When Irene saw Gary walk in, she exclaimed, “What are you doing here?” She didn’t want to look bad in front of Liora’s son, so she…

“I heard someone crying and yelling, so I came in to see who it was,” Gary said with his arms crossed, sounding sarcastic. He leaned closer to Irene. “What’s wrong with your face? Did you get stung by a bee?”

Irene covered her face and shot Gary a glare before turning around and finally leaving the police station.

Gary and Benny exchanged brief greetings and left soon after. They weren’t close.

Benny showed the police officer his business card and said, “Hi, I’m a lawyer. Could you tell me the details of this case?”

Meanwhile, Gary, who had already left, called Jonathan. “Your mother has already left the police station. I’m heading to Forliste Rose Estates to check on Mike. Alright, call me if you need anything.”

Jonathan rubbed his forehead after hanging up. Teresa called earlier and told him she was heading back to Rosary Estates and asked him to take good care of Mike these next few days.

He felt ashamed to say anything. Just a few days ago, he promised Teresa that Irene had gone overseas and wouldn’t come back before the baby was born.

Now Irene suddenly came back and stirred up trouble again. Jonathan just didn’t know how he should explain this to Teresa.

Irene was about to go home when Jonathan got back. Seeing his stern face, she seemed to anticipate his words and struck first, bursting into tears again.

She said, “I got hurt like this, and when you came into the police station, you only cared about Teresa. I busted my ass raising you, and this is what I get, huh?”

Jonathan was too tired to argue. Every time they quarreled, Irene would bring up how much she had done for him. He thought, “Does being her son mean I have to agree with everything she says?”

He said, “Have you been feeling okay lately? Maybe I should take you to the hospital.” He worried that she might have some mental issues.

Irene got annoyed. “What do you mean by that? Are you saying I’m insane?”

Jonathan was speechless. Irene was still crying, but not shedding any tears.

Jonathan’s patience was running out. “Are you going to keep crying? Fine, I’ll call Grandma. I honestly don’t know what to do with you.”

“Don’t,” Irene shouted. “Isn’t my situation embarrassing enough?”

“You finally realize you’re embarrassing yourself, huh?” Jonathan frowned and continued, “Didn’t I tell you not to come back? You have everything abroad. Why come back here just to cause trouble for me?”

“You didn’t tell me you were back together with Teresa, is that not a big enough deal for me to come back?” Irene shot back.

Jonathan frowned, biting back his anger. Honestly, he wouldn’t be so mad if he and Teresa had really gotten back together. However, he couldn’t tell Irene that it was just for show.

Just then, his phone rang. It was a call from Benny.

Benny had figured out the whole story, pretty much like Donald said. Jennifer was probably following Irene after she got back, and after hearing Irene say some nasty stuff about Teresa, she hit her.

The police didn’t give any details about what Irene said about Teresa. They said that Jennifer just slapped Irene in the face.

“Got it,” Jonathan said, hanging up.

Irene kept whining, “Look at my arms and legs. It was all Jennifer’s fault."

“Enough with the act. You know exactly what happened to your arms and legs," Jonathan said, sitting down and taking a cup of water.

Irene paused for a couple of seconds before speaking. “What about my face? Jennifer must go to jail, and both of them need to apologize to me.”

“Are you done?” Jonathan set down the glass and growled. “You keep picking fights with them. What exactly do you want?”

“I dropped everything at work to come here. Do you even know how much money I lost? Do you want me to quit my job and just sit around listening to you complain all day?”

Irene finally stopped crying. She muttered, “I wasn’t the one who called you. If you want to blame someone, blame Jennifer.”

Jonathan snorted. “If you hadn’t talked trash about Teresa, Jennifer wouldn’t have hit you. By the way, did you ask Teresa to go to the police station?”

“I didn’t.” Irene shook her head immediately. “Donald called Teresa, not me. I didn’t say anything to her."

“I just complained to Heidi about what happened last time and that it was a misunderstanding. However, Jennifer acted crazily and slapped me multiple times.”

Seeing Jonathan frown, Irene hurried to add, “I’m telling the truth. If you don’t believe me, ask Heidi. She was there.”

“Enough.” Jonathan waved his hand irritably. “I don’t have time to deal with your mess. I’ve got a company to run.”

Irene gritted her teeth and gently stroked her swollen cheek. “Jonathan, I really feel bad about this.”

Jonathan took a deep breath. “I know.”

If Teresa were the one who slapped Irene, Jonathan wouldn’t say a word or get mad. He knew she was just defending herself.

However, these slaps came from Jennifer. Jonathan already had a poor impression of her, but Irene had also hired someone to attack her. In this case, Irene was clearly at fault.

Irene kept complaining, “I’m gonna kill that bitch.”

Jonathan said, getting up from the couch, “Enough. You brought this on yourself. Since she was defending Teresa and you had people go after her before, let’s just call it even. Just let it go.”

“Are you just going to let this slide?” Irene pressed, refusing to give up. “She almost ruined my face.”

Jonathan said, “Rest assured. I’ll get you the best dermatologist and the finest medicated creams. Your face is gonna be okay.”

Jonathan picked up his coat and rubbed his forehead, feeling tired. “I’ll have Bobby arrange the best hospital for you. Rest at home for a few days. The swelling will go down soon.”

“Wait, Jonathan-” Irene called out, but Jonathan was already gone. After dealing with his unreasonable mother for so long, his patience finally ran out.

Irene hadn’t always been like this. Perhaps years of living alone had taken a toll on her mind.