Jake turned to stare at Joan. There was a startling, frigid glint in her eyes. Yes, I love her, but now I resent her too. This is my way of taking revenge on her.
"I promised to give you a satisfying wedding, so I can't back out now." Stroking her hair, a ghost of an impish smile flitted across his face.
But I don't need this promise of his! Joan's expression hardened.
Meanwhile, Larry was oblivious to what she was going through at that moment.
"Larry, look at this!" Jessica slapped an invitation card on his desk with an inscrutable look.
Reading it carefully, Larry's countenance soon turned baleful. Joan, is this how you handle things? Glaring at the card, he felt fury spike within him.
"Jake gave Jory the invitation card, so I brought it here," Jessica explained. It seemed that Jake didn't invite him this time.
Bang! He rammed his fist into the wall behind him. His expression was solemn and frigid.
Should I crash the wedding and snatch Joan away? Looking down, Larry was sunk in thought.
I'm so sick of this. If Joan really wants to marry Jake, isn't it pointless to stop her then? Besides, she has yet to regain her memory
"Larry, are you all right? What should we do now? Are you going to take Joan back once more?" Jessica asked with much concern.
Larry lifted his head, his eyes brimming with tears. No, I'm giving up.
"This time, none of you do anything," Larry commanded indifferently.
Huh? What does he mean? Is he asking us to simply turn a blind eye and let Joan marry Jake? Or does he have other tricks up his sleeve? Intrigued, Jessica stared doubtfully at the man in front of her.
Could it be that he's giving up on her?
Immediately, Jessica trotted to him, reminding him gingerly with an intent gaze, "Larry, that's Joan, the love of your life!"
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