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?"

intervals. Like a slow breeze, and then

"Have you seen

"I plan to, tomorrow."

leaving Jessica in your care. I have

gaze on him sharply. "The

faintly. "He only just decided. Grandma, I’ll visit you tomorrow morning. His flight leaves in

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

into a brown envelope and sealed it with trembling

her change into something more comfortable before they both left

air pressing against the windows. Jessica clung tightly to his arm the entire ride, her heart beating with restless

shoulders

to this question but only

it her mood swing acting up or her instinct warning her, but at this moment she hoped he would change

insistence for him to attend the summit, she couldn’t bring herself to say otherwise at this moment because it only

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

he murmured. She

the soft light of the

their room, Davis gathered a few items he would be needing for the trip; an extra laptop, his phone, a few documents that might need

attending the summit maybe you could take a look at those documents in the

nodded as he pulled her into his embrace, a mix of emotions swirling in his

"Since you changed your mind,

that a

eyes twinkling as she took

had given this a thought, it seems Davis can

off

stress of the day I suggest

nod. She understood she

door, her voice calm and collected as though she had returned to

"Have your men keep watch over him. Inform me if need

"The company?" She asked.

can handle some of the affairs from home and on my return I will see what I can do. And if you must go to

still need some space, you know," Jessica

Davis meant, he would prefer she was always with the guards but then that should be termed

for a few days before I return, not

moment she had no choice but to

to the car, after a few minutes of

car left the

don’t have to feel sad, he had always gone on business trips and came back before