When the alarm clock rang, Jessica reluctantly opened her eyes.
Terry was no longer in the room, but the side of the bed was still warm, so he probably hadn't been awake for long.
Jessica rubbed her eyes and felt an overwhelming tiredness in her body, making her desperately want to stay in bed.
But reason triumphed over laziness, and she got up from the bed after just a few seconds.
The blanket on her body slipped off her shoulders, and a chill came over her. Jessica furrowed her brows and instinctively turned her head to take a glance.
The dark red mark on that shoulder was very noticeable, and Jessica's heart skipped a beat as she looked at it. The events from last night instantly flashed through her mind, and her face turned red in an instant.
Jessica took the clothes from the side and put them on. She went into the bathroom and only then did she realize that there were not only marks on her shoulders, but also on her collarbone.
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As soon as Susie came out of the Hall Group, the smile on her face instantly disappeared.She took out her phone and called Lucas.She had just made the phone call, but it was immediately rejected.Susie chuckled and hit again.This time, Lucas didn't hang up the phone. "Speak!""I was downstairs at the Hall Group."Upon hearing her words, Lucas' eyes darkened and he asked, "What do you want to do?""It's nothing, just giving Ms. Hall an invitation.""Susie, I warned you, don't think that just because Grandpa protects you, you can do whatever you want!"Susie had long anticipated what Lucas would say, but she didn't care at all. She chuckled, holding her phone, and said, "Ms. Hall wishes us a hundred years of happiness and eternal unity."She smiled, paused for a moment, and then said, "Lucas, it seems like you are the one who is being overly sentimental."After saying that, Susie burst into laughter.
Terry went on a business trip, so Hannah called to ask if she wanted to go out for dinner and do some shopping tomorrow. Jessica did not refuse either.Since being with Terry, she has indeed had much less time to meet with Hannah.The restaurant was chosen by Hannah, a recently famous internet-famous restaurant. When Jessica arrived, Hannah had already set up the table.Jessica had just entered when the waiter came up enthusiastically and asked, "Miss, how many people?"She smiled and said, "My friend was already inside."Speaking, Jessica had already seen Hannah.She walked over in high heels and said, "So early?"Hannah handed her a glass of pomegranate juice, saying, "Isn't it because I missed you? Unlike you, I value friendship over romance, hm!"Jessica put down her handbag and handed over the other bag in her hand, saying, "I have been quite busy lately."Hannah saw that there was a gift to be received, and her att
Stephanie had never been scolded like this before in her life, and she felt extremely embarrassed.However, she was just over 1.6 meters tall. Although she wore high heels today, Jessica also wore them. As a result, she was half a head shorter than Jessica. After Jessica stood up, she could only look up and talk to Jessica, and her momentum instantly weakened by a large margin.Stacy McNeil, who was standing by, saw Stephanie being mocked by Jessica and quickly spoke up to support her. "Ms. Hall, Stephanie was just trying to remind you out of kindness. Even if you didn't listen, why would you say such hurtful words to mock her?"Jessica chuckled lightly, raised her hand to brush her hair, and said softly, "I was just trying to give Ms. Sheppard some advice out of kindness. It's not my fault she didn't listen. How did it become me mocking her?"Jessica lifted a heavy weight effortlessly, leaving Stacy and Stephanie speechless.At this moment, Hannah
Terry was not around, and Jessica couldn't sleep.I tossed and turned in bed for a long time before falling asleep. The next day, when I woke up, it was already past eight o'clock.Jessica got up and opened the curtains. The weather today was not as good as yesterday. It was gloomy and looked like it was going to rain early in the morning.She didn't sleep well last night, and now that she's awake, she feels a bit of a headache.Jessica made a cup of milk and prepared a simple sandwich. It was breakfast time.I was busy for a while recently, and this weekend is a rare leisure time. Unfortunately, Terry is not here. Hannah called Jessica to go out and play, but she leaned on the sofa and declined slowly and calmly, saying, "I'm not going.""Lance Caesar is also here, anyway Terry is not here, what's wrong with you coming out to play?"Jessica yawned, "I didn't sleep well last night, I want to catch up on sleep."Hannah felt that
When Jessica came out of the ward, it was only around ten o'clock. She thought for a moment and decided to give Hannah a call, "Where are you guys?""Star Lake Villa, Mona's house, did you want to come over?"Hannah and her friends had a small party at Mona's villa today, and they played barbecue.Jessica didn't have anything to do in the afternoon, so she thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll come over.""Come on, I just set up the stall. It's better to come early than to come late.""I hung up first."Jessica hung up the phone and as soon as she looked up, she saw Lucas.She raised an eyebrow and casually greeted, "Mr. Thomas."Lucas looked at her, said nothing, and Jessica went straight into the elevator behind him. She turned around, and the elevator doors slowly closed. Lucas was still standing outside the elevator, watching her.Jessica raised an eyebrow and averted her gaze.Dwayne saw Lucas and was so
"Business trip gift."Jessica looked down and saw a beautiful round jade pendant hanging on her neck.Jessica picked it up and felt it, only to find that the jade was cool and comfortable, crystal clear, and obviously a good piece of jade."Do you like it? I heard it's good for nourishing the body."Jessica glanced back at him and said, "Thank you, I really liked it."She didn't expect that Terry would give her jade.Terry raised her hand and touched her head, "Listen, sweetheart, I'm going to freshen up."Saying that, he turned around and walked back to the room.Jessica watched his back until he entered the master bedroom. Only then did she withdraw her gaze and lower her head to look at the round jade pendant on her neck. She rubbed it with her fingertips for a while before putting it down and picking up the cooked noodles from the kitchen.Terry also finished washing up and came out. Jessica looked at him with a smil
Finally, when Jessica was released, her lips were slightly swollen, gasping for breath, leaning on Terry's shoulder. She closed her eyes, and her heart was pounding.Neither of them spoke, and the living room was very quiet. Outside the window, it was drizzling with spring rain, gently tapping against the window, creating an indescribable sense of tranquility and beauty.After a moment of pause, Terry raised his hand and helped her tidy up her hair. "What day is it? Is your stomach hurting?""It was the next day, and it didn't hurt much."She realized that her period had arrived only yesterday morning when she got to the office. In the past, she would always experience severe pain for the first two days, but for the past few months, she had been drinking black sugar ginger water every day without fail. Surprisingly, this time her period didn't hurt much.Terry touched her face and asked, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"Jessica leaned on
If Justin was a cunning and deceitful old man with no moral boundaries, then Maximo was no less cunning.Terry did not hide his relationship with the Sheppard family from Jessica, but he did not want her to come into contact with those people from the Sheppard family.So he didn't want to see Maximo, but Maximo had a thicker skin than tree bark, so Terry had to go see him.He had actually met Maximo once before, but their conversation was extremely unpleasant. Even though Terry and Madelyn had no personal relationship, hearing Maximo's words still disgusted him with the shamelessness of the Sheppard family.After six or seven years, Maximo came looking for him again, and Terry didn't think it would be anything good.Maximo came all the way from San Francisco to LA to find him as if he were a cat smelling fish.Terry glanced at the navigation and stopped the car only after confirming that it was this villa.These days in LA, it was rai
Jerry heard Terry's words and instinctively looked up at him.When Jerry's gaze met those peach blossom eyes, his heart felt a bit uncomfortable. "Mr. Davison, Ms. Hall is so smart, she must be able to handle it.""Is that so?"Terry lowered his head and raised his hand to cover the watch on his left hand.This is a customized couple watch made by Jessica, and there are only two of them in the world, making them unique.But as he watched the time pass by minute by minute on the watch, there was no joy in his heart. He had not seen her or heard her voice for twenty-five consecutive hours.This feeling was more painful than when he first found out that she was going to marry Lucas.He was really scared.Jerry had followed Terry for so many years and had never seen Terry like this before. Now, looking at him, Jerry also felt uneasy inside.But now Jessica has not been found yet, everything is still unknown. If they try a li
Running during the day is much better than running at night, at least you can see the road clearly.But inside this mountain, everywhere was trees and waist-high weeds, there was simply no path for Jessica to run.Jessica didn't have much strength left; she only knew that she couldn't be caught up.But she could still hear the woman's screaming voice, knowing without a doubt that she hadn't run far.The woman was probably going to call the man. It was all grass everywhere, where did she run to, they would find her if they were a bit smarter.Jessica stopped and leaned against a tree, catching her breath while analyzing the terrain.Looking around, she couldn't see any houses, so she couldn't ask for help.Jessica hesitated whether to run towards the foot of the mountain or up the mountain.She didn't have much time to hesitate anymore, as the man's angry roar and the woman's curses behind her were reminding her that they were a
The driver brother talked a lot. Jessica didn't know whether to believe his nonsense or not, but she was already exhausted.Fortunately, they chatted for more than ten minutes, and the taxi driver also noticed that Jessica was very tired. He handed her a bottle of mineral water and told her to take a nap. "I just finished delivering the goods and need to go home to pick up new ones. Don't mind, take a rest for a while. We will arrive at my house in ten minutes."Jessica took the mineral water and unscrewed it, then drank more than half of it directly.The elder brother driver stopped talking, and she also remained silent, turning her head to look out of the car window. She almost fell asleep several times, but she managed to hold on.The driver did not deceive him, his house was indeed just nearby. The small truck drove into a village, and Jessica got out of the car with him."Have some breakfast first. The police station is five kilometers ahead.
Neither of the two men expected that Jessica would suddenly escape, after all, her hands and feet were tied with ropes.The two of them were chatting just now. Although they occasionally glanced at Jessica, they found that when Jessica disappeared, she had already run seven or eight meters away.Two men were in the car and they really thought Jessica had diarrhea. They felt a bit disgusted, so they closed the car door. However, they realized that she had run away when they opened the door, causing a delay of one or two seconds. By the time the two men got out of the car, Jessica had already run up the hill.Late at night, in the quietness, the outskirts of the area within ten miles seemed deserted as if there were no households around. Two men's angry shouts were closely chasing from behind.Jessica was wearing high heels on her feet, and she was not running comfortably. However, the mountain road was overgrown with weeds, and if she took off her shoes, s
Terry directly handed the money to him and led the people over to the other side of District 3.Lucas noticed some movement over here and came over with someone. "What did you find?"Terry glanced at him and said, "Just now, a night shift employee said that around midnight, two vans drove over here."Late at night, two vans arrived here. Besides transferring Jessica and Olivia, what else could they do?Obviously, both Terry and Lucas were a step late. By the time they arrived here, it was already a little past twelve forty.Terry looked at the containers in front of him for a while, and suddenly remembered something. "When I came over, I saw two vans turning from Sea Road to the other side of Purple Road."At the end of Sea Road is the harbor, and the two vans that turned out from the Sea Road entrance are very likely the two vans that the night shift worker mentioned.Terry was the first one to arrive here. It was over 800 meters fro
Olivia cried all day, slept soundly, and suddenly got kicked, waking up. She forgot about being kidnapped and got angry when she woke up. She yelled at Jessica, "What are you doing? Why did you kick me?""Someone came, don't speak."Olivia heard the noise outside and also realized it. She moved in a panic next to Jessica and said, "Yes, I'm sorry, I just woke up."Jessica didn't say anything; she had a very bad feeling.Soon, the container was opened again.This time, among the visitors, Luna was not present, only four men were there.They held flashlights and shone them into the container. They took a look and then immediately looked down at their phones.Jessica's heart sank in an instant, and she whispered to Olivia, "They are going to move us to another place later. Be careful not to give anything away. Make sure they don't find out that the ropes on our hands and feet are not properly tied."Olivia's face turned pale as so
"Lucas, long time no see. I heard that Justin passed away, what a pity. I didn't have the chance to attend the funeral, after all, it was extremely difficult for me to escape from Justin's clutches. Your sister and Jessica are both in my hands, don't worry, they are doing well now and I'm in a good mood. However, you don't have much time left to relax. You should think carefully about what is more important to you, the person you love or your own sister."The signature is Luna.After reading the message, Lucas' face immediately darkened. "Vincent, look up Luna for me!"Terry glanced at him, but did not ask Jerry to check on Luna.Luna dared to send the message to Lucas' phone, proving that she might not be in LA anymore.Jessica and Olivia must have been in LA, after all, Luna still had to let Lucas choose.Now there is finally news about Jessica, although it is not good news, it is still better than knowing nothing at all.Terry look
It was ten o'clock at night, and it had been eight hours and forty minutes since Jessica went missing. However, Terry had no clue at all.Afternoon, Jessica went to the bathroom. Wendy waited by the car for twenty minutes, but when she saw that Jessica hadn't come out yet, she called her on the phone. However, the line was busy on the other end.Wendy realized that something might have gone wrong. She went to the restroom to find Jessica while calling Terry. After contacting Terry, she had already reached out to the hotel manager and entered the surveillance room.The surveillance footage showed that Jessica entered the first-floor restroom at 13.11 in the afternoon and remained inside until 13.30. However, the footage did not show anyone coming out of the restroom during that time. It was as if Jessica had disappeared into thin air inside the restroom.According to the surveillance footage, it was not until 1.40 pm that a hotel guest checked out and ente
Jessica was also very shocked after hearing Luna's words.She guessed that Justin would target Luna and her two sisters, but she didn't expect him to do such a malicious thing.Although it is true that Luna and Trissy had the wrong idea of wanting to marry into a wealthy family and live a life of ease, it does not justify intentionally luring them and causing one of them to die and the other to be injured.Luna looked at Olivia, almost gritting her teeth. "Rest assured, considering how you did treat me well before, I won't harm you for now. But whether you can survive or not, that depends on your brother!"When Luna said these words, her eyes were filled with resentment, which frightened Olivia and made her tremble all over.Luna looked at it and found it boring, so she directly pushed Olivia away.Olivia fell down, landing heavily and making a loud "thud" sound.However, no matter how loud the sound was, on such a night, in such an e