When the elevator reached the lobby on the first floor, Jessica walked out and looked towards the
lounge.
She saw Nicole sitting upright on the sofa with a cup of tea in front of her.
"Mrs. Jones!" Jessica's face revealed a joyful expression as she trotted towards her.
Nicole smiled and said, "Slow down."
"Have you eaten dinner?" Jessica knew why she had come, so she didn't ask.
"I have." Nicole did not hide and explained, "I went to see Carl."
Jessica nodded calmly.
"Aunt Nicole," Molly came out from behind Jessica and called her with a smile.
Seeing Molly, Nicole laughed and said, "You are also here? Your family said they won't force you to get
married anymore. When you have time, go home."
Molly shook his head and said, "I can't. It's embarrassing if I go home before making some
achievements myself."
Nicole was amused by her serious expression. "Molly is sensible now."
"Mrs. Jones, can I book you a room in the hotel?" Jessica sat down beside Nicole.
"No, I just came to see you. Carl's father has been suffering a relapse of an old illness recently. I'm
worried about him, so I'm going to the airport later."
Hearing this, Jessica felt somewhat guilty.
She had never been patient or intolerant. Back then, once being attacked, she only wanted to fight
back. She did not expect that things would end up like this, causing their parents to worry about her.
"I'm going out to buy something." Molly knew they had something to talk about, so she made an excuse
to leave them alone.
After Molly left, Jessica and Nicole could talk in private.
Nicole said, "Carl has gone too far this time."
"It's understandable." Jessica smiled gently. Her expression was calm, without resentment or anger.
Nicole sized her up for a moment and understood that Jessica meant from the bottom of her heart.
"Understandable" didn't sound good.
"This is Carl's fault, but it's between you two, so I won't apologize to you on his behalf. I just want you
to be happy. No matter what happens to you, I will support you like your mother."
Nicole had always been reasonable. She would never exert pressure on young people as an elder in
order to achieve her goal.
If she wanted Jessica to make peace with Carl, she just had to say it directly because Jessica would do
as she said, but she did not.
It was precisely because of this that Jessica's heart became a little heavy.
"Thank you, Mrs. Jones. I'm sorry to disturb you."
Nicole just shook her head.
After seeing Nicole off, Jessica decided to talk to Carl.
She was fine now, but Carl was still under attack of cyber violence. Although Nicole loved her, Carl was
her son. How could she not be distressed to see the netizens calling him names?
As soon as she got to her room, Jessica called Carl.
The ringtone sounded for a while before he answered.
It was very quiet on the other end. She couldn't even hear his breathing.
Jessica guessed that he must have found a quiet place where Sivan wasn't around to answer the
phone. He must know the phone call was from her, so he didn't say anything and waited for Jessica to
speak first.
"I'm surprised that you didn't block my number," Jessica joked, her tone the same as before.
Carl knew Jessica would call because Nicole had told him so.
He had always thought that he knew Jessica the best, but in the end, he did not know her as well as his
mother did.
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