Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 154: Accept the fact ..

Jessica wheeled Davis back to the dining hall, her heart thudding in her chest. The moment they stepped through the doorway, every pair of eyes at the table turned toward them.

It felt as if the entire room was holding its breath, waiting for something to unfold. They weren’t just looking at Davis, though. They were looking at her.

Her cheeks flushed crimson with embarrassment as she felt the weight of their gaze. It was as though their eyes were peeling her open, searching for every little detail about what had kept them so long in the kitchen. What had happened between them?

Jessica tried to ignore the heavy silence that followed them. She didn’t expect Davis to be so unfazed, but there he was—his expression a perfect mask of stoicism. He didn’t seem to care that everyone was staring, or if they were reading into their delay.

If anything, he seemed to enjoy the discomfort, though he kept it hidden behind his composed exterior.

As they made their way to the table, Jessica wheeled him to the seat at the right hand of Elliot Raven, the patriarch of the group. She took her own seat beside him, her movements stiff as she tried to keep her embarrassment in check.

But it was hard to shake the feeling that everyone knew. They could sense something had changed. The quiet smirks on their faces made it clear that they were no strangers to reading between the lines.

The clink of cutlery was the only sound that broke the silence as dinner was finally served. It was a quiet moment before Elliot cleared his throat lightly, drawing the attention of everyone in the room.

His eyes shifted around the table, taking in the familiar faces of those he had dined with countless times. But tonight, everything felt different because their identities had changed. His gaze on them filled with emotions simmering just beneath the surface.

Elliot took a deep breath, his shoulders heavy with the weight of the announcement he was about to make.

"This evening," he began, his voice calm but with an edge of something else, "we’ve gathered here like we do every weekend, expecting a little peace after our busy schedules.

But tonight... tonight is different. We’ve been summoned here, not just for dinner, but because of something we all need to address know and address."

Ethan and Richard exchanged glances. Their brows furrowed, confusion clear in their eyes. It seems every other person is privy to the impending announcement leaving them both wondering.

Elliot be talking about?

seeking her permission, though there was nothing he needed to ask for. His voice dropped in

unexpected." He looked at Davis, then Bella, his gaze unwavering. "After a series of investigations and tests though surprising , it

through the stillness, the sound of forks and knives dropping

with disbelief. They couldn’t quite grasp what

as he turned slowly to look at Bella, trying to find any trace of similarity. But there

thick with shock. "Are you saying... Dr. Bella is your lost sister?" His eyes darted from Elliot to Davis and from Davis to Bella, still searching for any

to the chest. Dr. Bella

in his chest. He didn’t even

His eyes stayed steady, his voice calm despite the storm of emotions that have been swirling within him. "Yes," he

the air, thick and

at Davis, then back to Bella, his mind struggling to comprehend what had

woman he had been secretly hoping to pursue...and

of Bella being his boss’s sister made everything complicated but now she had turned

turned out

something no one had expected. Not in their wildest dreams. How

contain his nervous energy. His fingers were trembling slightly as he reached for

thoughts weren’t on the unexpected family revelation;

news of her sworn sister becoming her sister-in-law and her godfather

was just trying to keep her life together, to survive the chaos of her marriage to Davis and the whirlwind of emotions that had surrounded their relationship. And now... now she was

life. He had always known that Jessica preferred the quiet life than anything else but then Looking at her quite, collected composure he felt himself worrying too much

her face was expressionless as though it is no big deal, as though it was a situation

long have you known?" He asked, his voice quiet but edged with uncertainty. He looked at Elliot, then at the trio—Jessica, Davis and Bella and