Chapter 32

Timothy strode over, looming above Jessica with a cold, disdainful glare.

"Don't think pretending to be sick means I'll let you off the hook," he snapped.

Jessica frowned slightly. One hand was hooked up to an IV, so instead of signing, she typed her response on her phone and held it up for him to read.

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

What responsibility did she have? She hadn't done anything wrong.

"When we got our marriage certificate, wasn't the deal to keep it secret? I thought we were on the same page. So why, of all times, did you have to make our marriage public now, hmm?"

On the same page? Jessica almost laughed in disbelief.

What woman marries the man she loves and doesn't want anyone to know about it? Keeping it secret was his decision, not hers.

She typed again: "I already explained this morning when I left the hospital. I keep my promises don't go blaming me for things I haven't done."

He sneered. "Are you really going to keep denying it? I checked the security footage. Two days ago, my father visited The Gilded Whisper Estates. I asked the house staff, and you were home that day."

no clue what Timothy was

and showed him. "I told you, I

further. His voice was icy.

swallowing it back. His eyes flashed like knives as he

Jessica was left bewildered.

marriage, and she certainly hadn't done anything to Sheila. Why was Timothy blaming her

later, Mabel came in

Only after Mabel gently coaxed her did she manage to eat a

housekeeper, still had plenty to do, and once she confirmed Jessica was alright,

Jessica called a taxi back to The Gilded Whisper Estates to

there was a knock

Two

is this Mr. Timothy

nodded. "Yes. And

We're here to deliver a painting for

The two carried a

Ines had exhibited at the gallery-the

really sold it to

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