Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 146: The Santiagos

As the car made its way home, Jessica’s thoughts were tangled. The weight of the situation pressed heavily on her mind. She had to plot out her next steps carefully, figuring out how best to handle the mood and the timing.

Then, a thought came to her mind —dinner. A casual setting. Everyone would be home, and she could ease into the conversation.

She quickly grabbed her phone and dialed Bella’s number. It rang just once before Bella picked up.

"Hello?" Bella’s voice sounded distracted.

"Bella," Jessica said, keeping her tone neutral, "Come home early tonight. We need are having dinner together"

Bella raised an eyebrow. Jessica was never one to call people home without a reason. She tried to dig for more details, but Jessica wasn’t budging. "Why? Is something wrong?"

"Just come home," Jessica replied, her voice firm. "We’ll talk later."

Bella, though curious, didn’t push it further. Who was she to question her elder sister?

Next, Jessica called Ethan. He had been discreetly sent back to keep a close eyes on situations outside.

Though he had began to treat this place as home, because the place he called home had never treated him like one but here he felt alive and at home.

But when he saw Jessica’s name on his phone, he picked up, surprised. "Ethan, come back home. We need everyone here for dinner," Jessica instructed.

for such a summon back for dinner when they have days where everyone returns for family

become important to him. He had seen their kindness, their warmth

Jessica called. He had been managing the household in her absence,

take a break from dealing with family affairs and focus on the business side of things. When Jessica called,

He had no

he knew it was important. He pulled her in for a hug, holding

asked gently as he

"I’m fine.

had to be just right for the conversation she was about to have. The staff would prepare the meal exactly as she wanted

She sank into the couch, her mind still racing, when her phone rang.

Dean," Jessica greeted the man

you personally as their attending doctor," the dean

had kept a low profile. Every surgery she performed had been arranged carefully by her subordinates, always planned and executed without anyone knowing her identity.

she asked, though

dean answered, his voice casual but serious at the same

one. There were three families that no one dared cross: the Santiagos, the Ravensdales, and the Allens. The Santiagos were notorious for

She had already seen what their reach could do. But

though she knew

wasn’t a real option. "But I wouldn’t advise it.

feeling that this was more than just a simple medical