“Really?” Shane narrowed his gaze in skepticism.

Jackson nodded. “Yes. If you don't believe me, you can call my dad for verification.”

“There's no such need as I believe you. Besides, you wouldn't dare lie to me, as you know the consequences of doing so,” Shane commented as he crossed his legs.

To be honest, it's time to deal with Jacqueline's body after all, and I have been perplexed about what to do with it. There's no way I could bury her beside Mr. and Mrs. Graham. They would probably roll in their graves if I did that. However, if I bury her in a public cemetery, I would be showing her mercy that she doesn't deserve. Coincidentally, Jackson's proposal for him to bury her would solve this problem of mine.

“Fine, you can have her body,” Natalie agreed with a nod.

As his face lit up, Shane put down his coffee at once. “Thank you, Shane.”

“Don't thank me, I just want you to take her off my hands,” Shane replied indifferently.

Jackson didn't care if Shane's words were sincere. He asked, “In that case, is her body still at the morgue of Stanford Hospital?”

“Mmm-hmm.” Shane nodded.

Jackson got to his feet. “All right then. I'll head over and make the arrangements.”

he strode out

go with him. Keep an



faking his current state of mind? And that he is still mired in sorrow and prone to do something foolish?” Silas

answered with silence,

get someone

on then.” Shane

out of the

to sip his coffee. It wasn't until he was done

if Jackson's behavior was just a

he would disavow the

love at the expense

Thompson Group, Jackson drove toward Stanford

from Stanford Hospital met Jackson upon his arrival and guided him to

again, a terrifying sight greeted him. It

for he had seen plenty of corpses as a doctor. In fact, the ones he saw were a lot more gruesome than that. As a result,

he wasn't a doctor, he wouldn't be afraid of Jacqueline's body, as she was, after all, the

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