Lowering his eyes, Silas sighed. “Although I understand your feelings, Dr. Baker, I'm sorry to say that I wasn't deceiving you. Jacqueline's really dead, and her body has already been transported to Stanford Hospital.”

Stanford Hospital also happened to be Stanley's previous place of employment.

When he heard Silas' words, Jackson felt like his heart was being crushed. It hurt so much that it left him feeling short of breath.

He held the phone in a vice-like grip. “Why? How could it have happened so quickly? It was you lot who killed her, am I right?”

All along, Jackson was aware that Shane had no intentions of handing Jacqueline over to the police and that the man sought to procure justice for himself.

Hence, he thought it highly possible that Shane could have killed Jacqueline.

That got Silas' brow bunched up into a frown. “You've misunderstood us, Dr. Baker. Although we did indeed plan to kill her, we aren't responsible for it. She was the one who took her own life.”

“Took her own life?” Jackson's eyes narrowed asudden in skepticism. “How... Why would Jacqueline kill herself?”

hands. Seeing how much you

knew it was as Silas described. Jacqueline's arrogance and egocentricity meant that she would rather die than

really taken

left Jackson dumbstruck. He sunk his head so low that no one could see the

quiet sniffles, though, betrayed the fact that he was

response for he understood why Jackson cried so piteously. How could anyone not do so upon the death of one's own beloved? Although Dr. Baker had stated that he was not

Jackson emotional state wound up a mess in response to Jacqueline's

tried to offer up some words of consolation. “I understand your sorrow, Dr. Baker, but she's gone. Please do restrain

Jackson gave a bitter

take it easy when the

Stanford Hospital?” Jackson

nod. “Yes. She had been sent to the Stanford Hospital morgue

removed his glasses to wipe away his own tears. Picking up his pace, he raced in the direction of the elevator and made his way out of the hospital without even changing out of the surgery attire he had on. He flagged down a ride that

Silas was not too surprised to find himself being hung up on as it was

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