Carl knew as long as Jessica was calm, it meant that she had thought it through and had made up her mind.
He did not expect Jessica to mention this again. He felt unnerved.
He did not react for a long time.
Jessica waited for a moment before she knew Carl didn't intend to speak. She said, "I'll go. You can go back."
She walked away.
Carl went to grab Jessica's hand. He said firmly and urgently, "There's nothing to talk about. I can't break up!"
"It's about us. You can't make the decision yourself," Carl said. Jessica was very calm. She tried to shake off his hand but failed. "Let me go."
Carl didn't let her go.
"If you want to be photographed, I'm fine too."
"Isn't it better to be spotted? I wanted our relationship to go public."
Carl behaved like a rogue.
Jessica could do nothing with such a Carl. She looked up at Carl with an expression of helplessness. She did not try to persuade Carl to let her go anymore. It seemed that she didn't want to argue with him, or she did not care about anything.
Carl was frightened by Jessica.
He had never seen Jessica like this before.
He felt Jessica was walking away from him again. He did not let Jessica go but grasped her even tighter.
"I don't want to go back to my place. I've stayed up for nights. I can't drive back. Can I go to your place?"
Actually, he was not busy with work. He just couldn't sleep without Jessica.
He indeed looked terrible and haggard.
Seeing that Jessica didn't speak, Carl thought that Jessica was going to reject him. He hurriedly said, "I know that your apartment is small. I can sleep on the floor!"
Jessica could not refuse ruthlessly. Then he nodded.
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