Oliver's Substitute Bride (Oliver and Jessica)
Chapter 259

When Jessica arrived at QN Town, it was already night.

Jessica was observing the surroundings along the way. QN Town was a picturesque small town withdainty bridges and green rivers, and the air was clean too.

Compared to the small town in her memory, it didn't have changed much.

The car stopped at the entrance of a small yard.

"Miss, this is my aunt's house.” Lorry said.

Jessica got out of the car. Lorry had already taken her suitcase out of the car.

He helped her carry the suitcase and knocked on the door of the yard.

Then a white-haired old man opened the door.

"Lorry, girl, come in quickly.” The old lady said.

Jessica saw that the old lady was about the same age as grandma. And she heard Lorry calling herLillian, so she followed, "Hello, Lillian."

"Good girl, come on in."

Jessica followed them into the living room.

"Girl, you must be hungry after sitting in the car for so long. We don't have as much delicious foodin the countryside as in the city. I made some home-cooked food. Take a break and I'll bring thedishes up."

The old lady said to Lorry again, "Are you still going back to the city today? Do you want to havedinner here?"

"No, I won't eat here today. I have to go home.”

After he finished speaking, he left, leaving only Jessica and Lillian.

Jessica was embarrassed. She was only a future tenant, but the old lady was so hospitable.

"Let me help you."

Jessica went into the kitchen and helped her put the dishes on the table.

"Girl, let's eat first. As we eat, we talk. I, an old woman, have been cooped up at home all day. I don'teven have someone to talk to. It's great that you're here."

As Lorry said, she probably lived alone for too long and was too lonely.

"Thank you, Lillian. Sorry for causing you trouble. I'm going to stay here for a while. I think Lorry hasalready told you."

Lorry had mentioned it on the phone before, and Jessica heard it clearly.

"No problem. The house is so big. I can't wait for someone to live here."

Lillian was hospitable.

"Girl, what's your name?"

Only then did Jessica remember that she hadn't introduced herself to the old lady.

"Jessica White. You can call me Jessica." She said.

"Mmm, a nice name matches a beautiful lady,” Lillian said in delight as if she had found a treasure.She kept staring at her, forgetting to eat.

Jessica was probably too hungry to care too much, so she wolfed the food down.

Lillian's home-cooked dishes were fantastic.

She had been tired of the food in the hotel for a long time. And now, the taste of the home-cookedfood gave her a good appetite.

Jessica was embarrassed and said, "Lillian, eat please.”

"Girl, you can eat more if you like. Make here your own home. I suppose Lorry have told you that Idon't have any relatives either. And I naturally feel close to young people.”

"Thank you, Lillian."

After dinner, she took Jessica to her room.

She had tidied up the guest room once she heard that someone was moving in.

Jessica went in and saw that the room was large. Although the conditions were not as good as thehotel's, it was clean and homey.

Then she took Jessica to familiarize herself with the whole yard.

Jessica knew that the old people usually went to bed early. Since she came late, she seemed to havedisturbed Lillian's rest, so she said, "Lillian, go back and rest. It's getting late.”

After saying goodnight to her, Jessica went to take a hot bath and went to bed.

Now she finally settled down.

The image of Oliver at the train station lingered in her mind.

As she was lying on the bed, unwittingly, the pillow was wet with her tears.

She gently stroked her lower belly. If the child hadn't come out so early, she would still be able toaccompany her.

Jessica was used to talking to the baby every night. It was considered prenatal education.

But now, her womb was empty, and the baby could no longer hear what she said.

Not knowing when Jessica fell asleep.

The next day, when she got up, she found that Lillian was already in the yard, busy taking care ofher vegetables.

"Good morning, Lillian.” Jessica greeted.

"Jessica, why don't you get more sleep?"

She thought that the tired look of Jessica was caused by the long trip.

"It's time to get up.”

"Okay, you wash up first, and I'll fry some dishes.”

Lillian took the vegetables she had just picked from the yard back to the kitchen.

After Jessica washed up, she saw a hearty breakfast prepared by Lillian.

It should be specially prepared for her. Otherwise, the old lady would not be able to eat so muchalone.

"Lillian, you don't have to do so much for me."

"We should have a big breakfast. You're too thin. You should eat more."

Jessica didn't know what to say. She just wanted to pay more for the meal before she left.

During the meal, Lillian told her some things about herself, as if she was a family.

Only then did Jessica know that the place was her mother's home. When she was middle age,unfortunately, her husband and child left her in a car accident.

At that time, she was desperate. Since she had her old mother in QN Town, she went back to hermother's house to take care of her.

Later, her mother also left, leaving her alone in the family.

She had no child of her own, so she treated the children around her with kindness. Like when Lorrywas a child, he often ate at her house.

But Lorry deserved her kindness.

During the New Year and other festivals, Lorry would bring gifts to visit her.

She talked about Lorry as if about her own child.

It was only then that Jessica realized that no wonder Lorry let her live in Lillian's house, for hecouldn't bear to let her live alone.

Lillian usually had no one to talk to, but now that she had Jessica, she kept talking.

Jessica listened and felt that it was so warm. She was somewhat similar to Lillian: both watched theirrelatives pass away, leaving her lonely in the world.

Unconsciously, tears were about to fall.

Lillian saw that Jessica was in a bad mood. "Did I say something wrong? I'm sorry, girl."

"No, Lillian." Jessica held tears in her eyes. "I'm so happy to meet you."

Lillian handed the tissue to Jessica and smiled. "I'm relieved that you don't think I'm annoying you."