Chapter 74: Shopping Mall 2

"Yeah. I will do it." Davis took a deep breathe then slowly the wheelchair made its entrance into the mall.

Jessica holding Davis hand noticed his grip tightening on her fingers as the go further and further into the mall.

Pamela look at the duo, one on the wheelchair, the other standing by shielding the seated from the wind and rain. Her lips curled upward.

"What section do we go to first?" Let’s start with the female section. They nodded in unison.

Whispers rippled through the mall like a quiet storm. Several heads turned, eyes widening in recognition, curiosity, and, in some cases, thinly veiled shock.

Davis felt the weight of their stares pressing down on him, heavy and suffocating. It was the moment he had dreaded—the scrutiny, the murmurs, the silent judgments.

"Is that Davis Allen?"

"Wow... the heir of the Allen family? In a wheelchair?"

"He hasn’t been seen in public for so long... I thought—"

"No need to think, from a reliable source I heard he has removed from the Allen family register....

"It seems that lady beside him is the wife his family married for him....

"That’s unfortunate, from grace to grass...

He even became a psychopath abusing his staff...

Jessica felt the tremor in his fingers, the way his body stiffened under their watchful eyes. Without hesitation, she squeezed his hand, grounding him. Her expression remained calm, unaffected, as if their stares meant nothing.

chimed, her voice just loud enough

practiced ease. His protective stance, coupled with

sea of judgmental eyes but at the woman beside him. Jessica walked as if

voice

him, her smile soft yet firm. "You are still you, Davis. Let them look. Don’t you think they are marveling at how handsome you have become after staying out the public eyes for

his lips as he slow exhaled. He wasn’t sure if he believed her just yet, but seeing her believing in him

he murmured.

more comfortable position. She opened her bag and picked

really prepared." He

earbuds. "Of course. I knew you’d need a little distraction but with

a soft chuckle, his earlier tension easing slightly. The melody filled his ears, drowning out the lingering murmurs and curious

and preparedness, the way she anticipated his emotions and acted without making a big deal out of it. It never occurred to him

shook her head with amusement. "Jessica, are you shopping for yourself or babysitting

not both?" She turned to Davis, tilting her head. "I think you can manage yourself here while we get the

fingers lightly tapping the armrest of his wheelchair. "I suppose I can be your personal judge today or what

wink before heading toward

the store, effortlessly picking out dresses, Davis found himself watching her, not just with admiration but with a strange sense of peace.

today wouldn’t be

carefully selection of clothes amidst laughter and jokes. The air warm that even Ethan’s tensed muscle began

tranquility and laughter of the shopping was cut short with the arrival of Risa and her

at Davis sitting

household of the

really came to shop but I think you only came to

to check the

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