Chapter 542 Was The Person Who Stayed with Me That Night You?
Louie immediately chased after her.
He was very fast and almost instantly grabbed Jessica's hand.
"Mrs. Walton, it's chilly outside, and you're not dressed warmly enough. Let's go back inside."
Jessica shook her head. "No, Louie, I need to find him."
"Mrs. Walton, you have it wrong. Mr. Gutierrez didn't come over."
"Even if he didn't, I need to ask Gabriel myself."
Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to let it go.
But Louie was worried. From Francis's attitude yesterday, even if Jessica went, he wouldn't admit it.
This would only be a more severe and devastating blow to Jessica.
At that moment, Jessica looked up at Louie.
As she spoke, tears fell silently down her cheeks.
Those tears fell like a flood, uncontrollably.
Jessica had just recovered from a serious illness. Her face was pale, and she was dressed lightly. Now, with her crying, she looked even more fragile and pitiful.
Seeing her tears, Louie knew he had lost.
Because Louie couldn't refuse her.
Louie couldn't bear to see her cry in front of him.
"Louie, I'm begging you. I need to see Gabriel. I need to hear it from him."
"Please take me there. It's important to me!"
In the end, Louie nodded and easily gave in. "Okay."
"Mrs. Walton, you're not dressed warmly enough. Put on some more clothes, and I'll drive you there."
Jessica was overjoyed.
She wiped her tears and nodded vigorously. "Okay, I'll go change right away."
A few minutes later, Jessica came back down after changing her clothes.
She had also tidied her hair a bit.
Louie had already prepared the car.
Jessica got in, and the car headed straight for Francis's place.
At the door, Jessica called him.
Seeing the call, Francis felt a mix of emotions.
Francis shouldn't have answered.
Celia was still unconscious, and his task was to take care of her.
But Jessica was unusually persistent, calling him non-stop.
In the end, Francis answered the call.
He quickly heard Jessica's voice.
"I need to see you."
"I'm sorry, Ms. Morgan. I've already said that it's not appropriate for us to meet again."
"But I'm right outside. If you don't come out, I'll go in."
Jessica hung up after saying that.
Her words were effective.
A minute later, Francis appeared in front of her, panting.
At the same time, Alisha quickly ran into the bedroom.
"Celia, wake up. Francis..."
Hearing Alisha's voice, Celia immediately opened her eyes and said, "He's gone out to see Jessica, right?"
"How did you know?" Alisha was puzzled.
"Mom, you forgot. I wasn't unconscious, just pretending. I heard everything when he was on the phone. Jessica is here, probably right outside."
Alisha was furious. "What? She's so audacious. Wait here, I'll go kick that bitch out."
"Mom," Celia stopped her. "Don't go."
"How can I not?"
"We agreed not to confront Jessica directly. Francis doesn't like that. The more pitiful I act, the more I suffer, the more guilty he'll feel."
"Only then will he cut ties with Jessica and be devoted to me."
Alisha nodded repeatedly. "I understand. You lie down. I know what to do."
"Okay, Mom. I'll wait for your good news."
Outside.
As soon as she saw Francis, Jessica's eyes welled up.
Suppressing her excitement, she walked towards him step by step, then looked up and seriously asked, "The person who stayed with me last night was you, right? You took care of me, didn't you?"
"Francis, don't deny it. I recall everything."
Seeing Jessica's pale face, Francis felt a pang of heartache.
But Francis couldn't.
Clenching his fists, Francis looked at Jessica coldly and replied indifferently, "I heard from Louie that Ms. Morgan was sick yesterday, and it seemed serious. Seeing you today confirms it. What you're saying is nonsense. I don't understand at all."
Francis denied it!
Jessica turned to him, a profound hurt spreading within her. Waves of pain enveloped her, almost choking her.
"Francis, why? Why won't you admit it?"
"You were the one who stayed with me! You said you had regained your memory and remembered me and the baby. Have you forgotten your words?"
At this point, Jessica was almost shouting hoarsely.
Jessica felt a genuine ache in her heart.
But Francis's words remained cold.
"Ms. Morgan, you misunderstood. Celia fainted, and I stayed with her all night."
"I always remember my role, taking care of Celia."
Jessica closed her eyes and thought, tears streaming down clearly.
'Gabriel, do you know that every word you say is like cutting my flesh, trampling my heart?'
'If you regain your memory in the future, will you regret it?'
'Regret making me cry so painfully.'
"Francis, I'll ask you one last time. Was it not you yesterday?"
Francis clenched his fists tighter.
His throat choked, and his heart ached.
But Francis still opened his lips and replied lightly, "No."
This response sent Jessica into an icy abyss, leading her straight to hell.
"Okay," she said.
Then, Jessica's lips curved into a big, radiant smile. "Thank you, Francis. Thank you for telling me the answer."
And thank you for making me give up.
Jessica's smile was unmistakable, radiant, and beautiful in its brilliance. Yet beneath that luminous facade lay profound sorrow, a depth that tugged at the heartstrings.
Seeing her smile, Francis felt a wrenching pain in his heart.
'I'm sorry, Jessica.'
'Please take good care of yourself.'
In his heart, Francis silently apologized over and over again.
Turning around, Jessica didn't linger any longer.
At that moment, Jessica's figure was lonely and desolate, as fragile as a piece of paper.
But Jessica walked straight, with a proud and resolute stride in the sunlight.
Yet, no matter how warm the sunlight was, it couldn't warm Jessica's cold heart.
Francis felt like his heart was being hollowed out.
It was unbearably painful.
Francis took a step, almost uncontrollably wanting to chase after her.
But at that moment, Alisha's voice sounded from the door. "Francis."
Francis's steps halted abruptly.
Alisha walked over.
She looked at Francis and said in a gentle tone, "Francis, there were some things I didn't say yesterday, but Celia is my daughter, and I feel for her! She stayed up all night worrying about you."
"Celia is still unconscious and pregnant. You can't let her down!"
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