Chapter 10 Dismissal

• Jessica took a deep breath, trying to steady her trembling voice. "Mr. Davis, if you only invited me here to remind me of my past, I understand my own identity, and thank you for your concern," she said with a hint of bitterness in her tone.
• Her eyes were teary, but she held back from letting them fall. She was about to open the car door to get out when William grabbed her again and threw her suit jacket out without saying a word.
• "Ahhhh --" with a simple push, Jessica cried out in agony as the pain from her back wound surged through her body. Without the jacket to cover it up, a large wound on her back was exposed in front of William.