Thaddeus had good taste, and the clothes he picked for Jessamine suited her elegant air.The knee-length dress was perfect for the spring weather in Zenville and suited her tall figure. Jessamine's hair rested behind her shoulders, the scent of shampoo lingering on it.She looked elegant and refined like this.Thaddeus usually wanted to pin her down at the beautiful sight, but he didn't, so Jessamine knew he had something urgent to do. Otherwise, judging by his assertive nature, they would be having sex again by now.Jessamine sat in the passenger seat of his car and fastened her seat belt. "Where are we going?"She was so dazed by Thaddeus helping her change just now that she forgot about such an important question.Thaddeus ensured Jessamine had put on her seat belt before leaving the villa. After a while, he answered, "Your friend and Benji are stuck in a room together because the reporters are waiting outside. We're going over to help them."Jessamine hummed in agreement and
Jessamine wasn't afraid at all. She knew what Thaddeus was capable of. He could disband the media companies in a matter of minutes. Since these people brazenly took pictures of him, they probably hadn't experienced how vicious some people could be.Thaddeus had already reached the room door as he talked. He looked at the room number; it was the room where he had brought Benji the day before. He remembered locking the door for Benji after helping him settle down yesterday.Sasha looked at Jessamine unhappily and said uncertainly, "Ted."However, Thaddeus ignored her. The reporters were still taking pictures of him.He grabbed the nametag of the reporter nearest to him and looked at it. "You're from Creative Wave Media, right? If you leak even one of the photos you took today, your careers will be over."His smile didn't reach his eyes. His intimidating attitude made the reporters around him put down their equipment.They all looked at each other before looking at Zachary. "Zach, d
"Did you fucking plan this? Tell me!" Benji shouted.With the door closed, the room seemed cramped with the four of them. More importantly, Benji kept anxiously pacing around the room.As though he had done something wrong, Shane explained, "Someone tricked me yesterday. I had a spiked drink."The blanket on the bed was scrunched into a ball. The pillow he had slept on was also still indented, and small torn square packets were in the trash can on the floor.Benji felt himself falling apart even more. Why did he invite Thaddeus and Jessamine in here? He should've just talked outside. He felt as if he was giving them a sneak peek into his private life.Thaddeus simply watched him quietly. He thought it wasn't a big deal. "We're all adults here. It's not a big deal if you slept with someone."Benji wanted to break off his friendship with Thaddeus. Thaddeus was an awful friend. He was pissing him off even more. Benji didn't believe in casual relationships. He didn't know Shane wel
Thaddeus frowned. He couldn't figure out what had happened to Jessamine. They were just talking when she suddenly started crying. After thinking about it, he felt that he had done nothing wrong."It's true. I don't want kids," he affirmed.Jessamine couldn't stop her tears from falling. "Do you not want children, or do you not want children with me?"Thaddeus rubbed his temples as he felt a headache happening. "Is there a difference?""There is." Jessamine insisted on getting an answer. Even if his answer would hurt her, she wanted him to tell her the truth so she could finally give up on him.Thaddeus took a cigarette from his pocket. He lit it and took a big puff. As he exhaled the smoke, he said coldly, "I don't want children, no matter who it's with."Jessamine looked at Thaddeus, who was smoking. She laughed coldly. So, he didn't want Amy's children either. He was really cold-hearted.The atmosphere turned heavy for a moment. Then, Thaddeus' phone rang.Jessamine felt her
Jessamine hummed in agreement, her tone filled with suspicion.The man sighed and said, "Of course, you threw it away. I'm Jerome Langston. Your brother and I were classmates in elementary school. I'll visit your grandpa another day. Do you mind if we exchange numbers?"Jessamine's thoughts were still focused on the business card. She had totally forgotten that Jerome had given her his business card yesterday.Jerome was an outgoing person. He opened his phone and handed it to her, waiting for her to give him her number.Since Jerome had already held out his phone to her, she couldn't think of a good reason to refuse. She might as well give him her number. At worst, she could just block him later.Jerome seemed to have noticed Jessamine's intentions. As he saved her number, he joked, "You're not going to block me as soon as you leave, are you?"Jessamine sputtered at his words. He was pretty clever. "Ms. Holt, you've been sitting here for so long. Didn't you notice someone follow
As Thaddeus dragged her along, Sasha protested, "I can't leave, Ted. No one will take care of her if I'm gone. What if her condition acts up again?"She had made a big mistake. She knew Thaddeus would come to teach her a lesson. It was actually Amy's idea to fake an illness and call him over so that he couldn't worry about anything else.However, he ignored the sick Amy and dragged Sasha away instead.Thaddeus dragged Sasha into the car, not caring if it was raining outside.…When Jessamine returned to Jardin Estate, she received a call from Holt Manor. Heather was so anxious that she wasn't speaking clearly. "Jessie, do you know what Sasha did to upset Ted? Thomas put her on house arrest."Jessamine was stunned for a moment. "I don't, Mom.""Can you help persuade Thomas to let her off? He loves you the most," Heather pleaded.Jessamine sighed and said, "Mom, I can't interfere in Grandpa's punishments."Heather hung up the phone in disappointment.The call had just ended whe
"Do you really want a divorce?" Thaddeus asked.Jessamine couldn't figure out what he was thinking. She didn't know if he was serious or messing with her."Are you willing to divorce me?" she asked.Thaddeus scoffed before shoving his lips against hers, kissing her aggressively. "You can't ever bring up the divorce. Got it?""Since I can't bring up the divorce, you're the only one who can do that, right?" she retorted.Thaddeus saw how determined she was to leave him. He questioned, "Will you divorce me even if you don't get a single penny?""I told you. I don't want your money," she said.Thaddeus was furious. "Did you not read the divorce agreement?"When he made the divorce agreement, he considered all the problems she would face in the future. Therefore, he planned to give her money, a house, and a car. However, she didn't even look at it, brushing aside his goodwill."You don't have to worry about the division of assets. I can leave this family with a clean slate." She ev
A few moments later, Thaddeus strode back into the living room and held his hand out for Jessamine.Jessamine was stunned. Did he want to hold her hand?Thaddeus told Thomas, "Grandpa, let me borrow her for a while. You two can talk later."Thomas happily waved his hand. "Go ahead."Jessamine didn't know what he was up to, but she couldn't brush him off in front of Thomas. Therefore, she stretched out her hand and let him hold it.Thaddeus pulled her up with a little force and took her to the bedroom upstairs.The first thing he did after entering the room was to close the door behind him. Jessamine's heart skipped a beat when she heard the door close. She couldn't figure out why he was being so mysterious. It was as if they were about to do something shameful, and he had to close the door to do so.Thaddeus let go of her hand and opened a recording on his phone. Then, they heard the sound of rapid breathing, along with a man's explicit, teasing voice. Anyone who listened to thi