"If she is not Mrs. Shayman, who is she? She made a deal with me in Mrs. Shayman''s name and transferred twenty million to me. That money is real."


    Jessica wondered who else would care so much about the child other than Mary.


    Wait... Could it be? Jessica reacted, and sure enough, she heard Anneliese say, "She is Gianna''s biological mother."


    Jessica frowned and said, "I thought you said before that you really got along with Gianna''s mother? She even saved you. Isn''t she a good person?"


    Anneliese didn''t want to go into the Malone family''s mess in detail. Thus, she said, "I was mistaken before. The one who saved me isn''t Gianna''s mother. This woman is Pepper, and she is Madam Chalmont''s younger sister. She impersonated Mrs. Shayman to see you, clearly trying to trick you into having an abortion under Mrs. Shayman''s name. When you refused toply, she tried to make a deal with you, deliberately causing you to resent the Shayman family."


    Jessica had originally believed that Mary wanted to wipe her outpletely, so she would never consider being with Zane again. Even if she were fortunate enough to give birth to the child, she would keep away from the Shayman family as far as possible.


    As she learned about this, she realized that Pepper had truly gone to great lengths just to pave the way for her daughter.


    Jessica clenched the bedsheet beneath her fingers and slowly let out a breath.


    To be honest, learning that the woman wasn''t actually Mary made her feel a little rxed. No matter what, after all, it was a good thing that the baby''s grandmother didn''t want the baby dead. Otherwise, if the child were to learn someday that their own grandmother couldn''t tolerate their existence and had even tried to kill them and their mother, that would be unbearably cruel.


    Jessica gently caressed her abdomen as she bit her lip and said, "Gianna again. What a vicious mother-and-daughter pair!"


    Anneliese agreed wholeheartedly. "Jessica, since the person who threatened and warned you isn''t Zane''s mother, why don''t you reconsider your decision to go abroad? Zane came back from overseas this time and has been looking for you everywhere. He even went to the Malone family and admitted in front of Gianna that you were his girlfriend."


    Anneliese briefly recounted Zane''s movements over the past couple of days. Although she didn''t think Zane deserved sympathy or Jessica''s love, the child Jessica carried was still his. Even with family support, being a single mother would be hard, let alone doing it alone in a foreign country. Judging by Zane''s current state, he would likely take responsibility for the child if Jessica returned.


    Anneliese said softly, "Jessica, if you change your mind, I can leak a bit of your whereabouts to Zane. If he truly cares, he''ll look for you. This could


    be onest chance for both of you and a chance for the baby to baby to have a


    On the other end of the line, Jessica fell into a long silence.


    Anneliese could feel her hesitation and struggle. She guessed Jessica must be in denial, so she sighed and said, "Take your time to think it..."


    Before she could finish, Jessica said firmly, "Let it be like this. I don''t want to go back."


    Anneliese was taken aback by her words. She could feel that Jessica still had feelings for Zane. Her decision to leave had been driven by "Mrs. Shayman''s" attitude and her belief that Zane was going to marry Gianna.


    Now that both issues had been resolved, Anneliese hadn''t expected Jessica to still choose to change her name and start over overseas.


    "Why?" Anneliese asked in surprise.


    Jessica stood up from the bed and walked to the window.


    The setting sun melted into gold, and the distant harbor was coated in flowing amber. A warm breeze carried the scent of coffee from a nearby café, mingled with the salty tang of seawater.


    Jessica tilted her face toward the sunset, squinting slightly as she rested both hands over her belly and smiled gently.


    "Annie, I''ve lived in a daze for so


    many years. First, I was trapped in


    the Johnson Family. Later, I hid like


    a the Jainsoter cutting


    rat in the gutter Even


    ties with family!


    couldn''t find my ce in the world. I


    couldn''t see my future."