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.

walked forward and pushed open the battered gate. The metal gate squeaked loudly as it gave way. He and the

Her heart

his eyes, and placed a gentle hand on his clenched fist. But what she saw broke

Davis didn’t resist the gesture but slumped into her arms.

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

him tighter, stroking the

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 own savings. I sacrificed sleep,

down? Why

leaned back slightly, placed a hand under his chin, and lifted his face to

rebuild, to reestablish what they tried to bury. I can’t pretend to know how much it hurts, but I believe you can take it even higher than before. Don’t give

head on her shoulder, breathing in the familiar lavender scent she always wore. The fragrance helped soothe him. Slowly, the rage and

good now," he said with a small smile. "Did I

chuckled. "What is embarrassment? You’re

It was better than the cold man she’d first met, who drowned his pain in alcohol even though

kept his emotions hidden, but with her, he let them out freely. She always felt grateful that he had come to trust her with his emotion. At least, it gave her an opening into knowing when to

and held his left hand while he used the right to guide

asked, concern in

more than okay,"

his words. They moved together toward the building’s entrance, nearing the broken gate when two men

one of them shouted aggressively. "Who are you, and

felt a stab of fear for the two men—they had no idea who they

changed. Her fierce gaze turned soft and frightened. She looked like a helpless, innocent lady. A trap for

clearly dismissing

the problem?"

like you don’t know. You’ve been warned before not to come

man turned his eyes to Jessica,

remained calm, but her thoughts darkened. Someone

you to say that?" she

to grab