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.

a summon back for dinner when they have

their kindness, their warmth and wouldn’t want to miss an opportunity to chat, laugh

was the last person Jessica called. He had been managing the household in her absence, and

focus on the business side of things. When Jessica called, he

finally arrived home, she was greeted by Davis, who was sitting at the door waiting for her. He had

it was important. He pulled her in

you alright?" Davis asked gently as

smiled faintly, nodding. "I’m

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

and Davis went to their bedroom. She sank into the couch, her mind still racing, when her phone rang. She picked

the man on

you personally as their attending doctor," the dean

Every surgery she performed had been arranged carefully by her subordinates, always planned and executed without anyone knowing her identity. No one ever saw her face. But for someone to request

it?" she asked, though she

patient is Matilda Santiago," the dean answered, his voice casual but serious at the

a sharp one. There were three families that no one dared cross: the Santiagos, the Ravensdales, and the Allens. The Santiagos were notorious for their influence and power. If they were

be involved with the Santiago family. She had already seen what their reach

she

dean said, though his tone made it clear that it wasn’t a real option. "But I wouldn’t advise it. The Santiagos

a simple medical case—it was a web of ties she didn’t want to touch. Still, the Santiago family