Chapter 1439:

“So what do I do now?” He glanced helplessly at his beloved car, regret already tightening in his throat. “Don’t tell me I’m about to lose my freedom.” If he’d known how ruthless Melvin could be, he would have run the other way. Regret clung to him like sweat in summer.

“I’ll talk to him,” Jessica finally said, out of options. “I’ll tell him to stay out of my business.”

“No way!” Jack rejected the idea before she even finished.

Jessica’s brows drew together. “Why not?”

“He told me not to say a word to you about what happened today,” Jack confessed, his voice low with nerves. “If I go against that, I’m finished.” The fear in his eyes wasn’t fake. He was genuinely scared of Melvin.

Jessica pressed her fingertips to her temples. This whole thing was spiraling fast.

“Why don’t you just go after him again?” Jack suggested weakly. “If he doesn’t say yes, don’t let go. Cling to him until he caves.”

Jessica snapped, sharp as glass. If she had to beg for

your car wrecked at my place or yours?” Jessica’s tone shifted, turning

muttered. “It’s the car I used

said with a spark of determination. “If I find anything useful, I’ll send it to him. That way, he’ll think I

gonna work?” Jack asked, uncertainty

nodded once. It wasn’t perfect, but it was


if something like this happened again, he’d confess everything to

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how to feel. It was sweet, having someone protect her like that. But if she had really married Jack, Melvin’s reaction would have thrown her into complete chaos. She captured a screenshot from the footage, choosing one that clearly showed Melvin’s

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didn’t send it right away. If she confronted him now, Melvin would instantly know that Jack had

until almost eleven at night that she finally removed Melvin from her blocklist, attached the photo, and added a message: “Care to explain what this

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