Chapter 6

At the mall, Jazlyn picked out four tasteful outfits and two pairs of comfortable shoes, spending just over three thousand dollars in total.

She was in a good mood as she held the bags. She had stopped buying expensive clothes since Stanley's death.

Although she wore expensive gowns and dresses when accompanying Ethan to social events, they weren't hers to own.

The clothes she did own and usually wore were simple, and Ethan had, on occasion, made fun of her for being so plain. He had never paid for her clothes, yet he had no qualms about buying them for Rebecca.

Jazlyn had once heard from Sabrina that every year, Ethan would order several custom-made outfits from various internationally-renowned fashion brands and have them delivered to Rebecca.

The disparity between the treatment Jazlyn and Rebecca received was so huge that Jazlyn would be a fool to think anything could happen between her and Ethan.

Jazlyn ran into Sabrina as she left the mall. The latter took off her sunglasses and eyed Jazlyn's shopping bags with displeasure. "Becky got hurt and ended up in the hospital because of you, yet you're here shopping instead of caring for her? You're just a freeloader who's leeching off Ethan. How dare you behave like this!"

Jazlyn said sarcastically, "Your brother knows exactly why Rebecca got injured, and I'm not dumb enough to be a nanny for my husband's mistress. Also, I used my own money to buy everything I have here."

"Your own money? You don't even work. Where would you get money from?" Sabrina snorted.

Jazlyn said, "Wanda gets paid 28 thousand dollars a month for being a housekeeper. As your brother's lawfully wedded wife, I take care of his meals, daily life, and assist him with his rehabilitation. Do you expect me to be eternally grateful to him just because he's given me some money to cover my living expenses?"

"How dare you!" Sabrina didn't expect Jazlyn to have changed so much. The latter had been a pushover in the past. So, why was she so sharp-tongued now?

Sabrina screeched, "Aren't you afraid that Ethan won't want you anymore?"

She knew that Jazlyn was head over heels for Ethan. After all, Jazlyn had clung to Ethan and thrown herself at him despite him practically ignoring her.

"Apologize to me now, or I'll tell Ethan about this! He's already upset with you because of what happened to Becky. I'm sure he'll kick you to the curb once I badmouth you!" Sabrina snapped.

However, Jazlyn was unfazed. "Really? Great, because I don't want him anymore, either! Don't you know we're already getting a divorce?"

If not for Stanley's passing, Jazlyn would still be a pampered heiress. Why would she ever put up with an empty-headed brat like Sabrina?

Life had forced her to keep her head down for the past three years. But now that she and Ethan were going to get a divorce, she didn't have anything else to fear.

"A divorce?" Sabrina didn't expect that Jazlyn, who loved Ethan so much, would want a divorce.

Soon, however, she figured things out. She snarled, "You're not thinking of using divorce to threaten Ethan to leave Becky, are you? That will never happen! Ethan loves Becky with all his heart. There's no way he'll fall for your tricks!

"Don't try to stir up trouble. You won't be able to turn things around! Besides, do you think you can find someone better than Ethan after the divorce?"

Jazlyn couldn't care less about that. She said, "Don't worry. There's no way I'll try to turn this around. Since Rebecca is so desperate to have Ethan, I'll give him to her!"

With that, she walked away with her head held high and her back straight.

Sabrina fumed as she stared at Jazlyn's back. Then, she muttered, "Fine, then. I'll tell Ethan about this right now and have him teach you a lesson!"

…

Ethan stood outside Rebecca's hospital ward at the private hospital owned by the Fords. He looked down at his phone, annoyance written on his face. He couldn't believe that Jazlyn dared block him! He thought that she was becoming more unruly with time!

Sabrina approached from the other end of the corridor. When she saw Ethan, she growled, "Ethan, do something about Jazlyn! She's becoming more and more ungrateful. I saw her at the mall today. She bought a whole closet full of clothes, and she was rude to me! How can she spend so recklessly when you work so hard for all that money?"

"Wait, she was at a mall? She went shopping?" Ethan was surprised.

As far as he remembered, Jazlyn was frugal. She always wore the same plain, unfashionable clothes. Had she actually gone shopping for new ones?

Sabrina nodded. "Yeah. She must've swiped your card. Hurry up and freeze it so she can't use any more of your money!"

Ethan froze when he heard her words. Aside from the living expenses he'd approved, he'd never given Jazlyn a credit card.

"What are you waiting for? You must've given her your supplementary card, right? Where else would she get the money to go shopping?" Sabrina cried.

Ethan remembered how he'd given Sabrina his supplementary card. It had a monthly limit of a million dollars. For some reason, he suddenly felt like he owed Jazlyn.

He said, "I… I didn't give her a card."

"What? So, you transfer the money to her account? How much do you give her each month? Can you tell the bank to freeze her account?" Sabrina asked urgently.

That was Ethan's money. She couldn't let Jazlyn spend another cent of it!

Ethan sounded even more diffident now. "I only give her around 30 thousand dollars a month…"

"30 thousand dollars?" Sabrina was stunned. "That's really stingy of you, Ethan. That's barely enough for me to buy a few pairs of shoes!"

Suddenly, she remembered that the logos printed on the shopping bags Jazlyn held weren't designer ones. She was just starting to pity Jazlyn when she remembered that Ethan had paid for Julie's medical bills.

She quickly asked, "You pay for her mother's treatment, don't you?"

That reminded Ethan. Julie's medical bills went up to over a hundred thousand dollars a month, and he was the one who paid for them.

He immediately summoned Katie. "Stop covering Jazlyn's mother's treatments. I want her to come begging me on her knees."

Katie didn't understand what was happening, but still did as she was told. She left to call the hospital where Julie was. When she returned, she said, "The hospital said that Mrs. Shore was transferred to a regular ward six months ago and that Mrs. Ford has been paying her bills herself. She hasn't been using your money."

Ethan was stunned. "That's impossible!"

He distinctly remembered signing Jazlyn's application for money just a few days ago. He wondered what Jazlyn would want the money for if that wasn't for Julie's medical bills.

His frustration surged.

Upon hearing Katie's words, Sabrina muttered, "Was she telling the truth? She seriously wants a divorce?"

Ethan's expression turned frosty at the mention of divorce. It was almost as if Sabrina had stepped on his tail. He snarled, "Divorce? Did she say that?"

Sabrina nodded. "Yeah. She looked serious, too. She's not actually thinking of divorcing you, is she?"

Then, she grew excited. "That's good news, isn't it? She was shameless enough to stick around for so long when we kept trying to chase her away, but it seems that she's finally seen sense and decided to leave! Hurry up and divorce her so you can marry Becky, Ethan!"

"Who said anything about wanting a divorce?" Ethan roared.

Sabrina stared at him incredulously. "Isn't Becky the only one you love?"

Indeed, that was how Ethan felt. However, he couldn't stop the displeasure and irritation that surged within him at the thought of Jazlyn wanting to divorce him.

He said curtly, "I've never thought about getting a divorce."