Chapter 198 Chapter 198 

Seeing how Lucas reacted. Oneida already had her answer. 

“I guessed it, she continued, her tone becoming inexplicably serious. “What happened to Edmund? Why won’t he answer my calls?” 

Lucas fell silent for a while, then heaved a long sigh, hesitant to speak. “It’s a long story…” 

Oneida frowned with concern. “Then make it simple.” 

Lucas took a deep breath, his face suddenly turning sour. “I really didn’t know how to break this to you. I didn’t want to tell you. After all, it doesn’t concern you. I didn’t expect you to find out anyway.” 

Listening to Lucas’s words, Oneida thought, ‘Edmund must be in big trouble. 

I’ll be right back,” she said calmly. 

“You don’t need to…” Lucas said, instinctively wanting to refuse. 

After all, this was something disgraceful, and the fewer people involved, the better. 

That was why he had been keeping it from Oneida all this time. 

“I’ve decided,” Oneida declared with resolve in her voice. 

She simply had to go back and see for herself. 

The more Lucas tried to cover it up, the more serious the situation seemed. 

Having said this, Oneida hung up the phone. 

She glanced around her own room. 

22 

www gastule the way we w 

sabi niya 

મુખ્ય બને તે ભારે ઉત્ 

ત) ૭ 

‘Since it has come to this, I may as well pack some clothes and stay at Quakersville for a while, Oneida thought. 

She didn’t want to stay at Garrison Mansion right now. 

She also didn’t want to see that man who made her feel agitated. 

With that thought, Oneida immediately put her thoughts into action. 

シレン 

She entered her walk–in closet, packed a few clothes, grabbed some daily essentials, and then stepped out 

Instead of notifying Jackson, she contacted her driver directly. 

Oneida was planning to act first and explain later. 

She decided to just leave and didn’t want to see Jackson right now. 

of her bedroom. 

Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. As soon as she walked out of the villa’s gate, she saw Jackson sitting in the tranquil and beautiful manor. 

Jackson was sitting silently, his side profile handsome and serene. 

He seemed to be looking at the flower field in the manor, his face hidden in the dim light revealing no emotion. 

Seeing this, Oneida naturally had to stop in her tracks. 

Her face stiffened, and she suddenly felt a bit guilty. 

Jackson had always been perceptive, and he noticed Oneida as soon as she walked out of the villa. 

However, he remained silent. 

He just quietly observed Oneida who had suddenly appeared in his peripheral vision. 

She was carrying a not–so–small backpack. 

Jackson’s brows furrowed. Almost instantly, he turned his head slightly and looked at Oneida, who was not far away. In a col tone, he ordered, “Come here.” 

1/3 

ommanding 

Chapter 198 

The two short words fell into Oneida’s ears with an undeniable authority. 

Oneida pursed her lips. 

Unable to avoid it, she had to face it head–on. 

She walked towards Jackson at a measured pace. 

Jackson’s cold, probing gaze remained fixed on Oneida’s backpack. 

“Where are you going with that bag?” Jackson asked suddenly. 

Facing Jackson’s icy gaze, Oneida replied calmly, “I’m planning to go 

home for a while.” 

13 

By “home,” Oneida naturally meant her parents‘ home. 

‘She’s leaving Garrison Mansion. And at such a late hour. Can’t she wait even a moment longer?‘ Jackson thought. Realizing this, his eyes instantly darkened with a cold, frosty glint. 

He narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Oneida in front of him, who was also his wife, with a dangerous and ruthless gaze. 

“Give me a reason,” Jackson demanded, his long fingers tightening slightly, his handsome face tense. He uttered the words forcefully as if holding back a subtle yet palpable anger. 

Oneida heard this but remained expressionless. 

If it were someone else, they might have been terrified by Jackson’s cold demeanor. 

But not Oneida. 

She was exceptionally courageous. She stared straight into Jackson’s eyes and calmly said, “I’ve been married to you for a while and haven’t visited my parent’s home. It’s only right that I should go back once.” 

Jackson slightly lifted his eyes, his face shrouded in moonlight, looking particularly calm and cold. “As far as I know, you are not particularly close to your parents,” he stated blandly, presenting this fact. 

At these words, Oneida slightly faltered. 

Then she sneered slightly and replied, “So, does that mean I can’t go home? I also have the freedom to go back home.” 

Jackson did not respond immediately. 

Instead, he looked deeply at Oneida with a penetrating and sinister gaze, as if trying to bore a hole through her with his eyes. 

The air was filled with an eerie silence until Jackson broke the silence. “You can go home, but you must agree to one condition.” 

‘A condition?‘ Oneida repeated that word in her mind, her brows furrowed deeply. 

Jackson wants to negotiate a condition with me? What gave him that right? Is he trying to restrict my freedom?‘ Oneida wondered. 

“Come here,” Jackson said, lowering his gaze slightly and uttering the words again softly. 

He exuded a powerful aura as if he were a dominant figure, putting pressure on Oneida. 

Oneida pursed her lips, momentarily frozen. 

Ultimately, she headed towards Jackson’s direction. 

She wanted to see what condition he would propose. 

“Speak, what is your condition?” she said as she approached. 

Unexpectedly–Just as she got close to Jackson, he suddenly reached out and grasped Oneida’s wrist by surprise. 

In a whirl, Oneida was pulled over by him and found herself once again sitting on Jackson’s lap. 

However, before she could struggle, his other hand firmly clasped the back of her head. 

In the blink of an eye, Jackson’s strikingly handsome face loomed large before her. 

2/3 

4:38 PM C 

Chapter 198 

The next second, a faint coolness descended upon her lips. 

It wasn’t gentle, nor was it a mere peck. 

Instead, it felt like an aggressive onslaught, unstoppable and invasive. 

Oneida was completely stunned. 

Her clear, beautiful eyes subconsciously widened. 

Her fingers, awkward and with nowhere to go, could only rest on Jackson’s shoulders, clutching tightly at his snowy white shirt. 

It was as if countless fireworks were exploding in Oneida’s mind, turning her thoughts into a chaotic mess. 

She completely lost the ability to think and could only passively endure. 

Jackson’s other hand silently landed on her waist. 

Oneida felt as if she was shackled, completely unable to move. 

Jackson’s unique, cold, and aloof scent invaded her senses directly, nearly suffocating her with its intensity. 

Suddenly, she felt a surge of pain on her lips, followed by the taste of blood in her mouth. 

Immediately after, Jackson released his grip, letting her go. 

“This is the punishment,” he said, looking at Oneida with a cold and focused gaze, his tone icy. 

Oneida was completely stiffened. 

It seems as if she was still wrapped up in the sensations from moments ago, not having come to her senses yet. ‘Punishment? No wonder he bit she pondered. 

0 

SEND GIFT 

COMMENT 

鱼