MY UNKNOWN HUSBAND, VOLUME 2 - Season 5 Episode 33

Julie was also shocked. She kept patting the back of her daughter’s hand nervously in an attempt to comfort her daughter or simply to calm herself down.

But she’d lived longer than Vivian and had experienced more things after all, so she quickly regained her composure. “Don’t panic.

Tell me what happened this afternoon from the beginning to the end. Tell me everything Mr. Shi said to you,” Julie said in a coaxing tone.

Vivian held onto her mother’s hand tightly as if she was holding onto a lifeline and frantically started to narrate everything she remembered in detail.

The more she spoke, the more hysterical she became. “Before he left, he said that he’ll give me an unforgettable wedding. Mom, I have a hunch there’s a deeper meaning to his words. What should I do?”

“Vivi, calm down. Take a deep breath.” After the initial shock, Julie was now able to keep her calm. She smoothed her daughter’s hair gently, trying to appease her. “Trust me, Mr. Shi hasn’t found anything.”

“No! He must’ve known everything!” Vivian exclaimed, looking visibly distraught. “He deliberately asked those two men to come and act in front of me. It proved that he must’ve already known about the matter! He was warning me!”

“At most, he might suspect that we sent those men with Rh-negative blood away and used the opportunity to negotiate with him. He definitely knows nothing about us being the ones who told Sam about Jessica’s divorce.” Julie patted her daughter’s hand gently, continuously trying to calm her down.

“Besides, nothing can prove that we’re behind Nina’s return to C Island. Her parents have been looking for her for two years. Now that they’ve found her, they’d naturally bring her back. It’s not strange that Nina went back to C Island. Don’t worry.”

Julie’s logical analysis and calm tone finally soothed Vivian. Her grip on Julie’s hand gradually loosened.

“You’re being paranoid.” Julie sighed, took the half-drunk glass of warm water on the table, and put it in Vivian’s hands. “Drink this and take a deep breath.”

Vivian held the glass in her hands but didn’t do anything else. Her eyes were gazing blankly at the carpet.

As the saying went, “A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.” Once a person did something wrong, they would get frightened easily.

Vivian was frightened now. As her wedding date approached, the restless feeling she had in her heart also grew stronger and stronger. She was even starting to have nightmares.

Her nerves had been constantly taut these days. Although some of John’s words and deeds today made her feel extremely excited, she didn’t dare to put her guard down.

She was afraid that once she relaxed, she would be careless and accidentally say or do something that disclosed her secret.

John had been investigating what happened half a year ago, and Vivian, fearing that her deeds would come to light, had no other choice but to pay close attention to everything around her.
But other than that, the only thing she could do was to wait—wait for either John’s love or John’s child, whichever came first. That way, even if the truth was exposed, John wouldn’t abandon her.

If everything failed, she could still count on Nina.

She knew that there was a marriage waiting for Nina on C Island, but she didn’t know whether it had been carried out or not. In fact, she hadn’t been able to get any information about C Island for the past six months.

Nevertheless, John liked chaste women. Once Nina got married, Nina would be deemed “dirty” in his eyes. He would never want her again.

Vivian believed she would be the final winner no matter what.

With such a newly found conviction in mind, she finally took a deep breath and lifted the glass to her lips. Her eyes were burning with confidence. “Never mind. As long as we get married, everything will be fine,” she told herself.

“That’s right,” Julie said.

“I’m still a little worried though.” Vivian wrinkled her brows and looked at her mother. “Since John can find out about those two people, he can also find out about who told Sam about Jessica’s divorce. It’s just a matter of time.”

“That’s indeed a problem, but as time goes by, it’ll be more and more difficult for them to investigate the matter. When I called Sam, I disguised myself, used a new SIM card and talked with a voice changer. After that, I threw the card away and changed my clothes. The place I went to had no surveillance camera.

They can’t trace the matter back to us. However, there’s one thing I’m worried about.” Julie frowned worriedly.

“What?” Vivian asked.

“Tell me the truth. Did you plant something on Jessica or her home to monitor her?” Julie could be very smart sometimes, or maybe she just knew her daughter too well.

“How did you know about Jessica’s divorce? She must’ve wanted to keep it a secret, so it was impossible for her to tell anyone—not even you. It was also impossible for you to question her personally because it would bring you trouble,”

Julie analyzed.

Vivian was really surprised at how spot on Julie’s analysis was. Her mother indeed knew her very well.

She could only admit it. “I planted a micro bug in the necklace I gave her. As long as she wears the necklace, I can hear whatever she says.”

“Have you taken it back?” Julie asked.

“Not yet.” Vivian shook her head.

“Reckless!” Julie reprimanded crossly. “You should’ve found a way to take the necklace back. The longer it stays on Jessica’s neck, the riskier our situation will be.”

Vivian had wanted to take the necklace back. However, she also wanted to know more about the Shi family so that she could win them over and gain their support after she married John, so she let the necklace stay with Jessica.

“I didn’t think that much. I’ll ask her out and find a way to get the necklace back later,” Vivian said regretfully.

“Well, if you take the necklace back, you have to give a new one to her. Do you still have enough money to buy such an expensive necklace for her now?” Julie asked curtly. She was a little pissed that Vivian hadn’t told her about the bug. Had Vivian told her, they wouldn’t have found themselves in such a predicament now.

That necklace was worth over ten million dollars. It wasn’t a small sum of money for Vivian. She had to deliberate for a long time before finally deciding to buy it for Jessica.

In addition to the money spent on the necklace, she had also spent a large sum of money to buy the clothing brand that customized clothes for John. Right now, it could be said that she was broke.

Aside from some jewelry, the things she had really weren’t worth any money.

“I’m going to sell my jewelry,” Vivian said gloomily. It would be disgraceful if others knew that she had to sell her jewelry to get money, but she had no other choice.
Julie’s thoughts coincided with Vivian’s. “Don’t sell them. Those with discerning eyes will easily recognize them as yours. Don’t do anything that might embarrass yourself now. If you’re really caught doing that, you’ll embarrass our family and Mr. Shi.

Wait a minute.” Julie turned around and left the room. A short while later, she came back with a card in her hand and gave it to Vivian. “This is all the money I have. They should be enough to pay for a necklace.”

When Vivian took the card, there seemed to be a warm current spreading inside her heart. She looked at Julie gratefully and said, “Mom, thank you.”

“Don’t mention it. I’ll bask in the reflected glory of your marriage with Mr. Shi. At that time, there will be a lot of people trying to befriend me to get to him, and money will come.” Julie waved her hand.

She didn’t care about the money. Once her daughter married John, she’d never have to worry about money anymore.