They Want Me Back When It's Too Late (Jessica and Brian) novel Chapter 128

Chapter128

Chapter 128

Brian wasn’t sure if the situation was triggering memories of something else, ind scenes he’d never paid much attention to before a in his mind.

It was six years ago when Brian first noticed Jessica always hiding her hands whenever he was around.

One day, something fell off, firian grabbed Jessica’s hand before she could pull it away. Nearly every finger on her felt hard was covered in bandages.

“What happened?” Brian asked back then, Jessica just smiled and said she’d put them ahead of time to prevent cuts.

At that time, Brian was too busy fighting with the board members at the company to pay attention to such small details.

Blood dripped from Brian’s index finger and thumb. Only now did he realize how much Jessica must have suffered in silence while learning to cook all those dishes

“Dad?” Jacob had come into the kitchen after school, looking for Sylvie. He hadn’t expected to find Brian there.

Brian instinctively hid his hands behind his back, just like Jessica had done years ago. “School’s out already?” he asked casually

“Yeah,” Jacob hadn’t noticed Brian’s injury but looked puzzled. “What are you doing, Dad?”

“Go upstairs and do your homework. I’ll bring you some fruit in a bit.” Brian waved him away.

“Okay” Jacob replied.

Once Jacob lett, Bran finally held his hands under the faucet to rinse them.

After stopping the bleeding, Brian found some bandages and applied them. Then he cut up a plate of fruit for Jacob–pieces of various shapes and sis

-and carried it upstairs.

Jacob was about to speak, but decided against it. He just pushed the fruit around on his plate, having lost his appetite.

Soon, Sylvie returned with fresh shrimp from the market.

When Brian heard he’d have to peel the shrimp before stir frying them, his hands actually trembled.

Sylvie didn’t know what had gotten into him with this sudden urge to cook, but she offered, “How about I handle the shrimp prep, and you just do the stir–frying, sir?”

Brian shook his head. The asparagus and shrimp dish was a favorite of both his and Jacob’s. They had it at least two or three times a week.

He was certain that when Jessica made this dish, she didn’t use pre–peeled shrimp. She peeled fresh ones herself.

Brian, who’d never washed a dish in his life, furrowed his brow so deeply he could’ve crushed a fly between his eyebrows. He reached out and grabbed a Large shrimp.

The shrimp was incredibly lively, thrashing wildly in his grip. Brian lost focus for a second, and the shrimp launched itself right out of his palm,

He stood there in silence for a moment, then bent down to pick it up. When he looked at Sylvie, she was struggling to hold back her laughter as she showed him how to peel a shrimp properly.

At Grant Group headquarters, Jessica’s stomach rumbled loudly. She grabbed her phone and called Stella, “Mom, I’m craving garlic tonight, and maybe a creamy shrimp ple.”

Jessica rattled off several shrimp dishes. For some reason, she couldn’t shake this sudden, intense craving for shrimp,

ic butter shrimp

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Chapter 128

Meanwhile at Atkinson Villa, Brian pulled his third batch of as

and shrimp from the stove.

Sylvie’s mouth twitched slightly as she examined the dish. “Mr. Atkinson, these shrimp look undercooked. You might get an uppit them.”

The shrimp had turned pink on the outside, but the meat inside was still raw and translucent.

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