, but silence pretty m

stage a scene, that's all! I had no idea Chloe brought in one of your enemies. I didn't mean for her to die! I already paid for it with my life four years ago. Besides, if she

pay back what you owe me. As for your parents, stay out of it. I'l

sn't afraid she'd come back out of revenge or anything, but this mat

ed him? Was he still so attached to his late fiancée that he couldn't even tol

y a sudden ringtone blasting t

're okay. Where are you? I was s

Alan would dig into

rtly and hung up. Without sparing Jessica

ex, and now he was running off to his new girl like nothing happened. Men really do switch up faster than flipping a page. B

u alright?" Dani

ere are two people you can't afford to mess with. One's Richard, the other is Alan. I'm the person Alan hates th

that easily? Come on

to quit. She knew Daniel didn't even qualify to be Al

Jessica rubbed her temples groggily and stretched out her h

tting on a man's lap. He gently combed her long

y do you

you're

ped her arms around the man's neck, her face all

ent, his lips brushed softly over hers.

ven a hint of warmth. Her chest ached. She tapped her forehead a few times-those memories buried for f

she knew who it was-the man who

the line sounded laid-back, almost

Gotta get bac

prise for you," he replied, voi

nd of su

e when you

ile tugging at the corner o

fences had long withered, leaving only bare branches. Re

uthern estate. She'd grown up with the

villa, the staff stared

were locked in a tender embrace, heads pre

an didn't believe a word she said. Not surprising, was it? He

off guard. Though still leaning on each o

wed nothing but

armth. "Jessica, what are you doing here?" She'd just gotten

n the couch across from them. "What,

how long Jessica had been away, this was still her home. Chloe was ju

ve let me know first so I could have

arrange anything for me in my own home? Acting like you

ings didn't go the way she intended-because the

nd attendants all worked for Chloe now. Of cou