Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 381: Davis Allen just left the country...

With both of them reaching the conclusion about Davis’ trip for the business summit, he led Jessica to visit Lady Matilda in her room.

They arrived at her door, Jessica tapped lightly but received no response.

She glanced at Davis, her brows furrowed. "I hope she isn’t doing anything reckless because of the same people that wanted her dead," she whispered uneasily.

After a pause, she knocked again, this time more firmly. A brief silence lingered before a faint shuffle sounded within, followed by a weary voice:

"Come in."

Jessica and Davis exchanged a knowing glance. She pushed the door open and they stepped inside together.

The room was brightly lit. Lady Matilda sat on the bed with a few scattered photographs beside her. Her tired gaze lingered at the doorway, softening when she saw Jessica.

Jessica walked forward with a gentle smile. "Grandma," she called softly.

"You are here?" Lady Matilda answered, her voice weak but affectionate.

Davis moved in from the door, his face unreadable. "Grandma," he greeted evenly.

Her eyes flickered to him, swirling with emotions; gratitude, helplessness, and something else he couldn’t quite place.

"Are you... okay with my decision?" she asked slowly.

Davis inclined his head. "I am sorry for causing you pain."

Lady Matilda sighed. "Don’t worry about that. Sooner or later, it would have happened."

Jessica sat beside her and clasped her hand. Lady Matilda’s voice wavered as she continued. "For years, I tolerated their actions, perhaps too much. I thought leniency was the right path... but never did I expect they would sink so low—plotting to drown a pregnant woman in a poisoned pool."

Her hand trembled as she lifted a photo and set it aside. "That was the peak of their cruelty. I can’t excuse them anymore. You only gave me a reason to do what I should have done long ago."

She glanced at Jessica and patted her head softly. "You have suffered, my dear."

Jessica shook her head, while Davis exhaled in relief. As long as Lady Matilda didn’t resent him, that was all that mattered.

"Grandma, are you really okay?" Jessica asked with worry lacing her voice.

"Silly girl, you worry too much," Lady Matilda said gently. "Tell me instead—how are you coping with your last trimester?"

dizzy at intervals. Like

furrowed. "Have you

"I plan to, tomorrow."

his tone firm. "Grandma, I’ll be leaving Jessica in your care. I have to

"The summit?" She glanced at Jessica, remembering their earlier

visit you tomorrow morning. His

closely as they departed. Alone, she sighed and slowly gathered the photos

slipped them into a brown

helped her change into something more comfortable before they

windows. Jessica clung tightly to his arm

rubbed her shoulders

She had no ready-made answer to this question but only that she suddenly felt reluctant to let him

warning her, but at this moment

insistence for him to attend the summit, she couldn’t bring herself to say otherwise at

into the brightly lit compound of Davis’ estate, he glanced at her profile

go upstairs," he murmured. She nodded quietly, following

profile through the soft light of the staircase as though it was

needing for the trip; an extra

weren’t attending the summit maybe you could take a look at those documents in the envelope, but then it should be on

mix of emotions swirling in his mind. "Baby, please can you take good care of yourself while I am away?"

your mind, can

a promise?"

shrugged, her eyes twinkling as

Davis can nag and worry more than any kind of

you off to the

with the stress of the day I suggest you go

a quiet nod. She understood she wouldn’t be able to argue

voice calm and collected as though she had returned to

keep watch over him. Inform

"The company?" She asked.

my return I will see what I can do. And if you must go to the company,

space, you

would prefer she was always with the

know but it’s just for a few days before

At the moment she had no choice but to accept

out to the car, after a few minutes of hugging, kissing, and complaint, Davis boarded

watching as the car left the compound, her

feel sad, he had always gone on business trips and came