Jessica tried to list all her enemies in the past year. But still, she had no clue.
Jessica collected her thoughts and looked up at Lucas. "That's strange. You know all of those who hate me and dare to plot me." Lucas understood what she meant, and his face darkened. "I'll look into it." "I see." Jessica responded. She looked at the remote control on the table and picked it up. "It's a bit cold." "You may raise the temperature." Jessica didn't respond. Lucas gazed at her but didn't speak, either. The room fell silent. They then heard a noise outside the door. Jessica glanced at Lucas and said, "They've come to open the door." "Yes." Lucas looked at Jessica and rose from the sofa. When the door was kicked open, both Jessica and Lucas were dumbstruck. The man who kicked the door was surprised to see them, too. "What?" The hotel manager turned around to the man behind him, who had claimed that her couVincent did not dare to ask, but reached out and handed the bag of clothes to Lucas. "Your clothes, Mr. Thomas." Vincent not only did not dare to ask, but he also did not dare to look around. Half an hour ago, he received a call from Lucas. He had been serving Lucas for years. How could he miss the suppressed anger in Lucas' voice? Lucas did not say much on the phone. He just told Vincent to bring a clean set of clothes to the hotel. Vincent felt nervous along the way. Now that he saw Lucas, he was even more uneasy. Apparently, something terrible had happened. As for what it was, Vincent had a wild guess. Lucas was probably tricked into something last night. Lucas had always hated these tricks. Lucas' father used a trick like this as an excuse for his affair back then. That was why Lucas was so furious four years ago. That was why he never really cared about Jessica after marrying her. Yet, this time, the same thing ha
Hannah knew that Jessica was unharmed, so she didn't stay long at Jessica's place. After Hannah left, Jessica grabbed something to eat and took a nap. By the time she woke up, it was already afternoon. She felt much better now. Thus, Jessica decided to drive to a boutique. Lucas tore the collar of her dress apart yesterday. She needed a new one. Jessica's apartment, located in an expensive area in LA, was quite posh with good privacy. She didn't have to worry about being snapped there. With a sound, the elevator came to a halt. Jessica walked into the underground garage. She turned a corner, and she immediately saw Lucas standing in front of her car. It had only been a few hours since they parted. Jessica wondered what brought Lucas here. Besides, Jessica didn't understand why Lucas had decided to wait in the garage rather than going upstairs and knocking on her door. "Mr. Thomas. Why are you standing there? You are not askin
"I do have a question for you." Terry put down the pizza in his hand as well. "Which is?" "You and Lucas, did you really get back together?" Jessica didn't expect that question from Terry. She was dumbfounded at first and then chuckled. "What does this have to do with you, Mr. Davison?" Terry did not answer the question. He placed the glass on the table, and then stood up and said to Jessica with a smile, "I think I'll leave you to a good rest." "You may see yourself out, Mr. Davison," said Jessica, following Terry to the door. "Jessica." Terry opened the door and suddenly stopped. He looked at Jessica and asked, "If the person four years ago hadn't been Lucas, would you still have married him?" "What are you suggesting?" Jessica's voice turned cold. Terry looked at Jessica. "I'm not suggesting anything. I'm only curious. If that man hadn't been Lucas, would you still have married him?" "Terry, you know something about
Hearing that, Lucas looked even more sullen. He then had a quick review of what had happened the other day. He attended a private gathering between the Thomas family and the Hartley family that day. The chosen restaurant was private property owned by Hari's family. It was rarely opened to the public. The Hartley family only treated their friends and business partners there. During the gathering, Lucas had only taken a glass of wine Hari poured him. And that glass was never out of Lucas' sight. Besides that, Lucas had only accepted a bottle of water from Olivia when he was about to leave. He happened to be thirsty then, so he took a sip. Lucas recalled that and his face darkened. He picked up his car key and left the company. Lucas drove back to the Thomas villa soon after. That was when the Thomas family had just had their breakfast. Lucas went upstairs directly to Olivia's door and knocked on it. Olivia
"No! Don't call the police!" Olivia ran to Lucas, crying, and grabbed Lucas by the arm. Lucas flung her away in disgust. Olivia stumbled two steps and fell to the ground. Rebecca finally realized what was going on here. She thought Olivia was joking about patching things up between Lucas and Jessica. But Rebecca never thought that Olivia would actually do it. Justin also had a rough picture of the whole story. Justin had originally put pressure on Rebecca in hopes that she would become the mediator. He chose Rebecca simply because she was the only one in the Thomas family who never had any conflicts with Jessica. However, Rebecca proved to be useless. Not only was she rejected by Jessica many times, but she leaked her task to Olivia. "If I don't turn you over to the police, I have no idea what wrong you will do next." Lucas held Olivia's wrist tightly and dragged her to the door. "Lucas, where are you going? She is your sister!" Reb
"Then what do you want? Turn her over to the police? In that case, the reputation of our family would be ruined!" Justin's face turned grim when he heard Lucas. Justin continued, "It has already happened. If it weren't for Olivia, something even worse might have happened to Jessica." "What are you suggesting?" Lucas looked at Justin and waited for him to continue. "Since you and Jessica have been snapped together, why don't you two take the opportunity to get married again?" Justin said. "Do you think Jessica will agree?" Lucas said self—teasingly. Especially when Olivia was involved in the whole thing again. Jessica was so tired of Olivia's dirty tricks. "I told you long ago that you have to learn from Terry. When you are chasing a girl, how can you give up easily? You have to let go of your attitude first. Then treat her nicely. Gradually, things will work out. Besides, you two had a history. You can do it. As for what happen
Lucas' eyes flicked after he heard Jessica's words. Lucas knew what was on Jessica's report. Olivia was not connected to Grace, so Jessica couldn't have known that Olivia was involved in it. Lucas remained silent, so Jessica asked, "What are you going to do, Mr. Thomas?" Seeing how calm Jessica was, Lucas said, "Looks like you already know about Grace." Jessica nodded. Lucas added, "Do you need me to clarify it?" "Nope. An explanation will only look like a cover—up." Jessica shook her head. She paused and said, "I won't let her get away." "Then I'll head out now." Lucas looked at Jessica. In the end, he didn't mention Olivia's part in the whole thing to Jessica. At that moment, Lucas found himself vile. He was so righteous in the Thomas villa, but when he saw Jessica, he became timid again. A peaceful talk between him and Jessica was a luxury to Lucas now. He didn't dare to break the tranquility.
After Jessica went home, she thought about what Terry had said. He made a good point. No matter how daring Grace was, she wouldn't have had the guts to offend both the Hall family and the Thomas family at the same time. Jessica had not been based in LA before, so it was understandable that Grace didn't take Jessica seriously. But everyone knew that Lucas was the last person one would ever want to mess up with in LA. What Terry said made Jessica have second thoughts about the whole thing. She had a hunch that something was wrong, but she just couldn't tell what exactly. Thus, with a frown, Jessica called Wendy. Wendy should still be working. Wendy quickly answered the phone. Jessica smiled and said directly, "Good evening, Wendy. Sorry to disturb you. I hope you can help me further investigate the people around Grace." "Miss Hall, is there anything wrong with the current result?" Wendy didn't see this coming. But she so
Hannah parked the car, got out, and felt an indescribable fatigue throughout her body.Some words were not so difficult to say, and some things were not so difficult to make decisions about.From the beginning until now, nearly five years of time, everything has come to an end.She kicked off her shoes, slumped onto the couch, and stared at the ceiling, lost in thought as she recalled the night she first met Dominic.It was probably because of the bright lights that she was able to catch a hint of something in his icy gaze.From then on, I fell into it and followed him around day after day.Actually, if you think about it carefully, Dominic did remind her.He had said it many times before, he was not a good person, and definitely not a suitable match.But she was too young and naive back then, thinking that she had money and free time, it was just a matter of dating, what could he deceive her with.It has been proven that the person who falls in love first is destined to lose.She had
Hannah stopped the car directly, and the villa's gate was already wide open. Her car was parked right at the entrance of the villa, which looked quite strange.Just as a car happened to pass by, with its window open, the person in the passenger seat looked at Hannah and Foster, clearly unable to understand.A car passed by, Hannah didn't speak, and the other person didn't speak either.Rare understanding, but this understanding is not without irony.The car drove away, and the sound of the engine became increasingly faint. Until the end, it completely disappeared. Only then did Hannah walk towards Foster and said, "Ten minutes, let's cut to the chase."Hannah spoke, rarely straightforward.The dim street lamp reflected on her face, adding a touch of beauty, but also magnifying Hannah's coldness at that moment.Foster had a bad feeling, and he didn't really know what he could say. The few sentences he kept repeating, even if Hannah hadn't grown tired of hearing them, he himself was sta
Eden held his phone, the lights outside the car window flickering across his face, only revealing his cold and solemn expression.The secretary on the side dared not utter a word, and the atmosphere in the carriage was quiet and stifling.Until they reached the hotel entrance, Eden's complexion only slightly recovered, but it still wasn't good.After all, Foster, whom we were going to meet later, was also an annoying character.Eden had a meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon. After the meeting, he hurriedly rushed to the airport to board the plane. The airplane meal didn't suit his taste, so he didn't touch it at all.Until now, at 9 o'clock in the evening, Eden had not taken a single bite of food.The secretary cautiously suggested, "Mr. Howell, would you like someone to prepare food for you?"Eden glanced at him and said, "No need."After seeing Foster, he probably had enough of being angry, so there was no point in eating anything.The secretary didn't have much else to say, s
Kendall raised her hand to shield her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking, but she didn't speak again.Hannah didn't know what to say, she was just feeling quite awkward.I don't know how long it had been, but Kendall finally spoke again, "I didn't force you."Upon hearing his words, Hannah couldn't help but laugh, saying, "So... thank you?"Kendall ignored her sarcasm and said, "It seems like you have already figured out how to handle it, so I won't meddle in your affairs anymore."He said, as he stood up, "The matter of getting married is not urgent. If you feel it's too sudden, I can also go step by step."Hannah's alarm bells rang loudly as soon as she heard his words: "Your going by the book won't be the way I understand it, right?""It should be."He looked at her, raised his eyebrows, and smiled, "I'm leaving."He said these words, but his feet didn't move at all.Hannah looked at him and said, "Didn't you say you were leaving?""Don't you give me a farewell hug?"Hannah th
So many people, but Jessica still knew Hannah the best.Hannah made this trip and also came to know her own thoughts.She arrived early, and Jessica started chatting with her before she had breakfast. They chatted for about half an hour, and when they walked out of the living room, Terry was already getting ready to take Kelvin to kindergarten.Seeing Jessica come out, Kelvin stood at the door unwilling to leave.Jessica had to go over and give her son a hug, and then she kissed him: "Be good, Dad will take you to kindergarten."Kelvin glanced at Hannah and said, "Okay, goodbye mom, goodbye godmother!"Hannah awkwardly waved her hand and said, "Goodbye to the Winter Solstice!"In the past, it was always both mom and dad who would take him to kindergarten, but today only Terry took him. Kelvin, the little boy, had a sad expression on his face when he left.Jessica waved her hand, exchanged a glance with Terry, and turned around to say, "You haven't sorted out things with Foster, should
Upon hearing his words, Foster's expression immediately darkened, "How does Mr. Hawthorne know that there won't be any accidents?"Kendall looked up and met his gaze, giving a slight smile. "Even if there were any unexpected events, it doesn't matter. It's just a matter of time.""You didn't love her.""How did you know?"Two men stood silently facing each other, the surroundings eerily quiet, even the air felt tense.Kendall's rhetorical question said it all. Foster's face remained as still as water, but neither of them wanted to admit defeat, so they silently held their ground.It was unclear how much time had passed when Kendall spoke first, "Mr. Carroway, you are a smart man. It would be effortless for Hannah's parents to uncover the truth about your family's affairs. And as for deceiving Hannah, there is no need to mention it. What do you think, what do you have to compete with me?"This statement was like a blow to the head, every word Kendall said was a hit.Foster stood there,
Hannah sat in the living room for what seemed like a long time. After a while, she finally snapped out of it and picked up a can of beer from the table. She started drinking it, sip by sip.She actually didn't like to drink beer, but it was still better than drinking white wine.After finishing a can of beer, Hannah wanted to open a second one. She grabbed the beer and pulled on the metal ring, which broke off immediately.It couldn't be opened.She placed the beer on the table and lost interest in continuing to drink.The beer was not placed steadily, and after it fell, it rolled a few times and directly dropped under the table.Hannah looked as the beer rolled to her feet, feeling a bit absent-minded.After a while, she picked up her phone and made a call.Kendall had just arrived at the hotel when he saw Hannah's call, and he was quite surprised: "Rarely do you call me on your own initiative."A few days ago, his numb
Hannah bit her lip and stared straight at him.Foster felt as if his heart had been heavily hammered in his chest, "No, it's not."He looked at Hannah, wanting to speak and explain, but he realized that his justifications seemed so powerless in the face of Hannah's questioning voice.He did not consider the idea of fooling Hannah as a fool, he just didn't think about letting her know those things.But these words, when he spoke them, had no meaning.In those silent moments, Hannah had a touch of innocence, innocently waiting for him to speak.However, besides silence, it was still silence.When the tears fell, she suddenly laughed.The once quiet villa suddenly echoed with her laughter, which seemed inexplicably frightening."Isn't it? You told me your name was Dominic, but now you're telling me it's Foster. When I first met you, you were just a club waiter, and now you've transformed into the United States CEO of Kangse
The sky was hazy tonight, with no stars and the moon not being full.Hannah got on the car, lowered the window, lit a cigarette, leaned back in the seat, and didn't immediately drive away.Her car was parked in a parking space by the roadside. At that time, there were plenty of parking spaces and no one was urging her to leave.The lady felt that the cigarette was lacking in taste. She didn't feel like smoking it anymore halfway through, so she extinguished it, wrapped it in a tissue, and put it aside. Hannah fastened her seatbelt and then drove away.As the car turned into the villa, there happened to be a 24-hour convenience store. Hannah stopped the car and went inside. Inside, there were several high school boys, leaning on each other's shoulders, drinking beverages and chatting about interesting things at school.Several boys visibly paused when they saw Hannah.Hannah glanced at them, and one of the boys immediately blushed.Hannah looked and found it funny. She smirked, chuckle