Lucas felt as if he'd been struck by lightning. His entire life, women had always chased after him, but he never cared for any of them. Even when he married Jessica, it was merely to avoid Justin's arranged marriage plans.After their divorce, he felt a bit uneasy but nothing more. He had never known what it meant to truly like someone. Now, at thirty-one, he realized that the first person he liked was his ex-wife.This newfound emotion brought him both joy and pain. He had always believed that Jessica’s long-standing feelings for him couldn't simply vanish overnight.But today, she had cruelly and directly shattered that belief.She left him no room for hope, ruthlessly exposing the truth he had been avoiding.She was right, yet also wrong. His feelings for her were indeed mixed with a sense of loss, but in the quiet of the night, he mostly thought of her tender and loving moments.His sense of loss was real, but so was his affection.However, Jessica dismissed his love as nothing mor
Jessica assumed that when Terry mentioned eating hotpot, it meant he had found a new hotpot place he wanted to try. It wasn’t until the car stopped in front of a villa that Jessica realized where Terry intended to have their hotpot.Terry took out his phone and opened the gate to the villa. As the gate slowly rose, Jessica turned to him with a playful smile. "Is there hotpot inside?"Terry returned her smile, showing no signs of guilt. "There is." As the car slowly drove into the property and parked in the garage, Terry unbuckled his seatbelt and looked at Jessica. "Afraid?"Jessica thought Terry was underestimating her. "What’s there to be afraid of?"She unbuckled her seatbelt, pushed open the car door, and stepped out.Terry watched her, his eyes gleaming with amusement.It was Jessica’s first time at Terry’s villa. The interior was simple and bright, but it was clear that the place wasn’t frequently lived in. The b
Jessica looked up and almost bumped into Terry's chin.Terry lowered his head slightly and raised his hand to point at his forehead, saying, "Can you help me wipe it?"Jessica looked at his finger, a drop of sweat was running down the man's forehead. The bead of sweat had reached his brow and was about to fall into his eyes.Jessica pursed her lips and raised her hand to wipe away the sweat drop with her thumb pad. "Done."With a warm touch on his soft fingertips, Terry looked at her, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, and the smile in her peach blossom eyes became even more enchanting. "Thank you."Jessica took a step to the side and said, "I will serve these.""Okay."This hot pot meal was clearly planned in advance by Terry. The beef and tripe were very fresh, taken out from the soup that had been simmering on medium heat for over forty minutes. Even just dipping them in soy sauce was enough to make them delicious, after all, they were very fresh.The "Goof" trapped outside on the
Terry looked at her and smiled without saying a word.The two of them stared at each other and played the game for nearly five minutes. In the end, Jessica was defeated and said, "It's getting late, I should go back."It is indeed getting late. It is already half past nine. It will take more than half an hour to go back, and it will take more than half an hour to wash up at home. Jessica may not be able to fall asleep before eleven o'clock.Terry rubbed his temples and looked as if he was really drunk, saying, "I drank alcohol, and you also drank alcohol."He seemed to be simply stating the fact, "I called Jerry to come and take you back."Terry spoke, paused for a moment, and looked at her with a smile in his eyes and on his face, "If you want to stay, you can. I have already prepared your room."Jessica looked at him, and her first reaction was "premeditated."But he spoke so openly as if he was the one who cared, which made her appear petty.At this moment, Goof, who had been quiet
There was only Jessica left in the room. She stood by the bed, feeling a bit abnormal.Why did she agree to stay?Ah.Drinking really caused trouble.But since she had already stayed, Jessica didn't want to think about it anymore.She was not a melodramatic person. She and Terry were both unmarried, so even if something happened, they wouldn't have betrayed anyone.Thinking about the morning meeting tomorrow, Jessica collected her thoughts and went to the wardrobe to find a set of pajamas.When Jessica's gaze fell upon the clothes stacked below, she felt her face instantly heat up upon seeing the lace edges.Terry was indeed... meticulous!Jessica finished taking a shower and came out. There were a few unread messages in her phone, which were emails sent by Wendy.Jessica clicked into Line and entered Hannah's chat box. Today's messages only went up until noon, when she asked Hannah to come pick her up and go to Lune Restaurant. After that, there was a blank space.At this time in the
When the car stopped downstairs of the Hall Group, it was during the rush hour.Terry's car today was unusually low-key, casually parked downstairs without attracting much attention.Jessica undid her seatbelt and said, "Thank you, I will treat you to a meal another day."Terry looked at her and said, "You must have said this more than three times. Which day exactly, Ms. Hall?"Jessica thought for a moment and said, "I should go to Fresno in a couple of days. I won't be in LA this week, but I'll treat you to dinner when I come back next week, okay?""Just kidding."He said, handing her a packaged cup of black sugar ginger on the side, "It's cold weather, drink more, it's beneficial."Jessica didn't react at first. "What is this?"Not until she held it in her hands and smelled the faint scent of ginger did she know what it was."Thank you."It was getting late, and Terry took the initiative to open the car door for her.Jessica got out of the car holding a cup of ginger tea with brown
Jessica was not someone who couldn't bear hardships, and she only found out about the Hall family being the richest after she became an adult.She was raised as an ordinary girl from a regular family since she was young. The conditions at home were slightly better than average, but she still understood the hardships of life.But Graham saw that Jessica was not speaking and felt a little uneasy in his heart. "Ms. Hall, is it possible that these conditions--"Jessica smiled and said, "Graham, you misunderstood. It's just that I haven't been on such a long car ride in a while, so I might feel a little carsick."Graham had no way of knowing whether Jessica's words were true or false, but seeing her gentle demeanor, he didn't say anything further. "This way is all mountain roads, and it can be a bit bumpy to go up the mountain. It's also getting late. Ms. Hall and Wendy should freshen up first, and later we can have dinner inside the hotel."This place was really poor, as Jessica saw on he
Because it snowed, the road was difficult to walk on. The originally three-and-a-half-hour journey took over four hours. The group arrived at the base after 1 pm.The so-called base, in fact, was just a red brick wall surrounding the area. Facing the main entrance were two connected two-story bungalows, which housed the research lab and offices.Including the researchers, there were a total of five people at the base.Graham led Jessica and introduced her to the personnel at the base. The people at the base knew that a "big shot" was coming today, so they had prepared lunch early.They also tried their best to help Selma out of poverty. For lunch, Jessica had a lot of rare and precious mushrooms that she rarely ate, as well as a pot of herbal chicken soup, which was stewed with local specialty herbs.After lunch, Jessica and Wendy rested for half an hour and then followed Graham and the researchers to visit the greenhouse.I have to say, Jessica really didn't come in vain this time. T
Hannah rubbed her temples and said, "Drive, drive!"Hollis is also unreliable. She knew Drake's thoughts, yet she still let him pick up the person.Hannah had been avoiding Drake for over a year, thinking that he was just young and curious. However, she didn't expect that it had been two years already and he was still chasing after her.He was quite affectionate.Hannah really didn't like Drake, and she didn't dare to either. They had a age difference of more than seven years, almost seven years. If she made a move, her mother would probably intervene first and put an end to it.Ah, one downside of being in a circle is that, not to mention anything else, it's not easy to find someone familiar within the circle to date.If it didn't work out, not only would it be embarrassing, but both sets of parents would also feel embarrassed.Hannah turned thirty this year, and although she still hangs out and plays with young people in a carefree manner, she is not really clueless and doesn't thin
Jessica stood by and watched the excitement, without getting involved.The man looked at Hannah, then looked at the little child Kelvin in her arms, clearly not believing it, “Hannah, are you kidding me? You said you were single when you introduced yourself the day before yesterday!"Hannah hummed and said, "Yeah, I was single, but isn't being divorced with a child not considered single anymore?"She spoke with such confidence that the men were momentarily unsure whether Hannah's words were true or false.But he did really like Hannah's personality, and he had observed that Hannah came from a well-off family.At this age, it is rare to find a woman who comes from a good family, looks beautiful, has a good personality, and is still single. He finally met Hannah, and naturally, he didn't want to miss the opportunity.The man smiled and took a step back, "It's okay if you reject me, there's no need to make such a big joke. Alright, I won't bother you anymore, I'll contact you again when
Kelvin loved the sea. Jessica and Terry took him to play by the seaside for over three hours before returning to the hotel.On the way back, Kelvin fell asleep in Terry's arms.Adam followed Kelvin into the wild this morning. Before both families returned home, he fell asleep in Mona's arms.Children at this age, once they fall asleep, it's difficult to wake them up even if you shout.Jessica and Terry handed their son over to Lily and went to the restaurant to have a meal. After finishing lunch, Jessica took out her phone and realized that her last conversation with Hannah only stayed on the morning when she asked Hannah if she wanted to come to the seaside.Jessica couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and sent another message to Hannah.She had just finished sending a message when Terry, who was beside her, gently pulled her hand.Jessica instinctively looked up, "Hmm?""Baby, look at the third man on the left among those people."Upon hearing Terry's words, Jessica followed his gaz
Hannah also didn't know how she had returned to the room. Just now, when she opened the door, she opened the wrong one and stood in front of someone else's door for a long time, until the person inside pushed the door open, and she realized that she had opened the wrong door.She mumbled an apology, lowered her head and stared at the room card for a while before realizing that she was in the next room.As the door was pushed open, the motion sensor light in the entrance hall turned on.The light extended inside, and she could barely see half of the room.Hannah took off her high heels and reached out to touch the switch on the wall next to her.With a "click", the lights in the entire room turned on.Hannah walked barefoot to the sofa and collapsed, raising her hand to cover her face. In her mind, there was only the image of the elevator doors slowly closing, revealing a face she could see clearly.It was Dominic.He had a scar on his neck. When they were a couple, she had asked him h
Hannah stayed at the bar alone until after eleven o'clock before returning. She didn't lie to Jessica just now, she really did encounter a crazy dog.That crazy dog was called Kendall Hawthorne. They had known each other since they were very young, and their families had a little bit of a connection.More than two months ago, Mrs. Howell also didn't know who told her that she had a relationship with Kendall in college. Coincidentally, Kendall is also single now, and she is also single. Their backgrounds are similar, so it would be nice if they could get married. Therefore, she persuaded her to go on a blind date.Hannah initially thought Kendall was just an acquaintance within her social circle, but she didn't realize it was Kendall until they arrived at the blind date location.When it comes to her past conflicts with Kendall, it would take three days and three nights to count them all if we were to calculate them.They used to be neighbors before, Kendall was two years older than he
Ginger is still as sharp as ever, and even though Kelvin is clever, he is just a little over one year old. How could he possibly compete with his father?The person was placed into Jessica's arms and immediately hugged her neck tightly without letting go.The son is his own, but watching him cuddling with his wife all the time, Terry still felt a bit dissatisfied.Jessica and Terry went out to play for the afternoon. Although she said she didn't mind Kelvin, after all, he was her own son who she had labored for six or seven hours to give birth to. Now, being held and cuddled by her son, who was calling out "mommy" with every little mouthful, her heart softened and she felt a twinge of guilt."Mom told Kel a bedtime story. Did Kel sleep well?"Kelvin shook his head, "Shower, shower."Terry listened on the side and made a soft click, "He is quite clean."Jessica glanced at him and said, "Go quickly and run a bath for Kel."Terry didn't refuse this. He got up and went into the bathroom,
At that moment, the waiter approached with a glass of juice, and only then did Terry avert his gaze.Jessica was just looking at her phone and didn't notice what Terry was looking at.The bar was still very comfortable, with a cozy environment. The singer on the stage sang slowly and leisurely, without heavy metal music. People's mood could also relax along with it.Jessica and Mona occasionally chatted, three songs passed, and Hannah still hadn't arrived.The hotel where they stayed was not far from this bar. This is not the downtown area, and with good road conditions, it only took fifteen minutes to get here by taxi.It is now 9 o'clock in the evening, and it has been twenty-five minutes since Jessica sent a message to Hannah.Mona also noticed something was wrong, “Why hasn't Hannah arrived yet?"Jessica frowned, "I messaged her just now, but she hasn't replied to me yet."Upon hearing Jessica's words, Mona put down the juice in her hand and took out her phone. "She sent me a mess
Jessica looked at it and couldn't help but exclaim, "So beautiful."As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a deep voice with a hint of laughter coming from behind her, saying, "Very beautiful."Jessica subconsciously turned to look at him and raised her eyebrows slightly, saying, "Isn't it beautiful?""Beautiful."Terry looked at her, seeing herself reflected in her eyes.Jessica only realized at this moment that when he said "beautiful", it was not the same as what she had meant."Not pretty, right?"Seeing that she was not speaking, Terry imitated her and asked a question just like she did earlier.Jessica felt that he was getting worse and worse, asking questions he already knew the answers to.She glanced behind him, and everyone was looking at the distant glow. Jessica's heart started beating faster, and she quickly nibbled on his thin lips.Terry clicked his tongue and tightened the hand resting on her waist, saying, "It doesn't hurt, bite me again."Jessica had thick skin,
Hannah had just arrived in Kelvin's room when she saw Lily soothing him. Kelvin had a very bad temper and was also quite mischievous.After crying for a while, not being able to see my mom and dad, I slowly stopped crying.But he didn't want to stay with Lily, although the crying subsided a little, he still cried from time to time.Hannah just happened to hear the sound of him crying, "Is Kel awake?"Lily saw Hannah and nodded, "She had been awake for a few minutes, crying and looking for her mother."Hannah hummed and walked over, saying, "Stop crying, Kel. Your parents went on a romantic getaway."Upon hearing her words, Kelvin immediately got up and exclaimed, "The sea, the ocean!"His face was still stained with tears, but it didn't stop him from wanting to go out and have fun.Hannah clicked her tongue and reached out to pick up Kelvin, saying, "I'll take you to see the sea."Hannah put him on the ground, "Let's go and see the sea!"Kelvin trotted along with his short legs and we