Chapter 45 More Than What It Seems

• Jessica sat stiffly in the passenger seat of the sleel black car, her fingers curled tightly around the fabric of her dress. The man beside her exuded an air of quiet authority, his presence unsettling yet strangely familiar. She didn't know him, yet something deep inside her told her he meant no harm.
• The silence between them stretched uncomfortably until the man finally broke it with a soft chuckle.
• "You look just like her," he said, a bitter smile tugging at his lips.