Antonio watched the screen with bated breath, feeling anxious for the first time, wondering if the antidote wasn't effective. Drawing in a sharp breath, he had calculated that there should have been a reaction in fifteen minutes. Why was there no reaction at all?The mice had started to get rid of the virus after only ten minutes.Something was not right.A thin layer of sweat appeared on Antonio's indifferent forehead.Edward remained calm, sitting in front of the computer, coldly staring at the screen. He seemed very composed, showing no signs of panic, almost as if no reaction in half an hour was normal, not a cause for alarm.But even Edward's palms were sweating. He knew that if the antidote failed this time, Mr. Marcus would undoubtedly die. Even if he and Antonio continued to work tirelessly on the antidote, there would be no results in three to five days. Jessica could wait, but he couldn't wait any longer.Edward was very solemn. He didn't need to turn back to know what expre
Antonio nodded, confirming the story, "Leopard used to raise babies as poisonous persons. They were fed toxic substances from birth, with over a dozen children at the time, several died, and only three survived initially. Later, their food was tainted with poison, and two more died during their growth period, leaving just one survivor. This child is very different from ordinary children, he's a carrier of the poison, and anyone who touches him will be poisoned, causing death in severe cases, while others would need immediate serum injections and months of recovery even for mild exposure. Even his breath is toxic.""Such cruelty," Henry frowned. How could someone be so cruel?His Laura had been under Leopard's control since she was young, fortunately, Leopard did not treat her as a poisonous person to develop. The pain of such a situation was definitely unbearable for ordinary people."Indeed, very cruel. Fox ended up imprisoning that child over this issue and had a fallout with Leopar
Jessica woke up. It was a late night, a faint moonlight jumping in from the balcony, scattering silver fragments on the floor. Inside the room, a white jade lamp was on, casting a soft white light that wasn't harsh on the eyes, like a veil brushing past, filling the room with a warm and gentle atmosphere.The poison was gone. When Antonio injected the antidote, she had thought, that if she couldn't wake up, she would just sleep peacefully, unaware of death, not feeling any pain, like euthanasia as people often said. She mocked herself for pondering such thoughts at that time, but at that moment, she felt relaxed.After all, she knew Mr. Marcus would be safe. Even if she died, the only regret would be the child.One corpse, two lives, that's not a good situation.She smiled, and turned her head, only to see Mr. Marcus sleeping beside her, the warmth in the blanket melting into her bones.She faintly smiled, upon closer observation, the room was still theirs, but with a different set o
Camellia and Henry turned around slowly. Camellia saw her sister-in-law's swollen cherry lips, a face flushed with desire and seductive eyes. Her brother Marcus looked unsatisfied, a fierce glint in his eyes. She...for the first time, felt the thrill of disrupting someone's good time. It felt...So cool.Henry waved his hand, greeting them.Camellia said, "Brother Marcus, sister-in-law, you both have great stamina, really great... Continue, continue, we'll come back later...""Yes, continue, continue..." Henry echoed.The two, one big and one small, stood still, holding trays, watching the scene.If Jessica hadn't been mindful of Mr. Marcus's injury, she would have kicked him off the bed a long time ago. Oh my goodness, so embarrassing...Being caught in bed was this kind of feeling..."You two have no shame," Mr. Marcus coldly huffed, finally getting up from Jessica. Thankfully, he didn't rush to tear her clothes off; it would have been much more embarrassing.Camellia remained silen
It took Mr. Marcus nearly ten minutes to digest Camellia's words. By the time he snapped out of it, Camellia and Henry had already left, leaving the space for them. When he regained his senses, Jessica had already drank two cups of coffee.Is he happy dumb, or angry dumb? Jessica wondered curiously, the child came unexpectedly, not in their plan, but still came, and she was extremely happy in her heart.And him?Seeing how he cherished Henry so much, Jessica speculated silently, that he probably also loves kids very much. But this almost-dad's reaction is too drawn out, she almost had to shake him awake to at least get some other reaction out of him."Pregnant?""Yeah, that night in the desert," Jessica said lightly. Suddenly her wrist tightened, and she fell into his warm embrace, his big hand pressed against her spine pushing against his chest, leaning in, the kiss dropped, capturing her lips.He kissed dominantly, his tongue prying apart her tightly closed teeth, diving deep into
The next day, two private planes took off from Edward's estate.Mr. Marcus and Jessica flew back to W City, while Camellia, Rose, and Antonio accompanied Henry on a flight to Rome.Although Jessica felt reluctant, she eventually smiled and saw Henry off onto the plane.Edward's reaction was subdued, leaving his contact information to Mr. Marcus in case Jessica felt unwell and needed to notify him at any time.The only comforting thing for Jessica was that the First Terrorist Organization sent David's ashes. This made Jessica very happy. She had told Henry about this when they returned, and Henry had said he would send someone to find them in Rome.She hadn't expected it to arrive so soon.She recognized that David's ring was still inside.After being apart for a whole month, Jessica finally set foot on the land of W City. She was filled with mixed emotions, as the one-month period felt like ten years to her, so incredibly long.The First Terrorist Organization's plane was parked on Mr
Respectfully, Jessica placed the ashes on the table and said solemnly, "These are the ashes."The room fell into a dead silence. People looked at her with various expressions.Old Commander Taylor was teasing his great-grandson a moment ago, before his face was slightly red, turning pale as Jessica continued, "David's ashes."A tense silence filled the room.Among the children's lively chatter, there was no other sound. Jessica dared not look up to see the reactions of the Taylor family members.Suddenly, a voice urgently called out, "Wife, my wife...""Sister-in-law..."David's mother fainted, and chaos erupted in the hall.As Jessica bit her lip and looked up, a young woman collapsed in her husband's arms, pale-faced. Old Commander Taylor looked at Jessica with a mix of emotions. Mr. Jason pulled Mr. Marcus aside, hastily asking what was going on.In the midst of the chaos, Old Commander Taylor picked up the ashes, his trembling hand clearly visible to everyone.As he removed the li
They returned to JH International Group.The receptionist greeted them respectfully as they entered. After the JH International Group press conference, Jessica and Mr. Marcus's relationship was already an open secret at JH International Group, everyone knew she was Mr. Marcus's lover, and they looked at her with a mix of envy and jealousy.But she didn't care.The secretary's room was still the same, a row of people standing there welcoming Mr. Marcus back, all with smiles on their faces. Jessica immediately felt a familiar sense of drive as she returned to her workstation."Susan, please help Miss Jessica with her workload. Take care of tasks like sending files up and down the stairs yourselves, don't overburden her," Mr. Marcus instructed before entering his office.The four of them responded in unison.With ambiguous glances directed at Jessica, Susan leaned in mysteriously, "Mr. Marcus sure is good to you."Jessica pushed aside her gossiping head, "Mind your own business."The wom