Oliver's Substitute Bride (Oliver and Jessica)

Chapter 269

A month later, Lucas still accompanied Jessica in the hospital all day.

Gavin had already started his work. There were many things unfinished, and he had to deal with them

one by one. Therefore, he worked till very late every day.

His secretary advised him to take more rest.

But Gavin didn't seem to feel tired at all. Now he had a daughter, so he was more motivated and hard-

working.

Although he couldn't stay by his daughter's side for the rest of his life, he had to create the best

conditions for her to make up for her.

Therefore, visiting Jessica every morning was the biggest motivation for him to work every day.

Jessica's condition had improved, and sometimes she could say something though it sounded blurred.

She told Gavin that she was getting better and told him not to go to the hospital every day.

But Gavin still came to see her as usual.

Sometimes, he didn't let Jessica know that he had come. He just came to have a look and then left,

afraid that Jessica would feel stressed.

Later, when Jessica could eat some normal food, Gavin personally cooked for her and made some

Birmingham specialties.

Jessica had already got sick of liquid food provided by the hospital. She ate the Chicken A L King made

by Gavin and felt it was so delicious.

Gavin specially cooked this dish for her in order to make her wound heal quickly.

The wound on Jessica's face began to heal.

This was the most painful time because the wound was particularly itchy during the process of scarring.

Gavin and Lucas were even more worried about her.

When Jessica saw the father and son of the Kim family were worried about her, she endured the pain

in front of them.

On the day Jessica took off the gauze, Gavin and Lucas were both at the door of the hospital ward.

Lucas went into the ward first.

Gavin had been uneasy at the door.

He had only seen Jessica in the photos.

When he first met Jessica, he only saw her face wrapped in gauze. Now he was about to see her face,

and he was extremely nervous.

He didn't know the treatment effect. He was even more afraid that Jessica would be sad when she saw

her scarred face.

It was hard for a beautiful girl to accept that she had suddenly become scarred. It was really hard for

her to accept the fact.

Gavin was outside, so he couldn't hear clearly what Lucas was saying.

Soon, Lucas came out of the room.

Gavin pulled Lucas aside and asked secretly, "Is Jessica in a bad mood now?"

Lucas said, "Whoever looks at their scarred face will not be upset. I know she has endured it in front of

me. Although she smiled and told me that she was fine, I saw sadness in her eyes."

"You should comfort her more. Tell her that the doctor has already said that when the wound on her

face is healed, she will be arranged for plastic surgery. The plastic surgery technique here is excellent.

She will look even more beautiful than before." Gavin said.

"I'm afraid she won't be able to accept plastic surgery. She said she already owes us too much and she

doesn't want to cause any more trouble for us."

As Lucas spoke, he was extremely anxious. He continued, "Dad, why don't we tell Jessica that you are

her father? In that case, she might feel better. What we're doing now can't make up for what she lost in

the past."

Gavin also had thought about it.

However, he did not dare to take the risk. After all, Jessica had lost her family in Birmingham, and now

she was disfigured, so she could no longer be emotionally hurt.

Gavin firmly disagreed. He couldn't affect Jessica's mood again at this time.

"In the future, we will have time to let her accept it slowly. The most important thing now is to make her

happy and wait for the wounds on her face to recover before we talk about the plastic surgery with her."

Jessica had been in a daze every day since the gauze was removed.

Lucas said, "Jessica, you've been staying in the hospital. You haven't gone out yet. It's a beautiful day.

How about I take you out?"

Jessica kept shaking her head.

She was hiding in the ward every day, unwilling to go anywhere.

Lucas really had no choice. He knew that Jessica was afraid to see people.

He added, "There's no one here who knows you, so we can just go out. The Dutch are very

independent and self-centered. No one will notice you."

Jessica still refused to go out.

Gavin was afraid that she would get sick from staying in the ward every day. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

Lucas remembered that Jessica preferred art, but Lucas was different from Jessica in this regard.

Although he had lived in a country that was filled with art since he was a child and there were museums

and art galleries everywhere, he rarely went in to visit them.

Unless it was art class and the teacher brought him in, he wouldn't go in.

He liked to make money, but he was not interested in investing in art.

Although he was not as artistic as Jessica, he still knew that Leiden was Rembrandt's hometown.

However, there were not many works of Rembrandt in Leiden, mainly in the Amsterdam National

Museum and the Maurice Royal Museum in Hague.

Lucas still wanted to use this gimmick to lure Jessica out to take a look.

"Jessica, Leiden is not only a university city but also is famous for artists like Rembrandt. Do you want

to go out and see where one of the greatest artists in the history of art in the world has lived?"

Lucas was afraid that Jessica would still be indifferent, and then he said a lot of things.

Before he could finish speaking, he heard Jessica say gently, "I'll go out."

Jessica put on her clothes, put on a baseball cap, pressed her face very low, and left the hospital with

Lucas.

From Leiden Medical College to the downtown of Leiden, they had to pass through Leiden railway

station.

The crowd in the train station was very large, and most of them were students.

Because the University of Leiden here recruited students from all over the world, most residences here

were students.

Jessica looked through the low brim of her hat and saw the young faces coming and going. They were

full of vigor and vitality.

And she had always lived a gloomy life.

Maybe she really should move on as soon as possible.

She knew that she should come out with Lucas earlier, to see different people, new things, and accept

a new life.

The day they came out was exactly Saturday.

In Leiden, there was an open market every Saturday morning, open on both sides of the canal in front

of City Hall. Everything was sold. Almost everyone in the city would come here to buy things. It was

very lively.