Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 238: Who else had the courage?

The driver, upon seeing Jessica step out of the house with the stylist in tow, quickly sprang into action. He alighted from the car and hurried to open the rear door for her.

Jessica gave a curt nod, regal and composed despite her still-recovering health, she exudes quiet authority.

Jessica slid into the back seat, with the effortless elegance that had always defined her. Becky followed closely behind, adjusting the hem of her coat as she entered. Her eyes darted between Jessica and the elegant bungalow.

From the doorway, Deborah stood, her arms folded and eyes soft with admiration.

She had seen the headlines trending against the company, the comments and several abusive and dergotary words posted.

And now, with her heading to the company’s launch in person, Deborah held a sliver of hope that the couple might just make it through.

Maybe, just maybe, the couple could truly make things work and turn the story around for good.

Inside the car, Jessica was already deep into a string of calls. Her fingers danced over her phone screen, connecting calls, giving orders, and answering inquiries.

Some were business instructions and directives, she sent to her subordinates to implement.

Others came from influential elites and investors, responding to her social media post and probing for clarity. "Is this company truly reliable? Could they risk aligning with her name?"

They wanted confirmation about the J&D GLOBALS direction, its integrity, and more importantly, its credibility. They wanted confirmation, assurance and encouragement to go on.

Her identifying with such company at a time like this had sparked their interest. As it is widely known that Lady Bright is a figure that doesn’t care about wealth but credibility.

Her words were crisp and authoritative, tinged with restrained weariness, but nothing about her tone gave away how drained she felt.

The Jessica sitting there wasn’t the weakened woman of a few hours aago; she had returned to being the fierce leader who always held the reins.

The driver occasionally stole glances at her through the rearview mirror, She looked elegant but deadly serious, her tone crisp, her posture relaxed yet commanding.

her with her crippled husband yet his composure as that of a king.

the calls to end. But they didn’t. The conversations seemed endless with a fresh call coming in

her seat, resigned. With no other option, she stared out the window, quietly watching the blur of streets

long enough to know when

had caught her off guard. Jessica had summoned her to Noveria for an event asking her

of another client—a young lady from

events were connected, but something now felt

earlier that evening summoning her to the mansion within five minutes.

always worked closely together, especially

her exclusive stylist, Becky knew Jessica’s

fashion trend," she muttered under her breath with Jessica still

is cursed with traffic," she muttered under her breath, recalling how she’d run several red lights just to arrive on time and

and the fine she’d be facing wouldn’t be light. Her

frustrated groan, she laid her head on the armrest and sighed heavily. "I think I will

a sideways glance. "What now? Are you silently cursing me for summoning you on such short notice?" she asked, slipping her phone into

her face still carried traces of fatigue, there was

sitting upright. "I ran red lights to get to you in five minutes like you said. If I end up in

commit an offense and I pay the price?

your stylist’s freedom," Becky teased, nudging her shoulder playfully. "Besides, I came running to make you look good. That

her head, a soft laugh

people in her inner circle, and Becky was one of the rare ones who

where betrayal lurked around every

tone shifting slightly, "when I called you, two

about." she started. "I was meaning to ask if launching

ask so?" Jessica stared at her confused by the logic of advertisement or marketing stunt. Besides, she had only invited her for a launch and like she mentioned she

sighed "Because when you called me, I had just arrived here too, for another event. A

fingers stiffened slightly on

and launching tomorrow?" Becky added, her voice dipping into curiousity. "You didn’t even recommend me to them. Shouldn’t I be your