Chapter 77 Jessica, I'm sorry
Gabriel immediately threw back the covers when he heard it.
When he saw bruises and bloodstains all over Jessica's legs, his eyes instantly turned cold.
At the same time, he was filled with deep self-blame.
Damn it, how did he not notice that she was so seriously injured?
When there was silence on the other end, Grace became anxious, "Hey, Gabriel, don't tell me you still don't know that Jessica is injured?"
"It's my negligence." Gabriel had no intention of making excuses or denying it.
Although he was about to explode, Grace still suppressed her anger and asked, "So you don't know what happened today?"
"Explain clearly, what happened during the day. Weren't you two out shopping?"
Gabriel's heart immediately tensed up, feeling a sense of foreboding.
"Who said accidents don't happen while shopping? It's precisely because of shopping that it's dangerous. Jessica and I were very happy today, but on our way back, we encountered your ex-girlfriend and sister."
"They bullied Jessica?" Gabriel asked.
"With me around, they didn't dare, but Gabriel, you better control your sister. Who gave her the audacity to rush up and want to hit Jessica?"
"And then? What happened next? How did she get injured?"
"Later, my whereabouts were leaked, and I was surrounded by fans, most of whom were malicious. I asked Jessica to go out first, but when she went out, the situation got out of control. She fell for several minutes, definitely got stepped on by people. Later, I heard someone saved her, otherwise Jessica would have..."
Grace didn't continue with the rest, leaving Gabriel to ponder on his own.
After hanging up the phone, Gabriel looked again at the deep and shallow scars on Jessica's legs.
His heart suddenly clenched.
Thinking about everything she had experienced at the scene, Gabriel was filled with deep self-blame and regret.
He had just misunderstood her, Gabriel, you're really despicable.
In a daze, Jessica felt like her legs were being held as if someone was massaging them.
Warm and comfortable.
The injured area also felt a cool sensation, no longer the burning pain.
But she was too tired, unable to even open her eyes to look around.
Perhaps, all of this was just a dream.
In dreams, there were many beautiful things.
But once she opens her eyes, everything will disappear.
After the massage, Gabriel applied medicine to Jessica's wounds, covering the scratches and bloodstains with band-aids.
Looking at her fair and smooth legs covered with bruises, Gabriel felt a pang in his heart.
At that moment, Oscar called, "Mr. Morgan, I just found out that Ms. Morgan was indeed surrounded in the mall, the situation was out of control, do you want to see it?"
"Yes," Gabriel responded with a soft tone.
"Alright, I'll send it to you."
Oscar selected a segment from the video, from Grace and Jessica being surrounded by the fans to Jessica leaving the mall.
Looking at the pause button on the phone screen, Gabriel gently pressed it.
The video was very noisy, filled with people everywhere.
It was not an exaggeration to say that the voices were deafening.
In the restaurant, only Grace and Jessica sat there lonely and helpless.
Later, as Grace said, she sent a group of people to protect Jessica as she left, but there were too many fans, and the scene was chaotic. Although Jessica was being protected, she was quickly surrounded by crazy fans.
It was at this moment that Jessica fell.
"Jessica"
Witnessing those people's feet trampling mercilessly over Jessica's legs and feet, with some even stepping directly on her, Gabriel couldn't suppress a cry of anguish.
Suddenly, he turned off the phone.
He didn't have the courage to continue watching.
He stood up, lit a cigarette, and as the smoke quickly enveloped him, his face soon disappeared into the haze.
As he flicked away the cigarette, he muttered under his breath, cursing himself.
He didn't know she had endured so much, and as her husband, instead of sharing her burden, he doubted her and even hurt her.
Returning to the room, Gabriel pulled back the covers and immediately got into bed.
When he saw Jessica's petite body tightly huddled in the corner of the bed, he immediately hugged her with a heart full of pity.
Bowing his head, he placed a kiss on Jessica's forehead, filled with extreme remorse, "Jessica, I'm sorry."
Unfortunately, Jessica couldn't hear these words.
She couldn't see the expression on his face at that moment.
In the morning, when Jessica woke up, she found herself in a warm embrace.
Raising her head, when she saw Gabriel's familiar face, she immediately pushed him away, keeping her distance.
Feeling the push, Gabriel reached out and pulled Jessica back into his embrace.
Jessica looked at him in astonishment, thinking Gabriel was still asleep, not realizing he had been awake for a while, just with his eyes closed.
Three minutes later, Jessica tried to get up again.
But this time, as soon as she moved, Gabriel grabbed her hands and tucked them under the covers.
He reached out, holding her tighter, his deep voice sounding seductive, "So tired, stay with me a little longer."
Jessica immediately stopped moving and obediently let him hold her.
But then she thought of something and raised her head to look at the man in front of her, "Gabriel, do you know who I am? Are you mistaking me for someone else?"
"I know, I'm not mistaken," Gabriel said.
But if he knew, why was he holding her so tightly?
Wasn't he angry and hateful toward her last night?
Maybe he was still half-asleep, that's why he held her so tightly, so intimately.
"Gabriel, you better open your eyes and see clearly, I'm Jessica, not Diana."
As Jessica's words fell, Gabriel suddenly opened his eyes.
Perhaps due to just waking up, his eyes were drowsy, looking a bit dazed and intoxicated, his long narrow eyes appearing particularly charming.
"I know, you're Jessica." His voice was firm.
Looking at him, for that moment, she truly believed he loved her.
But soon, she snapped out of it.
She didn't know what Gabriel meant by this, always punishing and then offering comfort.
"But Gabriel, I'm no longer the person I used to be, your so-called comfort no longer soothes me."
Closing her eyes, she could still hear those hurtful words in her mind.
Scene after scene, all vividly replayed before her eyes.
She cared too much, that's why her heart felt so heavy, the pain tearing her apart.
Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped around her, Gabriel stood up, lowered his head, and gently kissed Jessica's eyes.
The feeling was like treasuring her.
But it was just a feeling, Jessica understood it clearly.
"Jessica, I'm sorry."
Jessica was stunned for a moment, almost unable to believe what she had heard, feeling as if her whole body had been frozen in place.
