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Jack nodded with firm conviction. “Precisely what I'm saying.”
“If he truly stationed someone to watch my every move, then sneaking out under cover of darkness carries the
srisk as marching out right now,” Jessica countered, her reasoning cutting through his plan like a blade.
“Given my temperament, I'm far more likely to storm out tically after a heated argument than to slip away
like sguilty criminal.”
Jack found himself completely without words. Her argument held undeniable truth.
“Ill establish temporary residence at my uncle’s hfor the next several days,” Jessica said matter-of-factly,
ensuring he knew her exact whereabouts in case he needed to locate her later. “If you require justification for my
cooperation in this elaborate performance, simply claim you possess compromising information about me.”
“That works perfectly,” Jack agreed without hesitation.
Jessica efficiently gathered her laptop, gripped her suitcase handle firmly, and departed the premises with
purposeful determination.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe tic situation reached Melvin’s informant within minutes, who immediately relayed every crucial detail.
The moment Jessica's figure disappeared from view, Melvin’s phone buzzed with urgency. “Miss Prescott just
departed carrying a packed suitcase. The scene suggested she'd engaged in a fierce argument with Jack, though
| couldn’t capture the specific details of their confrontation.”
“Did she return to her family home?” Melvin inquired.
“It doesn’t appear that way at all,” the informant replied with immediate certainty, having carefully observed the
direction of Jessica's departure. “She headed in the completely opposite direction from her family’s residence.”
Melvin’s typically composed eyes flickered with a complex mixture of conflicting emotions that threatened to
betray his inner turmoil.
Within seconds, he'd pieced together the situation—Jessica must have grown miserable living with Jack but
refused to burden her parents with worry, which explained her decision to avoid going home.
“Deploy several people to provide her with discreet protection from a distance,” Melvin commanded. His instinct
urged him to go personally, but her final words to him echoed in his memory, making him hesitate. He couldn't
risk her discovering his presence. “Contactimmediately if any situation develops.”
“Understood completely,” the informant confirmed before the line went dead.
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