Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 248: Watts family 2

Davis and Jessica slept in that morning. Despite the warm shafts of sunlight flickering into the room, neither of them stirred. Since their arrival to Noveria, this was one of the rare mornings that offered complete peace—no itinerary, no obligations. Just the quietness of the morning.

For Jessica, the peace was more than welcome, her pregnancy symptoms coupled with the medication she took the previous night made it even harder to wake. The phone buzzed continuously on the bedside table with a persistent reminder.

Davis stirred first. Still groggy, his hand reached toward the table, blindly groping until it found the device. As he prepared to silence the alarm, his half-lidded eyes caught a glimpse of the reminder notification: "Watt’s Family Launch." His hand froze mid-air, and his eyes opened fully.

A heavy breath left his chest as he stared at the message, torn between waking Jessica or letting her rest. It was surprising how something so simple as deciding whether or not to wake someone—could suddenly feel monumental and weighty.

While still deliberating, the phone buzzed again with a new notification—an unread email. Davis hovered his hand over the screen, tempted to unlock it, but in the end, he dropped it back on the table.

Just then, a new email notification appeared. His hand hovered over the screen, hesitating to unlock it.

After a moment’s pause, he placed the phone back on the table with a conclusion "there is no need to be troubled with the affairs of the Watts family..

He turned to her and gave a gentle nudge.

"Babe, wake up," he whispered, his tone warm and tender.

Jessica groaned lightly and burrowed deeper into the duvet. "Can I sleep a little longer?" she mumbled.

"Of course," Davis smiled. "But wake up first, take your medication and eat something. Then you can go right back to sleep."

She didn’t respond.

Jessica stirred slightly, burrowing deeper into the duvet, her eyes shut tight.

"Can I sleep a little longer?" she mumbled.

"Of course," he said. "But wake up, take your breakfast and medication, then sleep again."

It was the best compromise he could offer. He didn’t want her stressing over people who didn’t matter.

After several attempts and no real response, Davis gave up. Slowly, he disentangled himself from her, got ready for the day, and mentally prepared to handle her unfinished business.

But first, he needed clarity—he needed the truth behind recent events and a clear picture of the situation surrounding the Watts family.

wheeled himself into the sitting room where Ethan, having received his message

Ethan stood and greeted him with a slight

"Good morning, sir."

Davis returned the nod.

body after all that work yesterday?" he asked casually

visibly surprised, his gaze darting around to ensure he was the only one in the room. His boss never asked questions like that. Was he joking? Or had his wife’s pregnancy hormones somehow rubbed off

chuckled at

"Surprised by my question?"

twice, honest in his

a soft sigh. "You’ve

had never been one for verbal appreciation. His way of saying "thank you" usually came in the form of

work and results—he found himself

help

Madam," he thought. "She’s making him

Davis added, "your paycheck will reflect those changes at the end

gratitude clear

Davis grew serious.

do you have on the Watts family?" he asked, several

Ethan’s expression darkened slightly.

the family situation

that riddled the launch last night, I did some digging..." He paused and took

froze. The truth struck him like a blow. She had

continued, "It was also discovered that she approached Madam. What they discussed isn’t

she meet her?"

no one could uncover

"She must’ve tried

on with more intel. With each revelation, Davis’s

a lesson," Ethan murmured, feeling

eyes were

wife should do?

turned ice

need you to do something

heart skip a beat. He knew—this wouldn’t be anything mild. He felt