Rebirth In Divorce: My New Mr. Perfect by Henry Foster

Chapter 254

Yasmine's gaze

towards Urena was full of scrutiny. She couldn't understand why, if Urena was truly a mother who deeply loved

her child, she would know her child well. From beginning end, Yasmine hadn't seen any guilt, remorse, or

sadness in Urena's eyes, only numbness and relief. What was she relieved about? Suddenly, Yasmine thought of

a possibility. She squinted slightly. "Did you already know Teresa had HIV before she committed suicide?

Urena's body trembled, her face full of fear, and she quickly denied it, "No! I didn't. | only found out in the

president's office. Her face remained pale as she continued to deny it.

But Yasmine clearly remembered that day in the president's office, Urena's reaction was absolutely abnormal. A

mother finding out her daughter had Al disease should either be angry or heartbroken, but she showed no

reaction at all. "Honestly, at this point, there's really no point in hiding it. Why doesn't Urena understand this?

If Urena had cooperated, maybe Yasmine would have offered them a bit of pity out of sympathy. But now,

Urena's actions. deeply disgusted Yasmine.

Urena's face turned pale, her lips twitched twice before she finally spoke, "Yes, that's right, | knew the day before

she died."

The day before the incident.

The weather was nice. As Urena was tidying up, she found a diagnosis certificate. She examined it with suspicion

for a long tbut couldn't make sense of it. However, she only needed to look up the medications piled up on

the table to know what they were.

In the evening. Teresa had just cback from school, completely unaware of the storm awaiting her at home.

As soon as she opened the door, Urena stormed over and slapped her. "You little brat!" "Mom? What are you

talking about?" Teresa asked.

"You have the nerve to askwhat I'm talking about? Do you even know what you're doing? | spent so much

money and effort to get you into college, not for you to mess around!" Urena was furious. Teresa quickly realized

what was happening and looked toward her desk. "Did you go through my stuff?"

"Don't make it sound so terrible. You're my daughter, and | was just tidying up for you. | accidentally found the

pills. How dare you ask if | went through your things! Now you have to tellwhat's going on," Urena

demanded, shocked that her scholarly daughter could have contracted such a shameful disease. To her, anyone

with Al Syndrwas tainted.

Teresa felt hopeless. "Mom, | contracted Al Syndrfrom my ex-boyfriend." Suddenly, she remembered Ms.

Sanchez's

fault... words, "Your mom will care for you, it's not your

Teresa heard a shout from deep within her soul. She looked at her mother with hope, yearning for comfort and

reassurance, expecting her to say, "It's okay, Teresa, I'll protect you." But nothing went as she imagined. Instead,

her mother recoiled, as if Teresa was a monster, "Stay away from me! Get out!"

The hand Teresa had reached out stopped as if hitting an invisible wall. Her mother-looked at her like she was

something filthy. "Mom, L.."

"Don't callthat! 1 worked hard to put you through college, and you go messing around? Catching such a

disgusting disease! When did this happen? Make sure you don't infect your brother!" Urena quickly told her son

to go to his room and lock the door. Teresa's eyes

dimmed at that moment. She couldn't understand why even strangers in the consultation room could gently tell

her "don't be afraid," yet her mother, who claimed to love her the most, treated her like this. "I'm not dirty," she

said, looking at her mother with a glimmer of hope. "The teacher said this illness can be managed"

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But Urena anxiously exclained, "Shut up! Do you still want to treat this filthy disease! AIDS can't be cured, and

besides, who do you think will pay for your treatment? Our family doesn't have a penny to spare. Stop dreaming!

In that moment, she looked at her daughter with no trace of pity, only anger and fear

Teresa was already filled with despair, and the glimmer of hope the had regained thanks to Yasmine's words was

now completely gone. The walls she had painstakingly rebuilt in her heart ccrashing down, leaving her pale-

faced and trembling. She looked at Urena and said, "Mom, | wasn't asking for money to treat my illness. | just...

All she wanted was a bit of care. She wanted just a little of the attention her mom showered on her brother.

Urena's claims about working hard to support her through college were false. Teresa had earned her own tuition

and living expenses by working part-tduring winter and summer breaks. Even so, she constantly worried

that her mother might suddenly demand money, leaving her in the lurchi.

Teresa's eyes were red, while Urena was frantically searching the encyclopedia. "No way, no way, since you got

Al syndrome. you can't live with us anymore. Where's that jerk? He's the one who gave you AIDS, he has to

compensate! A million dollars! Where is he? Taketo him! Urena demanded.

"He's gone, Teresa replied.

"What?! Gone? What are you talking about?" Urena's eyes were full of disdain. After a long pause, she said, "You

better keep this under wraps. If the neighbors find out and start gossiping, you'd better believe I'll beat you!" |

gaze.

Teresa hadn't said a word since earlier, only looking at Urena with a self-mocking

"| really don't know what they teach you at that school of yours? The tuition is so expensive, and all they do is

ruin you. You might as well giveall that money to help your brother buy a house," Urena admonished. "I think

you should stop going to school from now on. Consider the previous tuition a sunk cos Givethe rest to save

up. | don't believe it; if you stop going, the school won't refund your future tuition, right? Forget it, it's all over.

Contracting such a filthy disease, your life is basically over!"

Urena said, "You stay hand keep a close eye on your brother while | go buy groceries. Remember, don't get

too close to him. If you dare to infect him, we might as well not live!" The only thing Urena didn't notice was

Teresa's gaze drifting towards the window, gazing out at the twentieth floor.

Of course, Urena didn't tell Yasmine the whole story. She conveniently left out all the insults she had thrown.

"Mrs. Urena, although AIDS can't be cured yet, hospitals offer free medication. I'm sure a solution will csoon.

On the other hand, it's those hurtful words that truly need to be healed. The virus doesn't break her spirit, but

you can Yasmine's Voice drifted into the distance, lingering until it felt like the world had cto a standstill.

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