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.

himself into the sitting room where Ethan, having received his message five minutes earlier, was

appeared, Ethan stood and greeted

"Good morning, sir."

Davis returned the nod.

work yesterday?" he asked casually with an appreciative

His boss never asked questions like that. Was

at

"Surprised by my question?"

nodded twice, honest in his

sigh. "You’ve

were playing tricks on him. Davis had never been one for verbal appreciation. His way of saying "thank you" usually came in the form of

on work and results—he found himself loving this version

to help

Madam," he thought.

added, "your paycheck will reflect those changes at the

gratitude clear

Davis grew serious.

the Watts family?" he asked, several emotions flickering

Ethan’s expression darkened slightly.

Watts family is one of Noveria’s elite—though the family situation is not clear and like

Madam mentioned Tricia’ involvement in the scandal that riddled the launch last night, I did some digging..." He paused and took a deep breath. "She’s the

truth struck him like a blow. She

discovered that she approached Madam. What they discussed

where did she meet

was brief, but no one

"She must’ve tried

with more intel. With

wonder she’s been so eager to teach her a lesson," Ethan murmured, feeling the air around them

were stormy

should do? Who does she think she is—to try and take

voice turned ice

you to

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