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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.

gripped her suitcase handle

Melvin’s informant within minutes, who immediately

Jessica’s figure disappeared from view, Melvin’s phone buzzed with urgency. “Miss Prescott just departed carrying a packed suitcase. The scene

her

immediate certainty, having carefully observed the direction of Jessica’s departure. “She headed in the

eyes flickered with a complex mixture of conflicting emotions that threatened to

Jack but refused to burden her parents

final words to him echoed in his memory, making him hesitate. He couldn’t risk her discovering his presence. “Contact me


the informant confirmed

remained seated in his study for what felt like hours, wrestling

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