Chapter 59
Chapter 59
Justin Mill nodded. “It’s too flashy, so I need to go back to the team first to change my clothes. And it just so happens that there’s a cafe near the police force, so it’s convenient to go there.”
“Oh, okay.”
Jenny Evans immediately lowered her head and got into the car.
When they arrived at the place, Justin asked Jacky Bailey to arrange a place for Jenny to wait in, and Justin himself went away to change his clothes.
During that time, Jenny received a call from Barret Smith.
She did not want to answer it.
But there were several calls in a row.
Finally, Jenny could only take a deep breath and pressed the answer button.
However, she had overestimated herself.
When she picked up the phone, Barret’s voice came through. “Jenny.”
As soon as she heard it, a feeling of suffocation and pain ran through her veins.
“Are you at school today?” Barret asked tentatively.
Jenny clamped a hand over her mouth as she tried hard to control her emotions.
Extremely hard to control.
After not hearing her response for a long time, Barret became a little anxious. “Jenny, are you there? Answer me if you’re there.”
Jenny tilted her head and blinked her eyes hard.
She tried desperately to control herself for a while before she could barely squeeze out two words. “Yes, I’m here.”
It was only two words, but Jenny felt that it had already consumed all the strength in her body. “What time do you finish school, I’ll pick you up,” Barret said.
Jenny used the nails of her right hand to desperately pinch the palm cher left hand to calm herself down. Taking another deep breath, she tried her best to slow down so as not to let her emotions out. “It won’t be necessary. I’ll go home by myself.”
“I still have classes. I’ll hang up if there’s nothing else.”
Jenny hurriedly finished the sentence.
“I’m done.” At that moment, Justin came out in his casual clothes.
Jenny immediately hung up the phone.
Over the other side of the phone, Barret held the phone and subconsciously frowned.
Having been married to Jenny for two years, although he had not spent much time together with her, with his insight into people’s hearts and meticulous observation, he still knew Jenny relatively well.
Jenny was innocent by nature, thin-skinned and not at all good at telling lies.
Just now, her voice was very low, light and with a slight tremble in it. He knew she was lying the moment he heard her voice.
There was also that strong, powerful man’s voice, which he heard clearly. There was absolutely no way it was an illusion.
Jenny had lied to him.
And she was with another man.
It was also very likely that she had lied to him for this man.
Realising this, Barret instantly felt incredibly dull and annoyed.
Seeing that Barret was very silent after hanging up the phone, Laura took the initiative to speak, “Barret, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing, let’s go back.”
At the cafe, Jenny handed Justin the coffee menu. “Here and choose.”
“A cup of cappuccino.”
Jenny raised her eyebrows. “You like this one too?”
“Yeah, I prefer this flavour.”
This was particularly surprising to Jenny. She thought generally men didn’t like the sweet ones too much, and most of them would prefer Americano or bitter coffee. There were very few who liked the sweet ones.
Barret was an example of this.
“I didn’t expect you to like this kind of coffee that is a bit on the sweet side.”
Justin became attentive as he explained. “My father is also a police officer, and his job is very dangerous. When I was a child, I would give him candy every time he went on a mission, hoping that he would come home safely.” Then when I grew up, every time I went on a mission, I used to take a candy with me too.”
Although Jenny had not personally experienced those dangerous moments, she had seen many of them on television.
At the moment, such a flesh-and-blood heroic figure was in front of her, and she was somehow proud.
Soon, the waiter made the coffee and brought it up.
Thinking of the baby, Jenny held back from the coffee, although she had some cravings for it.
“By the way, my name is Jenny Evans.”
Halfway through her water, she realised that she hadn’t introduced herself.
“Justin Mill.” Justin also stretched out his hand.
When she held his fingers, her mind froze for a moment.
The palm was so warm and familiar. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
It felt like Barret’s hand.
The next moment, Jenny’s phone rang again, and it was from Barret.
She hesitated for a moment, and then picked it up.
“Hello.” To make herself sound normal, this time Jenny took the lead and spoke.
“Are you still at school? I’ve come and pick you up.” Barret said.
Jenny refused straight away without thinking. “No, I’ll sleep at school tonight, you’re so busy with work, get some rest early.”
After saying that, and without waiting for Barret to answer, Jenny hung up the phone directly.
After finishing her water, she went to the front desk to check out.
She saw a small plate of milk candies in front of her, and she took two of them.
When she went outside the cafe, the sky looked a bit gloomy.
Recently it had been cloudy and rainy, often with a clear sky in the afternoon and torrential rain in the evening.
Looking at the sky, Jenny felt it was going to rain.
“I’ll give you a lift.” Justin took the initiative to speak.
“What?” She froze for a moment.
“Didn’t you just say you were going back to school to stay for the night? It’s dark, and it looks like it’s going to rain, and it’s not safe for you to go back alone.” Justin explained.
Jenny listened and instantly felt warmth in her heart.
But it was also at that moment that a chill suddenly crept up in her heart.
Even someone she had just met would know to care about her, but Barret, who was her husband, was with another woman when she needed him most.
Because Justin didn’t drive to the cafe, he was going to hail a taxi and take Jenny back to school.
Once Jenny gave the name of her school, Justin instantly realized that it was not far away.
Not only that, but it was also very close to Justin’s police force.
It was such a kind of serendipity.
As they walked side by side, Jenny was very curious about Zhou Justin’s life in the police force, and Justin told
her some interesting stories.
He made Jenny burst into laughter.
After about twenty minutes of walking, they arrived at the school.
“Here it is, thank you.”
“Well, go on in.” Justin nodded his head.
At this moment, no one had noticed that a black luxury car was parked not far away, and Barret was sitting in
The windows of the car were tightly closed and the light from the roadside was very dim, so no one could see his expression clearly at this moment.
But if one could see, one would be able to see how gloomy and frightening his face was at the moment. Through the dim light, his gaze was locked in the direction in which Jenny and Justin were standing.
Jenny had just taken two steps when she suddenly realised the milk candy she had just been squeezing tightly in her hand.
She turned around and shouted. “Justin!”
Then she trotted over and put the milk candy in his palm, and said earnestly, “This is for you. I hope you return safe and sound every time you go out on the mission.”
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“Thank you!”
After Justin left, Barret instructed his driver. “Drive now and catch up with her.”
Five minutes later, Barret’s car pulled up beside Jenny.