Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption novel Chapter 95

Chapter 95: Arrival

Though it was faint, he noted her murmur to his request yet it didn’t pacify his anxiousness.

Davis’ grip on the armrest tightened until his knuckles turned white. His breathing turned shallow as Jessica’s words echoed in his mind.

"I’m so tired... I need my beauty sleep."

Her voice had been playful, almost teasing, but Davis wasn’t fooled.

He could hear it the tremor in her voice. "She wants to sleep, she is tired" he kept on murmuring to himself as if analyzing the meaning of the statements.

There is a tinge of exhaustion laced beneath her words, the way her breath came too fast, and uneven could only mean—She’s hurt.

And the confirmation came when the male voice cut in.

"We are taking her to the base. The shadow guards with you will escort you safely to the base, so don’t panic. She’s just tired."

Just tired? Davis clenched his teeth. That was a lie. They wouldn’t have cut the call so quickly if she was only tired. They didn’t want him to worry, but have only succeeded in making his anxiety worse.

Ethan stole a glance at him and felt an unfamiliar wave of fear. He had seen Davis angry before—cold, calculating, and ruthless. But this... this time is more scarier.

Davis’ expression was eerily calm, but his eyes burned with a dangerous light, dark and unreadable. His fingers, which had been gripping his thighs, suddenly released, and he exhaled a long, shaky breath.

"Ethan."

"Is there anyway you can fasten this ride", he asked. He didn’t want this unnecessary delay. He can only see her to have relief.

Ethan’s heart pounded at his question. . "Sir, it is not possible because we don’t know the place and this security men are following strict orders from madam" he responded

He didn’t want to imagine them going after him if he should move with Davis at a high speed than this. The might even count him as opponent and seek his head.

Davis sighed, his smile fading as he listened to Ethan. With no option left, he gazed out the window with no interest in appreciating the fading scenery.

His fingers tapping restlessly against his leg. His mind was racing with thoughts of all the possible worst-case scenarios. She said she was tired. How much blood had she lost? Was she conscious? Is her body intact? How serious is her injury?

He gritted his teeth. He should have never let her go alone at most she will glare at them or punch him or give him the cold shoulder.

A single thought cemented itself in his mind "He must see her now."

The moment he saw her, the moment he confirmed she was safe—then he can think of other things.

~At another Part of the Road~

Richard lifted Jessica carefully into the car, his brows furrowed in concern as he felt the slight tremble in her body.

Her usually sharp and focused gaze was dulled with exhaustion, her breathing uneven. Small cuts and bruises littered her arms, the fabric of her clothes torn in places, stained with streaks of blood.

"Boss, are you okay?" Richard asked, his voice uncharacteristically soft.

Jessica gave him a lopsided smirk, though it lacked its usual arrogance. "I look fine, don’t I?" she quipped, but her voice was hoarse.

Richard sighed, glancing down at the deep gash on her forearm. "You need stitches."

"A minor stitch will do the magic, you shouldn’t fret over it," she murmured dismissively, resting her head against the seat. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He tightened his grip on the steering wheel. He had seen her fight before—seen her walk out of worse situations without batting an eye.

But something about the way she slumped in the seat, her body finally giving in after holding on for so long, made his stomach twist.

When they arrived at the scene, Jessica was already fighting against six opponents. By the time Richard and the others had stepped in, four were already down, groaning on the ground, barely conscious.

Her movements had been lethal—swift and precise but each comes with a dire price—severe loss of strength. It is clear, she used this movements to end this quick and clean but exhaustion from it had finally caught up to her.

The last two had managed to land a few hits before she took them down, but not without a cost.

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