Chapter 383

Just two hours ago, Cole had mentioned marriage and was even about to buy Jessica a ring. But once he saw his ex-wife, he had thrown all thoughts of that aside. Jessica tightened her grip on her designer bag and forced a smile. "I'm no longer a child. You don't have to worry about me." Once she got out of the car, her expression darkened. She had made a mistake. She shouldn't have gotten carried away. The only reason she had told Cole Howard collapsed was to humiliate Nancy. But instead, her plan backfired, and she lost the perfect opportunity to do so. Jessica regretted her actions deeply, but there was no undoing what had been done. … After Shirley parted ways with Nancy, she went to the racing team. She returned home early that day and asked the maids to move her luggage downstairs. She then waited with Damian downstairs for Benjamin. Benjamin returned home before 6:00 pm. After picking up Shirley and Damian, he drove them straight to the Blackwood residence. Whe