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Jessica was speechless. She questioned her own sanity for even having this conversation with Jack.
Jack noticed her face. “You don’t believe me?”
“Stop projecting your way of thinking onto him,” Jessica snapped. “He’s not like that.”
“Men understand each other,” Jack said with a shrug. “You're not a mind reader. How can you be sure?”
“I'm done talking.” Jessica grabbed her bag and hailed a ride.
“Wantto give you a lift?” Jack offered, almost too smoothly.
“No!” Jessica nearly exploded. Another minute with him might have done it.
Jack chuckled, watching her leave. He took out the fake marriage certificate and glanced at it. It looked
disturbingly authentic. Yes, it was a complete fabrication. And yet... a strange sense of duty stirred in him.
“Sir?” the driver asked cautiously, having noticed Jack staring blankly at the certificate. “Will you be informing
your parents about your marriage to Ms. Prescott?”
“No need,” Jack replied as he slid into the car, fiddling with his phone. “It’s just a fake marriage.”
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“What about your parents?” the driver asked again.
“I'll handle them myself,” Jack said firmly. “You stay out of it.”
The driver nodded and started the engine.
Neither of them noticed the quiet black car parked across the street. Inside, behind the wheel, was Melvin. He
had followed them the whole time—silently, from the shadows.
Melvin had watched Jessica walk out of City Hall, clutching those marriage papers like a lifeline. He had also seen
her exchange with Jack unfold right there on the steps.
His knuckles turned white as he gripped the steering wheel tighter, yet he remained frozen in place, unable to
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Freya offered a brief murmur of acknowledgment before allowing the conversation to fade into silence.
Nevertheless, her instincts whispered that this tic change was somehow connected to Jessica.
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