With his head raised, he fixed her with his gaze. "You made no mention of the purchaser of this necklace. Why is that so?""Because he is one of our important customers. Officer, we have rules here. He has made purchases from us countless times." Her gaze landed on the necklace lying on the table. "Why do you need to find the purchaser of it so quickly? Has the person committed a crime?"As she questioned him, James folded his clutch firmly. How could she think she was beating him in his own game? Step by step, James approached Kim after loudly setting the book down on the table."What are you doing?" Asked Kim. As James drew nearer to her, she started to move backward."Trying to get the truth from you.""What truth?" As Kim hit her back against the wall and James held his hand above her head, her breathing became more rapid. She was unable to leave because James had nearly closed the gap between them. She couldn't possibly look him in the eyes as well. For the first time, she was te
Din's hands were on his chin as he continued to struggle with accepting what he had confirmed. Kim actually paid the serial killer to kill Jessie because of her obsession with him. He'd been thinking about what Kim did for the past two weeks, and there had been no word on Jessie's recovery. One month had passed since the accident, and Jessie still hadn't opened her eyes. As Din rose from his chair, he sighed. He took his coat off the hook where he had hung it and held it on his elbow as he left his office. Due to his busy schedule as the newly appointed chairman of Cin's Mobile, he hadn't paid Jessie a visit in the previous two weeks. He had admitted to himself that he was a bad husband, but there was nothing he could have done.On the one hand, there was Kim's father, who had been trying to talk to him in an effort to find a way to get Kim out of jail, and on the other, there was Beth, who still thought he loved her. "James, I got a call from her father last night. What do you su
"Jessie is awake!" Sierra cried out.Bev jumped off the sofa as soon as she could and sprinted over to her sister. "Jessie? Can you hear me, Jessie? Do you recognize me?" Bev received no reply from Jessie. Instead, Jessie continued to fix her gaze on Din. Jessie's hand was still holding onto Din when Bev noticed it. She frowned and gently took Jessie's hand off and placed it on the bed. She gave Din a glance. "Mr. Cooper, my sister doesn't want you here. You should return home." Bev moved away from Din's side and toward Taylor. "I am overjoyed." "I know." To dry Bev's tears, Taylor put her hand on her face. She was surprised to see Bev cry. "I will go and get the doctor." "I'll be following you." Taylor walked out the door with Bev right behind her. Din sighed and circled back. Before leaving the room entirely, his eyes briefly met Sierra's. He strolled over to the bench in the hallway and sat down. Then, as he struggled to take a breath, he buried his head in his hands. "You wa
"She was to blame for Jessie getting shot in the heart while on her honeymoon." Sierra gave a headshake. She appeared confused. "How could that be, though? Kim would never take such a step. She is innocent." She started to laugh. "Are you guys pulling my leg, or what? Brother, are you sure James isn't lying?" Din raised an eyebrow. "No, he is not. When I heard her confess, I was shocked as well. I didn't believe James when he told me about this until I heard her admit it." He touched Sierra's shoulder with his hand. "I'm just as perplexed as you are," "But we grew up together. That is not who she is.""Sier, I grew up with her as well. I never liked her as anything more than a friend, so believe me when I say that I am even more upset about what she did." After letting out a sigh, Sierra sat down on the bench. She breathed out while resting her hand on her forehead. "Oof, I can't believe this." She gave James a raised glance. "What will happen to her now?" James settled in the ch
When Din noticed his grandfather waiting at the door, he stood up right away. "Granddad?" He was surprised by his grandfather's visit. With Abby by his side, Cedric entered the house. Din was standing with his hands behind his back as Cedric approached. Jessie must be the reason why his grandfather dropped by unexpectedly. He must have been made aware of Jessie's unexpected awakening. After clearing his throat, Cedric took a seat in the chair. "Come on, continue with your food," he said. Din's appetite was already gone, so he closed the plate instead of eating from it. "Grandad? Why did you visit without informing me?" "Well, if you had answered the call, you would have understood why," he said. Din averted his gaze from Cedric and fixed it on the desk as he took his seat. He was aware that he wouldn't hear the last of it if his grandfather already knew about Jessie. Cedric cleared his throat. "I heard the unfortunate news today. After seeing it with my own two eyes, I called y
"Just a few hours ago, Jessie woke up."Cedric was taken aback. He looked Abby in the eyes before turning back to look at Din. "What? She woke up? Is that true?"Din nodded. "Yes, she did. Although she hasn't fully recovered yet, the doctor predicted she will be fine shortly and will then return home.""That's fantastic news. Abby, we must pay her a visit at the hospital. I'm overjoyed. Indeed, this is wonderful news." Cedric was just about to get up from his chair when Din stopped him."You should leave tomorrow, Granddad. It is getting late." He smiled at Abby. "Take him home to rest, please. Tomorrow, he will go see Jessie.""I find this unbelievable. You have no idea how delighted I am to learn this. This is the best news ever. Abby," His hand was intertwined with hers. "Let's go home. I need to go to bed early tonight so I can get up and visit the hospital tomorrow with enough energy."Din could hear the excitement in his grandfather's voice. He had pondered how Jessie had manage
When his grandfather entered the room, Jessie was looking at Din as he stood up from his seat. "Are you all right, darling?" Concernedly, Cedric moved toward her and, as soon as he reached her, extended his hand and took her hand in his. In response to his query, Jessie gave him a blink. "You weren't bothered by him, right?" Jessie resisted laughing even though she wanted to when Cedric asked."Granddad, you don't need to be concerned about that. She wasn't at all bothered by me." Din answered and then turned to leave. As she watched him leave, Jessie scowled. She believed he had earlier expressed a desire to do everything in his power to make things work between them, but now he was leaving the room when she wanted him to stay. Oh, Lordy. She wished there was a way to force him to stay. She prayed.Then Cedric said, answering Jessie's prayers. "Err, son?" Din turned around as soon as Cedric called out. He questioned, "Has Jessie eaten?"Din shook his head as he stood just a few
Wearing her earpiece in her ears, Jessie continued to hum the new song she had been working on ever since she realized she had fallen in love with Din Cooper on their honeymoon.The song's title was "What love is about", and no one has yet listened to it. She wanted to perform this specific song in the studio as the sample song in case the manager asked her to sing a song when they finally met.She had envisioned writing a song about herself and Din. She had a tendency to write songs that told the story of her life, and since Din was already involved, why not? Only Jessie was present in the empty room. The girls had informed her earlier that they were hungry and wanted to get something to eat, and she blinked in agreement. Everyone still didn't know that her voice had returned. Even Bev and Taylor were unaware of it. She had enjoyed the attention they were giving her and the decrease in Bev's yelling. She felt loved seeing how well-cared-for she was by her loved ones. Just last week