"Jessica, what do you mean by that?" Mrs. Westham asked, confused. "What I'm trying to say in essence is that we've known each other for long enough that even if I'm not Cruz's wife, we can still relate to each other as a family because I consider you as my parents, not a parents-in-law. Aside from this bond, to prove to Cruz's baby mama that I'm not a gold digger so I don't need any form of alimony so I don’t think there is need for this meeting.” Jessica explained her point, surprising everyone, especially Cruz who quickly raised his dropped head in shock. “Jess…” “It might take some time before sending the papers since I’m not mentally strong right now, but I will make sure to send it as soon as I can.” She concluded and stood up to her feet in an attempt to leave but Cruz wasn’t ready to let her go. “Jess, how can you…how can you give up so easily on us?” Cruz asked in a cracked voice, forcing Jessica to stop almost immediately.“Give up on us?” Jessica scoffed in disbelief. “W
Jessica’s smile immediately disappeared the moment she raised her head and met Cruz’s gaze. Cruz on the other hand was curious about the reason for her smile but he dare not ask. Soon enough they arrived at the compound and just as the helicopter was about to land, several guards stood guard to welcome them. Once the helicopter landed, Jessica avoided Cruz again as she quickly took the help of a guard to come down and immediately, she hurried into the main building with Cruz walking behind her with her luggage. As soon as she got to the living room, she perceived the smell of burning food in the house which made her immediately run towards the kitchen to check what was burning. Upon entering the kitchen she saw a lady cooking in the kitchen and because he had her back turned and wasn't wearing the uniform, she wasn't sure who it was until the lady turned around, thinking it was Cruz. "Honey, you are back! You should try…" Her voice trailed off when she saw Jessica staring at he
"What? You want me to become an inpatient? That is not possible! Everyone would find out about it." Cruz exclaimed in disbelief. "Dr. Kang, why all of a sudden? Has his sickness become worse?" Klaus's brows creased with worry. "If I am being honest with you guys, Cruz's condition has never gotten any better. Not because I'm so pathetic at my job but because he isn't letting the effort work on him. He doesn't use his drugs unless he is having an attack and he keeps drinking alcohol which I've advised him heavily enough. Coupled with his marital problems that keep stressing him out, his health keeps deteriorating." Dr. Kang explained. Everyone fell silent for a moment. Cruz knew he needed to take his treatment seriously if he didn't want to turn Jessica into a young widow but leaving the country would only cause more confusion in their marriage as he would be gone for a very long time which would increase Jessica's suspicions. He also could not afford to leave the two women in the s
Mrs. Arnold continued to grin until she saw the frown on Jessica's and her grin disappeared almost immediately. "Little Westham?" Jessica scoffed in disbelief. "Don't make me laugh! I can't even remember the last time we got intimate…probably two months back." She mumbled, audible enough for Mrs. Arnold to hear. "What? Are you talking about the Cruz Westham we know? What happened to his exhilarating s*x life…" "Oh, please!" Jessica shut her up. "I'm not going to talk about my s*x life here." She rolled her eyes at her. "Woah, I'd never imagined Cruz f*cking Westham could compromise his s*x life or maybe it's because you were sick." Mrs. Arnold mumbled. "You can still be pregnant though…" "PALMER!" Jessica yelled, forcing Mrs. Arnold to finally keep shut. These conversations only brought pain to Jessica as she remembered the ordeal she has to face at home and especially her altercation with Vakeria earlier today. Jessica believed there was no way she could be pregnant because sh
Jessica's continuous whimpers made Cruz try his best to suppress his pain but it wasn't something he could voluntarily stop. He crawled towards the where he had hidden his drugs in his wardrobe and with much struggle and excruciating pain, he managed to get the drugs and took them.It took several minutes before the drugs began its work and as soon as Cruz could feel his legs, he rose and ran towards the door. Upon opening the door, he met Jessica lying barely conscious right in front of him. She was sweating profusely as her whimpering faded away with her energy and consciousness. Cruz tried to help her up but as he lifted her in bridal style, he was shocked to see her legs smeared with blood. Her blue dress was now soaked with crimson blood as she slowly lost control of her body. He dropped her down and checked her body to see if she had suffered an injury of any kind but it turned out that she was bleeding from her private part which worried Cruz.Cruz was confused and as he ru
Jessica watched him leave in utter confusion. Since she had just woken up from a long sleep, she could barely understand what was going on in front of her but Cruz's words got to her head. She was still in doubt about the baby Cruz spoke of. She was still trying to come to terms with the news but the accusations and judgment that Cruz passed were getting to her. "Jess, how could you do that? What were you thinking? If you were lost, you should have come to me. Why did you have to make such a disturbing decision." Her mom also joined in blaming her. Jessica has now had enough. She hated the fact that they all made their decision without asking her if she did it or why. No one seemed to be on her side. Not even her parents. The only thing she wanted was to be alone and there was no better way to tell them than to yell. "GET OUT!" She yelled, startling their parents. "Jessica, are you…" "Get out! Get out!! Just Get Out!!!" She bellowed furiously for the last time and with much hes
Cade couldn't stop himself from crying as he saw the condition Jessica was in. He tried to run to her but his legs felt heavy so he just trudged forward until he finally reached where she was seated.Jessica spread out her arms, calling him in for a hug but Cade was hesitant so Jessica pulled him closer and hugged him tightly. "I missed you." She whispered in his ear. Cruz sniffled hard as he tried to stop his cry. "I'm sorry Sister-in-law. I really am." Cade apologized in between his sniffles. "I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise of protecting you. While I was there having fun, I had no idea you were going through hell over here." He cried as he clenched onto her. "Cade, what was our last promise at the airport?" Jessica asked as she wiped her tears with the back of her right palm. Cade was hesitant, "To stop being nosy in your marriage.""Very good." Jessica sighed as she released him from the hug and made him sit beside her on the bed. "But this is not being nosy. You're cle
"Oh God!" Cade lamented. "F*ck! How could you do this again?" Dave asked as he started at Valeria in disbelief. Jessica was as confused as Valeria was. "What on earth did you give to her, b*tch?" Cade asked as he stood very close to Valeria as if she was trying to swallow her whole. "Cade, back off!" Jessica warned but Cade wasn't ready to listen to her. "What the f*ck did you give to her?" He scolded as he pushed her, making her flinch in fear. For every step she took backwards to create a space between, Cade closed in on her. Even though Cade was young, he was taller and had a well built body and with the anger in his eyes and rage in his voice, it was no doubt it scared Valeria. "Hey…w-what do you think you're doing?" Valeria stuttered. "Cade, I'm talking to you. Back the f*ck off!" Jessica scolded as she grabbed his hand and forcefully pulled him back. Dave didn't know what to do at that time since she already swallowed the pills and the only thing he could do was run ou