Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 58: Are you certain about this?

"Are you afraid of that?"

Jessica inhaled deeply, her fingers gripping the pen. "Not really," she admitted. "But it's the uncertainty of what

comes after. What happens when they find out?"

Elder Allen leaned back against the pillows, exhaustion evident in his features, but his voice remained firm.

"Desmond and the others will suspect something, but they won't act immediately. As far as they're concerned,

you're insignificant in the grand schof things. That's our advantage."he analyzed.

Jessica's lips pressed into a thin line. She knew Elder Allen was right—Desmond and the rest of the family saw

her as nothing more than an unwanted addition to the household. No one would expect her to hold power, let

alone the total shares of the Allen empire.

Her gaze dropped back to the document. The shares in question were substantial, an ancestral legacy passed on

to generations.

She lifted the pen, hovering over the signature line.

"Are you certain about this?"She asked the umpteenth ta with complicated gaze. She is yet to understand

why this man had trusted her so much to handover the total existence of the Allen family.

Jessica clenched her jaw, then, without another word, she signed her nin a bold, precise strokes. As she set

the pen down, the weight of her decision settled over her. There was no turning back now.

Jessica closed the document and carefully slid it back into the brown envelope. Without hesitation, she handed it

back to Elder Allen.

"I'll pick it at my convenience," she said calmly, her expression impassive but her heart heavy.

Elder Allen studied her for a moment, a flicker of approval in his weary eyes. "You're cautious. That's good." He

took the envelope and placed it beside him on the nightstand. "But don’t wait too long, Jessica. The tides in this

family can change overnight." He muttered.

Jessica nodded, her thoughts unreadable. She knew the weight of what she had just signed, but taking

possession of the document now would only draw unwanted attention. "lI understand," she said simply.

Elder Allen adjusted properly on the bed ready to sleep for the night. His voice softer now. "You've done well

tonight, child. Now go get srest. Am sorry, | have to put you through this" He apologized sincerely.

Jessica stood up, her fingers tightening slightly before she let go. She gave the old man one last glance before

turning toward the door. "I won't let you down." She said. It is an insurance, a declaration and a conviction while

offering herself comfort.

"| trust you" he replied. Nora's daughter won't be anything less. A woman who broke the record in her lifetto

revive a fallen investment.

Leaving the room, she closed the door gently behind her. Her mind a whirlwind of emotion as she recalled how a

simple reunion dinner had taken a drastic turn to beca battlefield. "It is really complex", she muttered while

walking down the hallway.

With the signing of the share transfer agreement, Jessica felt like one suppressed by a boulder. As she walk

through the hallway to return to her and Davis bedroom she felt the atmosphere suffocating and depressing.

Without a second thought, she spurned on her heels and decided to take a stroll but because it is night she

walked to the balcony.

Jessica stepped onto the balcony, the cool night breeze brushing against her skin. The vast expanse of darkness

stretched before her, dotted with distant city lights, the moon shining bright. Her gaze into the distance, her

mind heavy, burdened by the weight of a new decision.

She gripped the railing lightly, her fingers pressing into the cold metal as she closed her eyes allowing the night

breeze to wash away the fatigue of the day’s stress as she took a slow, steady breath.

"Why did Elder Allen entrust this to her? "What exactly is the situation in the Allen family? She mused.

She made a simple decision"go with the flow and investigate things underground." The family was like a pack of

wolves, circling, waiting for a weakness to pounce. And by signing that document, she had just painted a target

on her back.

She exhaled sharply, shaking her head in resignation. "Finally caught in the web and | must work my way out of

the mess " she muttered.

The sound of distant footsteps brought her out of her thoughts. She turned slightly, her body tensing. For a

fleeting moment, she considered stepping back into the shadows, avoiding whoever was approaching. But she

didn’t. She stood her ground.

Desmond approached her in a light footsteps and stopped by her side. He glanced at her lightly, noticing the

worry on her face he felt his mood lighten. Everyone has its own bad day.

"Seems you are deep in thought, care to share a drink with me?" He smirked.

Jessica glanced at him briefly noting his countenance "Will he ever walk again?" She queried.

Desmond's smirk faltered for a split second before he quickly masked it with amusement. He tilted his head

slightly to get a good view of her face, as he leaned slightly against the railing.

"You are really straightforward" He chuckled, swirling the glass in his hand before taking a slow sip. He turned his

gaze toward the night sky. "A man like Davis... even if he walks again, what's left for him?"

Jessica's eyes narrowed slightly. "That isn’t the answer am looking for." She muttered, her brows furrowed as she

stared at him

Desmond exhaled, shaking his head as if she were asking something foolish. "Do you think he still has a

chance?" He shifted his gaze to her, studying her carefully. "The doctors have done their best." he replied with an

easy shrug of his shoulders.

Jessica remained silent for a while, her expression unreadable. "Did you seek for foreign help to know if it's

feasible for him to walk again?" Her tone calm as though discussing the weather with him.

"Foreign aid? Allen’s group was facing alot of crisis then and the old man was hospitalized. How do we go about

seeking foreign doctors besides the diagnosis is complete and nothing can remedy it?" He smirked.

When God is already helping him reclaim all his rights taken away from him, why should he bother? Won't he be

the fool to give his enemy a chance again?

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"Does that mean you didn’t want him to walk again?" She asked with a small smile on her lips.

Desmond smirked flattered, his expression becomes complicated, his hand on the glass tightening lightly. "Why

wouldn't | want him to walk? He is my ... nephew after all."

Jessica smiled at his response. Even a naive mind will know it is never in his wish for Davis to walk again.

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Jessica shook her head and thanked him. "I will be going in." She said as she spurned on her heels to go inside

but his voice filtered over "Jessica, we can make good partners you know, just think about."

Jessica nodded at his word. "I will do that." She chimed.

Desmond watched her leave before letting out a low chuckle, took a sip of his drink "He will never walk again."

He said coldly, an affirmation to his fears.