Chapter 29

Seven years of marriage.

Could it really be because of that man last night?

Timothy's dark eyes seemed to deepen, almost swallowing the light.

He narrowed his gaze, jaw tight, and grabbed Jessica's chin, trying to force her to

speak.

Jessica's lips parted unwillingly.

"Are you trying to kill yourself?"

His voice was low, edged with a simmering anger he couldn't quite hide.

When Timothy caught a glimpse of her pale pink tongue, it was still bleeding.

Moving to the nightstand, he pulled out a few wet wipes and came back, carefully wiping the blood from her skin.

Blood was still trickling from the corner of her mouth.

His brow furrowed in frustration. He shoved the remaining wipes into her hand and, without another word, swept her into his arms.

They had barely stepped out of the master bedroom-crossing only a few paces -when Sheila appeared from the living room, a glass of water in hand. She stopped short, staring at them.

Her eyes flicked to Jessica's bloody lips, the cluster of bruises along her neck, and her robe slipping off

her lips together, concern coloring her tone. "What

hospital. We'll talk later," Timothy said,

glass loosened; it crashed to the floor, shattering

been so rough

the mouth...

out to be wild in bed. No wonder she got pregnant with Timothy's son so soon after they

lip, just imagine what he was

as his aunt by marriage, would she ever have landed such a

rushed Jessica to

doctor cleaned her up, stopped

hot food and

Timothy led Jessica back to the

the door, he shot her a cold look. "You made such a scene, forcing me to come and get you myself. And now you

didn't understand a word he

words slowly in sign

to freeze for a

to everyone in broad daylight, and then at night

Patience?

tolerating whom,

lover home, and he had the nerve to

flew in quick, agitated signs. "I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't announce our marriage certificate. I promised

he'd betrayed their marriage, she'd never planned to make a scene —least of all now, during what might be the

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