What Lucas said made Jessica feel uneasy. She was no longer in the mood for more chats. Thus, she left with Hannah. Unexpectedly, Jessica's car broke down only a few minutes after she started it. Thus, Jessica had to pull up on the roadside. "What the hell! Isn't this a new car?" Hannah jumped out of the car and stomped her feet angrily. "Don't worry." Jessica comforted Hannah. She then took out her phone and called her assistant Wendy. Wendy always did her job with high efficiency. It didn't take much time for her to contact the relevant sector to handle the malfunction. Wendy still remembered the last time they ran into those people from that MC club. Two ladies stayed on the roadside at night. That didn't sound safe. Jessica hung up the phone and took her jacket out of her car. Just after she put the jacket on, a Maserati slowly stopped beside her car. "Jessica, do you need help?" The window slowly rolled down, revealing Hari's smiling face. "No, thanks. My assistan
The next morning, Jessica started working as soon as she arrived at her office. She buried herself in a pile of documents the whole morning. Only when Wendy knocked on the door did Jessica realize that it was already noon. "Miss Hall, what would you like to eat for lunch?" "Would you please pack up a sandwich for me?" Jessica closed the laptop and rubbed her sore forehead. "Oops, and a cup of iced Americano." The Hall family was among the wealthiest families, but Jessica just went to a community high school because her parents didn't want other rich kids' ill intentions to reach her. Thus, Jessica never took what she ate and wore too seriously. Especially at work, Jessica preferred a quick and simple meal. After Wendy went out, Jessica's phone rang. She pressed the answer button. "Have you had lunch yet, sweetheart?" The call was from Morgan Hall, Jessica's father. "I just asked Wendy to buy lunch for me. What about you, Dad?" Jessica leaned back in her chair to have
"I don't know what you are talking about!" Olivia retorted as she felt that Rebecca was gazing over with confusion in her eyes. Jessica was not in the mood to argue with Olivia. She threw the tissue into the trash can and left the restroom. Coincidentally, Jessica saw Lucas after moving only a few steps. Because of what Olivia had said, Jessica did not want to talk to Lucas. Lucas watched as Jessica passed by. He felt irritated when Jessica ignored him once again. He said coldly, "Jessica." Jessica halted and tilted her head slightly to look at Lucas. "What can I do for you, Mr. Thomas?" Unlike before, Jessica's eyes were icy cold when she looked at Lucas now. Lucas felt upset about it. "Terry pursued you because of me. Please stay sober." Sober? Jessica felt that her least sober moment was when she decided to marry Lucas three years ago. "Thanks for your reminder, Mr. Thomas. But we have divorced now. I hope you and your family can stay away from me." Jessica th
Since Terry beat Jessica on horseback, Jessica agreed to attend the event as his plus—one. After that, Terry didn't pester Jessica. Instead, he rode away on his horse. Hannah caught up with them. She clicked her tongue as she saw Terry off. "What exactly is going on between the two of you?" "No biggie. I was racing with him and I lost." Jessica looked at Hannah and said flatly. "No way! You are the student of a horsemanship champion. How could you lose?" Hannah widened her eyes in disbelief. "There is always someone better." As Jessica spoke, she suddenly recalled the way Terry gazed at her. Her mind was somehow muddled with emotions. After lunch, Jessica and Hannah went shopping together. Hannah dragged Jessica to a luxury fashion shop. When Hannah showed her VIP card, the salespeople all came over, eager to serve them. Suddenly, a snide female voice chimed in. "Who on earth is there? What a pomp!" Jessica found the voice familiar. She thus couldn't help but look
Crossing her arms in front of her chest, Jessica watched with a faint smile as the salesgirls cut the price tags and packed up the clothes before handing them to Ellie. Only then did Jessica say to Hannah, "Let's go. Didn't you say you wanted to buy a Dior bag?" Before leaving, Jessica even asked Ellie and Zancy, "By the way, ladies, would you like to come with us? You can buy all the bags I fancy and make my shopping trip end fruitless. That's gonna annoy me so much." Zancy hurried to stop Ellie. "We have an appointment later. We are not as idle as you." With that, Zancy and Ellie hurriedly left with a pile of clothes. As soon as they left, Hannah couldn't help but laugh. "OMG, they are so stupid." "What a pity! Why didn't Miss Brown go on playing the hyper—rich girl? I could have picked a dozen bags for her," said Jessica with a snort. Hannah held Jessica's arm with a smile. "That's my smart girl." Jessica raised her eyebrows. She had always been a smart girl. Th
Jessica came to the event only because of the bet. She wasn't interested in anything at the auction. Terry remained quite silent as well. It seemed that nothing had caught his attention, either. Yet Terry kept gazing at Jessica. His Terry was impossible to ignore and thus made Jessica quite uneasy. She then turned around and asked, "Anything you fancy?" "Sure." Terry narrowed his deep eyes. He picked up the bottled water, slowly unscrewed the cap, and took a sip. With a sly smile, Terry turned to Jessica. "But the one I fancy cannot be bought." Jessica could tell the suggestive meaning behind Terry's words, yet she pretended not. "That's a pity." "What about Miss Hall?" Terry asked as he fiddled with the bidder card in his hand. Jessica was about to say no when a painting on the wall caught her attention. "That Frida Kahlo's artwork looks nice," said Jessica. Morgan had a collection of Frida Kahlo's paintings. Jessica knew that Morgan would love the painting when
The auction had come to an end. Lucas was the bidder of the night. He first bought a painting for 2 million dollars and then another for 35 million dollars. Hari also believed that Lucas acted kind of like a super—rich sucker tonight. Hari tried to tell Lucas that the paintings were not worth the money spent, yet he chose to shut up when he saw Lucas' grim face. After the auction was over, the four of them met at the stairs. Hari greeted Jessica, "Jessica!" Jessica smiled faintly and responded, "Mr. Hartley." Jessica nodded and then left with Terry. Lucas watched them off. His golden eyes darkened. He then left the venue as well. Terry's black Rolls—Royce was quite eye—catching. Jessica got into the car and found that Terry was gazing at her. Jessica looked at Terry doubtfully, only to hear the man chuckle and say, "Not bad." "I'm sorry?" Terry didn't explain but slowly drove out. "Are you hungry now?" Jessica didn't take Terry's response seriously. "Not real
Justin walked in with a stern face. He was not happy to see Jessica at all. Sitting in her chair, Jessica raised her eyebrows and asked, "Mr. Thomas, what do I owe you?" "It has only been a few months since we last met, yet you have already forgotten all the rules of the Thomas family. You didn't even serve me any coffee." Jessica chuckled when she heard what Justin said. "This place is not a café. If you want any coffee, you should go to Starbucks. There happens to be one nearby. Go downstairs, turn left, and walk 200 meters. You'll see it. Coffee is served there." "Jessica! You have no respect for your elders, and you have no proper manners at all. You have been disgracing the Thomas family out there. I'm gonna..." "Mr. Thomas, you seem to have forgotten that I've already divorced Lucas." Jessica's lips curled up when she spoke, yet her eyes weren't smiling at all. "This is my workplace. If you have nothing specific to say, please leave now. If you do, please say it bl