Chapter 18

Blake also drank some water before he said, “After you get the prize money, remember to buy me dinner.”

Jessica was fully immersed in the fact that she won, hence she couldn't care less about Blake.

It was the first play that she had directed, and it won a prize from the TV station, so of course, she was thrilled. She nodded without a second thought.

A week later, the school was informed of the result and the winning certificate was sent over.

Jessica held the envelope in her hand. Although it might not be heavy or thick, holding the prize in her own hands was more than enough to make her delighted. She took a picture with the children together with the certificate. She then sent a message to Blake: [I’ll buy you dinner tonight.]

Dean was also at the school when the prize was sent over. He went up to Jessica and tapped on her shoulder. “Congratulations! You are awesome! You won a prize with the first play that you directed.”

Jessica smiled bashfully and put her phone back into her pocket.

Dean actually saw the message she sent to Blake, then he jokingly asked, “So, shouldn’t you buy me dinner as well?”

Jessica had completed the play with the help of many, thus it would only be natural and polite of her to thank everyone. She nodded and then signed at everyone, “Let’s go for BBQ this weekend.”

The group was overjoyed when Jessica mentioned food.

Jessica donated her portion of the prize money to the head of the department so that the money could be distributed to the children. Despite being happy about winning, she did not care about the money.

Dean actually wanted to have dinner with Jessica alone, so when she invited everyone for a celebration, he was a little disappointed. Nevertheless, he did not sulk for long before he understood he still had more chances in the future.

He smiled as he watched her tidy up her desk. Then, he said to her, “Want a lift home?”

Jessica shook her head and rejected the offer to Dean’s disappointment again. He had tried offering her a lift back home several times but failed every single time.

Although Jessica originally planned to go out for dinner with Blake, her mother-in-law had called them to go back to the old manor for dinner.

After work, she got off the subway on the way home and hopped into Blake’s car. When she buckled up her seatbelt, she realized that Winson was not in the car, so she asked Blake about it. He answered, “The chauffeur picked him up.”

Jessica did not ask anything further.

When they reached the old Ferguson manor, Jessica found out that the chauffeur did not only pick Winson up but Kim as well. Kim was playing with Winson on the carpet, and when she saw Blake walk in, she stood up and straightened the folds on her skirt.

“Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. Ferguson, you guys are finally here.”

Jessica noticed that Kim was dressed up like a lady and that she looked down bashfully when she saw Blake.

Jessica never really liked going back to the old Ferguson manor because every visit was depressing and traumatizing. After all, Lady Cecilia’s intention was incredibly obvious.

When Winson saw his mother, he stood up and walked his plump body over to her and asked her to carry him. Jessica carried her son and kissed him on the cheeks. Winson also gave her two loud lip smacks on her cheeks and declared meekly, “Miss Mama!”

She could not put her feelings into words when her son was so touching. All she could do was kiss him more affectionately than before on his cheeks to express her feelings.

After Winson was pampered by his mother, he leaned over to Blake and said, “Dada, hug.”

Blake carried him and welcomed his son’s wet kiss.

Kim watched the family interaction with all smiles, but deep inside, she was clenching her teeth and fists.

No matter how hard she tried to pamper Winson, the moment the child saw his mother, he would go over to her right away.

However, as Lady Cecilia said, blood was thicker than water. The bond between Jessica and Winson was real, so Kim could not do anything about that.

Lady Cecilia went over to Blake to say, “I heard from Joe that the discussion with the Spanish consul went well, so I invited Kim to dinner as a token of gratitude.”