The Wife They Tried to Replace Is Now Untouchable novel Chapter 524

Chapter 524

Chapter 524

Wesley was in a great mood for days after successfully winning over his potential future in–laws.

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On Friday, Jessica brought Brian to see him for a follow–up. Noticing Wesley’s smiling face and obvious good mood, she couldn’t help asking, “Dr. Finch, have you had some good news lately?”

Wesley chuckled, “Yes, a big one that affects my future.”

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There was no hiding the complacency in his voice, which made Jessica even more curious. She pressed, “What kind of good news?”

But Wesley shook a finger. “Can’t say yet. It might make someone mad. Anyway, enough about me, Ms. Grant. Head to the consulting room. I’ll do a psychological assessment first.”

His secrecy only made Jessica more curious.

But she respected people’s privacy. Since Wesley clearly didn’t want to talk more, she dropped it, though she made a mental note

to ask Sana about it later.

The consulting room was the same as before, except there was a bouquet of lilies on the table.

Tres was curled lazily under the flowers. Hearing movement, it looked back at them, stretched slowly, and then sauntered over to Jessica elegantly.

“Tres missed you,” Wesley said with a smile.

Jessica picked Tres up, stroking its fur smoothly with practiced hands.

Wesley sat down behind his desk, pulled out Jessica’s file, flipped through it, and asked, “Still having nightmares?”

Jessica kept petting the cat. “No. I’ve been in a good mood lately, Dr. Finch. I think I’ve almost recovered.” A smile spread across her face as she spoke.

No one wanted to stay unwell, especially with mental health.

“That’s great.” Wesley was happy for her. But as a professional psychologist, he wouldn’t jump to conclusions based on a few

words.

He scanned her records and asked more questions about her life, relationships, and feelings about people and things around her.

Jessica answered easily and honestly. She was far less guarded than when she first started counseling.

Her cooperation made things easier for Wesley.

And from her answers, he could tell she really was getting better. The emotional knots that had been there were shrinking.

Wesley shared this conclusion with Jessica. Seeing the obvious brightness in her expression, he felt happy for her too.

“Based on your progress, you might be fully recovered before your due date. But do you plan to keep things this way?” Wesley closed the case file and asked tentatively.

Jessica understood his unspoken meaning “I don’t want to think about that right now,” she said instinctively, touching her swollen belly. “I just want to focus on having the babies safely.”

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Chapter 524

Noticing her reflex to avoid the topic, Wesley frowned slightly. “Is that so? I thought you and Mr. Atkinson had patched things up.”

“You’re overthinking it. We’re just helping each other get better, that’s all. Maybe co–parenting on top of that,” Jessica replied quickly as if trying to convince someone, though she wasn’t sure of who.

Wesley silently reopened the file, picked up his pen, and jotted down another note.

Jessica stroked Tres, feeling that familiar restlessness creep in after all these days. She thought, ‘I’m really happy with life as it is. Why does Dr. Finch push me to change? Do men and women always need a clear label on their relationship?

‘After a divorce, do they have to remarry to live together and care for their children? But can I really go back to marriage with Brian without any lingering resentment? Can I truly let go of those ten years of one–sided effort?‘

Jessica had always seen it clearly. Their divorce hadn’t just been because of Madeline’s interference. Their marriage itself had been on the verge of falling apart. She and Brian had both changed a lot lately. ‘But can we really make a marriage work now, even with those changes?‘ she wondered.

When Jessica was lost in her thoughts, her fingers tightened without her realizing it. Tres let out a soft mew of discomfort.

Jessica snapped back to her senses, bending down to stroke the cat gently. “Sorry.”

“If you’re sorry, give it a treat.” Wesley held out a cat stick at the right moment.

Jessica looked up at him, confusion still lingering in her eyes.

“Tres has a good temper. It’ll definitely forgive you if you apologize sincerely. Give it a try.” Wesley encouraged her, placing the cat

stick in her hand.

Jessica looked at the cat stick in her palm. She knew Wesley was trying to distract her, afraid she’d get stuck in her thoughts again and overthink things. She appreciated the gesture.

She carefully opened the cat stick, squeezed it out, and fed it to Tres slowly.

Tres had forgotten the earlier discomfort once it got something tasty and now rubbed affectionately against her hand. Watching this, Jessica couldn’t help sighing, “It’d be nice if people were as simple as cats.”

“People aren’t really all that complicated. It just depends on how you look at things.” Wesley spoke gently.

Having gotten the response he needed, he didn’t press Jessica further. Instead, he used Tres as a segue and asked about how Jessica’s Pancake was doing lately.

“Pancake’s great. It’s a big golden retriever now. But I’m getting heavier these days, so I can’t walk it anymore. Brian takes it out most of the time.” Jessica’s mood clearly lifted when talking about Pancake.

She told Wesley about Pancake’s daily life and later couldn’t help sharing a few funny things that happened while Brian was walking the dog for her.

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