Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 206: Don’t give him the satisfaction...

After several minutes drive, the car slowly came to a stop in front of an old, abandoned building. The structure, once proud and buzzing with life now clouded heavily with dust.

Its walls were covered in faded paints, cracked windows and doors and overgrown weeds surrounding it. The once magnificent gate now creaked loudly in the breeze, hanging loosely from its rusted hinges. It was a painful sight.

Davis slowly got out of the car with Ethan’s help since they have a third party with them, his eyes fixed on the crumbling structure before him. Jessica followed closely behind.

The moment they stepped down, they all stood in silence, just staring at the wrecked building. Their faces carried mixed emotions.

Davis’s chest tightened painfully. His face turned pale, his eyes bloodshot and filled with emotion—anger, sorrow, and betrayal. His fists clenched tightly by his sides as he stared at what used to be his pride and joy. The company sign was gone, the nameplate broken into pieces and lying on the ground like trash.

Jessica, standing a few steps behind him, could sense the storm raging inside Davis. She may not have known him for a long time, but she had come to understand that he was a man who paid attention to every little detail.

He is quite meticulous and organized even in his properties. So seeing this building in such a terrible state after just a year plus of abandonment was suspicious—must have been man-made.

To Jessica, it looked like the building hadn’t just been forgotten—it had been attacked. Some parts of the structure looked like people left in a hurry, while others were clearly destroyed on purpose. Broken glass, shattered doors, smashed office furniture. Everything screamed of intentional destruction.

"There’s no point just standing here," Jessica finally spoke, her voice calm yet firm. "We should go inside and take a proper look. Only then can we understand how bad things really are and then think of how to fix them."

Davis didn’t move at first. His eyes remained locked on the building. "It was some years long labour and they destroyed it," he said softly, almost to himself.

He turned his gaze toward Jessica. His eyes glistened with unshed tears. "All the nights I stayed up late... All the effort I put into making this company stand tall... Even before I returned to the Allen family, I built this from the ground up. And now..."

His voice caught in his throat. He looked away quickly, trying to hide his emotions.

Jessica glanced at Ethan. "You and the driver can go ahead and check the building out. But don’t touch anything yet until we’ve had a look."

Ethan nodded immediately. He didn’t need to be told that Davis was on the edge again.

He had always kept an eye on this company but he couldn’t do anything about and didn’t want to say it out but had constantly tried to keep in touch with the previous manager.

Jessica was clearly trying to shield him from the outsiders. That gesture alone earned her even more respect from Ethan.

gate squeaked loudly as it gave way. He and the

Her heart

walked slowly to him, knelt down to meet his eyes, and placed a gentle hand on his clenched fist. But what she saw broke her

and slowly pulled him into her arms wrapping him in a warm embrace. Davis didn’t resist the gesture but slumped into her

completely," Davis murmured. "He put in time and money just to bring this

tighter, stroking the

"I always believed that no matter who led the Allen family, we were one. But this company... it wasn’t even built with Allen money. I used my

"If they didn’t want it, why not just shut it down? Why destroy

and lifted

then?" she asked softly. "He’s already done the damage. But that’s why we’re here—to rebuild, to reestablish what they tried to bury. I can’t

the familiar lavender scent she always wore. The fragrance helped soothe him. Slowly, the rage and grief inside him calmed. A few

he said with a small smile. "Did I

chuckled. "What is embarrassment?

man she’d first met,

them out freely. She always felt grateful that he had come to trust her with his emotion. At least, it gave

Davis sat upright. Jessica reached out and held his left hand while he used the

asked, concern

here? I’m more

entrance, nearing the broken gate when two men suddenly rushed toward them. Both were armed with

"Who are

going on alert. Davis felt a stab of fear for the two men—they had no idea who

of an eye, Jessica’s face changed. Her fierce gaze turned soft and frightened.

looked at Davis, clearly dismissing him because of

is the problem?" Jessica asked,

warned before not to come here. Step foot on this property

taller man turned his eyes to

darkened.

say that?"

do you think?" the man stepped closer, reaching out to grab her arm. "How about you please me, and I’ll