Joe said, “Since Bright Life is practically a new company, they haven’t done anything major, so their next step is to make their grand entrance into the market and attract attention. Other than some other sizable projects, the company is also working on a charity project.” “Charity?” A charity project was a good way to attract attention and fans. Blake leaned to the side and propped his hand on the arm of the chair. He was rubbing his forehead as though some heavy thoughts were going through his mind. “Right, the charity project hasn’t been announced, but based on what I found, they are trying to build an app for the deaf and mute.” When Joe mentioned the app, Blake squinted his eyes. He finally got the answer that he had been seeking. ‘So, Jessica followed Bright Life’s page and has been doing homework every day because she’s involved in it? Hmmm….’ When Joe saw the ambiguous look on his boss's face, his back suddenly felt cold and the chill ran down his spine. When he
Thomas furrowed his brows immediately and refused to think about the suggested hypothesis. He glanced at Harvey as his gaze looked slightly colder, “You are saying if she’s my wife. Things are already done, so there’s no point in theorizing further.” Thomas did not want to think about useless speculations. Harvey raised a brow at his friend. Once a man had his thoughts about a woman, even if it was just a spark of interest, the man would eventually fall for her like he was trapped in a sinking pit, driving him mad until the very end. He had a hunch that Thomas and Jessica were just getting started. The unintentional meeting was always meant to be the starting point of an ill-fated relationship. Harvey said, “I’m just reminding you that you can’t afford to get tangled with a woman like her.” Aside from the fact that she was already Blake’s wife, her being a mute was the biggest flaw that stopped her from making her presence in upper-class society. Now, whenever Blake attended
Blake moved his long legs and caught up with Jessica in less than two steps. He grabbed her by the arm and stared down at her. “Where have you been?” Jessica’s arm hurt. She furrowed her beautiful brows and signed to him, “I was helping my friend.” Blake grinned at her. “Friend? Thomas Wayne?” Jessica was shocked, and she looked at him in disbelief. “How did you find out?” She knew he would be angry, so she did not tell him about the charity project and the app. Thomas’s identity seemed a little awkward to Jessica, but the desire to ‘speak’ allowed her to put the awkwardness aside. After spending a few days with Thomas, she realized that the man was an easy-going person and someone who she could call a friend. In her current situation, she did not even have a friend around her, and being able to get involved in such a project made her feel useful. Jessica did not deny the fact that she was with Thomas which made Blake even angrier. ‘She really was with Thomas Wayne!’
Even Blake himself could not explain why he felt so complicated. At first, he was just angry because Jessica was seeing Thomas, but when he calmed down, he realized that he was actually afraid. He felt scared. As for what he was afraid about, he dared not and did not want to get to the bottom of it. After all, she was his legitimate wife and she was not allowed to see other men, especially Thomas Wayne! After Jessica put Winson to sleep and returned to her room, she saw Blake on her bed. She frowned, unhappy that the man was in her room. It was difficult for her to feel light-hearted after the argument. They did not have sex for the past few days, and she was not in the mood, especially now. Blake noticed she was still wearing the same sweater which had a wet stain on her chest. She must have gotten it dirty when she bathed Winson. Jessica herself did not even notice that her black bra was showing through her white sweater. Blake gulped and said in a heavy tone, “What are y
Jessica widened her eyes in shock as her face turned slightly pale. They had been married for three years, but he still hated her. For the sake of her family, she had taken his happiness and his pride away, forcing him to suffer with her in this grave of a marriage. She bit her lip tightly. It was then that knocks came from the door. Ms. Susan came in with the medicine and said, “Sir, the medicine is ready.” Blake stared at Jessica. He ought to watch her finish the medicine this time. Jessica held the bowl of medicine in her hands. She really wanted to throw it into his face, but she knew the consequences of doing so. In the end, she could not do anything but swallow her grief together with the bitter medicine. The bitterness filled her mouth. Just when she wanted to have a candy to clean her palate, she was lifted up whole and tossed onto the bed. Before she could even react, Blake tore her pajamas off as if he had captured his prey. Then, he quickly got on top of her.
Kim getting Blake mad had nothing to do with her being superior in front of Jessica. Jessica thought that Kim came by to teach Winson, so she barely cared about what she said. On the contrary, Kim did not come because Blake had told her to or for the project. Instead, she was only there to distribute the invitation. She took two invitation cards out from her bag and put them in front of Jessica. “It’s my mother’s birthday tomorrow, and my father wants to throw her a party. I hereby sincerely invite you and Mr. Ferguson to attend my mother’s humble birthday party. Please do come.” Jessica looked down at the red invitation cards and stayed quiet. She did not give Kim a reply immediately. She was not allowed to attend any kind of dinner, party, or event. Kim had worked for the Fergusons for some time now, so she was quite close to Lady Cecilia. Therefore, it was unlikely that she did not know Jessica was forbidden to attend public events. Therefore, Kim giving Jessica the invita
“What’s wrong? Is your bed at home so stiff that you have to come here to sleep on my chair?” Moses kicked Blake softly.“I must say, if you want to sleep, go inside and sleep properly. I don’t have mermaids in my pond for you to fish.” Blake was not asleep at all. He was just relaxing his mind. “I’ll cut your leg off if it’s too itchy.” Blake glanced at the shoe mark on his pants and tossed the book at Moses’ leg. “Tsk, grumpy man. Are you not satisfied with your sex life?” Moses dodged the book and moved closer to Blake, resembling a mischievous imp trying to pluck the tiger’s whisker. “What’s wrong? Can’t the little mute girl satisfy you?” Blake glared at him and pushed his disgusting face away. He said in an upset tone, “I’m fine, thank you!” Moses dug his ear and staggered backward, falling back on the chair. “Okay, okay, I get it. You don’t need to be this loud.” The rustling of footsteps sounded behind Moses. It was actually a pair of indoor slippers being dragged a
Frank could not afford to make Jane mad, so he pointed at Blake and teased, “Master Ferguson here is complaining about his wife.” When Jane turned around and saw Blake’s stiff look, she asked, “What’s wrong?” Jessica was already mute, hence she barely had a presence in the family and had always been the target of bullying, so what could have caused her to offend him this time? Frank then repeated what Blake had said about Jessica to Jane. Jane nonchalantly grunted and said, “Mr. Ferguson, I never noticed this before, but aren’t you being a little too egoistic?” Blake looked at her coldly. “What do you mean?” Jane took a bite from Frank’s chicken egg sandwich and had a sip of milk from his glass before she said with squinted eyes, “Look around you. You are surrounded by friends with bad influence, but what about her back at home? Who does she have?” Her own brother had sold her away, the husband she was married to treated her badly, and her mother-in-law constantly pressured