Jessica's heart stopped beating briefly on hearing Cade's question. She was so sure she'd never heard him talk this angrily but thinking about his situation at the moment, she agreed this was the least he could do. "Cade, I'm sorry. It was all my fault. If I had just listened to you and kept my promise, all this wouldn't have happened." Jessica accepted her fault but it seemed like Cade wasn't interested in that. "So? Does that change anything now? Everyone is talking about how I will be a much better Playboy than my brother. What will we do about that? Like I said, just pretend like we never met. If we meet in class on Monday, I will only be as normal as everyone else so don't expect more from me." Cade cautioned and before Jessica could say another word, he ended the call. Jessica continued grimacing in pain and even when Leah tried to get into her room, she refused to let her in and also refused to go outside for the rest of the day. Night came and she ended up sleeping off
Jessica was woken up early the next morning by a knock on her door, only then did she realize she had slept off on the floor. She frantically rubbed her palm against her face as she stood up to her feet and stretched her tired muscles before finally opening the door. "Jessica!" Leah exclaimed as she pulled her into a hug but Jessica just stood still not responding to her hug. "Wash up and come downstairs. You barely ate anything yesterday and you won't even let anyone into your room." She complained bitterly, stroking the back of Jessica's hair gently. Her stomach grumbled loudly and she pulled herself from the hug. "You're right. I'm starving." She finally spoke up. "I will wash up and be downstairs soon. I need all the energy I can get to face Cade in school on Monday." She added with a fake smile on her lips. "What? You're still worrying about that kid? I will advise you to avoid that family totally. That will…" "Are you going to let me wash up and eat or you're going t
"I'm not that cheap. I just called to check up on you. How are you taking the blow this time?" Frank mocked indirectly. "Just like I did when you tried to rape me and also defamed me online." She replied, biting her lower lip in a bid to suppress her anger but Frank laughed at her statement. "You've never given me a listening ear after the incident but do you seriously think I will stoop that low like your new boyfriend?" He asked, confusing Jessica. "I agree you're pretty which is why you will always get into trouble with men but I must say, Mr. Westham, played his game and scored pretty well too. You always act like some smart saint when you're just a dumb pretentious swore. It's such a shame you deprived me of sex just to give it free of charge to that player. Anyways, he was right and definitely kept his word." He ranted further which confused and angered Jessica even more. "What the f*ck are you talking about?" She asked curiously. "What do I have to gain by posting those
TWO DAYS LATEREven though it will be hard, Jessica decided to get ready and go to work like nothing happened. Even if she is going to get fired, she'd have to hear it from them. As she stepped into the staff room, rumors began but she decided to ignore them and greet them as usual. "Morning guys!" She greeted with a tight-lipped smile. "Hey, Jessica! You look stunning after this one-month holiday. Seems like Mr. Westham really took great care of you!" Miss Caleb exclaimed as she got up and walked towards her. "Obviously! Who could have imagined you will become the next Mrs. Westham?" Miss Willow mocked as she also joined them on Jessica's desk. "Miss Vegas, I thought you hated Cruz Westham a lot? And the incident with Cade too, how did things change suddenly?" Miss Caleb asked again. "Come on, Miss Caleb, didn't you know how much she and Cade became very close? Cade is a hard nut to crack and luckily she managed to do it. I'm so proud of you Jessica. You're a celebrity now!" Mi
"What is he doing here now?" Cade wondered as he looked worriedly at Jessica's distraught face. "It must have been because of the fight. I advise you…open the door and go with him." Jessica suggested as she turned around and walked to her seat. "I stopped talking to him and I don't live in his house as well. Do you mind going with me to the proprietor's office?" Cade requested as politely and calmly as he could. "But he is still your brother and current guardian. I don't want to…" "If I get into a fight with him…I won't be able to concentrate on my exams afterward and I'm sure you wouldn't want that." Cade complained, indirectly emotionally blackmailing her into agreeing with him. "Jessica Vegas! You better let go of my brother and open this door already!" Cruz threatened. Cade looked apologetically at Jessica and she had no other choice than to agree to his demands. "Ok! But you're brother…""I will handle him." Cade interrupted before going to open the door. "Cade, what has
"Cruz, what are you talking…""Mr. Logan, can you send the kids to their classes for their exams? I mean, he will definitely get punished after the exams are over." Cruz suggested and Mr. Logan agreed to it."Yes. But they won't be having their exams in the same class as others since time has already been spent and the other students are probably about to end the exam." Mr. Logan explained. "Brother, I told you not to come here. What are you…""Go to the detention room. That's where you will write the whole of your exams. A teacher will be waiting for you there." Mr. Logan instructed the kids but Cade wasn't ready to go when Cruz is still standing here shooting daggers at Jessica. "Cade, didn't you hear the proprietor? Go after Elise now!" Cruz scolded but Cade was still adamant on staying."If I have to go then why do you still…" "Cade, what has gotten into you? Where is your sense of respect? And by the way, even if you don't go on time, you will still have the same duration for
"Cade, you're misunderstand…" "You didn't expect me to hear your conversation that night right?" Cade interrupted Cruz. "I had actually fallen asleep that night but…I woke up later that night for a cup of milk and then I saw that you had come to pick me up. I would have voluntarily left with you the next day but after seeing that picture the next day, I realized what you meant when you said those words." He explained while Cruz stared at him with blood shot eyes. "Cade, don't worry about anything else and just focus on your exams. There will be no court cases." Jessica reassured and walked towards Leah's car but Leah was not satisfied with that decision. "What are you saying Jessica? Cade is willing to help and I'm sure you know what his testimony would mean. Even if we can't send behind bars, his image should be tainted a bit and his and his pride should be broken. He will have to pay some fines too but I'm sure he'd be very okay with that since he has so much to spare." Leah exp
"When are you planning on telling her about our plans?" Tyler asked, his voice filled with curiosity."Be considerate, Tyler! Jessica is going through a lot now, I can't just leave her on her own, and neither can I bring this news to…" "God! Leah! You're the one being so inconsiderate here. You're only thinking about Jessica. What about me? What about Us? We can't delay this any further, I need you by my side all the time and I don't want our baby to be born out of wedlock. I want to experience this period, why are you depriving me of my rights?" Tyler asked in a muffled voice as a lump was beginning to develop in his throat. "Please don't make it sound like I'm the villain here! It's not like I don't want to do this too but I just can't leave Jessica all by herself because…""…I'm some kid, right?" Jessica interrupted as she finally pushed the door open and walked in, leaving Leah and Tyler gawking at her with wide eyes and slacked jaws. "I'm sorry for barging in on you like that