The twins stood in front of their mother, and their shoulders were held by their mother protectively from behind. It was as if someone was going to snatch the twins away, and even the twins looked confused. However, perhaps the protective measures they received from their mother were not the only cause behind their confused expressions. They were probably also confused by Noah's statement.
If possible, Jessica actually didn't want to answer the question, but it would look ridiculous if she just walked away after hearing the question. Noah would probably have an opinion if she did that, and that was why she didn't take the option of running away this time."Yes. They are my children," answered Jessica without lying this time.Noah didn't reply immediately, and he quietly looked at the children who were also looking at him with a pair of curious eyes. He seemed to be thinking about something before he shifted his gaze to observe his surroundings, and his eyeThis time, Noah didn't answer Jessica immediately, he followed Jessica's line of sight to look at the children who were still sitting on the bench. Taking a deep breath, he finally answered, “You can assume what you want to assume.”That wasn't really the answer Jessica wanted to hear, and she frowned as she looked at him once more. It seemed like she asked him to choose between black and white, but he chose grey, and that confused her quite a bit.Unfortunately, before she could question the man's answer, the man was faster to speak again, “I have to go now. You don't need to think about what I said because it doesn't mean anything.”"Where are you going?" Reflexively, Jessica asked that question. “Are you going to visit my mother in the hospital?”“…” Noah looked surprised this time, and the pair of eyes looking at Jessica widened slightly at the question.The small change didn't go unnoticed by Jessica, and she decided to push him furt
“You ruined everything!”“What do you mean? I helped you to flirt with your ex-husband earlier, so you can't just say I ruined everything!”“I don't need you to help me—wait! I don't want to flirt with him at all, so you really don't need to help me!”Jessica almost ran out of breath while arguing with her best friend. She once again sat in the passenger seat, and Tammy returned to driving next to her. A person driving usually needed to concentrate on the road to avoid accidents, but Tammy was able to divert her attention to Jessica because she refused to admit defeat.“Oh, I thought you were planning on flirting with him, and that's why I helped,” Tammy said nonchalantly while shrugging her shoulders as if she didn't care how Jessica's head would explode after hearing her words.They had just left the mall, and Tammy had already gotten the birthday present she was going to give her husband tomorrow. Only Jessica felt like she had lost ev
Jessica drove Tammy's car to a busy area in the city, which was why she couldn't speed up because the roads were also busy at this hour. Moreover, it had been a long time since she last drove in this city, which was why she felt a bit awkward and chose to drive Tammy's car safely.From Tammy, she received information that the location she wanted to reach was in Midtown Manhattan, and because Tammy's residence was also in Manhattan, it didn't take long for her to reach her destination. However, she met with an obstacle when she wanted to park her vehicle in the building's underground parking lot."Sorry, ma'am. Only company employees are allowed to park their cars in the parking lot," said the security guard who came to stop her car as she was about to drive it to the building's underground parking lot.Jessica had rolled down the car window, and she glared displeasedly at the burly man standing next to the car before replying, “You came directly to me to s
“You… you didn't actually have to lie to the security guard about me being your… wife.”The hesitation in Jessica's voice was obvious when she said that sentence. It wasn't just the security guard who was surprised by Noah's words while they were still in front of the company building. Even Jessica, who was sitting in the car, couldn't help but widen her blue eyes because of what the man said to the security guard.The security guard quickly recovered from his shock and immediately let Jessica continue to drive toward the underground parking area. While her mind was still blank, Jessica's foot started to step on the gas, and her hands directed the steering wheel toward the parking area.From the car's rearview mirror, she could see how Noah got back into his silver car, and the silver car slowly followed her car's movement toward the basement.Arriving at the basement, Noah calmly parked his car before getting out of the vehicle, then he approache
Jessica was taken aback by the easy confirmation, and for a moment, she didn't know how to react because she thought her ex-husband would deny it.Nearly a minute passed with uncomfortable silence in the room, and Jessica finally opened her mouth to ask, “Why did you do that? Why do you keep sending me money in someone else’s name?”"That's because I know you would try to return the money to me if you found out that I was the one who sent it to you," Noah calmly answered."That's not the point of my question!" Jessica slightly raised her voice while shaking her head vigorously. “My point is, why are you sending me money? Do you think I won't be able to live without your money? Are you looking down on me?"It felt like Jessica's pride had been hurt when she found out the truth, and her gaze was suddenly filled with anger and disappointment. She was restless, but Noah remained calm in front of her."I knew you would be able to survive witho
Another day had passed, and Jessica received good news today. The news came from her mother who said that she could be released from the hospital today, therefore Jessica was rushed to the hospital before noon.She could have gone to the hospital sooner, but Tammy asked for her help with the surprise she was preparing for her husband's birthday today, and Jessica had no choice but to help. After all, Tammy had helped her a lot ever since she returned to the country, and it was also from the younger woman that she finally revealed the truth about Noah yesterday.Jessica also told Tammy about yesterday's incident, and Tammy's response was very dramatic, "That just shows that your ex-husband is still crazy about you, sis! That's what Romeo would do to his Juliet, and he would do all that because he still loves you!”That was expected to come from a Drama Queen, but Jessica couldn't stop thinking about the last sentence her friend said. The word “love” sounded
“Ice Cream Uncle!” Surprisingly, Shania reacted quickly and immediately ran towards Noah before hugging the man's legs, not caring about the drawing she was working on.Following behind her was her twin, and the twins hugged Noah's legs as if they were a bolster. The sight made Jessica freeze even more.“Ice Cream Uncle?” Patricia asked in confusion after hearing what her granddaughter had just said, and she raised her eyebrows at Noah who was still standing at the door frame.The man calmly bent his body so he could lift the twins in his arms, and the twins were so happy to be lifted that they even giggled sweetly."I treated them to ice cream yesterday," Noah answered as he walked into the room, and the door behind him closed again."Oh? You didn't mention that you met the twins yesterday, Noah. You just told me that you met the twins' mother yesterday," answered Patricia, meaningfully glancing at her daughter who was still standing nex
In fact, Jessica had no plans at all to get into her ex-husband's car. Even her ex-husband's appearance at the hospital was not her plan at all, but in the end, she could only surrender and agree to get into the vehicle.Her mother first sat in the second row of seats with the twins, and she had no choice but to take the passenger seat next to the driver's seat. On the way to her mother's house, Noah, her mother, and the twins continued to chat happily about everything, but Jessica remained silent. None of those people seemed to notice her, and that was why she was lost in thought during the journey.She was actually drowned by the fact that she was passing through a route that she used to travel in the past. She didn't know her mother's new address, but she was sure that every street the car took was familiar to her eyes. It brought a feeling of nostalgia that both warmed and chilled her heart.At first, she ignored the familiarity she felt, assuming that