They Want Me Back When It's Too Late (Jessica and Brian) novel Chapter 182

Chapter 182

Chapter 182

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After getting home, she devoted herself to studying cooking every day so that Brian and Jacob could eat better. In the beginning, she would bring homemade meals to Brian at his office every single day.

Sometimes, when he had to attend a dinner banquet and she arrived late, he would already be in the car.

Worried he might not eat well, she would rush over and knock urgently on the car window, pleading, “At least take the dinner I made for you.”

But every time, Brian would just give her a cold, indifferent glance and tell the driver to drive.

Once, she happened to catch Brian driving himself, with Madeline in the passenger seat.

Hearing her voice, Madeline rolled down the window and gave her an “apologetic” look.

“Sorry, Jessi, we’re rushing to a banquet and running out of time, so we can’t stop by. But don’t worry, I’ll make sure Mr. Atkinson eats your dinner,” Madeline said sweetly.

“No need to explain so much to her. She’s the one who lost all sense of time staying home all day–who else is there to blame? It’s windy, close the window,” Brian cut in coldly, his voice full of disdain.

Madeline obediently rolled the window back up. Through the glass, her eyes met Jessi’s, filled with barely concealed triumph.

Jessica was utterly devastated, standing dazed for a moment.

Her grip loosened. The thermos container clattered to the ground, its carefully prepared contents splattering everywhere.

When she finally came to her senses and knelt to clean up the mess, tears were already streaming down her face.

Brian accused her of having no sense of time, yet she had arrived half an hour early just so he could have a homemade meal the moment he got off work.

But in the end, it was all somehow her fault.

“I don’t need it. Stop bringing me meals from now on. I’m not so desperate that I can’t afford to feed myself.”

Jessica finally rolled down the window, but her words drained the color from Brian’s face.

“Jessi, why would you say that? We used to-”

Jessica turned away, avoiding his gaze, and said coldly, “That was just me being soft–hearted, giving you the illusion we could still be together. But don’t come looking for me again, ever.”

She told herself she couldn’t let herself rely on Brian any longer.

With that, Jessica rolled up the window, stepped on the gas, and drove off resolutely.

Brian was left standing alone, wondering where he had gone wrong to upset Jessica again.

Even before Jessica stepped through the front door, she could hear laughter coming from the living room.

Stepping inside, she saw Jacob, who had arrived at some point, charming her parents with his playful antics.

“Mom!”

Jacob looked up and, upon seeing Jessica, his face immediately lit up.

Jessica looked at him coldly and asked, “What are you doing here?”

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Chapter 182

Despite her cold expression, Jessica’s gaze involuntarily swept over the pastries and dried fruits on the table. These were all her favorite treats.

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“Jessi, Jake came to bring you some snacks. He was going to leave right after, but seeing him all sweaty from running here, I asked him to stay and rest.

Don’t be too hard on him.”

Stella felt sorry for her grandson. She instinctively rose to Jacob’s defense.

“That’s right, mom. Don’t be angry. If you don’t want to see me, I’ll go now,” Jacob said obediently, hoisting his little backpack and scurrying toward the

door.

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