They Want Me Back When It's Too Late (Jessica and Brian) novel Chapter 65

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Chapter 65

When Brian came downstairs after changing clothes, Madeline sat beside Jacob with her usual smile. She praised, “Jake, you did great. What reward do you want?”

As soon as they were seated, Madeline began praising Jacob without once glancing toward Brian’s glass.

She needed to act natural so that Brian wouldn’t suspect she had spiked his drink.

The person who sold her the pills had assured her that they would awaken a person’s most primal desires.

Thinking of that, Madeline couldn’t help but feel anticipated. She casually chatted with Jacob and noticed that Brian picked up the glass and took a sip.

Madeline’s heart thumped like crazy as she thought, ‘It’s done. I won’t lose to Jessica. So what if she gave birth to Jacob? I will eventually become Mrs. Atkinson.

Ambition shimmered in her eyes. She hadn’t originally intended to drug Brian, but Jessica’s recent unpredictability made her feel too threatened. She had no choice but to resort to this desperate tactic.

Madeline wasn’t afraid of Jessica making a scene. In fact, the more scenes she created, the more her marriage with Brian would fall apart.

What Madeline hadn’t expected was that Jessica, who once grew jealous of her closeness with Jacob, now no longer seemed to care about Brian or Jacob. She even went so far as to initiate divorce proceedings.

Now, it was Brian who refused to let go and Jacob who wanted his mother back.

Madeline knew all too well that her relationship with Brian was cleaner than that of someone secretly harboring a crush.

Whenever she used her gambling–addicted father as an excuse to call for Brian’s help and cried pitifully into his arms, he had always pushed her away without hesitation.

“To Jacob’s health, happiness, and continued academic success,” Madeline said as she poured Jacob a glass of orange juice and raised her own glass with a cheerful toast.

Her vision swept across the glass in front of Brian. Madeline thought, ‘No matter what, I’ll make him finish the wine. I just hope I didn’t underdose it and ruin everything.

Brian’s gaze rested on Jacob. Seeing how genuinely happy his son seemed for the first time in days, he lifted his glass. Jacob also picked up his glass of juice for the toast.

Jacob smiled, “Cheers.”