Chapter 49

Jessica wasn't the type to easily trust or fall for someone. She wasn't an emotional person, after all. Even when Derrick cheated on her, it took her a whole month to process it before she acted on it. She thought that had already been pretty rational of her. Yet, with her marriage to Zachary, she had clearly rushed into it. All it took was a few nights together, and she somehow ended up choosing this man wholeheartedly after those two dramatic incidents. In her mind, she repeatedly asked herself the same question. What did a good match truly look like? There wasn't a clear answer, obviously, but Zachary somehow checked the boxes. "What's on your mind?" Just then, Zachary stepped out of the bathroom in loose silk loungewear. His hair was still dripping wet, and a bit of fog clung to his rimless glasses, making it hard to read his emotions. Jessica sat on the bed, daydreaming with a pillow between her arms. "Is there nothing you want to ask me?" "There is," he replied, tossing