to complain, “Why are the tickets so expensive?” Henry patiently coaxed her, “Babe, didn’t I tell you? You don’t need to worry about money. I’ve already bought the ticket for you. Just come with me!” Jenny called him dozens of times a day. Henry was starting to show signs of impatience. Jenny keenly sensed Henry’s annoyance and realized she couldn’t continue with that topic, so she playfully changed it. The ticket issue was resolved, but Jenny still wore an unhappy expression. After hanging up, she unexpectedly broke down in tears. “Did I upset my babe? Will he hate me? I’m just useless. I’m a burden to him.” My heart sank at her words, fearing she would give going with Henry. Just as I was about to comfort Jenny, she stopped crying and fixed her gaze on me, murmuring, “My babe has already spent so much money. I need to help him out. That old bitch should still have some savings, right?”
The “old bitch” Jenny referred to was my grandmother, May Dawson. Jenny had me when she was still young, but my dad passed away in an accident when I was just a fetus. At that time, May felt sorry for Jenny and advised her to abort me, saying that it would be easier for her to remarry someone else without me. But Jenny was infatuated and insisted on leaving my dad a descendant. Later, I was born, and for a while, Jenny loved me. However, she soon fell for other men, and gradually, I really became what May had described—a burden on Jenny’s love life. When Jenny was twenty-five, she fell in love with a married man. In the end, she was beaten by that man’s wife at home. During the scuffle, my dad’s picture fell from the wall, and his ashes were knocked over, scattering all over the room. Those troublemakers cursed and left, thinking it was bad luck. But Jenny believed that my dad was still protecting her after death, so she fell in love with him again, a dead man. At that time, she had already agreed with May that I would live with May, which was good for me and wouldn’t hinder Jenny from continuing her love life. But when it came down to it, Jenny backed out. May sued Jenny for custody of me. Fearing that May would take me away—her late husband’s child—Jenny had me lie in court. In the end, May lost the case, and her reputation was ruined by Jenny. Heartbroken, May returned to her hometown. Because of Jenny, I had a poor impression of May, so before time travel, my relationship with her was very cold. It wasn’t until my death that I realized how good that seemingly cold-hearted old lady had been to me. Throughout my life, all my tuition fees were paid by May. Jenny never contributed a penny. When Jenny wouldn’t let May see me, May secretly asked neighbors to bring me nutritional supplements and snacks. In that remote mountain, the last person I saw was May. That old lady, who was seventy or eighty, walked countless miles, asking around just to find me. She dragged a ragged bag, pretending to beg, going from village to village, all to find her missing granddaughter. She found me, but by then, I was beyond saving. My last memory was of May, with her silver hair, throwing herself on top of me to shield me from a heavy kick from that fool. Thinking of this, I clenched my fists. Jenny had drained May’s savings for so many years but still wanted to scam her for money. I must make her return all the money she had previously taken from May.
🌟 Continue the story here 👉🏻 📲 Download the “NovelMaster” app 🔍 search for “295435”, and watch the full series ✨! #NovelMaster #现实主义Realistic #浪漫Romance #励志Inspiring #重生Reborn #魔幻Magic
Leave a Reply