Forrest took out a pair of slippers from the rack and placed them on the floor. “You’re Jessica’s colleague, right? Come in.”From his behavior, it was as though he was the host of the house.Harold almost failed to control the tense expression on his face.He had no choice but to put on the pair of slippers before he walked in.After spotting Harold, Jessica’s expression was rather unpleasant.She did not expect the person to be Harold. If she had known it earlier, she would not have allowed Forrest to open the door. Considering Forrest’s bad temper, she thought that Forrest would have a row with Harold.She subconsciously threw a glance at Forrest and noticed that he remained indifferent. With that, she let out a sigh of relief.It would be a big problem if Jessica and Forrest’s argument in private involved an outsider. However, since Harold had caught Forrest in Jessica’s house, her relationship with Forrest would probably be exposed soon.“Jessica, are you feeling better?
Jessica threw a helpless look at Forrest, and her lips twitched. “You’re overthinking it. This is Harold. We’re just colleagues.”Those few words alone made Harold break down.He could not believe that she explained on behalf of the man.What did that mean? It meant that she admitted to having gotten married.Harold tightened his fist on the table. He assumed that Jessica might have numerous pursuers who could be his love rivals, but never in a million years did he expect Jessica would get married to a strange man one day.He could not accept it at all.Yesterday, he even dreamed about marrying Jessica, and when they gave birth to a son or a daughter, Snow Corporation might be renamed Lennox Corporation.At that moment, all his hopes were dashed.After all, he was a mature man who had experienced a lot of things. Shortly after, an anxious expression washed over his face again. “Jessica, this isn’t right. Since you’re interested in him, it means he’s extraordinary, but I still h
“...”The air was filled with an eerie silence for a while.Then, Harold suddenly touched his forehead and laughed as though he had heard the most absurd joke in the world.After he was done laughing, he turned his eyes to Jessica. “Jessica, are you insane?”“I’m not.” On the contrary, Jessica thought that Forrest might have gone insane.Before yesterday, Forrest shunned his identity. Yet now, he was happy to reveal it publicly. Things had gone utterly out of her control.Harold rose to his feet with a tense, angry expression on his face. “No, Jessica. I think you’re no longer sensible. Are there no other men in the world that the Snows only want to be with the Lynches? Your parents can’t possibly agree with it. This is absurd.”“How is this absurd? We’re not related by blood either,” Forrest refuted coldly. “What’s more, this affair is between the Lynches and the Snows. It has nothing to do with the Lennox family.”If a gaze could kill, Harold must have killed Forrest several
Jessica raised her head. In the face of Forrest’s furious yet handsome face, she was speechless and helpless. “Who’s the bully now? Forrest, please be reasonable.”Forrest, who was angry just a second ago, froze when he met her weary eyes. “I admit that I went too far that day, but I thought–”“You thought I wronged you, didn’t you?”Jessica interrupted him. “You picked up Harold’s call when you drove my car, right? You thought I lied to you and went to his house for dinner. You even thought we might’ve done the deed.”Forrest was momentarily dumbfounded. Indeed, that was what he thought.“Forrest, I used to think that after we got married, we’d be able to spend every day together and give birth to a child in the future, allowing our relationship to return to how it was back then. However, I’ve overlooked the fact that there’s no trust in our relationship anymore. You don’t trust me at all. You even perceive me as a flirt ever since we broke up.”A touch of sadness appeared in
Forrest was stunned.After Jessica’s words flashed across his mind, his ears turned red in embarrassment.Now that he thought about it, he found himself quite shameless.Although he claimed that he was not interested in her looks, his body said it all. However, he cared about his dignity. How could he say that he was attracted to her body? As such, he had no choice but to shift the blame to her.“Well… I’ll be careful next time.”After a long time, he said in embarrassment.All of a sudden, his attitude had improved, and Jessica could not get used to it. She felt that something about him was off.She rose to her feet. “I-I’m going to work now.”Forrest instinctively clutched her wrist. “With your condition, why can’t you just rest at home?”“No. I need to decide on a project in the meeting today,” Jessica said earnestly. “Snow Corporation has too many subsidiaries and branches. There are too many things I need to deal with. Everyone’s waiting for me.”“But your health–”“Sin
After getting in the car, Jessica fastened her seat belt.A shadow cast over her. Before she could say anything, Forrest locked lips with her.She widened her eyes in shock.That was not the first time both of them kissed after getting married. However, it usually happened in bed when she was disorientated, unlike now… His passionate kiss left her breathless.It was as though they were in the first flush of love.“Forrest…”She pushed his chest away.Instead of getting pushed away, Forrest kissed Jessica more firmly until her phone rang.She tapped the answer button in a panic, and her secretary’s voice sounded. “President Snow, are you feeling better today? Can you come to the office?”“I’m on my way,” Jessica said as her gaze settled on Forrest’s face.The lights in the car were not switched on, and the light from the parking lot outside shone into the car. The man’s prominent features were unclear, but she could see his starry eyes.“Okay. However, you sound weird, Presid
So that was the password to her apartment.Suddenly, Forrest seemed to understand why Jessica was murmuring when he asked her for it.He was not that dull. What did it mean when a woman set his class number and birth date as the password to her apartment?Perhaps other people would not understand the significance behind the numbers, but he did. No one understood the numbers better than he did.If it were in the past, Forrest would doubt that Jessica was unconcerned about him. He would also suspect that she was behaving inappropriately, and he would doubt Ryan’s words.Yet now, he had no doubts at all.Instead, he blamed himself for going too far that day.Indeed, he had gone too far.In the car, Forrest was consumed by guilt as he looked at the numbers. However, his lips curled up into a smile in spite of himself. A moment later, he replied: [Alright.]Meanwhile, Jessica was extremely embarrassed as she looked at the password she had sent.If she had known, she should have
“Mom, you really know nothing.” Lydia rolled her eyes at her mother. “Dad has been trying to matchmake Harold and Jessica. He’s purely interested in her power and wealth. Snow Corporation can never belong to our family if we rely solely on ourselves. Look how well Snow Corporation is doing. If Harold marries Jessica and gets her pregnant, he’ll be able to jump at the chance to take control of Snow Corporation.”Mrs. Lennox then said, “But she’s now married.”“We have to make her get a divorce then.”Mr. Lennox said firmly, “With Forrest’s identity, the Snow family will never accept him. I’m going to look for Jason.”“You want my son to marry a woman who has been married twice?” Mrs. Lennox was mad.“A woman like you knows nothing. By the time Snow Corporation is ours, we can get Harold to divorce her.” Mr. Lennox rolled his eyes at his wife. “Men who want to achieve great things shouldn’t be bothered about such trivial matters.”Mrs. Lennox fell quiet.Harold said, “Dad, I’ll li