A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love novel Chapter 657

Hestia had heard of the name before. As far as she could recall, Zikmund was a friend of Rickard's. However, she had not yet had the chance to meet him since returning to Genecity, so she did not know him well.

When Vivienne heard the name, she scoffed. "I see. So you're going to marry Zikmund. It's hard to believe that he still has the nerve to go through with a marriage, considering what a terrible person he is. He's even worse than Carter. All of the ladies and socialites in Genecity steer clear of him as if he's a disease."

"I was in contact with Zikmund way before you left, Hessy. He's a student of my mother's, and I told you about our first blind date. I don't think you remember it now, but it was definitely not a pleasant experience," Jessie sighed and continued. "At that time, I wanted to marry someone who didn't love me just to deal with my family's problems, while Zikmund needed a tool to deal with his grandfather. Therefore, we collaborated on this matter."

Although Hestia could not personally relate to Jessie's situation, she could envision feeling angry if one of her close friends married someone unworthy just to appease their parents.

However, Hestia was confident that there must be a lot more to Jessie's story. Otherwise, things would not escalate to this point, so she pressed on, "So why did you want to escape from Zikmund?"

Jessie lowered her head. Vivienne and Cheney looked at each other and came out of the room, leaving Jessie and Hestia alone to talk to each other.

"Because neither Zikmund nor I followed our initial agreement. I developed feelings for him, while he fell in love with someone else," Jessie said as she clenched her fist. "If he had openly regretted the marriage, I would have let him go. But now he wants me to marry him to lie to his grandfather so that he can be with that woman."