“How do I look?” she asked, her eyes sparkling.

William stared at her with wide eyes, unable to utter a word for several seconds.

“William?” Jessica furrowed her brows.

William cleared his throat and quickly looked away, a frown plastered on his face as though he was annoyed.

“Where are you going?” he asked.

Jessica smiled. “Our crew was invited to Mr. Edmond Wade's dinner party tonight, so I'm going,” she said excitedly, glancing at her dress.

“I’m going to the same party too.”

“Really?” Jessica looked at him. “Perfect! We could just tag along and—”

“No,” William said flatly.

“If you're going to come, take another car,” he added...