Chapter 12 Emma lay weakly in bed, still cursing: "This is all Jessica's doing! How dare she mention the Moore family? She just can't stand Tiffany doing well-that bitch! The Mitchells are cursed to have such a bastard in the family." Deborah's eyes flashed with venom. "Should we find Jessica and take her to the Moores to apologize? If anything happens to Tiffany..." Peter suddenly cut her off, his expression grim. "The man leading them... I've seen him. He's Alexander, Anthony's secretary... When he said 'Miss,' he couldn't have meant Jessica, could he?" "That's impossible!" Meanwhile in the hall, Sean collapsed to his knees, enduring the security guards' steel baton blows-paying back a hundredfold the pain he'd inflicted on Jessica. The palm print on his face stood out sharply; no one knew how many regretful slaps he'd dealt himself. His bloodshot eyes brimmed with tears. His assistant's words replayed relentlessly in his mind: "Mr. Mitchell, Tiffany Moore's real name is Tiffany Allen. She's Elizabeth Allen's daughter. Anthony let her live with the Moores so Ms Moore wouldn't be lonely, but she changed her surname and secretly got plastic surgery to resem- ble Ms Moore's childhood photos." "...Somehow she learned about your history with Ms Moore. Over a month ago, Tiffany drugged herself and planted rumors near you suggesting she might be Ms Moore to lure you in." "Ms Moore's full name is Jessica Moore. When she ran away, she took her mother's surname... Mrs. Jones-the real Ms Moore." "Also, the injuries Mrs. Jones suffered that night were severe. All the medical conditions you had the doctor falsify... they were real." The person he'd searched for had been beside him all along. Yet he'd mistaken another, believing Tiffany's lies. No wonder Jessica had slept nearly a week-he'd truly thought she'd just taken a few kicks and let those people go. He was a fool! His back was already a mess of mangled flesh. 0.0 % 08:10 Chapter 12 But this pain was nothing compared to the agony in his heart. When the punishment ended, Sean struggled to his feet. Instead of seeking treatment, he stumbled out the door, pushing through the pain to reach Noble Estate. Guards stopped him. 288 iVouchers All Sean's former arrogance had vanished. He lowered himself, pleading: "I'm Jessica's husband. Please let me see her. I know I was wrong." The guards eyed him with disgust, sneering coldly: "You claim that and it's true? Our young miss has no delusional husband like you. Don't taint her reputation-get lost!" Sean didn't leave. He knelt outside. He knew his mistake- a colossal one. Seeing they couldn't drive him away, the guards ignored him. The sky suddenly darkened. Soon, torrential rain poured down amid thunder and lightning. Rain pelted Sean's body, washing away the blood behind him and seeping into his wounds. Sean's face turned deathly pale. Excruciating pain and bone-chilling cold made him tremble uncontrollably, teeth clenched. His mind involuntarily flashed to that rainstorm over half a month ago- when he'd received Tiffany's text while comforting Jessica. He didn't want to leave Jessica behind, nor could he bear to scare Tiffany. So he secretly connected his earphones via Bluetooth, comforting Jessica while soothing Tiffany on the other end. He thought he'd pulled it off perfectly and Jessica wouldn't notice anything. Looking back now, Jessica had been too calm when speaking to him. Maybe she'd already figured it out back then but chose not to confront him. The thought filled Sean with bitter regret. Rain poured all night long. Sean forced himself to kneel for hours, but his body finally gave out and he collapsed unconscious. 48.5 % 08:10 Chapter 12 288 Vouchers Waking up, he glimpsed a figure nearby and instinctively thought it was Jessica. He tumbled off the bed in excite- ment, landing clumsily on his knees. Clutching her clothes desperately, he pleaded in a broken voice: "Darling, I finally see you. I was blind and mistook someone else for you. I'll never do it again. Please don't abandon me, okay?" 91.3 % 08.10 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!