Jessica continued to pat his back until he slowly slept off. "He always acts so tough I never imagined I would see him this vulnerable and pitiful." She mumbled as she arranged him on the couch and covered him with a duvet. "I hope your pain is relieved now that you've spoken to me." She mumbled as she stared at his haggard face. For a while, she subconsciously and just when she turned to leave for her room, she noticed a light flashing from his pocket. Without much hesitation, she checked his pocket and brought out his phone which was the source of the light then she realized an incoming call had just ended. "97 missed calls?" She gasped as she saw the number of unanswered calls on the lock screen. Curious as to who might be calling, she knelt beside Cruz and placed his finger in the fingerprint reader, immediately unlocking the phone. "Sorry for invading your privacy like this." She apologized, partially to herself. To her surprise, her photo was on the display as soon as th
"Is this what you really think of the whole situation?" Jessica asked once she finally gathered the energy to speak."Jessica, I said I'm sorry!" Leah apologized further. "You must think being almost murdered by the person you thought loved you is a normal thing that happens to everyone." Jessica accused, still in tears. "I didn't mean it that way." Leah tried to justify herself. "Leah, just leave for now!" Tyler intervened, shoving Leah out of the kitchen before walking up to Jessica who was already losing her balance. He helped seat on the chair by the kitchen counter before running to get her a glass of water. "Stop crying and drink this." Tyler suggested, handing out the glass to her. Without a word, Jessica took the water and drank it in one go before dropping the empty glass on the counter and heaving a sigh of distress which was cut short by the ringing of Tyler's phone. With much hesitation, Tyler answered the call, "Give me some time, I will get back to you." He repli
"Cruz how did you…?" "As for Landon, I overheard part of your conversation with Leah but for the accident, I guessed right since I could tell from that day at the field that you were traumatized. Remember the story you told Cade that day? I knew it was filled with too many holes." Cruz replied thoughtfully. "You didn't love me back then yet you were attentive." Jessica mumbled but Cruz definitely heard her. "Credit goes to my brain, I'm smart, remember?" He joked and a sad chuckle escaped her lips. "Do you want to talk about it?" Cruz asked once again but Jessica immediately turned his back against him. She remained mute for several seconds before taking baby steps towards her bed. "Landon was a really cute guy I fell in love with at first sight. He was the hottest guy in school that year and we started off very beautifully. Wanna guess how he proposed to me?" She asked, turning abruptly towards Cruz with a sad smile on her face, a smile Cruz understood well. Cruz walked closer
Cruz's phone slipped out of his hand as he stared at Jessica in shock. "On a serious note, Cruz, what's going on with you?"You've been looking lost for a while." Jessica stated her observations as she walked past Cruz to the small table in her room where she dropped the food. "Was that an important call I shouldn't have interrupted?" She asked curiously. Relieved that Jessica didn't overhear his conversation, he immediately thought of a lie to tell. "Uhmm…Of course not. Something urgent came up at the hospital and I have to leave now." He replied as he hurriedly picked up his phone from the ground. "But you said you were…" Jessica's voice trailed off as she watched Cruz dash out of the room. "... hungry." She whispered. "He looks so worked up, I hope it's nothing too serious." She thought to herself as she sat beside her food and began devouring it. "Leah and Tyler should be landing soon." She sighed at her loneliness. ★★★★★Cruz arrived at Bay Cafe where Klaus was anxiously
Meanwhile…Jessica, who was scrolling through her phone when the article appeared and was quite shocked and confused.According to the article, Klaus and Cruz's childh ood stories were brought to light as they were accused of being in a romantic relationship. The feud between them in their last days as highschoolers was revealed to the public though the article lacked details about it. The article also claimed the men might have been responsible for the death of Bella since she was very close to them at some point. What shocked Jessica the most was the fact that the reporter who released this article claimed she got the information from her and the article was trending even more because of that claim and luckily for her she posted a few pictures of herself and Jessica together to back up her claims. A lot of people would believe the article since Jessica was known to be close to the men. In this case, if Jessica doesn't debunk the news, she could be held responsible for any legal
"Whenever you hear Webber, what other name comes to your mind?" Dave asked as he sat on the chair beside Cole. "Rebecca, of course! What's her deal? Why is she stirring up an old case?" Cruz asked angrily. Dave remained mute and so did Klaus who looked like he was in deep thought. "Just think harder, something else will come to…" "Stop playing games with me and tell me what I need to know!" Cruz angrily interrupted Dave who was trying to make Cruz guess. "TRIANA?!" Klaus exclaimed in disbelief. "Her name was Triana Webber. How could you have forgotten someone you were once engaged to?" He added, still staring at Cruz in disbelief. "T-Triana? Does that mean Rebecca is her sister?" Cruz asked, equally in disbelief. "Exactly!" Dave confirmed. "Oh shoot! I have never even mentioned the wedding plans to Jessica before now. She's going to be so upset hearing it from her." Cruz complained worriedly. "Are you seriously worried about that now?" Klaus asked in disbelief. "What more sh
BAYRAY CAFE…"What you're trying to tell me in essence is that Cruz was once going to marry your sister?" Jessica asked again to be sure she heard right as her grip tightened on the hot cup of coffee in front of her. "You trust Cade, right? Why don't you ask him if you don't believe me?" Rebecca suggested confidently, her eyes gnawing at Jessica's surprised face as she sat across her on a small table by the corner of the BayRay Cafe. "Don't ever bring Cade into this mess." Jessica warned firmly. "Jessica, I know this whole situation is still confusing for you but I've got a shocker. Those men were members of a cult called FREEDOM. It's hard to find more information about the group but I hear they share a matching tattoo of… " "...a flying bird!" Jessica interrupted as they both chorused the answer. 'So it was a cult group after all. No wonder Cruz looked lost as I spoke about Landon that day.' Jessica mumbled."Don't tell me Cruz told you about that." Rebecca wondered."No. I've
Cruz dropped his gaze and kept his lips locked, not ready to share the truth with them. "I think I got my answer. I will take my leave now." Jessica broke the silence as she strode out of the Cafe. "Cruz, are you alr…" "I think I should also call it a day." Rebecca quickly interrupted Klaus who was worried about Cruz's silence. "I will keep digging but let me know if you want to make things faster." She added before also striding out of the Cafe. Klaus sighed as he stretched his hand to reach out to Cruz, gently caressing his knuckles. "K, it's not like I'm happy with what happened to Bella but I promise you, that baby wasn't yours." Cruz confessed, his gaze still fixed on the table. "I know." Klaus replied to Cruz shocking surprise. "How did you know…that?" He stuttered as he finally raised his head to meet Klaus's gaze. "I found the test results you received from the doctor at the scene of your kidnap. I got there before the police and destroyed it after going through it."