Chapter 89

It was already past 10:00 pm by the time Jessica returned from The Mansion. Jessica sat in the car, staring at the old photo of her biological father on her phone—a picture she had secretly taken from Hazel. She had lived abroad for many years, and Hazel had always been against her returning. She finally got Hazel to agree after coming up with several excuses, albeit reluctantly. She had returned from abroad with one goal in mind—to find her father, a man she hadn't seen in over two decades. She wanted to know if he was alive and what monumental task could have possibly made him abandon his wife and daughter for so long without a second thought. She was certain that if Hazel had ever discovered what she was doing, she would have been furious. After all, Hazel had never brought up her father and had made sure to keep his existence thoroughly hidden. Jessica figured Hazel would pressure her into returning after a year or two, but her sudden elopement would likely prevent that from