Chapter 626

"Jessie, I'm taking you somewhere."

"Where to?"

Thaddeus didn't reply but instead stepped on the accelerator, speeding up the car.

Jessamine was jolted by the sudden acceleration. She looked at the street outside.

In the four years since she had left, there had been significant changes in the urban area. She couldn't recall if she had ever been to this street before. Even if she had, the shops would have changed owners, and the storefronts would have new signs, making it unfamiliar to her.

She clutched her phone and sent a message to Jerome on WhatsApp, telling him not to wait and that she would apologize by treating him to their dinner another day.

The car turned countless corners and eventually drove onto a quiet street with fewer cars.

Every streetlight and tree that followed was familiar to Jessamine. Since the car accident four years ago, she hasn't returned here.

It wasn't until Thaddeus drove the car into the garage that Jessamine snapped back to reality.

They had retu