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Jessica lunged for the phone, but she missed.
Two minutes later, Jack gave Roland a quick summary of the situation. Roland said he’d cright away.
Jack ended the call with a smug little grin. “Since you're so confident about impressing her family, better start
thinking about dinner plans. Nothing too cheap, obviously.”
“That's none of your concern,” Melvin replied smoothly.
Jessica felt a headache coming on. This whole thing was turning into a circus.
“Do you even know what Jessica's family does?” Jack smirked, clearly not done causing trouble.
Melvin paused for a beat, his gaze drifting over to Jessica.
She had only ever mentioned in passing that her family was in business. As for what kind, he had never bothered
to ask. Still, judging by her tabroad and the way she carried herself back when she was a student, her
background was probably quite impressive.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Why are you running your mouth so much?” Jessica snapped, her tone sharp with anxiety, worried Jack might
accidentally spill something he shouldn't.
“Her family owns a listed company,” Jack blurted out, eyes narrowing as he tried to gauge Melvin’s reaction.
“The Prescott Group belongs to them.”
Jessica panicked a little. “Melvin, don’t listen to him...”
For a moment, real fear flickered across her face. She was genuinely scared he might look at her differently—
disappointed even.
She hadn’t exactly lied to him, but ultimately, she had withheld something important.
“The Prescott Group's your family’s?” Melvin asked, a faint trace of surprise flickering across his usually calm
expression.
Jessica's eyes darted away, her voice faltering. “I can explain...”
Melvin blinked slowly. “Explain what?”
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“The job | told you about before—it wasn’t real. I've actually been working at my dad’s company since | came
back,” Jessica admitted in a rush, not wanting him to misunderstand. “I quit because...” She had no idea how to
put it into words.
Inside, she was spiraling. This had all happened so fast, she hadn't even thought of a proper excuse yet.
“You don’t need to explain anything. | get it.” Melvin’s voice was calm, his eyes steady. That quiet reassurance
hadn’t budged an inch.
Jessica stood there frozen, blinking. “What?”
“Your dad really is the CEO of the Prescott Group?”
“Yeah...”
“Got it,” Melvin said simply, already
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