Will took two steps back, dodging her fist.
"Don’t get me wrong, I only saw your underwear, nothing else!"
Some things are a matter of principle, and he certainly didn’t want to be slandered as a philanderer.
Did he really want to see anything else?
Jessica was furious, charging at him again, intending to punch him.
This bastard, today she was going to tear him into pieces.
Keeping in mind the command from Huangfu Jue, Will wasn’t in the mood for a drawn-out fight. He deftly sidestepped her attack once more, leaped over the waist-high greenery, and jogged towards the hall.
"You stop right there... don’t run..."
Jessica cursed as she chased after him, and seeing Will climb the steps, she followed suit.
Several guests who were about to leave turned their attention to the two of them naturally, and upon noticing Jessica’s appearance, they all looked astonished.
Her heart panicked, and she quickly stopped, pulling her torn skirt together as she angrily shouted at them.
"What are you looking at!"
The guests, having been scolded, hurriedly quickened their pace to descend the steps, embarrassed.
Jessica then cocked her head to adjust her skirt.
Unfortunately, no matter how she tugged at her skirt, it just wouldn’t line up. The fabric, which was supposed to be somewhat stretchy, had already been tormented into a terrible state. It was beyond repair.
Will had just reached the top of the stairs when he turned and saw Jessica’s state. He raised an eyebrow and, ultimately, decided to take off his jacket and toss it to her.
One thing at a time, her appearance in the living room like that was simply indecent.
At the sound coming from above, Jessica looked up to see something dark flying towards her. She instinctively stepped back, only to see "the person who came hurling at her" soften and fall on the steps before her.
She focused her eyes and recognized it as a suit jacket.
"No need to return it!"
Will stood on the staircase and dropped four words, then turned and dashed into the living room, while Jessica stood below, curling her lips.
Dirty scoundrel, now playing the gentleman, as if she wanted to wear your lousy clothes...
Holding her skirt with both hands, she awkwardly climbed the stairs. Her gaze fell on the people in the living room, and she bit her lip, retreating back. She reached down to pick up the suit jacket Will had thrown at her and wrapped it around her waist to cover the exposed skin and undergarment.
Not far away, came Gan Yuan’s voice.
Jessica hurried down the stairs and approached her, "Are you okay?"
Gan Yuan shook her head slightly, "Let’s go!"
"Okay." Jessica hurried to follow, "What did the Duke say to you just now?"
Gan Yuan was about to spill the excuse she had prepared, but her eyes landed on the suit jacket on Jessica, and she immediately changed the subject, "What’s that..."
"Ah... this..." Jessica coughed lightly, "It’s just... my skirt accidentally got ruined, so... haha... I just... made do. Just now, what were you saying?"
The embarrassment of being seen by that bastard was something she really didn’t want to voice.
Such an incident was best kept unknown to anyone, forever.
"It’s nothing, he just talked to me about the child, saying he wants to keep Gan Tang."
Jessica nodded, "And then?"
"Of course, I wouldn’t agree," Gan Yuan lifted her hand to arrange her sliding hair, "That’s my child, she must stay with me. There’s no way he can have her all to himself."
Unless, he and she raised the child together.
Good morning, petpet.