Between walls and hearts

o have his driver take Jessica home

licking occasionally toward Brian, who never said much after work. The tension between them since that kiss hadn't fully settled. He hadn'

r evening, somethin

inutes after leaving the office. Jessica blinked in surprise

over

window, curious. It wasn't a restaurant. Not a club. Not even a recognizable building. Just a modest gate, an

er hair, just in time to catch Brian stepping out of

rd the house. The gate opene

ica b

the

iver to drop him off there before they got to her place. Always silent, always purpo

secret girlfriend? A side

ain. Arrogant. Moody. Distant. Complicated. Yes, they had kissed, and yes, her mind often wan

t... s

why she ne

day when she ma

nd she could already tell Brian wa

ned to him with

where else today. A fr

ou sure? I could tell the dr

led tightly. "No need. S

"Alright, whatever.

By

er chest. The moment it turned the corner, she flagged down a t

reet. That grey gate with th

what she was ab

r a few knocks. A sleepy-looking g

rcing her most polite smile. "Bri

d his head. "

k for him. He said I sho

eyes. "Ah! I don see you before

quiet, peaceful. Birds chirped faintly in the background.

ut kind. She looked like someone who hadn't smiled in a lo

," Jessica said, h

t up. "Good evening,

. I-uh-I just want

know what

work for my son?" she asked, surpris

he'd kept hidden away all this time. She was nothing like the powerful, self-assured man Jessica had come

ssica replied, tryin

said "You're welcome

o Brian's mother. Without wasting time, she began to eat it. They gisted, and spent time together. Jessica d

eep visiting her and bri

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departure. For years, Brian believed it was his father who had driven her away. As he grew up, he blamed his father for the broken family, cutting ties with him entirel

loneliness But still very Beautiful. Brian, ever protective, bought her a home and filled it with servants to care for her. He forbade anyone fro

, but Brian refused. His bitterness toward his father was deep-rooted, and he wasn't ready to let go of the anger. His mother's health continued to deteriorate, and it was only when Jessica