Jessica:
“You know what Shawn is like, Noelle. He’s sentimental and can’t bring himself to be harsh to you. As long as you’re okay with it, he’ll care for you for life. I just think it’s best to make certain things clear.”
Jessica: “There’s no such thing as ‘first come, first serve‘ in love, but I think that if he’d met me first, you two wouldn’t be any more than regular ex–classmates. Women need to know how to make themselves look good. Do you think any man would be willing to head home to bare–faced woman?”
Jessica: “I’m not saying that youth is everything, but it’s silly for an old woman to try to compete with a young woman in her prime, right? Shawn complimented me on my looks. again today.”
Jessica: “Ta–da! This is the necklace Shawn gave me today. He designed it himself!”
Jessica: “I’m sure you can understand how I feel, Noelle. Shawn and I are genuinely in love. If you agree to a divorce, you can have the house you’re living in as compensation. He’ll buy me a new one, anyway.”
There were many more messages like those. Each one was short and wasn’t exactly written well, but Shawn could sense the bitchiness in the words. Jessica kept harping on Noelle’s age and how Shawn treated her.
The female police officer who’d loaned Shawn her power bank happened to see some of the messages. She sneered and gave him a contemptuous look.
Even if a man didn’t want to divorce his wife, the fact that he’d allowed!
istress to send
his wife such messages was enough to show that he did at least want to start a family with his
mistress.
It looked like Shawn was the only one who thought keeping the truth from Noelle was the way
to show his love for her.
Shawn frowned, feeling like his blood had run cold. These messages were only the appetizer. He looked back on the conversation and found that Jessica had sent Noelle photos every few days.
There were photos of her asking him for gifts and screenshots of him transferring money to her. There were even photos of them in bed together, taken after he’d fallen asleep.
His stomach churned at the sight of the photos. He was disgusted with himself.
The police officers could guess what had happened when they saw the messages. And so, couldn’t really bring themselves to sympathize with Shawn when they saw his reaction.
