Chapter 230
Jason's eyes flickered slightly. He leaned in to kiss me, but I dodged away.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Jason sighed helplessly. "There was no need to. It's just a small matter, and I didn't want you to be upset because of them."
I asked, "What did they say to you? Did they make some unreasonable demands?"
Based on what I knew about Luke and Cora, whatever they said couldn't have been pleasant.
If it weren't for Luke's message tonight, I wouldn't have known at all.
Jason only smiled and shook his head.
"No, whatever they say, as long as I ignore it, it's fine. Don't worry about it."
The more he said this, the more worried I became.
"Just tell me directly."
"You'll be upset if you hear it."
"But this is trouble I brought on you, I..."
Before I could finish, Jason kissed me.
It was a gentle, lingering kiss, full of tenderness.
Jason ruffled my hair, his voice was soft. "Don't say that. We're husband and wife now. Husband and wife are one. Your problems are my problems, our problems."
A warm feeling of gratitude washed over me, but at the same time, my heart felt heavy.
I sighed and shook my head.
"I just don't want you to bear this alone. I know exactly the kind of people they are."
I used to be troubled by them, and now I didn't want Jason to be bothered by them too.
"Honey, you can actually try to rely on me more. We're family now."
Jason sighed helplessly and pulled me into his arms.
He lowered his head and gently kissed my forehead.
Seeing I was still unhappy, Jason finally spoke.
"They came to me wanting me to arrange a job for Luke at Glacier Corp."
"I had someone look into it. Luke is basically blacklisted in the industry now. It won't be easy for him to find work in Seaside City."
He looked at me, "Honey, what do you think?"
I raised an eyebrow, "I don't think much of it. I just feel they're getting what they deserve."
I wasn't some bleeding heart. After how they treated me before, I had no obligation to be nice to them now.
"We're on the same page. I even had Samuel put up a sign at the entrance: Dogs and Luke not allowed."
At that, I couldn't help but laugh.
Wasn't that a bit too much?
No wonder Luke was so worked up sending me messages so late today.
"Honey, if you want, I can kick them out of Seaside City."
Jason wrapped his arm around my waist and kissed my cheek affectionately.
I thought about it and shook my head, "No need. It's not worth wasting time and energy on them."
From the looks of things, they wouldn't be staying in Seaside City much longer anyway.
I turned around and hugged Jason.
"Honey, thank you."
Time flew by, and I'd been working from home for half a month now.
After finishing today's work, I stretched and went to the backyard vegetable garden to water and fertilize.
The seeds had been planted several days ago.
Now little green shoots were sprouting from the soil.
Since it was hard to go out, I tended flowers. I grew vegetables in the backyard. Those little things had become one of my few joys.
I put down the water ladle and sighed.
"What's wrong?"
Lila came over with fresh juice, asking with concern.
I shook my head, "Nothing, just feeling a bit cooped up staying home all the time."
Half a month had passed, and there was still no news about Victoria.
I was starting to wonder if this person even existed in the world.
Otherwise, how could she still not be found?
As long as she wasn't caught, my heart remained uneasy.
It felt like living with a time bomb. One that could go off at any moment.
"Why don't you try some other entertainment activities?"
Lila thought for a moment and suggested tentatively.
"I've seen online games are really popular lately. Want to give them a try?"
I shook my head, "No thanks."
Years of habit made me uninterested in frivolous things.
I would only think about how long that money could feed Jessica and me.
"Mommy!"
Jessica's voice came from a far distance to where I was .
She had just finished today's lessons.
"Mommy, tomorrow is Coco's fifth birthday. She invited me to her birthday party. Can I go?"
Jessica looked at me expectantly.
I hesitated for a moment, then nodded gently. "Yes, but we need to bring the bodyguards with us."
Jessica didn't usually like having bodyguards follow her, so we really didn't go out much.
Jessica said, "As long as we can go out, I suppose that's okay."
I smiled slightly, "Alright, what time tomorrow?"
"In the afternoon, then we'll have dinner at Coco's house and come back home."
"Mommy knows. Mommy will arrange it."
That evening I told Jason about this, while worrying a bit.
"Honey, the police still haven't found Victoria?"
Living on edge every day was really uncomfortable.
"Not yet. We also have people watching Victoria's parents, but she hasn't gone home since escaping from the mental hospital."
Jason held me in his arms, stroking my head tenderly.
"She has no money. After wandering around Seaside City for so long, she's probably reaching her limit. She'll turn up eventually. Don't worry."
I nodded.
I hoped so.
The next day, Jessica got up very early.
She pulled me to her bedroom to help her pick out what to wear today.
I looked at her with amusement.
"It's not your birthday today. Why so formal?"
Jessica said seriously, "Today is Coco's birthday, and I'm her best friend. I have to take it seriously!"
"Okay, Mommy understands."
I smiled and nodded, then after thinking for a moment, took out a light blue puffy dress from the closet.
"How about this one?"
"Mommy, I also want a pretty hairstyle!"
"Sure, Mommy will do it for you."
After all that fussing, Jessica looked just like a little princess from a fairy tale.
I nodded with satisfaction.
Really nice!
Having kids really requires finding a man with good genes. That way the child turns out so pleasing to the eye.
Since it was Coco's birthday, I didn't dress Jessica up too elaborately, to avoid stealing the spotlight.
"All done?"
Jason leaned against the doorway, knocking on the door.
"Daddy!"
Jessica rushed over excitedly.
I was surprised, "You're not going to work today?"
Jason caught Jessica in his arms. "The company won't collapse if I don't go for one day."
I knew he was worried about what might happen if we went out.
My heart felt warm.
"Is Daddy coming to Coco's birthday with us? That's great!"
Our family of three got in the car.
Behind our car, a low-key Santana followed.
The bodyguards sat inside.
Casey treasured her only daughter, Coco. The birthday party was being held at a hotel in the center of the shopping district, quite grand.
After handing the invitation to the attendant at the entrance and confirming our identity, we were allowed to enter the hotel.
The bodyguards naturally waited outside.
"Coco! Happy birthday!"
The moment Jessica saw Coco, she immediately ran over with the gift.