Blake glanced around the house and asked, “Where’s Ma’am?” Not even his son was at home. Miss Susan said, “Ma’am brought little Winson out for some sun.” Blake grunted in reply. When he walked past the dining area, he saw the red invitation cards on the table. He picked one up but did not open it. “Who sent this?” Miss Susan saw the invitation card, she subtly rolled her eyes white at it. Throughout her entire life, she had never seen someone who was not yet the mistress act so arrogantly as if she was already the mistress. As a housekeeper, it was inappropriate for her to be a busybody about her boss’s family matters, but she could not hold it back anymore. She said, “Miss Jackson came by earlier to send this. She said it’s an invitation for you and Ma’am to attend her mother’s birthday party.” Blake frowned when he heard that, and his gaze looked slightly unhappy. Miss Susan noticed the change in her boss’s expression, so she mustered enough courage and continued, “Sir,
A while later, Blake arrived at the aquarium, but the place was huge, thus searching for a mother and child was not an easy task. Fortunately, the pair he sought was unusual, and he found them after shuttling through a few sections. Jessica carried Winson around for almost the whole trip and her arms were starting to get sore, so she sat down on the bench for a rest. Winson was a cute toddler. Many young girls that visited the aquarium ignored the fishes and surrounded the little guy instead. They played with him and even took pictures with him. Jessica was happy that her son was meeting so many different people. She believed in enriching his world as he should not just limit his circle to wealthy and superior socialites. She was drinking water beside him while little Winson was being carried around like a treasured prize. After being hugged by everyone, the little guy’s pocket was filled with candy, and he even got a cute fox ear headband. Jessica put Winson on her lap and t
Jessica looked at the man in front of her. He looked like he knew the place quite well. Was he a regular? Just before her mind drifted away, Blake stopped. Winson pointed at the big turtle that swam across their heads and giggled. “Mama, look! Big boat!” Blake corrected him, “It’s not a boat. It’s a turtle.” When Jessica looked up, she saw another turtle swimming over. The two large turtles flipped their flippers like rowing oars, and they looked like a couple playing in the water. Beside Jessica was another young couple, and the guy started to sing, “I want you by my side and we will watch that turtle swim in the sea. It slowly crawls out of the water as we watch the waves crash…” The girl smiled and the two of them took a selfie together with the turtle. Jessica was envious of them. She was almost their age but…she had no idea what love or youth was. Before she could experience love, she had become someone’s mother and someone’s wife. Jessica retracted her gaze, not wan
There were a lot of pictures on her phone. She usually cleared her phone when she uploaded the pictures into her laptop, but after a whole day outside, it was filled with pictures again. She scrolled through the pictures and got to the picture of Blake and Winson. Winson’s cute little face looked exactly like Blake’s. He was like a mini Blake. If she was not Winson’s mother, it was difficult for her to imagine that the icy-cold Blake would have looked that cute when he was younger. She started to imagine what Winson would look like when he grew older. Would he be as cool and stiff as Blake? Jessica shook her head as she would rather not think about it. Her son should not be as stiff as Blake, who was as cold as ice all day long. He was not cute at all. Her thoughts strayed further away while she wondered if Blake had ever smiled in his life or if he had been born like that? However, that should not be the case because she had once heard that Blake had a bright personality.
Blake tossed the phone back to Jessica and said coldly, “If you simply edit my face again, you will feel my wrath! Get down from the car!” Jessica quickly carried Winson down, barely escaping Blake’s fury. Miss Susan had the bird’s nest ready, and she served it to Jessica when she came in. After Jessica put Winson back in the nursery, she came out for the bird’s nest and bumped into Blake who had just parked the car. She was frightened as if she had just seen a ghost, so she quickly ran back to her room. She had bearded the lion in his den and dared not come out and be an eyesore to the lion anymore. Even during dinner, Jessica did not come out as she said she was full. Blake had dinner alone, but he did not look annoyed. His lips were even curled into a soft grin. After a bath, Jessica sat in front of her laptop and started transferring the pictures from her phone as usual. When she got to the picture of Blake and Winson, she clicked on it to zoom in. It was Winson’s f
Jessica walked closer to Blake and put the towel on his short, stiff hair, and started rubbing it. He was a strange man indeed. There was a hairdryer in the room which could dry his hair faster and more conveniently, yet he did not like the buzzing noise, hence she had to resort to the old-fashioned way. Blake looked at the laptop screen and said, “Come with me tomorrow.” Jessica’s hands froze. She did not sign anything or whatsoever. All she did was stare at his messy short hair. Did she hear him wrongly? Blake noticed that her hands had stopped. When he turned around, he saw that she was petrified, so he asked, “What’s wrong? Can’t you understand what I said?” Jessica really did not understand what he meant. She thought she heard it wrong, but when she saw his impatient look, she was certain that she got it correctly. Something similar had happened in the past before, and it had traumatized Jessica deeply. There was an event to which the husband and wife had been invi
“Jessica, I thought you always wanted to attend such events.” As Jessica looked at him calmly, her eyes were as tranquil as a quiet lake. She had never attended one before, and she really wanted to. She believed that as husband and wife, they should stand together and share a common goal. However, their marriage started off under difficult circumstances. She would really be naive if she thought he would be by her side. Jessica pushed his hand away and sighed as she signed, “I thought you said I’ll only embarrass you if I attend such events.” Blake found her words difficult to accept and she knew it. Nevertheless, he was meeting her halfway and allowing her to attend this time, so why must she throw a temper now? Blake said sourly, “You will go when I tell you to. I’ll settle the dress for you.” Then, before she could react, he stomped out of the room grumpily. It suddenly felt like he was begging her to go. He decided to meet her halfway, yet she was taking advantage of h
Jessica stepped out, and Blake was stunned by what he saw.In a simple updo held in place by a red hairpin, her curled hair tresses framed her cheeks. Her face was beautiful with arched eyebrows, soft eyes, a dainty nose, and striking ruby lips. She looked alluring yet pure at the same time.While Blake knew that Jessica was quite a looker, but after getting dolled up, she truly looked stunning.…Blake himself donned a dignified tailor-made suit with a quaint little pocket square in his breast pocket. Surely, all eyes would be on him the moment he stepped into the Jackson family’s ballroom.However, this time, the spotlight would be focused on the widely-rumored Mrs. Ferguson. After all, this would be Jessica’s grand debut in the public eye.She walked alongside Blake, stepping into the venue as everyone began to notice her.Silence swept across the crowd.On the other hand, Kim Jackson, who had been enjoying the attention showered on her on her home turf, was eclipsed immedia