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CHAPTER 31

Mother cupped Jessica's hand, and massaged her thumb back and forth. "I know what you mean, baby. But one thing you need to remember, don't lose your limits. Please, don't let that happen."

Jessica looked confused and did not understand the meaning of her mother's words, so Alice explained it in more detail. "We all have limits on tolerance. Before marrying your father, you know exactly what your boundaries are. But slowly... Every violence happens... The boundaries you have are pushed a little further, and a little further. When your father first hit you, he immediately regretted, he immediately swore he would not repeat it again. The second time he hit, he was even more sorry. When the third time it happened, it was not just a blow, but a constant chastisement. In every incident that happened, mother received it back because she hoped she would change and regret her actions. But unfortunately the hope is only a plunder, the incident was repeated, but only a slap, the mother felt relieved, and the mother thought 'At least this time she did not hit me, this is not too bad.'"

Alice grabbed a tissue to rub her eyes, then said. "Every incident breaks your boundaries a little bit, every time you decide to hang on, it makes it harder for you to leave. You lose all your boundaries because you start thinking. 'I've survived so far, is it hard to hold on again?'" Alice clasped Jessica's hand, while Jessica sobbed. "Don't be like mommy, baby. Mother knows you love Daniel, and Daniel loves you too. But he doesn't love you the right way, he doesn't love you the way you deserve. If he really loves you, he'll make the decision to leave you unasked, so he can guarantee that he won't be able to hurt you again. That's what love is called, Jess."

Jessica pulled her mother into her arms, she so misjudged her mother. He thought his mother would defend Daniel and ask him to forgive the man who had hurt him, but he did not. "Mother" he said as he broke away from his mother's embrace. "You're such a strong woman, I'm so proud to have you."

Alice summarized her daughter's face, she put away the strands by strands that covered her face. "Be a brave and confident woman."

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Day after day passed since she came to her mother's residence, from then on Jessica felt more calm and relieved. Now Jessica's gestational age has entered the ninth month, she is no longer in the boutique, everything she left to Claire. Only occasionally he designed it was only certain customers and he worked at home.

That day Jessica was confused by Claire, because suddenly she borrowed a car from him for an unclear reason. Not that Jessica didn't sincerely lend her car to Claire, but Jessica knew that Claire had a row of luxury cars in her garage, so what was she doing for her blind car.

Jessica did not want to bother with it, she chose to paint on the walls of her prospective baby room. He chose the theme Zoo which he considered neutral, because until now he did not want to know the gender of the baby in his birth.

In the middle of her seductive stupor, Claire suddenly returns, she pulls Jessica's hand into the basement. Claire gives her two surprises, the first Claire modifies Jessica's vehicle, by installing a car seat for baby Jessica, and the second Jessica the arrival of her mother-in-law.

Grace has no idea what happened to Jessica and Daniel, as Jessica forbade Claire from telling her mother-in-law. "Oh my dear son-in-law," Grace gave her a hug and a warm kiss to Jessica. "Mommy deliberately came to Jakarta to accompany you to labor later," he was so happy to welcome the presence of the baby in the womb of his daughter-in-law.

"Am I not Mommy's favorite daughter-in-law?" harry protested, while bringing Grace's souvenirs to Jessica, they all walked to the elevator and returned to Jessica's apartment unit.

"Hey, what are you talking about?" claire says, while holding Dania, the boy appears to be moving actively in his mother's arms, anything nearby he tries to reach including his mother's hair. "How do you want to be called a favorite son-in-law, you kidnapped me from the beginning so that my parents would give you blessing to enter our family."

Harry frowned. "I didn't kidnap you" he shook his head and turned to his mother-in-law. "Listen to mom, Claire who turned herself in for me to kidnap and pretend..."

"After this," Grace stood between Claire and Harry. "All mommy's favorite. Point." Although he said that all are his favorite but gesture still can not lie, he is more inclined to Jessica, why not. He used to think that his son would never marry another child, no one would want a temprament man like Daniel, but Jessica was able to change Daniel, she said, even soon they will soon have a baby, for that he is so fond of Jessica and willing to fly from Surabaya to wait for the birth of his beloved grandson.

"But by the way why are you living in your apartment again, honey? As far as Mommy is concerned, Daniel gave you an apartment and a house."

Jessica was silent, she could not say if the two places had a terrible memory carved by Daniel. "Come, mom. Maybe it's because of the pregnancy hormones, I'd love to stay here" Jessica lied.

"Yes if that's what your baby wants" the elevator doors opened, they came out to coincide with Daniel going into the elevator.

Jessica could not hide her nervousness and surprise. 'Why is he suddenly here? What's he doing in this apartment?' ask in the heart.

"Oh, hi" said Daniel as if nothing had happened. "How are you doing mom?" he hugged and kissed Grace. "When here? Why don't you tell me if mommy's going to Jakarta, I'll pick up mommy."

"Mommy's here for Jessica, Mommy wants to wait for her birth, because Claire says you're still busy in Osaka," they walk toward Jessica's apartment unit.

Jessica herself still seemed nervous, she continued to look down not daring to look at Daniel. But his heart was racing, he prayed that his mother-in-law would not know if she and Daniel did not live on one roof anymore.

"My job in Osaka is still a lot, but there's nothing more important than Jessica and my baby" he replied, glancing at Jessica who was reaching into her pocket to find the access card.

"I bought a unit next to Jessica's apartment unit to make it easier for me to keep an eye on Jessica."

Unknowingly Jessica removed the ace from her hand, she tried to cover everything from her mother-in-law, but now it is opened by her own son.

"What do you mean buy an apartment next door?" ask Grace.