Chapter 1424:

Jessica hadn’t blocked him on a whim. But she knew that if she didn’t draw a hard line, she couldn’t push things to their breaking point.

Melvin was cautious by nature, prone to overthinking. As Jack had once said, if she didn’t push him hard, he would never be with her.

“Cheer up,” Jack said, hands shoved in his pockets as he eyed her sulking expression. “Didn’t I promise to make him come crawling back? I meant it.”

“What if you can’t deliver?” Jessica asked, her confidence dimmed.

“Then I’ll nobly marry you myself,” Jack said with a wink. “You wouldn’t exactly be settling.”

Jessica gave him a swift kick. “Get lost.”

“There are enough women lined up to marry me,” Jack said, smug as ever.

Yana rolled her eyes and followed him into City Hall.

she stepped inside, her thoughts drifted to how

noticed her distant look and handed her the fake

to

of your access cards,” Jack said, finally turning serious. “You told Melvin that’s where we live now, so I need

passed it to him. “The door code is my


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Jack turned to her. “Feel like grabbing a

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call Haley too,” Jack persisted. As annoying as he could be, sometimes his

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don’t care about the past,” Jack cut in.

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