She Took The House The Car And My Heart

Chapter 1428:

Jack nodded with firm conviction. “Precisely what I’m saying.”

“If he truly stationed someone to watch my every move, then sneaking out under cover of darkness carries the same risk as marching out right now,” Jessica countered, her reasoning cutting through his plan like a blade. “Given my temperament, I’m far more likely to storm out dramatically after a heated argument than to slip away like some guilty criminal.”

Jack found himself completely without words. Her argument held undeniable truth.

“I’ll establish temporary residence at my uncle’s home for the next several days,” Jessica said matter-of-factly, ensuring he knew her exact whereabouts in case he needed to locate her later. “If you require justification for my cooperation in this elaborate performance, simply claim you possess compromising information about me.”

“That works perfectly,” Jack agreed without hesitation.

her laptop, gripped her suitcase handle firmly, and departed the premises with

reached Melvin’s informant within minutes, who immediately relayed every crucial

urgency. “Miss Prescott just departed carrying a packed suitcase. The scene suggested she’d engaged in a fierce

she return to her family home?”

observed the direction of Jessica’s departure.

a complex mixture of conflicting emotions that threatened to

seconds, he’d pieced together the situation—Jessica must have grown miserable living with Jack but refused to burden her parents with worry, which explained her decision to

with discreet protection from a distance,” Melvin commanded. His instinct urged him to go personally, but her final

the informant confirmed before

seated in his study for what felt like hours, wrestling