Chapter 534: Chapter 534

Jacob sighed, feeling he was caught in a difficult spot.

“My mom is being unreasonable. How can she be so hasty and impatient in handling this matter? I can consider accepting her gesture if she introduced better women to me. However, all the women she set me up with on blind dates are horrible! My mom even introduced Hausen’s CEO’s daughter to me in the past, telling me how wonderful she was. D*mn it! You should’ve seen that woman in person. She scared me out of my wits with her mantrap-like appearance.”

Hearing that name, Jessica knitted her brows. “Hausen?”

“Oh. That’s a big company, but you wouldn’t know if you didn’t work in the finance industry.” Jacob didn’t sense her unusual behavior. “Regrettably, the CEO of Hausen, Justin Morales, died, and the company went bankrupt. His daughter and wife seemed to have left the country. Fortunately, his family met its downfall. Otherwise, I think I would have to cut ties with my mom because she’s fond of Justin’s daughter.”

Jacob had been curious about something. He couldn’t shake off the feeling that Justin’s death was somewhat related to Wyatt.

Otherwise, how else could they have died after he saw them off just a few moments ago?

Wyatt was even summoned to the police station because of that matter. However, he was merely detained for a few days before being released unscathed.

Seeing Jessica lowering her head in silence, Jacob asked her, “Are you not feeling well?”

“Yes. It is common for me to feel discomfort and nauseous during pregnancy.” She regained her senses and casually made up an excuse to reply to him. “It’s nothing major.”

He contemplated briefly before saying, “I’ll bring you out for dinner tonight to try some different food and buy you some clothes.”

“That’s not necessary.”

“That’s all right. We won’t be spending much anyway. Perhaps my mom will want to visit again. She will definitely be suspicious about our relationship if she sees you being mistreated.”

Jessica uttered hesitantly, “I can’t see.”

“It’s okay. You’ll be fine if you wear a pair of sunglasses and hold onto me the whole time.” Noticing the paint stains on her hands, Jacob said, “Your hands are very dirty. Do you want me to bring you to get washed up?”

“Okay.”

He brought her to the powder room and thoughtfully squeezed some liquid soap onto her palms.

Standing at one side and looking at her washing her hands, Jacob was again reminded of the drawing outside. He asked curiously, “Why did you draw a hand beside a sunflower? Is there any meaning behind the painting?”

Jessica paused briefly and answered casually, “I drew it because I thought the picture was very artistic.”

“Oh.” He nodded. She’s right. That painting is indeed artistic. Not everyone will admire and appreciate such a drawing.

Jessica needed to change her clothes as well because it was soiled. She told Jacob she could do that on her own without the housekeeper’s assistance, so he went downstairs first.

When he saw the housekeeper, he said to the latter, “I’m bringing her out for dinner, so you don’t have to prepare our meals tonight.”

“Okay.”

Jacob added, “Also, go downstairs to measure the size of the painting downstairs and frame it. Hang the drawing in the living room. It’s quite a nice artwork.”

The housekeeper knew Jessica was blind, so she reckoned there was nothing special with the painting. She said with a smile, “Of course. That drawing is more precious than the masterpieces in the art gallery since your wife drew it.”

Jacob shrugged.

Initially, he planned to secretly bring the drawing back home and flaunt it in front of his friends before falsely describing the painting as an exorbitant piece of art to earn some big bucks by selling it.

However, he felt it was inappropriate to do so because Jessica drew the painting.

After a few minutes, Jessica came downstairs after changing into a loose-fitting long dress.

She was familiar with the house’s layout, so even if she couldn’t see her surroundings, she could amble downstairs with the help of the handrails.

If Jacob didn’t know she had lost her vision, he might even be convinced she wasn’t handicapped.

He helped her to put on a pair of sunglasses.

The sunglasses were oversized and couldn’t even fit on the bridge of Jessica’s nose. Her comical appearance caused him to laugh out loud.

“Hey.” She gazed in his direction in displeasure.

“It’s the sunglasses’ fault. There’s nothing wrong with you.” He suppressed his urge to laugh. “I’ll buy a new pair of sunglasses for you later.”

Jessica ignored him and strode toward the door by herself. Jacob hastily followed her.

After helping her to change her shoes and open the door, he held her hand.

Her hand felt warm and soft this time instead of cold like last time.

Noticing her withdrawing her arm, Jacob grabbed her hand and placed it around his arm. “If you don’t want to walk with a white cane or on a tactile pavement, you’ll have to let me guide you.”

Subsequently, Jessica didn’t struggle anymore and left the house while holding his arm.

After walking for a short while, he helped her into the car.

After Jessica lost her vision for some time, her initial nervousness and panic subsided as she grew accustomed to her condition.

She felt contented as long as she had a place to sleep and eat.

That was her first time going out with someone after turning blind.

She asked Jacob to lower the car window as she wanted to feel the cool breeze and listen to the sound of the wind whistling.

While the car was waiting for the traffic light to turn green, she could even hear the passers-by conversing. At that instant, she felt warm and happy.

Jessica asked, “Where are we going?”

“I’ll bring you to have dinner first.” Jacob took out his phone as he spoke. “Do you want to eat Chanaean cuisine or Adrunian food?”

“Chanaean cuisine, then.” She asked after replying, “Will it be troublesome for you?”

“No. Just let me know if you want to eat anything.” After finding the address to the restaurant, Jacob informed the driver where to go.

Jacob’s heart ached as he took in Jessica’s cautious demeanor. He couldn’t help but say, “You don’t have to think of yourself as a nuisance. I wouldn’t have rescued you if I thought you were troublesome. Besides, we’re collaboration partners. You’re also helping me out.”

Although Jessica was blind, her eyes weren’t damaged, so she was as pretty as before.

He almost stretched out his hand to touch her but quickly controlled his desire. “Josie, you don’t have to live so carefully or think you’ll trouble anyone for wanting to do something. You should smile more. That way, your child will feel your good mood.”

She must’ve been a vivacious person in the past with a dazzling smile and probably became so timid, submissive, and depressive after she was met with some devastating experiences.

Jessica blinked. Then, her eyes curved into gorgeous crescents as she smiled faintly. “Okay.”

Soon, the car arrived at Chanaean Street.

Stores selling various delicacies lined the street. As it was nighttime, the place was crowded and extremely lively.

Jacob brought Jessica into a Chanaean cuisine restaurant.

He read out the dishes available on the menu and ordered all the food Jessica wanted to eat.

As the restaurant was established by a Chanaean store owner, the taste of the dishes was authentic. Even the air inside the restaurant was filled with the scent of spices.

Jacob didn’t have any dietary restrictions, nor was he a picky eater. He thought the food there was quite delicious.

Jessica took a few spoonfuls of the food before she started vomiting. She tried eating again, and after repeating the cycle a few times, even her face turned pale. In the end, she didn’t have the appetite to eat anything.

The turns of events scared Jacob out of his wits. He called an Adrunian restaurant and ordered some soup to be delivered over.

He let Jessica try out all kinds of soups.

After seeing her appetite improve as she finished a plate of spaghetti and a bowl of soup, he could finally relax.

“Your boyfriend is such a jerk!” Jacob complained, “Women have such a tough time during pregnancy, yet he could still argue with you and even abandon you overseas. If I were in his situation, I wouldn’t dare retaliate if my wife scolds or hits me during her pregnancy.”

Jessica merely smiled without responding.

Fearing she might feel unwell after having her meal, Jacob deliberately brought Jessica to shop around Chanaean Street. He bought some interesting items he saw before taking her to the shopping complex to buy some clothes.

Jessica tried a few outfits. However, after knowing the price of the clothes, she told Jacob her stomach would increase in size very quickly during her pregnancy, so she wouldn’t need to purchase such expensive clothing since she would have to change her clothes frequently.

Despite agreeing with her, he secretly paid for those garments as well before leaving the store.

After that, he took her to a store selling maternity clothes. There, Jessica selected and bought a few sets of clothes.

“That’s enough. Your mom will bring me to purchase more clothes when she visits. I won’t be able to keep them anyway, so these clothes should last me for a long while. Besides, I’m getting tired of shopping.”

“Okay. We’ll go home then.” Jacob thought she must indeed be exhausted when he noticed the layer of sweat covering her forehead.

He took out a piece of tissue to help her wipe off the sweat while asking cheerily, “So, how do you feel? Don’t you feel your mood improved after spending some time outside? You look much better than when you were cooped inside the house earlier.”

Jessica grinned and nodded. “Yes. I think I’ve yet to lose touch with the world.”

Jacob couldn’t help but smile and teased her, “In that case, I should bring you out more often to avoid causing you to be out of touch with the world.”

They chatted happily while strolling on the street.

Meanwhile, on the opposite street, a tall figure moved among the crowd. His suit was wrinkled, and a distraught look spread across his handsome face.

He glanced around his surroundings, seemingly searching for something impatiently.

When he shifted his gaze onto the opposite street, Jacob was coincidentally guiding Jessica into the taxi before getting into the vehicle himself.

As a result, that man only saw the taxi drive away.