Chapter 497 - Stealing a shot

They've been driving for three hours now and J's bottom is getting stiff from long hours of sitting but the next stopover will be in a couple of miles.

Jacob noticed her and suggested, "There is a convenience store not far from here. Let's stop there and buy something to drink."

J nodded her head in complete agreement. There is nothing else she wants now than to stand up from her seat and take a couple of steps to stretch her body.

They finally arrived in a convenience store that Jacob is talking about. J quickly gets out of the car and stretched her body. Jacob walked over to her and grab her hand and engulf it with his then he pulled her towards inside the convenience store.

J only grabs a bottle of water as well as Jacob.

"That's all? You are not hungry?" Jacob asked when he saw that she only has bottled water in her hands.

"No, I am not comfortable eating inside the car." She replied with a nod.

"We can eat here if you want. There are chairs and tables outside the store." Jacob suggested.

J looked around and saw vacant chairs outside the stores. But something caught her attention that made her frown. Jacob noticed it and looked at the direction that J is staring at.

"Let's eat somewhere else," Jacob said and pulled her closer to him as they walked to the counter to pay for their bottled water.

They quickly but cautiously walked out of the store and gets in Jacob's SUV without looking back.

For the next hour, they remained silent while cautiously driving. Jacob keeps on looking on the mirrors to see if there is someone tailing behind them. Fortunately, the members of the Novus Rex that they spotted at the convenience store didn't follow them. Much to Jacob's relieve.

"Do you think it is just a coincidence?" J asked as she looked at Jacob with a worried expression.

"When it comes to Novus Rex, I won't consider anything as just a coincidence," Jacob replied with a dark expression. J reached out for Jacob's hand that rested on the stick. Jacob felt calm with her gesture, his face loosened up. He grabs hold of J's hand since then, afraid of losing her.

Meanwhile, back at Alex's penthouse in Lotus Skyline, he received the photos that he asked from a member of Novus Rex. He found out that since Christmas, J was in Hellebore with the Parkers. He wanted to see her but going there would be too risky.

So, he sent someone to trail them just to get real-time photos of her. He didn't intend for his men to follow J and Jacob throughout. Knowing Jacob and J, they could easily notice if someone is following them. In fact, they didn't actually follow them. They were just lucky that J and Jacob made a quick stopover at a convenience store so they got a chance to take photos of J.

Alex's men were smart, they knew that Alex wouldn't like it if they send photos of J while holding Jacob's hand. So they took her photo when she was alone looking at the bottles of water.

Alex stared at the photo on his phone. J's side profile is enough to quench his thirst. He terribly missed her.

Back then, whenever he misses her, he would go to the CLP Hospital finding a chance to at least have a glimpse at her although he knew that the chances were very slim.

There times that he was lucky when he could have a glimpse of her in the cafeteria or the lobby of the hospital. All those times, he would just stay in his car and silently stare at her until she disappears in his sight because he knows that getting close to her in Jacob's territory is impossible.

As time goes by, his feelings towards her are getting deeper and he has also become bolder in his attempt to just see her. He regrets that he found her too late. He wished that he had searched for her earlier. He could've prevented her marriage to Jacob from ever happening.