Semua Bab The Prison Bride: Bab 221 - Bab 230

Mia had raised hell that morning, and by tonight she'd probably be in for another beating.Laura's eye was still badly hurt.After work, Jessie still had many unfinished tasks. She figured she might as well stay late at the office rather than go home and watch Bruce beat Mia up.Frank, as usual, was the last one out. Spotting Jessie still at her desk, he called out, "Don't work so late. If Mr. Gerome sees this, he'll think I'm overworking you. Pack it up and head home!"Jessie didn't want to go home at all."Come on, hurry it up, don't drag your feet," Frank said from the doorway. "I'm switching off the lights."Left with no choice, Jessie shut down her computer, gathered her things, and left.Sliding into a cab, she thought about going to Jack's place.Before she could decide, her phone buzzed. It was David.She answered, and he immediately said, "You'd better come home. Things are a mess here.""Me showing up won't fix anything. Mia attacked her mother today." Jessie didn't

Jack listened without saying a word."When I was sentenced, Henry was sitting right there in the courtroom. I told him I'd been framed, but he didn't believe me. That's when I realized he never actually liked me at all," Jessie said before taking a pause.Just then, the movie ended."I've never had my heart broken, but I do know what it feels like to lose someone who matters. Maybe it's about the same," Jack said to her.Back then, she'd been devastated. She was locked up for something she didn't do and abandoned by the person she loved most.Jack had been just as wrecked, lying awake night after night because of her."But it's all in the past now. I don't even remember exactly how it felt anymore. I just know I don't ever want to fall for someone so easily again," Jessie said softly.She really did feel differently about Jack, but that was exactly why she knew she wasn't good enough for him.Back then, when she first came to live with the Stewart family, she thought being thei

While Jessie was busy coding in her room, Laura came in with a tray of fruit."Jessie, I brought some fruit for you."Laura set the plate down beside her and spoke in a pleasant tone.Jessie immediately switched off her screen.She glanced at the cherries on the tray, frowned, and asked flatly, "Why didn't you knock before coming in?"Laura still treated people based on who they were. She was used to barging into Jessie's room without knocking, so she still did it now."Sorry, I forgot," Laura said at once."I don't like cherries. Take them away." Jessie wasn't picky, but she refused food that came from Laura.Laura recalled that cherries used to be Jessie's favorite. The Stewart family bought imported cherries that were big, sweet, and juicy. Jessie couldn't possibly dislike them."Jessie, I know Mia's situation puts you in a tough spot, but if no one helps her, she'll be looking at over ten years in prison. Ten years would ruin a woman's life." Laura knew Jessie wouldn't wan

Mark's eyes were filled with tears. "I know I was wrong, but it's too late now. I'm terrified of prison. The time I spent in detention was already pure hell for me–"Before he could finish, Henry grabbed him by the collar and punched him so hard that he landed flat on the ground.People in the bar turned to look.Henry didn't care. He stepped forward, yanked Mark back up by the collar, and stared coldly at Mark's tear-streaked face."You Stewarts are pathetic. You're not even fit to be called human. Mia pretended to be depressed and hurt people. You helped her forge evidence and framed an innocent person, sending her to prison! Did it ever cross your minds that if Jessie hadn't learned programming inside, what would've happened to her after she got out?"Mark sobbed. "Henry, I'm sorry. I really am tormented by this.""Tormented? The only thing I regret is ever knowing you Stewarts. I regret calling you my friend all these years! When you got into that car accident and swore you w

Jessie never expected Mark to tell Henry the truth.Did Henry cut ties with the Stewart family because Mark had gone to him with the truth?Jessie had always looked down on Mark. He was feeble-minded and hot-tempered.When he liked someone, he would do anything for them, but when he hated someone, he would step all over them and make sure they never got back up.She hadn't expected that the first one willing to admit guilt would be this very fool."I know the only way Jessie will ever be at peace is if we bear the punishment we deserve. I can't keep living like this. I just hope that after I serve my time, she'll see me as her brother again. Back then, Mia's car had a dashcam, but Dad destroyed the footage. The copy submitted to the police was one he had forged. That fake video is what crushed Jessie's last defense and got her three years in prison."The recording wasn't long, but Jessie caught the deliberate detail in it.Mark used to call her Jess out of habit. In this recordi