NovelOnlineChapter 67
Was it really Sheila that Timothy wanted to marry back then?
To Timothy, she was just another tool.
She was his answer to the entire Lawson family.
When the Lawsons tried to keep him away from Sheila, Timothy turned around and married a mute woman-just
to spite them.
Was that it?
Jessica couldn't be sure if her guess was right or not.
But deep down, she had always felt this was the truth.
Otherwise, how could someone like Timothy-a man so proud, so untouchable- ever want to marry her?
Jessica bit down hard, her jaw clenched tight.
That day, her old professor had invited her back to campus to interpret a speech
in sign language. She was happy to help her alma mater.
She'd heard the speaker was a highly successful businessman.
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The school had students who were deaf, so they wanted to make sure everyone could participate.
Jessica arrived and was chatting with her professor when Timothy swept in, surrounded by a crowd.
She didn't know why, but suddenly, he stepped right up to her and said, "I want to marry you. Will you marry
me?"
She was stunned.
The man she'd secretly loved for four years was suddenly standing in front of her, asking for her hand. It was the
stuff of fairy tales.
Over the years, she'd imagined countless ways their paths could cross.
In the end, she convinced herself of the simplest possibility: Timothy must have fallen for her at first sight.
Even after they married, when he grew distant, she told herself it was just his nature.
But now, the answer to all the questions that had haunted her was becoming painfully clear.
She'd woven herself into a love story that only moved her-and no one else. To everyone else, she was nothing
more than a tool.
A tool-through and through.
Jessica could barely breathe.
A metallic taste rose in her throat. She hurried to the bathroom, leaned over the sink, and threw up.
Blood streaked the porcelain, bright and shocking.
Her stomach twisted with pain.
She turned on the tap, cupped cold water, rinsed her mouth, and didn't leave until every trace of blood had
washed away.
She felt hollow, as if someone had scooped out her soul.
She crawled into bed, pulling the covers up over her head.
The romantic love she'd dreamed of had turned out to be nothing but a cruel joke.
She didn't know how long she lay there before Mabel's voice roused her.
"Ma'am, it's tfor dinner."
Jessica pushed back the blanket.
Mabel's eyes went wide in shock.
"Ma'am, what happened to your eyes? They're so swollen!"
As soon as she said it, she regretted it.
Of course Mrs. Lawson had been crying.
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Mr. Lawson and the young master had both chased after that woman overseas...
Jessica felt her eyes throb as she sat up.
Mabel rushed to say, "Ma'am, wait here. I'll get sice. If you keep it on your eyes for a while, the swelling will
go down."
Mabel hurried off. Jessica got up and walked to the vanity, staring at her own reflection.
Her eyes were indeed badly swollen.
Just then, her phone rang.
It was an unfamiliar number. She didn't want to answer, but after it rang out, it called back again.
It probably wasn't a spam call.
Jessica answered.
Timothy's voice cthrough the phone.
"Jessica, Henry arrived safely this afternoon. I'll give you one more chance-book your ticket tonight, alright?"
"Ma'am, here's the ice. | put it in a bag for you. Your eyes are really puffy-keep this on them a while and the
swelling will go down," Mabel called from the doorway.
Mabel's voice drifted through the phone.
At once, Timothy's tone sharpened, the low tremor in his voice almost frantic. "You've been crying?"
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