Chapter 111
Chapter 111
111. Jessica Took Her Daughter and Jumped into the Sea
Jessie carried her into the backseat of the car and sat in the same row as Felix.
After Fia sat down, she did not sit alone by the side. She stuck to Jessie’s body and did not let
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Alex said unhappily, “You haven’t weaned yet. Do you need me to hire a wet nurse for you?”
Alex said very sternly. She had to let go of her hand and slowly crawled away from Jessie.
Jessie looked at her reluctant look and said, “I want to hug her.”
“Can you hug her for the rest of your life?”
Jessie had just felt that he was very gentle. Now that he had turned hostile, she felt that he was really fickle.
Just as Alex was about to start the car, someone knocked on the window.
Felix recognized the person outside the window and said, “He is the father of my classmate Reina.”
Alex rolled down the window.
Reina’s father smiled and said, “I’m glad to know you. My daughter, Reina and Felix are in the same class. Today is her birthday. I’m preparing to host a birthday banquet for her at home tonight. I don’t know if you guys are free. Can we have a meal together?”
Alex was calm and polite as he said, “Sorry, we are moving today. We have a lot of things to d
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He turned to look at the back seat. He said to Felix and Fia, “Did you say congratulations to your classmates?”
Felix and Fia said to Reina who was outside at the same time, “Happy birthday to you.” NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.
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Reina was a little stunned. She said to her father, “Today is not my birthday.”
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Before she could finish, her father covered her mouth and pulled her to the side. Then he said to Alex who was in the car, “She remembered wrongly. I am very sorry. Take care.”
Jessie suddenly understood. She knew why Alex rarely came to school to attend parent teacher meetings. She looked up at Alex, who was sitting in the front seat.
Alex was about to drop off the car when their eyes met. Jessie remembered her misunderstanding of him and smiled apologetically at him.
Alex stared at her warm smile. He was stunned for a few seconds before looking back at the
road.
The next moment, her phone rang.
It was Sally
Jessie answered the call.
“Come over. Miss Fifi’s father is here again. He wants to see you. I told him several times that you won’t come back to the shop today. He didn’t want to give up. He has been sitting in the shop drinking coffee
for more than an hour.”
“Did he say anything?”
“I asked him. He said he wants to talk to you face to face.”
Jessie remembered that he was Alex’s brother-in-law, so she did not want him to wait long. She said, “I will come over now.”
Jessie hung up the phone and Felix and Fia said to her at the same time, “Where are you going?”
Jessie touched their little heads and said, “I have something to do in my shop. I have to go there. You guys go home with dad first. I will go and find you guys later.”
Fia immediately climbed onto Jessie’s body and said, “I want to go to the coffee shop with
you. I want to play with Uncle Rafael.”
Jessie looked up at Alex. He was also looking at her through the rearview mirror.
She pleaded, “Can you take them back first today?”
Alex said coldly, “Why can’t they go with you? Don’t tell me you want to play with Rafael alone?”
His tone was teasing, but he was not joking.
Jessie remembered the opening day. She and Rafael played with the children at the entrance of the coffee shop for a while. Alex was angry for a long time, but she did not dare to play jokes with him.
She moved closer to the front seat and leaned on the back of his chair. She stretched out a hand and pressed it on his shoulder. She said gently, “I don’t want to see him. It’s just that there is something in the
store that Sally cannot handle. No matter what, the store is opened b y me. I can’t let her take care of everything for me.”
It was already more than an hour later when Jessie took a taxi to the coffee shop.
She had arrived at the peak of the hour when she got off work. Coincidentally, the road section was also a busy area, so there was a traffic jam.
“Is he still there?” Jessie saw that it was almost dark outside. She went in and asked Sally
who was lying on the counter and playing with her trembling voice.
“He is right there.” Sally used her eyes to signal to her and then she said, “He has already finished the fifth cup of coffee and he is not young anymore. He does not need to worry about insomnia after drinking so much.”
Sally did not know that even if Shawn did not drink coffee at this moment, he would still not b e able to sleep after taking a few sleeping pills.
He had been secretly looking for his other daughter, but he actually knew in his heart that this was just him comforting himself. In fact, he knew in his heart that she had died a long time ago.
That year, Jouvita personally told him that Jessica had searched every corner of the city but did not find him. She was very desperate after giving birth so Jessica took her one-year-old daughter and jumped into the sea.
Jouvita jumped down to save them. Not only did she not save them, she even fainted. When Jouvita woke up again, because of the water in her brain, her mind also started to become chaotic.
When Shawn asked her where Jessica and his daughter were, Jouvita only said that they were dead. They died very miserably.
Jouvita’s mental state became worse and worse. One morning, when Shawn went to see her again, she suddenly disappeared.
In these few years, Shawn never got any news about Jouvita again.
Every time Shawn thought about this matter, it made him feel very uneasy.
Especially now that he was getting older, all kinds of past memories surfaced in his mind more frequently and more clearly, making it hard for him to sleep for a few days straight.
He began to release news to search for his lost daughter.
He knew in his heart that it was impossible for him to find his child again, but he needed a way to relieve his mental state. He looked for his daughters everywhere, as if only by doing so could he make up for them, and he could also reduce some of the blame and uneasiness of his conscience.
But this morning when he saw Jessie, he felt that she looked exactly the same as Jessica when she married him. If not for so many years having passed, he would have almost treated her as Jessica at that time.
Shawn had always thought that in this world, there would not be two people who looked very similar.
Jessica was an orphan. Even if Jessie was not his daughter, she must be someone related to Jessica by blood.
Therefore, he had to see Jessie no matter what.
Even if the result was not what Shawn wanted to see, he had to be sure before he could give u
Jessie saw that his coffee cup was empty again. She did not refill his coffee. She carried a cup of freshly squeezed orange juice and walked towards him. She smiled politely and said, “Is there anything you
need from me, Mr. Shawn?”
Her voice was very similar to Jessica’s, especially when she called him ‘Mr. Shawn’. And that was the first time Shawn met Jessica many years ago. She also gently called him ‘Mr. Shawn.‘
Shawn slowly stood up and stared at Jessie. His eyes instantly turned red.
Jessie placed the orange juice in front of him and said, “Although I open a coffee shop, I can’t sleep well if I drink too much coffee. I heard that you have drunk several cups in a row, so I won’t refill your cup. I changed the freshly squeezed orange juice for you.”
Only then did Shawn come back to his senses. He smiled awkwardly and picked up the orange juice with both hands. He said, “Thank you. Can you sit with me for a while?”
“Okay.” Jessie walked over and sat opposite him.
Shawn took a sip of the orange juice and nodded. “This cup of orange juice tastes very good.”
“As long as you like it.”
“I’m really sorry about what happened in the morning. My daughter was spoiled by me since she was young. If she was a little upset, she would cause a ruckus, which was why she did this in the morning. I really don’t have the face to see you, don’t worry. I’ve already warned her, she won’t dare to cause trouble here anymore. I will do my best to compensate for the trouble she has caused you. In the future, if you need anything, just say it.”
Jessie smiled and said, “The matter has already passed. Moreover, you have given us a lot of raw materials and we have accepted them. You don’t have to take this matter to heart anymore.”
“Thank you for your forgiveness.” Shawn shook his head and nodded. Then he casually asked, “I have a question for you. I hope you don’t mind.”
Jessie guessed that this was the real reason why he had been here for so long. She smiled and nodded and said, “Please say it.”
“I’m very sorry. Can I ask your parents?” Shawn thought for a while and then said with difficulty.
Jessie remembered when Jouvita saw Shawn on TV. She was very angry at that time and Jessie hesitated whether to answer his question.
Shawn saw that her expression changed slightly. He quickly said, “It’s okay if you don’t
answer. I just saw that you look too much like an old friend of mine, because we have lost contact for too many years. When I suddenly see you, I can’t control myself. I’m old, I miss things when I was young. Unfortunately, I tried my best to find her, but I couldn’t find her… I don’t know if she’s still alive, but she might be living in a corner I don’t know. It would be fine if she was happy, but if she was suffering… I’ll try my best to help her in my lifetime.”
After saying that, Shawn could not help but feel excited and emotional. He covered his face and smiled bitterly. “I’m letting you laugh. You guys are really too alike. I was unable to control myself for a moment.”
Jessie saw that his uncomfortable look came from the bottom of his heart. She was also touched. She could not help but ask, “Then what is the relationship between you and her, and how did you guys separate? Why did you guys cut off contact?”
Shawn replied, “She is my ex-wife. I was muddle-headed at that time. I did something that made her sad. She left for more than 20 years and I did not have any news of her.”
Jessie did not know why, but she felt a little stifled and uncomfortable in her heart. She also did not know the reason. When he talked about his past, she felt so uncomfortable listening to him.
She originally did not want to comment on his past, but she still could not control the excitement in her heart. She said, “I see you’re so sad. You must still love your ex-wife. If that’s the case, why did you do
something that made her sad? You made her have to leave you. She has been suffered for so many years, If you really wanted to repent, why didn’t you find her? Even if the sea of people is vast, for more than 20 years… How could you not find her?”