Chapter 433

Jessamine lowered her head. She felt a pang in her chest when Xander mentioned Thaddeus. The cousins simply conversed with each other, completely ignoring Jerome, who was slumped on the table.

Just now, Jerome noticed something was off with Xander, so he pretended to be drunk. Even so, he was actually a little tipsy. If he drank any more, Xander might even betray him while he was unconscious. As a businessman, he had to be cautious when he was away from home.

As he lay on the table motionless, he felt sad. After hearing Jessamine's words, she didn't intend to start a new relationship and was adamant about not having any contact with anyone from Zenville.

Jessamine's evasive behavior clearly showed how hurt she was. She couldn't recover from that trauma so soon.

Jerome's breath hitched. He felt as if his chances of getting with Jessamine were slim. Besides, she had a difficult cousin to win over.

Jerome couldn't marry her even if he wanted to. But he soon motivated himself once mo