"Scarlett, tell Mum, did you really reject Jeremy's proposal back then just to pursue your PhD?" Mrs. Zimmerman asked in a low voice after her husband angrily left.
It's often said that no one knows a daughter like her mother. Based on Mrs. Zimmerman's understanding of her own daughter, she always felt that Scarlett's rejection of Jeremy Thompson six years ago wasn't just because she wanted to study for a PhD.
Sure enough, Scarlett revealed, "Six years ago, I just found out that he had no stocks in the Thompson family, and that his mother was that kind of person. I also knew that Susanna disliked him the most. I thought that sooner or later the Thompson family would drive him out, so I..."
"Ah, my child..." Mrs. Zimmerman sighed deeply, knowing that her daughter must have had other reasons for rejecting Jeremy back then.
"So, after not seeing Jeremy for five or six years, why suddenly think of reconnecting and renewing the marriage contract with him?"
