Jessamine opened the lunchbox and took a bite of her food. Being both tired and hungry, she should eat and regain her energy.Thaddeus could tell what she was eating just by the sound on the phone."Jessie, how about coming over to my office for dinner tonight?"Jessamine paused and was immediately on her guard."We can just go out for dinner. Why do we have to go to your office?"Falling for his trick once was more than enough. At least for the time being, she didn't have the courage to step into his office again.Thaddeus couldn't help but laugh."What are you afraid of? I'm not going to bother you today. We'll just talk about work stuff. If you're too scared to come over, we can go to Grandpa's place. We can grab some ingredients and then chat while we're at it. After all, you still haven't finished the jackfruit in the fridge."Jessamine was extra cautious when she listened to him, fearing that she might fall into another one of his traps. When she heard "chat while we're a
Jessamine took a light nap on her desk after lunch. In the afternoon, Judith came in to deliver coffee and reminded her to get ready, as the media would be arriving soon.Jessamine freshened up and reapplied her makeup to make sure to hide any signs of tiredness from staying up all night.Today, the anticipation of the upcoming interview had everyone in Kama Jewelry buzzing with excitement, making it impossible to focus on work.When Jessamine used the pen name Lolly, she won numerous prestigious awards. At that time, she had always maintained her anonymity and turned down all interview requests.Speaking of interviews, this was essentially her first.By noon, the media arrived right on schedule.Judith guided them into the conference room prepared for the occasion. After the initial pleasantries, the interview commenced.The host started with a monologue before moving on to the questions."Ms. Patton, how do you feel about winning the top prize this time?"Holding the microph
Jessamine paused for a few seconds, pondering the question before she spoke."If it could bring us mutual benefit, then collaboration isn't out of the question. However, dominating the global market sounds a bit too ambitious, given the multitude of strong companies out there. Of course, in the short term, it can still be set as a goal to strive for."At Holt Jewelry, they were also celebrating their award win. Among the top ten award winners, only two of them were from Creslandia, and the other Creslandian was from Holt Jewelry Design Department.The interview was broadcast live on the screen in the lobby of Holt Jewelry. Everyone watched it attentively, soaking in the presence of the industry leader and basking in the celebratory spirit that filled the air.Jessamine and Thaddeus' relationship was well-known within Holt Jewelry.Compliments flowed with each passing moment."Wow! Mrs. Holt is amazing!""No wonder she's the boss' missus!""Mrs. Holt is the jewelry industry's bi
After Jessamine was done with the interview, she immediately returned to work. In the afternoon, she had a remote meeting with her company in Zenville. Her schedule was packed for the day.Only after the meeting ended did she see the message from Thaddeus.She stood by the window and looked across, but she could only see a layer of glass. She remembered that not long ago, she could see him standing by the window making a call.Jessamine couldn't recall when that scoundrel had swapped the see-through glass to become one-way only. Now that she thought about it, it was clear that he had his own schemes from the start.While pondering that, Jessamine stood by the window for a few minutes and took a break by stretching her body a little after a busy day. Suddenly, her phone rang. Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.Jessamine answered the call, and Thaddeus' mellow voice came through the phone. "I see you, Jessie.""I just came to the window for some sunlight, and you noticed righ
"I don't advocate for pointless overtime either, so they can do as they wish," Thaddeus remarked.He went to the coat rack to help her get her bag. They went downstairs together and got into the car. Thaddeus sat in the driver's seat for a long time without starting the car.Jessamine had already fastened her seatbelt, and upon turning her head, saw that he was still lost in thought. She could tell that he had a lot on his mind."What's wrong with you?" she asked.When they called in the afternoon, it seemed like he was still in a pretty good mood.Thaddeus paused for a moment. "Jessie, I need to tell you something. You just have to be prepared."Jessamine saw the expression on his face and could tell that it was about something serious, so she asked cautiously, "What's going on? Tell me.""I had Colin's and your hair samples tested a while ago. The results are out. Take a look."He handed over the folder he was holding. Jessamine eagerly looked at the results although she had
"Jessie, have you finished work? You haven't had dinner yet, right?" Thomas asked."Grandpa, the two of us just got off work."Thomas laughed and said, "It's great that your two companies are next to each other. The office location Ted found this time isn't too bad. You can have lunch together at noon and even go home together in the evening."Thaddeus helped himself to the items in the fridge, taking a good amount of meat, eggs, and vegetables. Thomas watched in shock as Thaddeus completely emptied his fridge, then led his wife upstairs.The rascal only thought about his wife wholeheartedly now!Thaddeus placed the items he brought back in the kitchen. He made a point to check that the door was locked to avoid a repeat of the embarrassing incident from last time.He wasn't really trying to oppose Thomas. It was just that if he had to go through this again, he didn't think he could manage to get along with Jessamine anymore.The two of them returned to the kitchen to clean the v
When Jessamine was pinned onto the bed by him, her mind was still in a daze. Weren't they just discussing how he should kneel? How did it escalate to this so quickly?He was too rough last night, and her legs still felt sore now.Jessamine had just climaxed. Once she had a moment to catch her breath, she braced herself for each of his advances, protesting tearfully. "Thaddeus, I urge you to act like a decent human being!"Sweat dripped from Thaddeus' forehead down to his chin, and his voice sounded incredibly hoarse. "Jessie, just bear with me a little longer…"Jessamine had no idea how long he meant, but by the end of it, she felt completely drained. It was as if she wasn't herself anymore, and her legs felt like they were floating.Who said that men were the ones who got tired from this kind of thing? It was clear that women were the ones who ended up feeling drained.Afterward, the two of them lay on the bed for a while to rest. Then, he got up and took her to the shower.Jes
"We definitely need to find this Quilton guy! My daughter would rather leave home than abandon that poor man. She wouldn't have done anything wrong, so there must be something we're missing here," Gloria said.Gloria and Jessamine had the same idea."Grandma, I need to figure all this out. Although it's just a suspicion, I think my mom may have been deceived by Colin more than once."What Jessamine thought of in her mind was disheartening, but she knew Colin's character well. He was someone ruthless enough to abandon even his own mother, so there was no way he would care about a woman.He only cared about money and didn't have a shred of human compassion.Gloria was supportive of her. "Go ahead. If you need any help, ask Xander. He has a lot of connections. You could also consider hiring a private detective.""I'll go confront Colin first. It's not easy to dig up information from so many years ago, especially since he's currently locked up and it's inconvenient for him to talk."