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
Kim Jackson grabbed a glass of wine and strode over to Lady Cecilia. The lady that was with her caught Kim’s eyes and respectfully bowed out of the conversation. Kim gently smiled at Lady Cecilia and spoke, “Thank you so much, Lady Cecilia, for attending my mother’s birthday banquet.”Lady Cecilia clinked her glass with Kim and smiled back. “The pleasure is mine. In fact, I was planning on inviting the Jackson family to my birthday banquet as well.”The hidden meaning behind those words was clear as day. Kim hardened her resolve and smiled as she said, “My lady, Mrs. Ferguson seems awfully lonely there by herself, should we do something about that?”Lady Cecilia glanced over at Jessica, wondering just how she can bear to stay here any longer. From the corner of her eye, she spotted some ladies walking over to Jessica, and decided to set down her own wine glass before walking over as well. Jessica was content playing with Winson before she spotted three well-dressed ladies walk
“We were asking Mrs. Ferguson how she keeps her skin so smooth!”Lady Cecilia coldly clicked her tongue and disdainfully glanced at Jessica, but when looking at Kim her eyes shone with approval. “Every one of you is still so young and fair, akin to a flower in bloom. So tender that your skin is still as soft as mochi. Instead of fretting over this, why don't you spend some time picking up a skill?” “Look at Lady Jackson here, she’s roughly your age and she can hold her ground when speaking to consul as well as organizing events and projects. You ladies should really learn from her.”The young lady with slightly protruding ears immediately piped up, “I’ve heard from my uncle that Mr. Ferguson is preparing to enter the European market, and there was a project regarding Tourism in Spain that Mr. Ferguson really took a liking to! Was that proposal written by you, Lady Jackson?”Kim reacted humbly and lowered her head, smiling sheepishly. “Oh you flatter me, it wasn't that impressive
“Mr. Ferguson! !-”Kim Jackson tried to speak up for herself, but the words barely left her mouth when she caught his ice-cold gaze and was forced to swallow the rest of her words.Her face burned like red-hot coal.In all her life she had never been so utterly humiliated before, let alone rejected in such a manner.It felt as if she was slapped in the face by the whole universe.However, what was even more terrifying then was Blake Ferguson’s piercing glare.She felt a shiver across her spine.It felt as if she had truly pissed Blake off in the worst possible way, but...Why?He seemed so satisfied with the proposal in the beginning and even treated her to dinner. Just how did that mute pique his interest?The prideful Kim was at a loss, but upon seeing Jessica Scott’s indifferent expression, her heart burned with rage.How could the great Kim Jackson be beaten by a mere mute!Hmph! Blake himself even said it earlier, he saw it on her Weibo. She did not even do it herself!
Blake watched until Jessica had walked out of earshot before turning to Lady Cecilia, “Mother, upon attending this event, did you really think I knew nothing at all?”“The things that you and Lady Jackson are thinking and plotting, did you really think I couldn’t see any of it?”First, it was arranging to have Kim come and tutor Winson privately, and now an invitation to the Jackson’s birthday banquet? It’s basically equivalent to sending a signal to everyone outside the family.Had he not said any of this today, the fact that Kim Jackson would have been Mrs. Ferguson instead of Jessica Scott would have become reality.Such an obvious plot, it was just one mouth away from becoming gossip, and Blake was done with being passive.“Mother dear, I know very well that Lady Jackson is the one you wanted to be my wife. But I, as your son, am going to make it very clear right now.”“I don't plan on changing wives.”Blake finished his sentence, leaving Lady Cecilia shell shocked. “You rea
At that moment, Lady Cecilia could no longer maintain her graceful demeanor.To her, what Jessica did was a disgrace to the Ferguson family!Jessica glanced at Blake from afar, and noticed that livid look on his face, implying that she had committed a grave mistake.Being mute, was that a crime?He spoke on her behalf in front of others, intending to protect her, yet the moment she used sign language, he distanced himself away from her instead?Frankly speaking, maybe this was his bottom-line, which was bringing her to this banquet, hoping she would be as quiet as a mouse and behaving in a way that would not be disgraceful.Unfortunately, her sign language fell within what he deemed as disgraceful.Jessica retracted her gaze, slowly curled her lips, and grinned.She looked at Lady Cecilia and started to speak in sign language.“Not being able to speak is indeed a defect I am born with, this is an unchangeable fact. I also have always been aware that I am now a part of the Ferguson fami