Chapter 226 An Argument


    “Enough; don’t you think I can tell what’s going through your mind? Everything Natalia’s had growing


    up, haven’t you always tried to take? Aren’t you just jealous that she’s having it better than you now, so


    you want me to make up for it? Have you lost all your brains to the cameras, Jessica Dawson? What


    do you think the Miller family is? An ATM machine for you to use at your liking?”


    Jessica had never expected Shawn to say something so cold.


    She sat there in disbelief, her fingers trembling around her phone.


    “Shawn! How could you say something like that? Haven’t I done my part all these years? If it hadn’t


    been to be with you, would I have had to bow and scrape all these years? And you’re treating me like


    this at the end? Who was it that said he would love me and pamper me all his life and dragged me into


    this pit in the first ce? I’ve never done you wrong, Shawn, but what about you? Forget your


    wavering, I’m just having you give me a present. With an attitude like that, do you think you’re getting


    the short end of the stick with this marriage? Or maybe you never wanted to marry me in the first


    ce?”


    Jessica shrieked into the phone, while Shawn frowned viciously.


    “I didn’t say I didn’t want to marry you.”


    “Then what did you mean by that?”


    “I…”


    His father’s warnings echoed in his ear, and Shawn finally managed to tamp down his anger.


    Patiently, he said, “I’m just saying that the most important thing right now is to have the outside world


    believe that we’re in a loving rtionship. There’s no need topete with her. A real intimate


    rtionship doesn’t concern itself with things like that. What matters ispatibility and understanding


    between the couple. What do you think?”


    Jessica clenched her fists, her whole body tightening.


    After a while, she said coldly, “And what if I just have to have it?”


    On the other end, Shawn’s expression darkened too.


    “Can you grow up, Jessica?”


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    “Grow up? So I just deserve getting squashed under her foot? I deserve being worse off than her in


    every way? I can’t take that! You’re my husband. Your wife is getting bullied out there; shouldn’t you


    stand up for me as my husband? Or are you really so afraid of Archie McCarthy’s power that you’re


    wary of even offending Natalia? If you want to be a coward, then just say it! If I really can’t rely on you, I


    won’t force you. There are plenty of men in the world I can turn to!”


    “Jessica!”


    A roar came from the other end of the line.


    Realizing what she’d said in the heat of the moment, Jessica paled and tried to exin. “Shawn…”


    Shawn sneered.


    “What? Finally said something you actually meant? Fine! If you think I can’t stand up to other people,


    go find those people instead. Really, I don’t mind at all.”


    “I didn’t mean it that way…”


    “I don’t care what you meant! Remember this – your identity as a Mrs. Miller was just a deal we cut with


    the Dawson family. With the deal over, we’ll go our separate ways. Don’t darken my doorway again.


    That’s that! Goodbye!”


    With that, he hung up.


    Jessica froze there.


    The dead line stabbed into her heart like a de of cold steel.


    And the man’s ruthless hairpin words dug their way still deeper.


    A deal?


    Go their separate ways?


    Ha-ha…


    Some things she’d never been willing to face head-on finally reared their ugly heads into the light,


    dropping her into the depths of despair.


    ‘You think of me like that, Shawn?’


    ‘The real feelings I’ve put on the table all these years was just a deal to you?’


    Ha-ha… Hahaha…


    What an amusing, ironic farce!


    Jessica clutched her phone and startedughing. Tinted with madness, herughter continued until she


    trembled, the tears flowing.


    Everything Shawn had said today was a personal affront!


    ‘I’ll make you regret it one day!’


    …


    Two dayster.


    “Strategies for Cannon Fodder” had had its ups and downs, but all the same, the cast was finally clear.


    All the shooting was over, and the rest of the people finally got a moment to catch their breath. Still, as


    the core cast members, Natalia and Mac couldn’tpletely rx like the rest of them just yet.


    They still needed to cooperate with the ad campaign, which included Jessica and two other more


    important actors to the story.


    After finishing a few announcements, it was overall going well.


    Jessica still had a problem with Natalia, but for some reason, she didn’t look too well these days.


    Her whole bearing seemed drowsy, as if she’d taken some huge impact. She’d also lost a fair bit of


    wait.


    Worried she was getting tired, Vicente had her go back and rest, but Jessica didn’t agree.


    Ever since that night she’d argued with Shawn, she’d never been able to calm down.


    At least there was something to do following the cast around on the ad campaign, which took her mind


    off things.


    If she really had to stay home on her own, she would probably go crazy!


    Natalia didn’t know what had happened between her and Shawn, so she ignored her. Thankfully,


    because of her foul mood, Jessica didn’t have the energy toe and pick fights, which meant a bit of


    calm all around.


    Just today, Vicente gave Natalia a call telling her that there was a charity event for the evening that he


    wanted her to attend alongside Jessica.


    An event like this wasn’t just for charity. It was also arge scene where actresses fought to draw


    attention.


    Natalia was in a ck tuxedo dress for the day. It gave off an aura of cold beauty. With her hair done


    up and a starry diamond ne around her neck, she seemed all the more gleamingly elegant for it.


    Vicente took her around the ce and chatted for a while with some investors.


    He wasn’t good at talking business, but as unskilled as he was for such a scene, he couldn’t pass it up.


    And with all her years in PR, Natalia knew the dance a lot of the time. Between the two of them, they


    managed to make up for each other.


    Jessica waste. In the past, she’d always attend banquets like this with Shawn.


    Suddenly having to show up alone today gave her a sick feeling in her gut.


    The intense sensation of loss dimmed her carefully made up features a bit.


    Ally couldn’t follow her in, but she escorted her to the door.


    As they got out of the car, she said quietly, “I’ve asked Mr. Miller, Miss Dawson. Seems like he’s busy


    tonight and won’te.”


    Jessica’s footsteps stopped for a moment. Then she sighed lightly.


    “All right.”


    With that, she strode inside.