He whipped out his phone and gave his assistant a call.
“Don’t go to the office. I need you to pick up something for me.”
Upon ending the call, Wyatt took a shower before changing into a suit.
He then returned to the master bedroom and saw Jessica slowly emerging from the bathroom.
When he saw her hair neatly combed, he figured she had just washed up too.
He went over and helped her to the bed. After picking out a dress from the wardrobe, he put it on attentively for her.
Even though he didn’t say a word from the moment he entered, Jessica could tell it was him just from his breath.
While he was helping her change, she asked warily, “Aren’t you going to work today?”
“No. I have something more important to do.”
Pulling back the silk sash of the dress, Wyatt tied a beautiful butterfly loop. He then scanned the room, seemingly in search of something.
He walked to the dressing table and opened the bag on top.
As he flipped it over and poured out its contents, a few clinks were heard when a couple of coins fell onto the table.
He retrieved the coins from the pile of belongings and gave them an earnest look before handing them over to Jessica, who seemed confused by his action.
“Why are you giving them to me?”
“We’ll be using them later, so don’t lose them.” With that, he helped her downstairs for breakfast.
This time, Wyatt didn’t feed her during the meal. Instead, he explained to her what was laid out in front and waited for her to gradually feel them out. Even though this meant that she had to eat at a snail’s pace, he patiently waited for her to do so.
Once she was finished, he wiped her mouth for her with a napkin. “Do you feel nauseous?”
Jessica shook her head.
“Good.” Wyatt picked up the three coins from the table and placed them in her palm. “In that case, we’re heading out.”
“I’m going as well?”
“You are.”
Wyatt wrapped a scarf around Jessica’s head, put on a pair of sunglasses for her, and helped her wear her flats before putting on his own shoes. When they were ready, he carried her out in his arms.
With her hands wrapped around his neck, Jessica felt the urge to ask about their destination but decided against it in the end.
After she felt him settling her down in the car seat, she heard him order the driver to take them to Mercury Street.
Jessica sat quietly, wondering where Wyatt was taking her and why.
When the car finally came to a stop, Wyatt reached over to carry her.
Jessica wrapped her arms around his neck and heard him speak. “Have you brought the documents? Are they expecting us already?”
“The documents are in the folder, and I have given them advance notice. They will be exclusively in your service today, Mr. Lopez.”
“Are you sending me overseas?” Jessica thought she was at the airport the moment she heard the word “documents.” Grabbing Wyatt’s clothes anxiously, she protested, “I don’t want to go overseas. I want to see Uncle Oliver and Aunt Danielle.”
While carrying her up to the City Hall, Wyatt assuaged her fears. “Don’t worry. We’re not. You’ll continue to stay by my side. We’re just going to get something done, and it will be over within a few minutes.”
Even though Jessica didn’t say another word, a niggling sense of dread remained within her.
As she was unable to see, she had no idea where she was. All she heard was someone greeting Wyatt before she was put down in a chair.
“Mr. Lopez, we’ve prepared everything according to your instructions. All you have to do is sign here.”
“All right. Thank you.”
In a daze, Jessica felt someone stuffing a pen into her hand and pulling it forward.
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