Chapter 4
Jessica was roughly thrown into the basement storage by two bodyguards, her forehead hitting the concrete wall, blood oozing out.
The iron door slammed shut behind her with a clang.
Jessica knelt on the cold floor, a biting chill piercing her knees.
Her cheek stung with a burning pain.
She remembered long ago, when they crowded in a small rented room.
That year she lost her parents, and the winter was bitterly cold.
William wrapped her in his arms, warming her icy hands and feet with his body heat.
He once said, “Jessica, I promise to give you a home, a forever warm home.”
Jessica slowly hugged herself.
After an unknown time, the iron door opened again.
The blinding light made her instinctively squint.
William stood at the door, his figure outlined in a hazy silhouette by the light.
He walked in, looking down at her.
“Get up.”
His voice sounded weary.
Jessica didn’t move.
William swallowed, then crouched down.
His tone softened a bit.
“The test results… the hospital made a mistake, the Herbed Root Porridge was fine.”
William tried to explain.
His
gaze swept over Jessica’s forehead with bloodstains and swollen face, and William felt a pang in his eyes.
Jessica smiled faintly.
William would rather she cried or made a scene than stay in this suffocating atmosphere.
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He turned and walked toward the door, “Get out.
Rest well, we’re hosting guests in a few days.”
Jessica leaned on the wall and walked out of the basement step by step.
The things William sent were piled up in the living room.
The latest limited-edition handbags, high-end custom jewelry.
Even the keys to a new car.
Jessica passed by, her eyes sweeping over those shiny things.
Three days later, the Anderson family hosted a charity gala.
To give Anna and her unborn child prestige and recognition.
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Michelle specifically called to warn Jessica, that she must play the role of the generous and virtuous eldest daughter- in-law well.
In the banquet hall, Anna wore a custom-made red gown.
Holding William’s arm, her face flushed with happiness, her belly slightly swollen, which she deliberately pushed out.
Jessica stood alone in a corner, wearing a plain white dress.
Whispers surrounded her.
“Look, that’s her, the one who can’t have children.”
“I heard she tried to poison Miss Anna a few days ago, how vicious.”
“Poor William, stuck with such a wife.”
Jessica’s face was expressionless.
The highlight of the gala was the charity auction.
The final lot was a sapphire necklace named “Tears of the Stars”.
Jessica’s breath caught for a moment.
William had promised her that he would win it for her on their third wedding anniversary.
The host introduced the necklace’s origin.
Anna suddenly tugged William’s sleeve, pointed at the necklace, and said in a coquettish voice, “William, it’s so beau- tiful.”
William’s gaze swept through the crowd.
Finally, it didn’t linger on Jessica.
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He picked up the paddle and placed a sky-high bid.
The exorbitantly priced necklace fell into William’s hands.
When William personally put the necklace on Anna, the whole room erupted in applause.
Everyone was immersed in their happiness, only Jessica felt nauseated.
She turned and fled the noisy place.
On the balcony, the cold wind blew, bringing a moment of clarity to her confused mind.
Behind her, Anna’s voice drifted over faintly.
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Jessica froze.
She slowly turned to face Anna.
Anna beamed brightly. “If you hadn’t met William first, you’d never have become Mrs. Anderson.”
Jessica stared coldly. “Want it? I’ll give you everything.”
“The title of Mrs. Anderson. This necklace. That man…”
Anna’s smile stiffened.
Jessica turned away.
A deep, magnetic voice cut through the balcony shadows.
“Finished watching the Anderson family drama?”
Jessica halted.
A tall figure emerged-Jose.
Impeccable black suit. Red wine swirling in his glass.
Eyes dark and penetrating.
He stopped before Jessica, gaze fixed on her.
Yet his words targeted Anna. “Miss Anna, didn’t Mr. Anderson ask you to rest upstairs?”
Anna paled, nodding stiffly before hurrying away.
Better avoid the Roberts heir-everyone knew he was borderline psychopathic.
“Seems you still don’t see it.” Jose’s voice dropped lower. “You’ll let them trample over you while they play happy family?”
Jessica’s heart clenched.
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Jose leaned closer, words dripping with temptation.
“What if I help you?”
“Help you make them pay back everything they owe you. Double.”
Chapter 5
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