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    Jack nodded with firm conviction. “Precisely what I’m saying.”


    “If he truly stationed someone to watch my every move, then sneaking out under cover of darkness carries the same risk as marching out right now,” Jessica countered, her reasoning cutting through his n like a de. “Given my temperament, I’m far more likely to storm out dramatically after a heated argument than to slip away like some guilty criminal.”


    Jack found himselfpletely without words. Her argument held undeniable truth.


    “I’ll establish temporary residence at my uncle’s home for the next several days,” Jessica said matter-of-factly, ensuring he knew her exact whereabouts in case he needed to locate herter. “If you require justification for my cooperation in this borate performance, simply im you possesspromising information about me.”


    “That works perfectly,” Jack agreed without hesitation.


    Jessica efficiently gathered herptop, gripped her suitcase handle firmly, and departed the premises with purposeful determination.


    The dramatic situation reached Melvin’s informant within minutes, who immediately ryed every crucial detail.


    The moment Jessica’s figure disappeared from view, Melvin’s phone buzzed with urgency. “Miss Prescott just departed carrying a packed suitcase. The scene suggested she’d engaged in a fierce argument with Jack, though I couldn’t capture the specific details of their confrontation.”


    “Did she return to her family home?” Melvin inquired.


    “It doesn’t appear that way at all,” the informant replied with immediate certainty, having carefully observed the direction of Jessica’s departure. “She headed in thepletely opposite direction from her family’s residence.”


    Melvin’s typicallyposed eyes flickered with aplex mixture of conflicting emotions that threatened to betray his inner turmoil.


    Within seconds, he’d pieced together the situation—Jessica must have grown miserable living with Jack but refused to burden her parents with worry, which exined her decision to avoid going home.


    “Deploy several people to provide her with discreet protection from a distance,” Melvinmanded. His instinct urged him to go personally, but her final words to him echoed in his memory, making him hesitate. He couldn’t risk her discovering his presence. “Contact me immediately if any situation develops.”


    “Understoodpletely,” the informant confirmed before the line went dead.


    Melvin remained seated in his study for what felt like hours, wrestling with his thoughts.


    After extensive internal debate, he finally selected different clothing, snatched his car keys from their hook, and headed for the door.


    Following her movements from a safe distance shouldn’t result in an unwanted encounter, his rational mind concluded.


    Jessica, determined to keep her true destination hidden from Melvin’s prying eyes, deliberately avoided any direct transportation route. Instead, she descended into a subway station, purchased her ticket to Jacob’s ce using only cash, and settled into her seat for the underground journey ahead.


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