Tammy hated noise, but she was the one who made the noise when she suddenly got up from her chair and accidentally pushed the chair until it fell to the floor with a loud thud. Even the noisy girls at the office stopped gossiping because Tammy's voice was louder than theirs, and now they looked at the short-haired woman with eyes full of curiosity. Tammy was still stunned by the information she had just received, but then she realized what she had done as she immediately pulled the chair from the floor and returned it to its original position next to Jessica. “Sorry,” the bespectacled woman even shyly uttered an apology to her colleagues. “I got a little dizzy, and almost fell to the floor. Thankfully, I was still able to balance myself, and only my chair fell to the floor.” It was obviously a lie, but one of her colleagues still replied, “You should ask for a day off if you don't feel well.” It sounded like concern, but Tammy just smiled awkwardly before replying, “I can't abando
Jessica just made another confession, and this time, Tammy didn't reply right away. It seemed like she was trying to digest the information she had just obtained, and her brows even kept furrowing as she tried to analyze the situation. After almost a minute had passed, she finally opened her mouth to ask, “Just now you said ‘at first’ to describe what Tyler did when you tried to kiss him, right? Does that mean… he only tried to resist at first but decided to give up in the end?” Tammy was quite sharp in her analysis, and Jessica was silent for a moment instead of immediately confirming it to the younger woman. Once again, she let out a tired sigh as she looked away from the younger woman. “You were right that he decided to give in at that time, and he even kissed me back. However, he only did that because I threatened him,” she answered finally. “How did you know that he did that just because you threatened him?” Tammy immediately responded this time. “He's your husband's boyfriend
Before moving to this place—her newly rented apartment, she lived with Noah, and Noah's place was closer to her work than this place. At that time, she only needed to drive seven to eight minutes from Noah's place, but now she needed to drive almost twenty minutes before reaching her new place from work. The new apartment she rented also couldn't be compared to Noah's place. It was the micro-unit apartment building that nestled among high-rises in Brooklyn, and that was the reason why the rent was cheap. However, even if it was small, that place did not feel cramped because special considerations were made to ensure that more than enough light and air reach each micro-apartment. In each unit, the ceilings were nearly ten feet, and her unit even featured a Juliet balcony. For Jessica, that place was her perfect sanctuary. She had punched in her unit's security code, and she took off her shoes before placing them on the shoe rack. The muscles in her neck felt stiff after a day's work,
Jessica didn't even see Tyler during the fashion show session at the launch event. She came to the livestream late, and that was why she only saw one model on the stage before the host took over the stage again. The host said that the main star of the show would be giving a special performance, and as Tammy told her earlier today, it was Tyler who would be giving the special performance. Jessica gaped in surprise before quietly admitting that the man's appearance was indeed different tonight. Tyler wore all black. His long legs were hugged tightly by tight leather pants, while his body was covered in a black see-through mesh cropped top. However, it might not be accurate to say that his toned body was completely covered because the crop top only covered his chest and didn't even cover his stomach. Even the mesh fabric wouldn't be enough to hide every inch of his skin. The surprise didn't stop there, Jessica was even more shocked when she saw how her husband's boyfriend started to m
When it came to cars, Jessica and Noah always had different opinions. Jessica had always liked compact SUVs that looked tough and spacious, but her husband liked sedans the most. The man always said that sedans reflected elegance, and Jessica used to support her husband's opinion even though she didn't completely agree with it. In the past, she never complained every time she had to sit in the passenger seat next to her husband in his car. On the contrary, she always felt happy every time her husband came to pick her up and invited her to sit in the passenger seat. However, the situation looked different today as her face was covered in dark clouds as she sat in the passenger seat next to her husband. That seat was no longer special to her, knowing that someone else was her husband's regular passenger more often than her. "We should have met at the hospital," Noah, who was sitting in the driver's seat, broke the uncomfortable silence in the car. Hearing that statement, Jessica sne
It was as if Jessica's soul was pulled out of her body after she heard her mother's unilateral decision, and even after her mother hung up the phone call, she blankly stared at the void in front of her as her hand tightly gripped her phone. "What is it?" Finally, the silence in the car was broken by a deep voice. The voice was too familiar to Jessica's ears, and there were only the two of them in the car, that's why she didn't need to turn to look at her husband while voicing an answer, "My mom won't come with us to the hospital. She has other plans for today.” She answered her husband honestly, but her husband seemed dissatisfied as he replied, “That's not the thing that managed to shock you, right? What did your mother say besides the sudden change of plans today?” This time, Noah was quite sensitive to changes in Jessica's mood, and that was actually a rare occurrence because usually, the brown-haired man was too cold to understand her mood. However, Jessica was not happy even
It felt like someone poured a bucket of ice over her head on a cold day. It felt like someone sprinkled salt right on a fresh wound in her heart. Jessica didn't want to appear dramatic and didn't want to be influenced anymore by her husband and his boyfriend's relationship. However, she still felt unhappy when her husband continued to show how much he loved his boyfriend when he was with her. 'In his eyes, I'm not his wife and just an insignificant passerby. Why should he care about my feelings?' She could only lament to herself when she realized her position. She didn't even respond to her husband in the end, and luckily, it didn't take them long to get to the hospital after Noah's car turned away from the direction of her parents' house. The hospital was on the periphery of Brooklyn, quite close to her parents' house, and that was why her father stayed there not long ago. Maybe that was the reason her mother made an appointment with a doctor at that hospital. They had already m
“If you're not satisfied with the results, we can do a blood test, Mrs. Brooks. However, the test will take longer to find out the results, and you will have to wait. But I need to tell you that both urine and blood tests have the same purpose of checking HCG in your body. For your information, HCG is a hormone produced during pregnancy and appears in the blood and urine of pregnant women as early as 10 days after conception. In conclusion, the two tests have the same purpose, and it's okay if you only choose one," once again the doctor explained, and Jessica immediately shook her head in response. "I think a urine test is enough, Doctor," Jessica answered verbally. “For some reason, I'm sure I'm not pregnant, so another test isn't necessary at this time.” The doctor smiled slightly before replying, “If that is your decision, I will not oppose it. After all, women's instincts are something we can't ignore, and if you don't think you're pregnant, chances are you're not actually pregn