Was he out of his mind? After everything that happened, how could he still have the nerve to follow her all the way here?

Just as Jessica was about to close the door, Timothy gestured sharply. The two nurses by his side immediately wheeled his hospital bed forward, blocking the entrance and pushing right into the apartment.

Jessica felt like she was suffocating. She'd gone through so much just to make it overseas, and now-he was here.

Once he was inside, Timothy quietly signaled for the nurses to leave. They stepped out and shut the door behind them, leaving the room heavy with tension.

Jessica's face was set in open irritation.

Timothy's features were as composed and reserved as ever. He said, "I just wanted to check on you. The family doctor didn't have time to treat your injuries that day. I asked Vince, and he told me you'd been hospitalized. You got discharged so quickly are you really healed?"

Jessica cast him a frosty glance, not bothering to answer. Instead, she raised her hand and signed, her movements curt and annoyed. "Don't you think you're being ridiculous?"

"Jessy, I think we really need to talk," he said quietly.

There's nothing left to talk about, she thought.

When it mattered, there was never a chance.

would words make? Whatever he had to say, she didn't want to

again, her gestures cold. "Ten days more, give or

years as husband and wife, do we really have to drag this into a

relentless as you, the courtroom is

expression darkened; she could see the tension

night-there was a reason for

snatched the glass of water from the coffee table and flung it

with words, but she refused to let him dredge up that night. She didn't want

on Timothy's forehead soaked through, water streaming down his face and dripping onto his

clung to his hair, making him look utterly disheveled-so unlike the elegant, dignified man he always tried

She was done. Done with days

She'd never imagined Timothy

like this. His heart and eyes had always been for Sheila. Jessica had stepped aside, handed over the title of "Mrs. Lawson" without

the shield between him and Sheila? Maybe that was

their relationship. For seven years, Jessica did everything she could to make their marriage work, never once Causing trouble. Maybe a those "business trips" were really

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