Chapter 270 Gabriel, Bring Back Some Snow for You
Jessica didn't want to waste energy recalling the past, even when Keegan asked her, "That day, at Grain Villa, did you see it?" she just smiled casually and didn't answer.
Keegan looked at her smile, but there was a hint of bitterness on his handsome face, and his voice was still somewhat hoarse. "In the show "Charles II," you danced that dance. Was it to seek justice for yourself?"
Jessica smiled faintly, but there was no warmth in her eyes. "What else?"
Keegan's eyes showed no surprise, and he even seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "The year Trinity won the Best Actress award, the starting point of Four Seas Entertainment was also elevated in the industry. To be honest, part of the reason Four Seas Entertainment has achieved such successs today is because of your contribution."
At this moment, the waiter brought the food. Besides the pasta and hot cocoa Jessica ordered, there was also soup and some chocolate-flavored small cakes.
These were all things Jessica used to love, although she wasn't as interested in them now. But Danielle's love for chocolate was indeed very much like her old self.
Jessica didn't touch those items, only taking a couple of sips of the hot cocoa.
Holding the cup of hot cocoa in her hands, she looked at him again. "Mr. Chloe, are you planning to stop me?"
"No." Keegan looked into her eyes. "If you want to reveal the truth from five years ago, I can help you."
spiritual. "Help me? You should know that if this matter is made public, you'll also be criticized. When you founded Four Seas Entertainment, Trinity was the first artist you wanted to promote. You invested heavily in her. At that time, you couldn't afford any mistakes, even using me as a dance double. You cared so much about Four Seas Entertainment, and now you're willing to destroy the company you've built over the years to help me?"
Keegan kept looking at her. "I can't deny that I was too young back then. The internal conflicts within the Chloe family made me overly ambitious to start my own business. I was entirely focused on the company. I wanted to protect you, to keep you out of the spotlight, but in the end, I still gambled with you."
Jessica met his gaze, her voice calm and indifferent. "You actually knew her leg injury had nothing to do with me, but you felt guilty towards her. A few bottles of wine were missing from the Grain Villa wine cabinet. She was in a bad mood and asked you to drink with her. You both drank too much, she confessed to you while crying, but then what happened? You felt so guilty towards her the next day."
Keegan didn't speak.
That night, he indeed drank too much, but he and Trinity didn't actually have sex in the end.
But they did kiss, hug, and even get into bed. However, at the last moment, he was suddenly awakened by the sound of thunder. He thought of Jessica and didn't continue.
Even though nothing else happened afterward, Trinity was left in the bedroom all night without him touching her again.
But what shouldn't have happened did happen, and the mistake was indeed made.
The pasta in front of Jessica was almost inedible, but she didn't touch it. She just held the cup of hot cocoa and gently blew on it, smiling faintly. "Do you know why I endured and danced for her back then?"
Keegan looked at her steadily. "Why?"
Jessica picked up a small spoon and gently stirred the hot cocoa in the cup. "You gave me a lot of joy in my youth. Even if we parted on bad terms in the end, I couldn't owe you anything."
"And now, after so many years, Four Seas Entertainment has signed so many top-tier artists. Your company is thriving, at the peak of the industry. Even if the truth from five years ago suddenly comes out, it will only bring some criticism. The foundation won't be shaken, and you won't suffer much loss." She stopped stirring and said calmly, "We owe each other nothing, but Trinity owes me too much. It's time for this ghost who crawled out of the fire five years ago to seek revenge."
Keegan remained silent, his gaze fixed on her expression.
It was as if he could see in her calm eyes how she had struggled to survive these five years and how she had successfully returned to Xyleria, standing before all of them.
Keegan suppressed the urge to hold her in his arms. He knew he no longer deserved it. His face gradually returned to the same calm and gentle expression as hers. "What do you want to do? There are still a lot of people criticizing you online. Whatever you want to do, tell me, and I'll do it for you. Let me take the initiative to reveal the scandal from back then. You stay behind and protect yourself, okay?"
Jessica coldly replied, "No need."
With that, she put down the cup, feeling that she couldn't drink it anymore.
What did it matter if it was a three-star Michelin restaurant?
The person in front of her was wrong, and the taste was worse than a ten-dollar cup of instant milk tea from the street.
"If we're just going to talk about these pointless topics, there's no need to continue." Jessica took out a few bills and placed them on the table. "For the pasta and hot cocoa."
With that, she stood up.
Seeing that she didn't even want to let him pay for a meal, Keegan's eyes darkened. He looked at her departing figure and suddenly spoke, "Are you planning to let Gabriel handle this?"
Jessica paused, then turned back with a cold smile. "Do you think I can't survive without relying on a man? This matter that's been buried for five years, I can handle it myself. Gabriel can indeed help me, but it would be overkill. Do you think you're worth it?"
Keegan suddenly turned his head and saw Gabriel walking slowly from across the restaurant.
Jessica noticed his gaze and turned her head.
Gabriel walked up behind her, dressed in a black trench coat over a black shirt and pants, exuding the chill of a winter night. His indifferent gaze met Keegan's from a distance, adding a sense of pressure to the air.
Jessica was momentarily stunned. "Weren't you in D.C. for a meeting yesterday?"
She had heard that his trip to D.C. would take at least three or four days. How did he come back the next day?
When they talked on the phone in the afternoon, she had told him she could handle it and that he should focus on his meeting.
But he had come back now?
Gabriel said, "It was snowing too much in D.C. Didn't you say you hadn't seen snow in a long time? I brought it back for you to see."
Jessica thought in her heart, 'Brought it back for me to see?'
She was puzzled. "So, where's the snow?"
Gabriel faintly smiled and pointed with his chin towards the restaurant window.
Jessica quickly turned her head and saw that it was indeed snowing outside.
It rarely snowed in Xyleria, but it was really snowing.
