The Wife They Tried to Replace Is Now Untouchable novel Chapter 526

Chapter 526

“Why the sudden urge to travel?” Gabriela asked right off.

Jessica gave her the same explanation she’d used with her parents.

But Gabriela wasn’t buying it. “You? Prenatal syndrome? It doesn’t look like it. And it’s not your first pregnancy, anyway.”

It had to be said–Gabriela really knew her best friend.

“It’s just to prevent it. And who says only I can get it?” Jessica said, hinting at something.

Gabriela caught on fast. “Brian’s got prenatal syndrome? Heh, that’s too funny. Never thought he’d end up with that.”

Even though Gabriela knew Brian and Madeline’s thing was just a misunderstanding, and he was treating Jessica well now, Gabriela still didn’t like him. She never missed a chance to take a dig at him. After all, he’d once broken Jessica’s heart.

“Stop laughing. It’s not funny. If he’s got it, he needs help. I can’t just ignore it,” Jessica said.

If Jessica’d been able to harden her heart, she never would’ve moved back in.

Gabriela sighed, “Jessi, you’re just too soft. If it were me, I wouldn’t bother with him.”

Gabriela thought, ‘All jerks deserve to be left alone.’

Jessica stayed quiet.

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Gabriela was just venting. She’d still help when it mattered. “If you’re set on helping him, a trip might do you both good. It’ll let you relax. As for the how and where, I actually have a collaboration offer you might want to check out.”

“What kind of collaboration?” Jessica raised an eyebrow.

Gabriela explained, “It’s a couples‘ travel show called Love on the Road. Their director contacted me the other day, asking if you and Brian would join. They wanted me to pass it along. If you hadn’t mentioned the trip, I was gonna turn it down for you

tomorrow.”

Offers like this hadn’t stopped coming since Jessica and Brian blew up online.

Since Jessica didn’t have a Twitter account, most directors and producers reached out to Gabriela, who was half in the entertainment industry, to pass along their collaboration requests.

Gabriela mentioned a few to Jessica at first, but after getting turned down every time, she started rejecting them outright.

“Now that I think about it, it’s a good thing I didn’t turn it down yet. Anyway, you haven’t picked a travel spot, so why not just join this show? They’ll handle all the travel plans and destinations.

“Plus, there will be other guests and the crew with you. If anything comes up, someone can help out.” The more Gabriela talked, the more she thought it was a great idea.

Jessica thought so too. “That does sound good. Can you tell the director I’m in?”

But Gabriela didn’t agree right away, “I’ll send you the director’s contact later. You talk to him yourself. Ask about the show details too, just in case something doesn’t work. It’d be awkward to back out after agreeing”

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Jessica nodded. “Good thinking. Oh, and is this show new?”

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Gabriela thought for a second. “I don’t think so. I remember seeing something about it before, but I can’t recall. I’ll look it up later.”

“No need, I’ll do it. Just send me the contact info.” Jessica didn’t want to keep asking favors from Gabriela.

“Whatever works.” Gabriela didn’t argue. She hung up, opened WhatsApp, and forwarded the contact of the director who’d reached out to her earlier.

Jessica added a note with her name and reason for contacting and sent the friend request. While waiting, she opened her browser

to search for info on Love on the Road.

Hardly had the page loaded when her request was accepted.

Jessica got a message: [Ms. Grant, hello. This is Raymond Scott, executive director of Love on the Road. So glad you’re considering our show.]

Raymond, still at the office working overtime, nearly burst with excitement, holding his phone. He’d been thrilled when he saw Jessica’s friend request.

Love on the Road was his first time leading a show. He’d hoped it would make his name, but after the first season aired, the response hadn’t been great.

Neither the buzz nor the profits met the station’s initial expectations. With the station short on money, they weren’t planning to

make a second season.

But Raymond still wanted to try again. He pulled every string he could to finally convince the higher–ups to let him make a second season. But the higher–ups made their stance clear–if the second season didn’t work out, the project would definitely get axed.

To give the second season some buzz and save the show, Raymond wanted to invite Brian and Jessica, the hottest couple right now. He went through all sorts of connections to reach Gabriela, asking her to pass along the invitation. There had been no word

for a while.

He’d even braced himself for rejection, never expecting this sudden turn–Jessica had actually agreed to join the show.

With Brian and Jessica’s current popularity, once they confirmed they were joining, the show would basically be saved. There would be no shortage of viewers after that.

Raymond was over the moon,

Desperate to keep Jessica on board, he answered every question she had and agreed to all her requests.

Raymond: [Ms. Grant, rest assured. Our show is mainly about traveling. We’ll have some game segments, but they’re not mandatory and super easy. It’s all about filming while having fun. We won’t let you get tired.]

Raymond: (Oh, and we’ve got a professional doctor with the crew to make sure all guests stay healthy.1

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