The frivolous young man was Olivia's admirer. He had read the Thomas Group's statement in the morning and learned about Olivia's current situation from Bailey. Originally, he had been trying to curry favor with Olivia, hoping to establish a cooperative relationship with the Thomas Group through her. Yet now all his efforts were in vain. Thus, he blamed it on Jessica. Facing Jessica's cold face, he was irritated. He said challengingly, "Miss Hall, are you looking down upon me? Do you think I'm not as rich as Mr. Davison? Why don't you name a price? How much will it cost to buy you a drink?" Jessica's face instantly turned grim, but before she could speak, the young man was kicked from behind. He fell to the ground and hurt his face. "Shit! Which bastard kicked me?" The young man got up angrily from the ground. He looked behind him and froze. It was Terry, who didn't have his playful smile as usual. Coldness radiated from his eyes. "Security, drag him out," Terry said in
Jessica saw herself as someone who could take it or leave it easily. When she decided to divorce Lucas, she intended to stay away from him and the Thomas family for good. However, Olivia just wouldn't stop causing trouble for Jessica. Jessica could let go of the misery she had suffered during the marriage, but that did not mean that any of the Thomas family could challenge her again and again. Jessica decided that the dinner with Lucas wouldn't be a pleasant one for him. Two days later, Wendy received a call from Vincent. The dinner would take place that evening. Vincent called, as Lucas had told him, to ask if there was any change in Jessica's itinerary and if the dinner needed re—appointing. After hearing what Wendy reported, Jessica put on a snide smile. When Jessica was still married to Lucas, he never treated her so meticulously. After work, Wendy drove Jessica to the restaurant where Lucas had made a reservation be
Jessica heard Olivia's stomach making a noise. She froze at first, and then covered her mouth with a napkin and chuckled. Jessica said, "It seems that Miss Thomas doesn't like the dishes I ordered. Should I add a few more dishes for you?" The Thomas and the Hall families were both rich and powerful families, so Olivia obviously knew that making such noises in public was very inelegant. Olivia blushed, yet the pain in her belly occupied her full attention. "Sorry, but I have to use the restroom," Olivia whispered with a bent head. She then hurriedly left her seat and ran towards the restroom. After Olivia left, only Jessica and Lucas were left at the table. Jessica put down the tableware, took a sip of water, and looked at Lucas. "Mr. Thomas, are you done eating? Can we start the point now?" "Miss Hall, I invited you to dinner today just to apologize to you." Lucas nodded. "Is that so? Now that we have done with the food, can
Lucas drove steadily on the road. The two of them remained silent, and there was only the sound of breathing in the car. The air conditioner kind of bothered Jessica. She gave a quiet cough. Then, Jessica saw Lucas turn off the air conditioner and lower the window on her side. The night breeze blew in. Jessica took a deep breath and felt relaxed. "Jessica, I heard from Miss Howell that you've had feelings for me since a long time ago?" Lucas suddenly asked as Jessica was about to close her eyes and take a rest. Jessica could not help but chuckle when she heard that. "Is my answer important to you, Mr. Thomas? I have to remind you again that we have divorced." The marriage between the two had come to an end. Thus, Jessica found Lucas' question pointless. "In the past, it wasn't, but now, it is," said Lucas. Jessica could feel a ripple in her heart. She wasn't sure what Lucas meant by that. Before Jessica could figure it
Jessica got out of the car and walked along the sidewalk for a while until she could no longer see Lucas' car. Jessica called Wendy and asked her to come over to pick her up. She sent her location to Wendy. Jessica then waited for Wendy on the roadside. It wasn't cold at night in LA, but Jessica felt cold when the breeze blew on her face. Jessica reached out to touch her face, only to find that she had shed tears at some point. Jessica thought she had already left everything behind. Yet her feelings for Lucas had been lasting for years. It wasn't that easy to let go of them. Jessica did not understand what Lucas meant. Jessica preferred Lucas to be the jerk he had always been. Olivia waited for half an hour at the entrance of the restaurant alone before she realized that Lucas had not informed the driver. She didn't have her phone with her, so she could only ask the waiter to call her family, feeling quite embarrassed. By the
That night, Jessica slept very uneasily, and she dreamed of Lucas again. The scenes in her dream switched between her life before divorcing Lucas and after that. Thus, in her dream, Lucas was sometimes cold and heartless, yet sometimes with guilt in his eyes. When the alarm clock rang the next morning, Jessica did not immediately get up from the bed. That didn't happen often. Lying on the bed, Jessica looked at the sunshine through the window in a daze. She then let out all the negative emotions. She decided that neither Lucas nor Terry was more important than her own business. Initially, Megan handed the project in North LA to Jessica because he wanted to teach her a lesson. Yet after Jessica's identity went public, Jessica took over the project naturally. Megan couldn't make things difficult for Jessica. Instead, he had to give her full support. Jessica was capable, and these days, she kept focusing on the project and supervising
Jessica could tell the discontent and query in Hannah's tone. Thus, Jessica hurried to nudge Hannah, motioning her to stop. The young lady standing next to Terry glanced at Hannah, then turned her gaze to Jessica. She smiled and extended her hand to Jessica. "Nice to meet you, Miss Hall. My name is Grace, Grace Sandoval." Jessica could see a sense of pride flashing into her eyes. Yet it soon disappeared. Jessica smiled. She stretched out her hand and shook Grace's lightly. "Hello, Miss Sandoval." "Just call me Grace. That's how Terry calls me." Grace then raised a sweet smile. "Are you going to Cloud Top as well, Miss Hall? Shall we go together? Terry's treat." "I'd rather not. We are not as idle as Mr. Davison and still have something to talk with Mona," Hannah spoke over Jessica subconsciously, regardless of her suggestions. Terry glanced at Hannah. He found what Hannah said funny. "That's rare. Since Miss Howell has a business talk, the
Terry, who was striding towards the entrance of the Cloud Top, stopped in his tracks when he heard Grace's words. Terry couldn't help but frown. Terry turned to Grace and was about to speak when Grace's phone rang. "Sorry, I have to take it." Grace smiled at Terry, and then picked up the phone right in front of him without any intention of avoiding him. However, Terry still took a few steps back to give Grace some private space. Terry wasn't too far from Grace. He could still hear Grace's voice but couldn't hear the sound from the other side of the phone. "Hi, it's me. Yeah, I'm with Mr. Davison. "Well, we're at the Cloud Top. "I see. I see. We are heading back now. See you later." Grace hung up the phone and excitedly walked over to Terry. She stuck out her tongue playfully and said, "It's Davy, my agent. He reminded me not to forget about my work." Terry raised his eyebrows when he heard that. He then said to Grace s