"Jeannie–"
"Listen to me." Jeanne interrupted her, "No matter if he's a good or bad person, you must keep your guard up. Even if he's a good person, there's nothing wrong with you being on guard against him as it won't cause any conflict between you both. But if he's a bad person, you're protecting yourself by putting your guard up."
Monica believed that Michael was a good person and wanted to refute Jeanne. However, when she saw how stern Jeanne looked, she was suddenly convinced.
"Monica." Jeanne's tone was a little heavy. "Your choice this time is not a good one. Since you can't change it, the only thing you can do is to stop it from bringing more harm."
Monica nodded. "Although I don't feel that my choice is wrong, I believe in you."
Jeanne smiled.
She was just afraid that one day, when the truth came out, Monica would not be able to accept it.
