Semua Bab The Prison Bride: Bab 171 - Bab 180

Jessie thought about it for a moment. She then gave a little hum of agreement as she reached out to rub Code's belly. It was soft, warm, and so nice to touch.She was fine with coming over just to play with the cats."Then let's stop here. Go ahead and register your info first," Jack said while pushing the keyboard away.After she finished registering her info, he checked the time and asked, "Want to stay here tonight?"Jessie turned to face him and immediately refused. "I'd rather go home.""I promise I won't try anything. Every room has locks. Just for one night?" Jack leaned forward until he was eye-level with her.Jessie lifted her gaze to his eyes. She felt conflicted, but she still asked, "Why?""What do you think?" Jack smiled. He sounded a little helpless.Was it because he liked her? Was that why he wanted her to stay?Jessie wasn't even sure herself if chasing after Henry all the time counted as liking him. But during her time in prison, when she thought back to how

"I've fed stray cats before. They always exhibit fear when they see certain people. For example, they get scared when they see Mark," Jessie explained.She thought back to waking up at noon and seeing every single cat in the villa piled around Jack, fast asleep.For a man who was so intimidating to outsiders, with hardly any patience for anyone, he sure could let cats walk all over his chest to nap.He always held Orange, his favorite cat.Orange was just an animal, yet Jessie could clearly see how much it adored Jack.Last night, when Jack entered the bedroom, Orange had been the first to dart through the doorway, no doubt to sleep with him.Jack never pushed the cats away. He even responded to Orange every time it sought his attention.To people, an animal's affection might seem insignificant.To someone as busy as Jack, it might seem even more so.But the way he always responded and made time to come back and be with them, Jessie couldn't help but feel that beneath his toug

David thought about it and agreed. With Jack's personality, if something was his, he'd keep it hidden away, never letting anyone else take a peek."I'm already driving over to pick you up, but since you want to stay at his place, I'll just come by to check. I want to make sure he isn't home so I can feel at ease," David said gently.Jessie felt warm inside. "Okay. I haven't had dinner yet. When you get here, let's eat somewhere nearby!""Sure," David agreed right away.When he arrived, the cats were wary at first. But soon, a few friendly ones came up to rub against him."Why are there so many?" He was startled.The moment he stepped inside, it felt like being swarmed by a whole army of cats."He rescued nine strays, so yeah, it's kind of a lot. See, I wasn't lying," Jessie explained.David glanced inside the house.The cats were all outside, which meant no one else was home. The lights were off too."He's on a business trip," Jessie continued.She always talked more freely

"Grandpa, are you rushing to pave the way for me because something's wrong with your health? Are you and Jack working together to trick me?" Jessie gripped David's hand. Her face was full of worry."Jessie, we're not lying to you. I'm just old now, and when age catches up, sickness comes crashing down. If I don't start planning for you early, I'm afraid something like what happened three years ago will happen again. If you get hurt like that, I won't be able to bear it emotionally, and you'll suffer for it." David squeezed her hand tightly. His voice was steady and reassuring.Jessie's lips trembled. "I never once blamed you, Grandpa–""My sweet girl, your heart is too kind. You need to be tougher. That way, when shameless people try to push things onto you that you shouldn't accept, you'll feel no guilt rejecting them."David truly couldn't stop worrying about Jessie.He sighed over his own age. He didn't have much time left to protect her.She had grown up in an orphanage, wher

Jessie's sudden outburst left Laura frozen in place."Other than falling to your knees and begging, what else can you do? Do you really think kneeling gives you the right to blackmail me emotionally?" Jessie's voice was filled with irritation, and her eyes carried nothing but raw disgust."What I hate most is people like you and Mia. Other than crying and pretending to be pitiful, what else can you do? Can't you do something, anything, that doesn't make people sick of you?"Seeing how furious she was, David immediately stepped forward to calm her down. "Jessie, don't pay her any mind! I'll get you another copy of the contract tomorrow morning. You can go rest at Jack's place, or here at home, wherever you'd like."Upstairs in the hallway, Mia heard his words clearly.What did that mean? Was Jessie living at Jack's place now?Had they already made their relationship official?Mia couldn't accept it."I can't stand your begging. The more you beg me, the more I want Mia to end up