Chapter 243

Beads of sweat slid down and dampened the sheets beneath Jessica. Jessica lay facedown on the bed, completely drained. She hadn't been this tired before, but now she was utterly exhausted. Zachary had carried her to the shower and then back to bed. By the time she could finally ask him the question, she couldn't even get the words out. But Zachary was wide awake now, his mind occupied by thoughts of that man. "Jessie," he whispered. Jessica furrowed her brows and murmured with her eyes closed, "You're such a liar." "I'm really tired now." "Even if you're tired, I'm not going to massage you," she said. He was silent for a moment. "Where did you go for dinner today?" The moment she heard that, her sleepiness vanished. She opened her eyes briefly, then closed them again. With the company going public, she had unavoidable social obligations. Not everything she saw was necessarily true, but Zachary's feelings for her were genuine, and she didn't see any need to overthink it. "In t