When the matter was exposed, discussions about Jessica and Lucas started again.
When Hari learned about that, he thought Lucas had finally learned how to play tricks. Yet when he called Lucas, he realized that Lucas was not the mastermind. After hanging up the phone, Lucas' face darkened. Vincent felt a bit overwhelmed by Lucas' grim face. He thus said, "Mr. Thomas?" Lucas glanced at Vincent and said, "I'll go back to the Thomas' villa now and come back soon." Vincent did not dare to say anything else. He could only watch Lucas leave while holding the documents that needed to be handled immediately. On the way back, Lucas' face remained stern. He knew it must be Justin. He must have asked Dwayne to release the news. Lucas recalled what Jessica had said the other day and felt as if he was slapped by an invisible hand right in the face. The traffic light turned green, but Lucas didn't notice it until the following cars started to honkLucas went to get the phone he had thrown into the garden before he even realized what he was doing. The garden was quite earthy. It was a dumbphone from ten years ago, something even a man as old as Justin wouldn't use now. The phone was locked. Lucas found himself hilarious when he saw the cue reading "Enter the password". Lucas thought that he must have lost his mind that he even got curious about what was on the phone. What was so entrancing about it? It was nothing more than a phone Jessica had deserted. Yet still, Lucas didn't stop trying to unlock the phone. When his fingers fell on the keyboard, he subconsciously entered Jessica's birthday as the code. It didn't work. Lucas frowned, and for some reason, he tried his own birthday. Lucas felt a throb in his heart when he unlocked the phone. It was hard to tell what Lucas' feelings were like at that moment. It was like a hunch for winning a lottery was prov
"You may head out now," said Lucas as he gestured at Vincent. Vincent wasn't sure if it was just his illusion that he found Lucas a bit strange. Lucas seemed to be in a better mood? Not exactly. Anyway, Lucas looked less terrifying. But still terrifying. Vincent did not dare challenge Lucas. Thus, he responded and left. Lucas was left alone in the office. He glanced at the phone on his desk again. After a while, Lucas put the dumbphone into his pocket. Perhaps Vincent was right. How could Jessica let go of her affection for Lucas that had lasted for over ten years? The gossip over the land in the north was soon suppressed by Vincent, only a few hours after Dwayne posted it. Jessica soon found out about that, too. Jessica assumed that Lucas must have been behind that. Jessica knew about Lucas' pride throughout their three—year marriage. He disdained to play such a trick. Jessica didn't
Wendy was a skillful driver. The car stopped after thirty minutes. Wendy said softly, "Miss Hall?" Hearing Wendy's voice, Jessica slowly opened her eyes. Having seen the familiar surroundings, Jessica nodded. "Good night, Wendy." Jessica then got out of the car. She then spotted Terry. It had been a week since Jessica last saw Terry at her place, together with Lucas. "You just had a drink?" Terry flickered his eyes when he smelled alcohol. Jessica nodded and raised her eyebrows. "What are you doing here, Mr. Davison?" Terry smiled at what Jessica said, "What? Can't I just drop by and check on you?" Jessica felt a bit dizzy because of the alcohol. She didn't want to stay with Terry. "So now you are done?" "Sure." Jessica felt uneasy under Terry's gaze. She looked away and said, "Then I'll go upstairs. Good night." "Good night." Standing there, Terry waved at Jessica as well. Jes
Rebecca suddenly recalled that Lucas, who was never close to Rebecca, suddenly came to her to ask about Jessica. He wanted to know how Jessica spent those three years. Rebecca felt more determined and took the initiative to say, "Sorry for asking you out when you are so occupied, Jessica." Jessica had been silently sipping her coffee, waiting for Rebecca to speak. Jessica smiled faintly when she heard that. "Mrs. Thomas, it's very kind of you to say that. You've been asking to see me several times, yet I didn't meet with you until today. It's me who should say sorry. Besides, I was late today and kept you waiting. It's so rude of me." Rebecca found it hard to go on with Jessica's polite formula. The private room fell in silence. Rebecca felt so embarrassed, sitting there. Jessica didn't feel embarrassed. Rebecca must have something to say. Otherwise, she wouldn't have asked to meet with Jessica over and over again. Jessica poured herself a glass
The man was kicked to the ground, clutching his stomach and grimacing in pain. "You bitch! I'm gonna slap ——" Before he could finish, Jessica lifted her leg and the man twitched a bit. He was too timid to challenge Jessica again. He just looked at the woman fiercely. "You wanna lose your job? Even so, you have to apologize to the general manager first. Otherwise, you are not going back!" "No, no, no! Please. I'll quit. I'll quit. Please, miss, please help me. I've just graduated from college. He offered to take me on a business trip. But I didn't expect that he would ask me to sleep with the guest..." Though the woman didn't speak much, Jessica understood what was happening. She took out her phone and pressed "911". She then said to the man, "Get lost yourself, or should I call the police?" The man clutched his stomach and cursed. Finally, he went back to his private room. As soon as the man left, the woman Jessica had been hol
Jessica was startled when she saw Lucas. She quickly walked to the bed and placed her finger under Lucas' nose. Lucas was still breathing. Lucas didn't wake up. But luckily, he was just in a coma. Jessica walked around the room. The door was locked and her phone was taken away. If she wanted to leave this room now, she could only smash open the window and jump down. Jessica walked to the sofa in the room and sat down. Obviously, the woman she saved was working with the man who had just been hiding in the room. The woman put on a show and made Jessica sympathize with her before she lured Jessica to the room. Catching Jessica off guard, the hidden man locked Jessica and Lucas up in the same suite. Those two people locked Jessica with Lucas, but they never mentioned what they wanted. Jessica found that strange. Jessica and Lucas were both famously rich in LA, but those people did not seem to want to kill them nor a
Jessica could feel Lucas' scorching gaze, which was turning her on. She paced around the room, but it couldn't help reduce her discomfort at all. Jessica could hear Lucas suppressing his breath. Somehow, she found that sound attractive to her. She held one of her arms with the other and pinched herself. Jessica hoped that the pain would sober her up. "What happened to you?" Jessica tried to sound normal. Lucas saw the wariness and concern in Jessica's eyes. He struggled to hold himself back. "I might have been drugged." It felt very similar to the night years ago, but it was more torturous now than it had been back then. He did not like Jessica that night, but now he did. One couldn't even help but get close to someone they liked, not to mention under the circumstance where they were drugged. "Don't come over here, Lucas. I don't want to repeat the mistake I made once." Jessica pinched her arm hard again,
Lucas could tell from Jessica's tone that she was afraid. Though he felt a bit upset at Jessica's fear, he handed her the tie and reached out both of his hands. "Tie me up." Jessica paused for a moment and realized what he had just asked. She hurried to button up her blazer and then walked toward Lucas. Jessica looked up at Lucas. He wasn't making any moves. Thus, Jessica walked over and tied him up. Jessica actually didn't have much strength, and her body was uncomfortably hot. She used all her strength to bind Lucas' wrists tightly. After tying him up, Jessica stepped back and kept her distance from Lucas. She leaned against the wall and looked at Lucas. "Done." Lucas only opened his eyes when he heard that. He didn't look at Jessica and turned to the bathroom. "I'll stay in the bathroom. Leave me alone." Jessica didn't respond. She didn't collapse on the floor until she heard the door of the bathroom close. Jessica