Oliver's Substitute Bride (Oliver and Jessica)

Chapter 233

At that time, Jessica asked him for help in order to find Oliver's whereabouts.

He watched Jessica fidgeting in the room and failing to sleep all night.

In order to get Jessica out of danger, Oliver asked him to take care of Jessica and then left alone

against all the odds.

Unexpectedly, Oliver's attitude seemed to show that they became estranged from each other.

"Which hospital is she staying in? Please take me to see her." Ian said.

"How long are you going to stay here? What I promised you doesn't change. If you need any help, you

can go straight to my assistant."

In a moment, Simon came over.

Oliver said to Simon, "You drive Mr. Ian to Jessica later, and then prepare a car for him."

"Yes, Mr. Williams."

Ian couldn't wait to see Jessica. He got up and was about to leave.

However, Oliver was still in his seat.

"Let's go together," Ian called.

Oliver refused. "I have to meet a friend here later. I won't go with you."

Ian knew that his guess was right. As expected, there was a problem between Jessica and Oliver.

Simon opened the car door and waited for Ian to get in.

Simon informed the hospital in advance, asking the nursing assistant to tell Jessica that there would be

a guest visiting later.

Since Simon didn't say who the guest was, Jessica didn't take it to heart because there were always

some uninvited guests visiting her recently.

She was so bored in the hospital that she asked Lannan, the former nursing assistant, to bring her

wool, and continued to knit some clothes for her unborn baby.

When Ian came in, Jessica was in bed, busy knitting.

Ian leaned against the door, looking at Jessica who was busy knitting with her head lowered. It had

been a long time since he saw Jessica, and he didn't expect her to be in such a bad state.

Her face was pale and thin, and she didn't look very energetic.

He had been standing at the door for a few seconds, but Jessica didn't seem to notice him.

Ian knocked on the doorpost.

Hearing that, Jessica looked up and was surprised to see that it was Ian.

"Ian, why are you in Birmingham?" Jessica smiled as if she had seen an old friend.

"Why haven't you taken care of yourself after going back?" As Ian spoke, he walked in.

"Sit down. I have difficulty getting up now." She said.

Ian took a chair and sat in front of Jessica's bed. "I heard from your husband that you can only lie on

the bed now."

When Jessica heard the word "husband", which referred to Oliver, a trace of bitterness flashed across

her face.

As Ian spoke, he kept staring at her, naturally catching the change in her expression.

"What exactly happened between you two? You two both cared about each other regardless of your

own safety. How could you two change so much?"

"It's a long story. Let's not talk about it." Seeing Ian, Jessica felt that it had been a long time since she

was so happy. "When did you come?"

"I just arrived today, and I wanted to see you. I happened to meet Oliver. He asked Simon to send me

over."

Jessica immediately avoided talking about Oliver.

"Unfortunately, I can't go out now. I should do my best to serve you as a hospitable host."

"It's okay. You can entertain me here." Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Jessica arranged with the nursing assistant about going to the hospital's restaurant, ordering some

Birmingham specialties, and bringing them to her ward later.

She remembered that Ian had said before that his father was from Birmingham, but later his family

immigrated to Europe and settled down. Now, Ian came back, perhaps to visit his family.

Jessica asked, "Do you have any relatives in Birmingham now?"

Ian shook his head. "I don't know. My father never let me come back. This time I have come to

Birmingham but don't tell him. I want to visit the city where he used to live. Most importantly, I miss

you."

Jessica suddenly felt a little shy. After all, they met only once in Holland, and they were unfamiliar with

each other.

Jessica was not sick of him. She felt he was like an old friend when they met today. Besides, she hadn't

thanked Ian for his help before.

"How long are you going to stay here?" She asked.

"I don't know yet. Considering your current situation, I plan to wait for you to give birth to the child

before I leave." Ian said seriously.

Jessica chuckled as if she had forgotten all her troubles. She had the pleasure of chatting with Ian.

"You may have to stay a little longer."

"What about letting me be your baby's godfather?" He asked.

It seemed that Ian was determined to be related to Jessica.

"I'm afraid I'll cause you trouble, so forget it." Jessica refused decisively.

She didn't want to bring Ian any trouble.

In the past, she thought that Lambert was the father of her unborn child, and then she confirmed that

Oliver was the father.

It seemed that something bad would happen if anyone got involved with her unborn child.

She was not superstitious, just in case she would cause trouble to him.

It was not easy for her to have a friend like Ian, so she didn't want anything bad to break their

friendship.

Ian didn't expect Jessica to reject him so quickly, because many children in Holland wanted to

recognize him as their godfather.

Besides, recognizing him as the godfather could gain many benefits.

He knew that he would never have a child of his own in his life.

He wanted to be the godfather of Jessica's child, but he didn't expect to be rejected. He looked

surprised.

Jessica seemed to notice his displeasure. She wanted to talk straight to Ian, so she refused him

directly.

"Don't think too much. It's mainly because we're too far away. I might not go to Holland anymore.

Forget it." She said.

"Forget it. Let's not talk about that." Ian didn't want to dwell on what hadn't happened yet.

After a while, the nursing assistant brought the dishes into the ward. There were four appetizers, four

main dishes, and a bowl of soup.

The two of them were eating at the table next to Jessica's bed.

Ian kept picking up food for Jessica with the serving chopsticks. "You're too thin now. You need to eat

more. Girls need to be fatter to look good."

He sounded like a big brother.

Jessica asked, "Are the dishes delicious here?"

"Yes. It's much more delicious than the food I ate at the restaurants."