Jessica could tell that Morgan was cautious about his words. She then said, "Dad, I assure you and mom that I am fine."
With that, Morgan let out a sigh of relief. "I know. So, who is behind this rumor? Whoever did this had crossed the line! You have to look into it." "I see, Dad. I will ask Wendy to investigate the whole thing. Dad, you and Mom should take care of your health at home. I am fine here. You don't have to worry about me." "Sure." Seeing Jessica wasn't upset at all, Morgan felt relieved. "Then I won't disturb you. I just got off the plane. Don't work too hard. Take care of yourself. Dad is still young, so my baby girl doesn't have to work so hard." Jessica smiled, "Alright, I'll hang up now, Dad." "Okay." After hanging up, the smile on Jessica's face faded a lot. She turned her head to look at the scenery outside the window. After a long while, Jessica retracted her gaze and called out to Wendy, "Wendy, haJessica heard him and took a step back, "Come in then." Terry walked in, and Jessica noticed that he was carrying two bags in his hands. Jessica lowered her head, and when she saw the food in one of the bags, she couldn't help but feel surprised. "You are not going to cook lunch here, are you?" Terry had been at Jessica's place before, so he knew where the kitchen was. He went directly over and then spoke as he took the things out of the bag. "Yeah. You've just got off the plane, right?" Jessica paused a bit, but she didn't go on asking. "Do you mind giving me a hand?" While she was in a daze, Terry suddenly said. Jessica came back to her senses and looked at him in confusion. "What?" "Help me put on the apron. Thank you." With that, Jessica glanced at the apron and Terry's white shirt and black trousers. She couldn't help but chuckle. "The combination looks funny to me." As she spoke, she took the apron over an
"I see what you mean." Jessica picked up the coffee cup again. She took a sip and said, "Olivia is his family. He covered up for Olivia because he wanted to protect his sister. But Luna and Trissy ... I don't think Lucas will do the same thing for them." Jessica said, thinking about how Lucas confessed the whole thing to her that night in the park and then recalling his confession of love to her. She was a little distracted. "I see. It's just a kind reminder." Jessica only came back to her senses when she heard Terry's voice. She didn't notice the sense of frustration in Terry's eyes. What Terry said reminded Jessica that even if Lucas was not involved, the Thomas family or Justin might have something to do with it. Jessica suspected Justin for a fair reason. Morgan once warned Jessica when he came to LA to settle scores with the Thomas family for Jessica's sake. Justin was not the one to mess up with. It was not that the Hall famil
After Terry left, Jessica returned to her room, and she suddenly recalled that the rumor included a man staying at her place at night. The man was veiled, but the spreader suggested it was Terry. Thus, Jessica felt that the staff in her apartment should be trained more. Jessica found herself in the center of a storm. Bad things kept happening. The next day, before Jessica's scandal was erased, another piece of gossip was exposed. It was about Luna and Lucas. In the photo, Luna was sitting at the entrance of an OB—GYN clinic. Beside Luna, there was a man, putting his hand on Luna's shoulder as a gesture of comfort. And this man was wearing a bespoke Armani suit and a Patek Philippe watch. These details suggested that he was Lucas, the current CEO of the Thomas Group. Jessica looked at the news online and her face turned cold. Although she could not see the man's face, judging from his figure and hair
Sitting in front of his desk, Lucas pondered quietly. Vincent walked up to Lucas, about to remind Lucas of a meeting he should attend later. Vincent also read the news about Luna's "pregnancy". He didn't know how the news affected Lucas' mood. What if Lucas was angry and decided to take it out on him? That would be a disaster. Before Vincent could decide what to say, Lucas had already looked up at him. Vincent paused for a moment and turned to Lucas with a grim face. He froze. "Mr. Thomas..." Lucas only glanced at Vincent. "I'm going to Thomas' villa." "But you have a meeting about the new project to attend later." However, Lucas ignored what Vincent said and left without turning back. Vincent followed Lucas for a few steps, but finally stopped after recalling the look on Lucas' face. Well, Vincent couldn't stop his boss, could he? In the Thomas villa. Justin was listening to Dwayne talking about the netizens' discussi
Lucas didn't speak, and Justin was so angry that his face turned pale. Finally, Justin closed his eyes and softened his attitude. "Lucas, I know what's on your mind. I do want you and Jessica to get married again. First, the two of you are in love. You two only ended up divorcing because of a misunderstanding. Second, you and Jessica's marriage will do our family good. I gave Luna and Trissy money just to make them leave LA and stay away from you." "You know what Luna wants. You are just irritating her," said Lucas. "What's your plan then? Let them get what they ask for? Do you have any idea how much you pay Luna and Trissy each month?" Justin said flatly. "I'll make it clear to Luna and send her away from LA," Lucas said coldly, pursing his lips. "They know what you are going to do," said Justin with a sneer. "Have you read about the news of Luna being pregnant? She's so ambitious and bold. You can never marry such a woman. I've warned yo
Lucas did not speak again. He turned and left Justin's study with a stern face. He returned to his car but did not start the car. Instead, he opened the window and lit a cigarette. He also didn't know what he was thinking about at this time. His mind was all a mess. That had never happened before. The cigarette was burned up. Lucas snuffed it out. He was about to start the car when his phone rang. "Mr. Thomas, there are some clues about Miss Hall's scandal." Vincent's voice came from the phone. "Say it." Lucas cleared his mind hurriedly. "IT department located one of the participants in the early dissemination. According to his recent remittance, they found Miss Cheek's account," Vincent immediately replied. "Got it." Lucas didn't ask which Miss Cheek it was. Luna or Trissy, it made no difference. "Mr. Thomas, do I need to continue looking into the rumor of Luna being pregnant?" asked Vincent. "No. But I
"Are you threatening me?" Lucas narrowed his eyes slightly, his golden pupils tinged with anger. When his anger peaked, it started to fall. "I don't dare, Lou. Trissy and I can offend neither the Thomas family nor the Hall family. Please don't push me." Said that as she might, Luna didn't show any fear on her face. Instead, it could be told from her eyes that she was clearly planning something. Given where they had come to, Lucas didn't buy anything Luna said at all. He lowered his eyes and turned to the phone on the desk. He then said to Luna, "I want this cellphone. At what expense?" "You want the cell? I can just give it to you, Lou." "Don't play dumb. I didn't mean the phone itself, but all the copies of the recording." Lucas didn't feel like beating about the bush. "What do you want?" "I love you dearly. Why would I threaten you with the cell? As long as you marry me, I will be your wife, and Olivia will be my sister—in&m
Lucas left. Having heard the door closing, Trissy collapsed on the sofa, as if she was just a lifeless doll. Trissy let out a long breath. She then looked up, only to see Luna staring at the closed door where she stood. "Luna?" Trissy called out to her. "Why did you give him the phone just now? Why?" Luna suddenly turned her head around and looked at Trissy fiercely, gnashing her teeth. "Didn't you see that Lucas was already angry?" Trissy frowned as saw Luna blown up. "WHY? WHY DID YOU GIVE HIM THE DAMN PHONE?" Luna turned a deaf ear to Trissy's words and looked at Trissy as if Trissy was her enemy. "If only ... If only I have tried one more time... He would have agreed to marry me!" "What is wrong with you?" Trissy was a little impatient. "What's wrong with me giving him the phone? I didn't give it to him for free. I exchanged the phone for 300 million dollars. What else do you want? "What? 300 million dollars and you are satisfie
In the past, Jaylen always left some room due to Konnor's face.Now, the older generation of both families has passed away, leaving only the elders of their generation. Naturally, Jaylen is the one who has to protect his daughter.Moreover, Blaine, as a father, was also incompetent.Blaine turned red and trembled as Jaylen's words hit him. After a moment, he managed to squeeze out a sentence, gritting his teeth, "No matter what, I am still his father!""It's hard to say, when a father doesn't act like a father, it's normal for the son to disown him.""Jaylen! Wasn't your comment too harsh?""Was it excessive?"Jaylen looked directly at Georgia, who glanced at Blaine and said, "It's not excessive."Some people, when they were sons, did not act like good sons. When they were husbands, they did not act like good husbands. When they were fathers, they did not act like good fathers. Now that they are old, they still want to rely on
Kendall carried the sleeping Hannah down the stairs from the banquet hall.As soon as he entered the lobby, Blaine's face turned pale and he quickly walked towards Kendall.Kendall stopped in the middle of the lobby, carrying Hannah on his back.In just a few seconds, Blaine walked up to him and raised his hand, slapping Kendall.However, the slap did not land on Kendall's face, as it was intercepted by Jeffrey's mother who had arrived: "What are you doing?"Jeffrey's mother watched as Blaine slapped him, feeling a sense of overwhelming fear.It has only been over half a year since Konnor passed away, and his will is still in Caiden's possession. Even though Kendall has already returned all the shares that were allocated to him in the will, as long as the will remains, Jeffrey's position is not secure.Blaine had been living a comfortable life for the past six months, forgetting that he was just a Hawthorne by surname and had not rece
Everyone had been busy all morning and was actually quite tired. After finishing lunch, two guest rooms were cleared out for the lady to rest, while the man made do with resting on the sofa in the living room.Everyone was tired, at first some people were chatting, but as they chatted, everyone fell asleep.It was not until after four o'clock in the afternoon that the spacious living room gradually began to fill with voices.Kendall woke Hannah up and asked her to change her clothes, then they started walking towards the hotel.The wedding started at 7 o'clock in the evening. Hannah went to the hotel to change her clothes and makeup, and then she and Kendall greeted the guests at the entrance.At half past six, Hannah went back to change her wedding dress.At seven o'clock, the wedding began.Hannah was led by Jaylen to the back door of the banquet hall, and as the front door was opened, the enchanting and beautiful wedding decoration
Hannah looked up at him and struggled to hold back her tears.After Eden put her in the car, closed the car door, took two steps back, and stood beside Georgia, they watched her.The car windows were wide open, and Hannah looked at her parents from inside the car. She had always believed that she wouldn't cry on a day like this, but her eyes turned red in an instant.I don't know why, even though it wasn't a long-distance marriage, Kendall and she were childhood sweethearts who knew each other inside out, but she still felt a bit melancholic.Maybe it's because after getting married, one would have two additional identities.However, Gemma has already passed away, and the mother-in-law relationship was completely non-existent for her.In the morning, Hannah was talking about Georgia, who had shallow eye sockets. Now, her eyes are also red, and she is wiping the tears from her eye sockets with a tissue.The scene was actually quite liv
Kendall saw Hannah nod and had already locked in four numbers.He pursed his lips and said, "Is it related to my birthday?"Hannah nodded again, and the only common number between their two birthdays was 2.Kendall did not ask the third question and directly gave the answer: 2.Mona laughed and said, "You guessed pretty accurately."Hannah drew another card, the questions could not be repeated, the two questions from earlier could not be asked again.But this didn't pose a challenge for Kendall, as he directly asked Hannah if the cards in her hand were unrelated to today's date.Today is October 17th, and he was able to eliminate three numbers all at once. If he was lucky, the answer would be among these three numbers.Hannah's expression changed, she pursed her lips, and then she spoke, "No."Kendall, however, suddenly laughed and said, "It was 7."The groom's confident words made the groomsmen behind him feel sk
The members of the groom's party were eager for a quick resolution, and their first question was how many red envelopes it would take to open this door.If the gatekeeper was someone else, maybe the other person could have easily unlocked the gate by adding a few more codes.But the gatekeeper was Jessica, no matter how many red envelopes were handed to her, she remained unmoved.Finally, the people outside had no choice but to beg for mercy: "Ms. Hall, just tell us, how can we open this door today!"Jessica curved her lips and said slowly, "Simple, let Kendall speak."As soon as she finished speaking, Kendall outside the door spoke up, "What do you want?""I had no demands, I asked you three questions, and if your answers satisfied me, I would open the door and let you in.""You asked."Kendall was determined to open this door. Even if Jessica had asked three questions, or even thirty questions, he wouldn't have minded.
Hannah rarely had insomnia, and she didn't fall asleep until almost 2 o'clock in the morning after lying down around ten o'clock.The next day, before six o'clock, Georgia woke me up. Her eyes couldn't open, and she kept yawning as she opened the door.Georgia was very puzzled when she saw her like this, "I let you go to bed before ten o'clock last night, why are you still so tired?"Hannah raised her hand and yawned, feeling guilty: "I went to bed after 11 o'clock, and I even woke up in the middle."Georgia sighed and said, "Go wash your face and brush your teeth, the makeup artist has arrived."Hannah was pushed into the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror for a while before she started washing her face and brushing her teeth.Cold water splashed onto her face, and after coming out of the bathroom, she felt much more awake, but the drowsiness was still irresistible.The makeup artist and cameraman had arrived, and they were ju
After saying that, Hannah only realized that her words were a bit straightforward.Her face grew hot and she quickly changed the subject, saying, "Shall we go to the cemetery this afternoon?"Kendall looked at her for a while before speaking, "Okay."Hannah was pregnant, so naturally she had to tell Gemma.If it had been discovered earlier, Gemma might have known about Hannah's pregnancy.But in this world, many things do not have "ifs". Some things just cannot be perfect.After the two of them had lunch at the Howell family, Hannah took a nap and then they left around two o'clock to go to the bridal shop to have the size altered.Afterwards, Hannah went to the flower shop and bought a bouquet of peonies, and she went to Western Cemetery with Kendall.After Gemma passed away, Kendall's grandfather had originally planned to take her back to their hometown for burial, considering that Gemma had spent her whole life trapped within
Hannah was held by him for a while and felt a bit hot. Unable to resist, she pushed him lightly and said, "It's a bit hot."Upon hearing her words, Kendall placed her back on the bed and asked, "Did you tell Jaylen and them?"Hannah shook her head and said, "No, you're the dad, so of course I have to tell you first."She said, pausing for a moment, "I will tell them at dinner tonight.""Okay."Kendall looked down at her belly, but this month she didn't show at all, and there was nothing to see.He looked for a while and then said, "Go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow."Hannah thought the same way, she didn't even know how long she had been pregnant.If we count from the last menstrual period, she has been pregnant for at least two months.In the past two months, she didn't feel anything at all.Hannah nodded and suddenly felt a bit tired, opening her mouth and yawning.Seeing her like this, Kendall g