บททั้งหมดของ The Prison Bride: บทที่ 431 - บทที่ 440

The Stewart family had never kept any records on Mia."Wait. Didn't she make you donate blood for her once? Did you ever check the records from that?" Mark suddenly sounded worked up."I checked a long time ago. Turns out you were all played," Jessie said flatly.The hospital told her Mia hadn't even gotten tested that day. The whole blood transfusion was just Mia tormenting her. Mia was bullying her for sport because she didn't like her."So she never needed blood at all?" Mark asked."No. The doctor caved because all of you were babying her. She threatened him, and he went along with the lie," Jessie said.Mark's blood pressure shot through the roof. "What the hell is wrong with that woman? I swear she knew she wasn't their biological kid from the start. That's why there's no record of anything. And now that the house burned down, there's no hair, no nothing.""Dead end," Jessie muttered.Even with Mia standing right in front of her, there was no way to prove she was Mia.Ma

Jack and Harry's case dragged on for two months with zero updates.Jessie was starting to wonder if they really had been thrown in prison.She had gone from anxious to numb.The end of the year was approaching, and winter break was only a month away, yet neither of them had been released."Does gathering evidence really take this long?" Jessie sat in the courtyard and warmed her hands by the fire while she asked Ronny, who was sitting beside her.Ronny was texting his family while answering her. "Harry's side is tricky. His company is under a full-scale investigation. Jack just got unlucky and got dragged into it.""After all this time, shouldn't they be done already?" Jessie asked."It's not that simple. Harry has businesses in the country, overseas, and also offshore accounts. Now everything's being investigated. Honestly, I don't even know if they'll get out before the New Year." Ronny sighed. "Damn it. Whoever's pulling the strings knew Harry's setup was complicated and hard

"Where are you staying now?" Jessie asked with concern."I went back to my grandma's," Shirley replied. She was already feeling a bit reluctant to continue school. A sense of dread toward studying had set in. Ever since all the money in her bank account had been taken, she was left with only a few grand, and anxiety kept her awake on most nights.Life without money felt unbearably hard.Before, she could buy whatever she wanted to eat or drink without a second thought. Now, even getting a cup of coffee would earn her criticism.She felt embarrassed to return to school. She was sure her classmates would laugh at her.She had once looked down on people with no money, and now she had become one of them."Do you have enough money to get by?" Jessie asked again."It's manageable. Next year I'll transfer to a regular college, and then I'll start working after I graduate. We won't be able to talk like before, and I won't be able to help you anymore. I'm sorry," Shirley said. She was re

Seeing her like this, Jack felt a pang of guilt.He shouldn't have let her worry for so long."What about Harry? He owns a company, and I've been worried all these months that someone might try to harm him, and you'd get dragged into it too," Jessie said while resting her chin on his shoulder. She still sounded a little sleepy."He's fine. Before going in, I gave Timothy a heads-up," Jack replied with a chuckle.Jessie snorted. "So that's what the heads-up was. I called him, and he still acted all serious.""I had to make it look real. That's the only way those people plotting against us might think we're helpless and that the police would actually get us," Jack said.Jessie pushed him away. "It's New Year's, and there are only a few of us. Why bother buying holiday supplies?""Even if there aren't many people, we still have to. Back when Grandpa was alive, he always made sure everything was prepared properly. This is the first New Year you're spending at my house. We can't be s

"Anyway, if Jessie can get along with her, she must have her merits," Jack said with a smile."You've got that look in your eyes. Whatever Jessie says or does is automatically right to you," Harry teased. He then went around to the other side.Jack, having to wait for Jessie, could only continue picking through the vegetables in front of him.Meanwhile, Jessie knew Helena would be spending New Year's alone and couldn't help saying, "Why don't you come to my place? You and I are close. I call the shots at my home anyway.""That's not really appropriate. Who invites outsiders over for New Year's Eve dinner?" Helena felt it would be awkward."I mean, it'll just be the two of us, plus a housekeeper and my nanny who's been helping out for years. It's too quiet otherwise. Come on, it'll be lively with you around," Jessie urged. If it were Shirley, she wouldn't have been this warm."Forget it." Helena shook her head. "I'm not used to it, and your husband looks intimidating. I'm scared o