Dear Husband, Please Love Me More

Mark fell silent and didn't bother to block the broom. He was somewhat heartbroken, but he was more disappointed in Tessa.

Karina was furious and wanted to get back at Sara for hitting her son, but before she could, Mark stopped her.

"Mom, you've gone overboard this time." Mark's brows furrowed as he dragged Karina down the stairs. However, he couldn't get over the fact that the woman who had always been clinging to him suddenly became cold-hearted and even chased them away. It was as if Tessa had become a different person overnight.

Karina looked at him with displeasure. "What did I say wrong? That bitch shouldn't take all the credit! We paid for her tuition. Otherwise, do you think she could graduate from college? Why are you speaking up for her? Do you still love her?"

Mark looked at his mother and said nothing. Coming up with an answer to whether he still loved her or not was hard. Mark did love Tessa. Her braveness and gentle nature made him fall for her repeatedly, but he couldn't say for sure that he still loved her as much as he did eight years ago. Perhaps what he felt right now was only a lingering emotion. After all, they had been together for eight years, and forgetting what he had been used to wasn't easy.

Karina's face became ugly seeing her son's expression. Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets as she eyed Mark. "Don't you dare think about getting back with her! You've already broken up with her, so stop caring about that damn girl. Even if she didn't take the initiative to break up with you, I would find ways to separate the two of you. Do you think I would let that girl marry into our family?"

She didn't say that even if Tessa successfully married her son, Karina had long thought of ways to break them up on the same day they married. She didn't expect the two of them to break up even if she hadn't taken action. Even the heavens were against letting the two of them be together.

Mark was surprised that his eyes widened, and his mouth fell open. "Mom! How could you say that? Tessa worked hard to support my studies abroad, but in contrast, we only paid a small part of her tuition. She never treated us badly, but the money we spent on her couldn't compare to what she gave us!" he argued.

"What? Why are you making it sound like it's my fault? Are you even hearing yourself? Didn't you cheat on her and have a son with Martina? Don't push all the blame on me, and use your brain! You kept speaking up for her, but did you even think where all the money she gave you came from? She was just a fresh graduate then, but she had that huge sum of money and supported you from studying," Karina scolded.

"I... I don't know. All I know was she worked part-time jobs and gave me money." Mark scratched his cheek and tried to think.

Karina raised her brow at him and scoffed. "Even if she worked multiple part-time jobs, do you think she could earn that much?"

Mark frowned and asked, "Mom, what are you-"

"I don't think she got her money in a good way. We both know she had been socializing outside and often returns drunk." Karina paused for a moment, then sneered. "Didn't she just get arrested for prostituting herself last night? Do you honestly think she'd go to a bar to order a few drinks? Think about it, son. Who knows what kind of talent she had to earn millions-"

As Karina continued to prattle on, Mark's expression turned ashen, and he immediately interrupted his mother. "Don't say that to her! I know she's not that kind of person!"

He knew her very well and could say that Tessa wouldn't do such a thing. He wouldn't believe it, no matter what.

"Regardless of what you think, Tessa is such a woman in our eyes!" Karina glared at her son. Of course, Mark wouldn't think that way because his thoughts blinded him. But she was different. She had weathered many storms and experienced many things, so her thoughts weren't as shallow as her son's.

"Pay attention to your image since you are taking a civil service exam next month. Being around that girl won't do you any good," she added.

Mark's expression turned sour as soon as he heard her mention the exam. He clicked his tongue and said, "Mom, I don't want to take the civil service exam. We're already in a good situation, so why are you insisting on making me take that test? Besides, even if Tessa didn't break up with me, she wouldn't stop me from taking that examination. She would've supported me."

It had always been like that, so he had gotten used to it. Hence, when all the secrets he hid from Tessa came to light, he felt guilty and ashamed to face her. After all, his mother treated Tessa coldly and always scolded her. Then he cheated on her.

She almost gave him everything because her world revolved around him. But now that they had broken up, she had nothing, and he was uncertain if she would live on the streets after a few days. In addition, she also had to support her grandmother and a sick uncle in Lockwood City, almost three hundred kilometers away from Bay City.

"Support? That's useless! She's just a burden to you! Have you forgotten what happened before? Once you became a civil servant and married her, what do you think people would say to you? Do you want them to point fingers at you and say your father-in-law is a corrupt official who committed suicide because he was afraid of punishment? They would say you're just like him! Like what I've said, it won't do you any good and would instead drag you down."

"Forget about her and focus on preparing for the exam. We might have gotten that through connections, but don't mess this up, even if it's just for formality."

Karina had planned everything for Mark's future, and she wouldn't let someone like Tessa ruin it.

In truth, Tessa was indeed good to them, but the thing was, her background would become a blemish to their family. It would ruin their credibility, and Karina didn't want people gossiping about her family because of Tessa.

Mark fell silent and just averted his eyes.