The next day she woke up with a sour neck due to her last night’s sleeping position. Amy was still sleeping so, Jessica tip-toed to the bathroom and took a shower.
Walking out of the bathroom she could not help but laugh at her friend who had a serious expression on her face while examining her surroundings. Giving a light chuckle Jessica walked to draw the curtains and let some light come in. “Ahhh..!!” Amy shouted in an annoyed tone covering herself in the sheets to block the sunlight.
“Get up and have a shower. Time for breakfast, dude.” Jessica said trying to pull out Amy from under the sheets.
“no… I don’t wanna get up. Drawback the curtains.” came the voice of Amy from the under of the sheets.
Amy and Jessica came down the stairs in a gentle way and sat next to the Old Master. “good morning, grandpa” both said in unison.
“Good morning kids. Did you have a good night’s sleep.” said the old man with a gentle smile on his face. “Yeah.’ said Amy sitting down and grabbing a toast from the nearby plate. Jessica also sat down took some omelets from the table.
Father Han and Mother Han could not believe that they were ignored by the girls. Father Han was about to say something when he was interrupted by the sweet voice of Jia, “Good morning grandfather.” Jia sat down opposite the old man with a pleading expression. But her expression became dull when the old man does not even look at her.
After breakfast, Jessica and Amy accompanied the Old master to his study while Father Han waited for them in the living room. After about two hours the three of them stepped out of the study and grandfather waved goodbye to both the girls leaving in his car.
Taking advantage of the situation Father Han made Jessica sit in front of him and listen to what he had to say.
“Jessica, you are my daughter and I have realized that I did wrong to you so I am sorry. Will you forgive me, please.” Thinking for some time Jessica said, “Okay, due to our relationship I am willing to forgive you, but… as compensation, I need those shares back which were passed by my mother to me in her will… Do you agree with this father?”
Hearing her reply Father Han broke into a cold sweat, ‘How does she know about the will. It does not matter right now, I have to win her trust. I will take the shares from Jia and give them to her. After I am done with her I can take them back.’ He thought to himself and replied with a yes to Jessica
In the afternoon Lawyer Wang who was the personal advocate of Father Han came to the Han Mansion with the shares transfer agreement. During lunch, the Old Master called and said that he would not be home until late at night as he had to meet a friend of his. He instructed Butler Ye to take care of Jessica and Amy.
Jessica and Amy sat in the garden having their afternoon tea when Father Han rushed towards them and sat down near Jessica.
With a rushed expression he said, “I have something I want to talk about with you.” Jessica gave him an innocent smile and said, “sure. What is it, Dad.”
Hearing the way Jessica addressed him he was at a bit of ease and said, “Mr. Steve Smith is one of the biggest investors in our company. He is a brilliant businessman and he has a decent family background. His father wants you to marry Mr. Steve. What do you think? I am sure they will treat you like the queen and Mr. Steve is a really good man. He would cherish you.”
Seeing a bit of disappointment on the face of Jessica he added, “I have always treated you so badly, now I want you to settle in your life. My intentions are pure.”
At the end of his words, Jessica gave him a half-smile and said, “You should ask about this marriage alliance with sister Jia first, I am sure she will agree.”
This put Father Han in a dilemma, Jia had always liked someone else and she would never marry anyone else. “No-No… They want you to marry into their family…. not Jia.” Jessica thought for a while and replied, “Okay! But I want to meet Mr. Steve Smith tomorrow.” Father Han’s face beamed with happiness and he agreed to her request.
“Jessica! Are you for real going to marry that unknown creature..” said Amy who was shocked to hear her friend on the marriage matter. Jessica poked Amy’s cheek and said, “it would not be interesting if I said ‘no’ directly. It would only bring loss to the Han family and I want to shame the Han family.” Amy was confused and could not figure out what was going inside the head of her bestie, but she believed her so she kept quiet and waited for the show to begin.
After dinner, all the people retired to their respective rooms. “Jessica when are we going back to Fang mansion,” Amy asked while she dried her hair. Jessica looked up from the book she was reading and said, “tonight, at 1.” Amy thought she was joking and went to bed laughing. But she was shocked when she was woken up by someone at midnight. “Amy, get up. It’s time to leave… Get up!!” a female voice rang in her ears. “Don’t irritate me… please…” Amy replied in a lazy voice. “Amy listen if you don’t wake up… Jessica will be in huge trouble.” Hearing the name of Jessica Amy’s sleep went away and she sat up in an alert mode. “W-what happened to Jessica… Did her father do anything…” Amy said with a hint of fear in her voice. " Jessica saw Amy’s reaction and could not help but feel lucky to have a friend who valued her so much. Taking Amy in a tight embrace she said in a low voice, “Amy, nothing happened to me, but we need to leave this p
“Firstly starting with… I am Jessica as you know and I came back due to some tasks. Frankly, I don’t wish to marry you. I just agreed so I could escape without anyone noticing.” Jessica confessed. “Why you don’t want to marry me?” Steve asked. “I believe that a marriage will only work if the people have mutual understandings, respect, and love towards each other. and we had hardly met so… I don’t think it’s a good idea to get married. Steve looked at Jessica and said, " I… I will respect you after we get…..” “I don’t have any intention to marry you, Mr. Smith.” Jessica interrupted Steve. Steve let out a chuckle and said, “But I have the intention to marry you, Jessica.” *Splash* Jessica was now not able to suppress her anger and she took the glass of water on the table between them and splashed it entirely
After leaving the mansion of Old Master, Steve and Jessica dropped Amy at the Fang mansion and had their dinner with the Fangs. As Steve and Jessica sat in the car, Steve looked at his phone to see the messages and missed calls from his parents. ‘They must be worried.’ “I think I will stay at the Fang Mansion if you agree,” Jessica said as she leaped on the car window. “Uhh… I want you to come with me.” Steve said as he looked stared into Jessica’s eyes. “OK!” Jessica said and straighten up to wave Amy goodbye before getting into the car. “Where are we going?” Jessica asked with her eyes filled with curiosity. “To my family mansion so you could meet my parents,” Steve said plainly. Firstly Jessica paid no reaction and only hummed in return. When she finally got what he meant she was dumbstruck. ‘How could he not tell her
“These are the evidence I promised,” Steve said as he looked at the confusion on the look of Jessica. He could not help but be mesmerized by the glitter in the eyes of Jessica as she flipped through the document taking every little thing in. Suddenly the lively eyes were filled with sadness as she closed the document and put it aside. “Are these not fine?” Steve asked. “No… It’s just that I could not bring myself to believe this….. It’s a bit hard to go through these closed memories again.” Jessica said trying hard to suppress the urge to cry. Steve got up and moved towards the window facing his back to Jessica as he said, “Jessica, my mother always tells me that the birds fly from their home for a better life. I think you should learn from them” Upon hearing his words Jessica realized that she was being emotional now and composed herself before standing up and moving towards Steve. “
Jessica went into the cafe wearing a pair of casual jeans and yellow with a black denim cap to hide her face. Her popularity had grown more than excepted. “Hey! I am here have you ordered something.” a girl patted her shoulder and sat in front of Jessica. “No. Just order what you want. My treat.” Jessica said as she looked up at Amy. “Sure. I will make you bankrupt today… Waiter.” Amy said as she gave her order and also ordered something for Jessica. “By the way, I got a place suitable for you to set up the store,” Amy said as she munched on the dessert. Across the table, Jessica just hummed her reply as she drank her milk tea enjoying it to the fullest. Next, they went to a high-class mall in the city, that actually belonged to Steve. Checking out the store Amy had arranged for her, Jessica was satisfied. It was a suitable place for a new brand to establish. Jessica called some workers and an interior design
The room was filled with the sound of a pen on paper as Jessica worked on her designs. All of a sudden the door opened with a bang. Steve entered the room. He had a terrifying aura around him as he looked around the room. His eyes stopped at Jessica who was wearing a pair of earset. The girl looked so serious and cute as she focused on her work. Not to disturb her he walked quietly to the sofa and sat down staring at the girl. Amy had called him just a few minutes ago and informed him about Father Han coming and leaving in anger. Steve rushed and left a project meeting to come to the store. Even his subordinates were shocked. On reaching he, waited for a few minutes and see if Jessica came out or not. He was so worried that before even five minutes he broke into the room. It had been two hours since Steve went inside the room. Amy was now getting worried as she walked a
Jessica saw the car leave as she hid behind the window next to the gate. She had a sweet smile resembling a teen who just saw her crush. She turned around and walked into the elevator when the car left her sight.On reaching her apartment she took a quick shower and was scrolling through the web when her screen blacked out… The screen showed some characters and soon it returned to normal. Jessica’s face turned dark and she exited the web to open her messaging app. She went to the contact named ‘FRIEND’ and send a message with two simple words. ‘NO’.She got up from the sofa and headed to the kitchen to get herself a glass of cold milk when her phone vibrated showing a new notification. She looked at the lit-up screen and her face started brimming with happiness. It was a cute emoji message from Steve. It read ‘Goodnight, dear…’ with two heart emojis. She smiled to herself before r
The next day,Amy was extremely happy as she entered the store. Her eyes searched for Jessica and on spotting her she ran and stood in front of Jessica.Jessica was busy reading her designs when she noticed someone in front of her. She raised her head unhurriedly and looked at the brimming smile, Amy."What happened? Why so happy?" Jessica asked with a small smile on her face."You know what? Today my ex called me and asked me to come to the hospital. I went there and he was there on his death bed… His whole body was filled with injuries. He apologized to me and said that he would never believe anyone… Haha… I also met his girlfriend who was injured on her head and had gone mad….. You should have been there… They looked like a perfect couple. Hahaha." Amy said trying hard to control her laughter and the urge to lie down and laugh.Jessica stared at her friend and smiled. "Okay….. Let's get bac