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Chapter 308:

In the jail.

Janessa had been waiting by the glass window for over half an hour before she saw Ricky limping toward her.

Days spent behind bars had aged Ricky beyond recognition. Each step showed how battered he was, his eyes and mouth marked by fresh bruises.

“What took you so long to show up?” The accusation in Ricky’s voice was obvious.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻

Those first days locked up had left him clinging to hope, watching for any sign of a familiar face. Every single time, he ended up disappointed.

Seven days inside the prison had dragged him through a misery he hadn’t experienced in years.

The reputation he had once relied on meant nothing behind bars. Here, he was just another easy target.

So when he saw Janessa, his first instinct wasn’t happiness. He was quick to blame her for not visiting sooner.

In the past, Janessa would have apologized right away whenever she heard that edge in his voice. Now, with the glass wall separating them, she looked him in the eye and replied, “If seeing me makes you this upset, maybe I should leave p>

Without hesitation, Janessa was ready to put down the visitor’s phone.

The moment Ricky saw her hand move, he panicked and blurted out, “Wait! Don’t hang up p>

Despite the storm raging inside him, Ricky kept his anger on a tight leash, knowing his situation left him no room to lash out the way he once had.

In fact, Janessa had no intention of leaving. She had come here today with a purpose. When she heard Ricky’s desperate words, she slowly lifted the phone back to her ear.

Years spent by Ricky’s side made it easy for Janessa to read his thoughts. Thinking of why she had come, she lowered her voice and said, “Sweetheart, I haven’t visited you these past days because I’ve been searching for a way to get you out. I even asked Amelia for assistance, but p>

“Don’t talk about her!” Ricky snapped, his eyes burning at the mention of Amelia’s name.

Janessa caught that look and had to ask, “Amelia really isn’t your daughter p>

“Who told you that?” Ricky pressed before Janessa could respond. “Was it Amelia p>

Janessa gave a small nod and quietly explained what had happened at the Flynn Group.

When Ricky realized everyone at the Flynn Group had discovered the truth about Amelia’s paternity, anger tightened his chest and his breathing grew shallow. “What’s Amelia thinking? Isn’t she worried that what she did will ruin the company p>

For any company, such a scandal could spell disaster, and Ricky had never imagined Amelia would just reveal the news like that.

Janessa’s eyes held a mix of complexity and a hint of triumph as she looked at Ricky’s angry face.

Determined to push him further, Janessa casually dropped the news that the Flynn Group had been renamed to the Davis Group.