Contract Marriage: My Sweet Bossy Wife novel Chapter 26

Jessica and Lorenzo looked at each other in the eyes. Lorenzo's eyes were as serene as water. He didn't say anything, which only made Jessica more nervous.

"Thank you so much for helping me."

Jessica lowered her head and murmured.

"You've already thanked me verbally twice tonight. Is that all you can do?"

Jessica acted like a child who had made mistakes. She was so afraid of being reprimanded by her parents, so she tried to be as invisible as she could. Seeing that, Lorenzo arched his lips, but his eyes remained as cold as ever.

Jessica didn't know what to do. She could only stand there, frozen.

"What are you doing?"

Lorenzo's slender fingers with beautiful knuckles fell on Jessica's torn clothes. Jessica Grabbed his big hand hurriedly, trying to stop him. Lorenzo could see apparent panic and vigilance in her eyes.

"I'm not going to do anything to you... Or do you want to bond a 'deeper' connection with me?"

Lorenzo scoffed with a smile. Then he snorted and quickly helped Jessica to tidy up her disheveled clothes.

"I... Can I go to see Rosa in the hospital?"

Jessica tentatively opened her mouth and asked. She almost failed in every argument with Lorenzo. Moreover, Lorenzo didn't seem in a very good mood now. If he really picked on her now, Jessica would be so embarrassed. She might find a way to run and never want to see Lorenzo again.

As Lorenzo's handsome face kept getting closer to her, she had to lean back until there was no more space. Her face blushed like an apple.

"You'll see her very soon."

Jessica felt so embarrassed because she was sitting on his lap in front of so many people. He held Jessica tightly in his arms, but Jessica silently tried to get out of his cuddle.

However, Lorenzo refused to let her go. He held her tighter and looked at her, warning her not to move around in his arms. Then he raised his hand and flicked her smooth forehead playfully as a bit of punishment.

Jessica raised her hand to cover her forehead. She then pouted. As unhappy as she was, she wouldn't dare to confront Lorenzo.

There was a lot of traffic outside the car window. The lively sense caught Jessica's attention. She wanted to look out, only to see the reflection of Lorenzo's handsome face on the window glass. It looked vague, yet she was deeply attracted and lost in her thoughts.

"Have you ever listened to me at least once?"

Lorenzo had withdrawn into sullen silence. He had no way to vent his anger and could only pull on his tie.

"It was my fault that I didn't tell you what I would do, and the way I'm doing this can be very dangerous... But our marriage was no more than a contract, which means we're not a real couple. I shouldn't bother you with everything."

After what happened on the interactive program last time, Jessica didn't want to beat around the bush with him anymore. She decided to make things clear with him, so that they wouldn't have any misunderstandings.

"That's your thought? Do you really think so?"

Lorenzo's face darkened. His eyes turned more frigid than ever.

"Yes, that's exactly what I thought."

Jessica didn't want to lie to him. So she decided to honestly tell him what she was thinking.

"Sit aside and stay away from me."

Lorenzo glared at her irritably, telling her to get out of his cuddle right away.

Jessica had never seen him getting angry. He looked a bit gloomy and scared now.

Jessica hurriedly moved away from Lorenzo's arms and sat aside. She thought to herself that the man was high maintenance. He got provoked easily by trifles.

"Okay."

Jessica replied in a low voice and moved her seat obediently, trying not to provoke Lorenzo again.

Seeing what Jessica was doing, Lorenzo didn't even know whether he should be angry or laugh. They had known each other for so long, but he had never seen her being so obedient.

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They stopped talking as if they had reached an agreement. Then they went to the best ward of the hospital.

Rosa was already in the ward when Jessica saw her. She was surrounded by many experts, and with all kinds of tunes and wires over her body.

Lorenzo hadn't said a word, but Jessica knew this was his arrangement. Lorenzo was surprisingly calm and reliable, and because of that attractive quality, Jessica had to resist her urge to cuddle up to him.

Seeing the busy doctors and experts around the bed, Jessica knew Rosa's condition was already critical. To be honest, Jessica knew that they were barely extending Rosa's life artificially.

For some reason, Jessica's eyes welled up. Tears came to her eyes, and she felt stuffy in her chest. The feeling was complicated, and she couldn't tell what it exactly was.

"What's done is done. It's useless to be so anxious. Why don't you go to the lounge and relax your tense nerves? You've been nervous for almost a whole night."

Lorenzo said considerately as he looked at Jessica with concern. He wanted her to take good care of herself first.

Jessica nodded, then she heard somebody walking over from behind. When she turned over, she saw two people. She remembered having seen them in the hunter's hut. The two were walking towards them.