Chapter 1173 - 1181: Human Nature

"You answer first." James Black didn’t immediately explain to Jane Sampson, but waited for her answer.

Jane Sampson pouted, turned her head, and blurted out one sentence.

"Mr. Carter."

After saying that, she giggled to herself.

James Black choked, his face darkened, never expecting such an answer.

Marrying a wife, it seems, was just to have someone constantly infuriate him.

That answer completely blocked anything else he might have said.

Seeing Jane Sampson’s unruly appearance, James Black just quieted down and stopped talking.

She was the one who needed comforting, yet she was also the one who was restless.

Jane Sampson waited for a while and, seeing that James Black wasn’t talking, she sneakily glanced at him, and sure enough, he was there with a cold expression, gazing at her indifferently.

Meeting Jane Sampson’s sneaky gaze, James Black’s heart softened.

"I’ll give you another chance to answer," he said. "Think carefully before you answer. Three strikes and you’re out."

Jane Sampson sat up straight, hummed affirmatively, "You’re important."

This answer cleared the gloomy expression on the man’s face instantly, and his hand flicked the brim of her hat, "How would you be if you weren’t angry with me?"

Jane Sampson stuck out her tongue at James Black and made a goofy face, chuckling foolishly.

Then James Black said, "You’ve also noticed Jillian Carter’s feelings for me. Jillian is your Mr. Carter’s sister. If you don’t want to put Mr. Carter in a difficult position, then Jillian might snatch me away. If Mr. Carter isn’t troubled, you’d be unhappy without me. Since I’m more important to you than Mr. Carter, whether he is troubled or happy doesn’t matter to you anymore."

"Are you done?" Jane Sampson waited a few seconds for James Black to continue, then asked instinctively.

"Yeah," James Black replied.

Jane Sampson burst out laughing.

What kind of twisted logic was that?

James Black truly was the worst at comforting people in this world.

After his attempt at comfort, Jane Sampson didn’t feel relieved at all.

Oh, wait.

Actually, her mood had improved a lot.

Seeing how James Black thought he had comforted her and was so earnest about it was truly amusing.

"James, you are mine, no one can take you away, not even Jillian Carter," Jane Sampson said. "And Mr. Carter is Jillian’s brother. I can’t take him away either. So, I’m just a bit disappointed, but I’m not sad or unhappy. It’s natural. I won’t dwell on minor issues."

Not everyone in the world has to love Jane Sampson.

Now that she had James, she truly felt content.

Besides, the goodness and help Mr. Carter had shown her were also etched in her heart, and couldn’t be disregarded just because he favored his sister Jillian.

It was merely a matter of closeness.

Just like the question James Black had asked earlier.

Who was more important — James Black or James Carter? Without a doubt, it had to be James Black.

She could give up the chance to perform on stage with James Carter, her dream, for James Black. So, that’s human nature.

James Black was speechlessly stunned.

But seeing Jane Sampson coming out of that emotional state on her own, he didn’t say anything further.

He was simply worried because Jane valued every person who had ever been good to her.

Because of the disparity from them being good to suddenly not being good, James Black feared Jane might not be able to adjust quickly.

Just then, James Black also overlooked one thing.