Chapter 123
Jessica nodded and held onto her abdominal injury as she turned to leave.
The pain on her body was nothing compared to the joy of escaping Trevor.
With Trevor's stubbornness, she thought he would insist on her staying for a few more days.
Watching their departing backs as Martin helped Jessica out of the Gulliford residence, Trevor sucked in a deep breath.
How could he relax when she was still injured?
He sighed and sent more men to protect Jessica closely in secret.
After leaving the Gulliford residence and arriving at her home, Jessica's mood improved greatly.
"Vo! Look who's here? Isn't it Mrs. Gulliford? Whom do I owe the pleasure for your visit?" Yolanda came to the door and teased while smiling cheekily, looking mirthful. Jessica replied, "Stop teasing me."
When Jessica pushed open the door to enter, Yolanda saw the injury on her abdomen. Yolanda frowned and immediately came forward to help Jessica. "What happened?"
"Well, I fell into a trap. A woman named Leah wanted me dead because of Trevor. Thankfully, he arrived on time, or else I'm a goner," Jessica answered faintly.
She was not completely fearless toward the matters of life and death. However, Jessica was numb to it after living through the days on the battlefield.
"Oh my god. Who's this Leah?" Yolanda frowned. She had never heard of this person before in Horington.Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.
"She just came back to the country. I never heard of her before either." Jessica smiled and carefully lay down on the couch, afraid of aggravating her injury.
"In the past few days, Alfred keeps coming to see the kids. You're amazing. A CEO wants you, and a young man also likes you. I'm jealous of how good you are at attracting these men." True to her nature, Yolanda was almost always mischievous whenever she said something.
"You're not so bad yourself. You have a handsome man at Pantelos, and an old gentleman in Ferropene.
Oh! There's a footballer in Navarre
too. Do I have to go on?"Jessica
d.ne
pursed her lips. She did not mean to mock Yolanda. However, the number of men Yolanda had been with was more than the number of times Jessica had a foot bath.
Yolanda was really open-minded and probably did not want to get married. She just wanted to live without commitment.
"Okay, stop. You win. Why do you
speak so maliciously once you come back to Horington? Did you get infected while you were living with that evil Mr. Gulliford?" While speaking, Yolanda went to the kitchen and planned to make
Jessica some soup.
When Faye heard the knocking sounds at the door, she turned to tell Yolanda, "Ms. Yolanda, someone's knocking on the door."
Yolanda did not think much of it and put down the apron in her hand before going to get the door.
Once the door opened, it revealed the face behind it.
Staring at the person outside, Yolanda gulped subconsciously and looked anxious. "W-Why are y-you here?"
"Are you not going to invite me inside?" that person said.
It was one sentence spoken in a hoarse voice, and it caught Jessica's attention from inside the house.
She wondered, "It's an elderly? Who is it?"
"Oh. Please, come in." Yolanda
politely sidestepped and made a welcoming gesture with her hand. She also gave Faye a look to go inside and tell her brothers to stay inside.
Faye was very understanding, so she ran into the house.
Once Jessica saw the visitor, her heart constricted.
"Old Mr. Gulliford, are you here for me?" Jessica seized the initiative to ask. The only reason Maximilian came here should be only for her and nothing else. "Have a talk while I go prepare coffee." Yolanda smartly read the situation and excused herself. Maximilian must be here because he had something to say.