Chapter 387 Sharing a Room with Professor Howard (1)
Jessica hesitated to respond.
James deliberately ignored the bad feeling in his heart and said, as if to comfort himself, "It's okay, if you have to be on duty, you have to be on duty. We have a long future ahead of us, and there will be many opportunities. Jessica, I won't stop you from pursuing your dreams, and I certainly won't stop you from doing what you love most."
Listening to his words, Jessica felt her eyes well up with tears.
Even though she said nothing, her heart trembled so violently that if he said one more word, she might surrender.
She would follow him no matter what, even if people called her the other woman; even if, for him, she lost herself.
The next morning, James and Jessica got up and went to work as usual, as if nothing had changed.
But Jessica still felt regretful and a bit remorseful.
She shouldn't have let Rose's words get to her and ended up not preparing any gift for him.
"Happy birthday."
Before heading to work, Jessica said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I didn't prepare a gift for you this year."
James kissed her cheek and said, "You are the best gift."
Jessica felt a slight pang of sadness, her eyes showing a complex emotion as she looked deeply at him and said, "Then tonight, I won't be able to celebrate your birthday with you. I hope you and Grandpa can have a great time."
"Okay." James forced a smile.
But without her, how could he be truly happy?
In the morning, James received several more messages from Rose on his phone.
She had personally baked a cake for him and sent the pair of jade cufflinks directly to The Kelly Corporation.
James simply replied with a "Thank you."
Rose then sent a sad emoji, hoping he would come to her place that evening.
But James only replied with one sentence: This might be the last birthday I get to spend with Grandpa.
Naturally, Rose was not satisfied with this response.
She swept everything off the table, smashing cups and porcelain to the ground.
Rose gritted her teeth furiously.
She suddenly walked over and used a knife to ruin the cake she had made, scooping it out piece by piece.
The exquisite cake was instantly disfigured.
Just like Rose's expression, which had become twisted and contorted to the extreme.
She had gone to see Jessica yesterday and made things so clear, so why was Jessica still shamelessly competing with her for James?
Did she not care about her dignity at all?
After work, Gerald had already instructed the butler to prepare the cake and candles.
James said emotionally, "Grandpa, birthdays aren't that important. What's important is that you can still watch over me and be with me. You've worried about this all day, haven't you?"
"Well, since I have nothing to do in the hospital all day, your birthday is a big event!"
Gerald said as he had the butler light the candles.
He chuckled and said, "It's a bit of a sacrifice for you, spending your 28th birthday with me in the hospital."
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