Chapter 91 Jerk Is as Jerk Does
Jessica pouted. “Nothing now. I was going to treat you to a meal as thanks, but I don’t want to get in the way of your date.”
“What date?” Olivia frowned. “That’s nonsense. He’s just my patient’s family, nothing else.”
Jessica chuckled. “Oh, how incriminating. If there’s really nothing else, why are you so nervous?”
“Because you guys keep coming up with stupid rumors,” Olivia replied. “Someone thought we’re a couple, and I almost got into trouble for that. Now you’re doing the same thing. Isn’t that a bit ungrateful?”
“That just means I’m not the only one who thinks you two are a couple.”
Olivia glared at her, then said, “Anything else? I’ll be leaving if you have nothing else to say.”
A tad startled, Jessica quickly held her hand. “Okay, okay. It’s just a joke. If you say it’s nothing, then it’s nothing. I really want to thank you, so call me when you have time. I’ll treat you to a meal.”
“It’s fine. This is nothing,” Olivia replied.
“I still have to thank you,” Jessica insisted. “If it’s not for you, I couldn’t have gone on with the decision to break up with him. I liked him, you know.”
Olivia glanced at her. “Now you make me feel guilty. I sound like someone who separated a loving couple. He’s a jerk, so throwing him out ASAP is a good idea.”
Jessica chuckled. “I like talking to you, Olivia. What I’m trying to say is that you helped me see through him. I’ll maybe be down for a bit after the breakup, but I won’t regret it.”
Olivia patted her shoulder. “Don’t be down for too long. Remember, you can fish a lot of fish now.”
Jessica nodded. “Yeah. I’ll change a ton of boyfriends. Give me your number. We can meet up when we have time.”
After they exchanged numbers, someone called Jessica. She frowned before swiping on her phone to answer the call. “Da—”
The caller said angrily, “Where are you? What happened between you and Ben?”
Jessica was exhausted from this. “I’m outside, and I can’t explain this easily. All you have to know is that we broke up.”
“This is a marriage of convenience. You can’t just break up. Do you know how much the company stands to lose from this?” the man bellowed furiously.
Jessica didn’t back down either. “Am I really your child, Dad? Is your company more important than my happiness? We haven’t even gotten married yet, and he’s already cheating on me! How do you expect me to stay together with him?!”
The man then tried to advise, “Please understand his circumstances. Ben told us she’s just a client. Men always have to socialize, so take a step back. They were just sharing a room. That isn’t proof anything happened. Ben told me you hit him in public. Is that true? That’s unacceptable! Come back right now! Ben’s father will come not long from now!” Then the call was cut.
Jessica’s hand was trembling, and her face was ashen from fury.
“What happened?” Olivia asked.
Tears almost fell down Jessica’s cheeks as she complained, “That b*stard shamelessly smeared me! He told my parents I humiliated him for nothing! I caught them red-handed! But still he tries to justify it!”
That didn’t surprise Olivia at all. “And your father believed him?”
“He can twist the facts like nobody else. Of course, my stupid old man believed him.” Jessica wiped her tears. “I’ll be leaving now, Olivia. Let’s meet up sometime.”
Before she left, Olivia called her, “Hold up.”
“What is it?” Jessica looked back.
