Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption-Chapter 206: Don’t give him the satisfaction...

After several minutes drive, the car slowly came to a stop in front of an old, abandoned building. The structure, once proud and buzzing with life now clouded heavily with dust.

Its walls were covered in faded paints, cracked windows and doors and overgrown weeds surrounding it. The once magnificent gate now creaked loudly in the breeze, hanging loosely from its rusted hinges. It was a painful sight.

Davis slowly got out of the car with Ethan’s help since they have a third party with them, his eyes fixed on the crumbling structure before him. Jessica followed closely behind.

The moment they stepped down, they all stood in silence, just staring at the wrecked building. Their faces carried mixed emotions.

Davis’s chest tightened painfully. His face turned pale, his eyes bloodshot and filled with emotion—anger, sorrow, and betrayal. His fists clenched tightly by his sides as he stared at what used to be his pride and joy. The company sign was gone, the nameplate broken into pieces and lying on the ground like trash.

Jessica, standing a few steps behind him, could sense the storm raging inside Davis. She may not have known him for a long time, but she had come to understand that he was a man who paid attention to every little detail.

He is quite meticulous and organized even in his properties. So seeing this building in such a terrible state after just a year plus of abandonment was suspicious—must have been man-made.

To Jessica, it looked like the building hadn’t just been forgotten—it had been attacked. Some parts of the structure looked like people left in a hurry, while others were clearly destroyed on purpose. Broken glass, shattered doors, smashed office furniture. Everything screamed of intentional destruction.

"There’s no point just standing here," Jessica finally spoke, her voice calm yet firm. "We should go inside and take a proper look. Only then can we understand how bad things really are and then think of how to fix them."

Davis didn’t move at first. His eyes remained locked on the building. "It was some years long labour and they destroyed it," he said softly, almost to himself.

He turned his gaze toward Jessica. His eyes glistened with unshed tears. "All the nights I stayed up late... All the effort I put into making this company stand tall... Even before I returned to the Allen family, I built this from the ground up. And now..."

His voice caught in his throat. He looked away quickly, trying to hide his emotions.

Jessica glanced at Ethan. "You and the driver can go ahead and check the building out. But don’t touch anything yet until we’ve had a look."

Ethan nodded immediately. He didn’t need to be told that Davis was on the edge again.

He had always kept an eye on this company but he couldn’t do anything about and didn’t want to say it out but had constantly tried to keep in touch with the previous manager.

Jessica was clearly trying to shield him from the outsiders. That gesture alone earned her even more respect from Ethan.

Ethan walked forward and pushed open the battered gate. The metal gate squeaked loudly as it gave way. He and the driver cautiously entered the building to inspect.

Jessica turned back to Davis. Her heart hurt watching him struggle with his feelings.

She walked slowly to him, knelt down to meet his eyes, and placed a gentle hand on his clenched fist. But what she saw broke her heart. His eyes were glassy, his lips trembling, his jaw tightening with every passing second.

Jessica sighed and slowly pulled him into her arms wrapping him in a warm embrace. Davis didn’t resist the gesture but slumped into her arms. His voice was muffled as he cried softly into her shoulder.

"He made sure to destroy it... completely," Davis murmured. "He put in time and money just to bring this place down."

Jessica held him tighter, stroking the back of his head.

"I treated them like family," he continued. "I always believed that no matter who led the Allen family, we were one. But this company... it wasn’t even built with Allen money. I used my own savings. I sacrificed sleep, meals—everything—just to make it grow."

His voice cracked again. "If they didn’t want it, why not just shut it down? Why destroy every of its structure, every document, every part of it like it meant nothing?"

Jessica leaned back slightly, placed a hand under his chin, and lifted his face to hers. Then, she kissed him lightly on the lips.

"So, are you going to let him win then?" she asked softly. "He’s already done the damage. But that’s why we’re here—to rebuild, to reestablish what they tried to bury. I can’t pretend to know how much it hurts, but I believe you can take it even higher than before. Don’t give him the satisfaction of your defeat."

Davis rested his head on her shoulder, breathing in the familiar lavender scent she always wore. The fragrance helped soothe him. Slowly, the rage and grief inside him calmed. A few minutes passed before he pulled away and wiped his face.

"I think I’m good now," he said with a small smile. "Did I embarrass you?"

Jessica chuckled. "What is embarrassment? You’re human."

She liked this side of Davis—the vulnerable one. It was better than the cold man she’d first met, who drowned his pain in alcohol even though his health didn’t allow it.

Besides, when others were around, he kept his emotions hidden, but with her, he let them out freely. She always felt grateful that he had come to trust her with his emotion. At least, it gave her an opening into knowing when to help him.

With a deep breath, Davis sat upright. Jessica reached out and held his left hand while he used the right to guide his wheelchair carefully over the debris-covered ground.

"Are you okay?" she asked, concern in her voice.

"With you here? I’m more than okay," he teased.

Jessica blushed at his words. They moved together toward the building’s entrance, nearing the broken gate when two men suddenly rushed toward them. Both were armed with sharp weapons.

"Stop right there!" one of them shouted aggressively. "Who are you, and why did you come here?"

Jessica’s eyes narrowed slightly, her body going on alert. Davis felt a stab of fear for the two men—they had no idea who they were messing with.

But in the blink of an eye, Jessica’s face changed. Her fierce gaze turned soft and frightened. She looked like a helpless, innocent lady. A trap for any overconfident fool.

The men barely looked at Davis, clearly dismissing him because of the wheelchair.

"Sir... What is the problem?" Jessica asked, her voice timid.

The man sneered. "Don’t act like you don’t know. You’ve been warned before not to come here. Step foot on this property again, and you’ll pay with your life!"

Davis’s blood boiled as the taller man turned his eyes to Jessica, licking his lips suggestively.

Jessica’s face remained calm, but her thoughts darkened. Someone wants to die today, she thought.

"Who told you to say that?" she asked plainly.

"What do you think?" the man stepped closer, reaching out to grab her arm. "How about you please me, and I’ll tell you everything?"

He grinned, his eyes scanning her body.

Jessica casually sidestepped him, leaving his hand outstretched toward Davis instead.

Davis’s jaw tensed. Did this man just treat him like air?

The second man laughed coldly. "Woman, you’re lucky our boss is interested in you. Obey him, or face the consequences. Even this cripple here can’t save you."

Jessica smiled faintly. "How about you answer me first? Then maybe I’ll come along." freёnovelkiss.com

She twisted her fingers slightly, mentally preparing herself. She hadn’t expected to test her skills today, but these fools were just asking for it.

"Baby, you’re doing it wrong," the leader sneered and lunged toward her.

Suddenly, a loud crack! echoed through the air. Davis had grabbed the man mid-lunge and twisted his arm violently. A scream tore from the man’s throat as his bone snapped.

The second man rushed forward to help, but Jessica intercepted him with a swift kick to the stomach followed by a precise strike to the neck. He collapsed instantly.

In a few minutes, both attackers were on the ground groaning in pain, unable to move. Davis and Jessica calmly dusted off their hands as though they had grabbed a handful of sand.

Just then, Ethan came outside, ready to report his findings. He froze at the sight of the two men rolling on the ground in agony.

"What happened here?" he asked, shocked.

Davis turned to him, his expression back to calm. "Take their weapons. Call Alex and ask him to send some men to deal with them."

The injured men tried to escape, but they couldn’t move. Their bones had been broken that it is quite impossible to move.

"They’re monsters," one of the men whispered, trembling.

Ethan nodded grimly. He couldn’t help but land a few kicks of his own before Jessica called him off.

"You’ll kill them if you keep that up," she warned him.

Ethan sighed, then stepped aside to handle the clean-up. Meanwhile, Davis and Jessica continued on into the building.