“Are you closely related to these two persons?”

“Yes!” Jessica continued to ask, “Where are they now? Are they okay?”

Jacob hesitated briefly before answering, “I sent someone to check and received some information. One died from serious injuries at the hospital, while the other passed away in a car accident. Both were cremated, and their ashes are placed at the funeral home.”

Silence ensued for a while after Jacob finished speaking.

“Josie, are you all right?” Jacob asked worryingly.

“They are… dead?” Jessica responded after a long while with a stammer. “Both are dead?”

Jacob hurriedly answered, “There’re many people with the same name in the country. Could it be that you gave me the wrong ID card numbers? Perhaps you’d like to verify the info again; I can always check again on my end.”

“No, it can’t be wrong… The ID card numbers are correct…” Jessica suddenly began to sob. “How can they be dead… They were the only family members I had left in this world…”

Jacob smacked his head after realizing his recklessness.

If he had known Jessica was asking about her family members, he would not have told her the truth directly.

“Relax for now, Josie. It might be a mistake on my end,” Jacob gently comforted her. “I’ll ask my men to check again. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have said anything without verifying the facts first.”

The sobs on the other end of the phone had already turned into loud wails, drowning Jacob’s voice.

It was a heart-wrenching cry that made Jacob anxious and upset.

He hung up the phone and called the housekeeper taking care of Jessica to head upstairs and check on her while making his way to the private room.

Upon entering the private room, Jacob apologized profusely, “I’m sorry, everyone. I need to leave now as I have an urgent flight to take. Please continue to have fun.”

He found his jacket on the couch and prepared to leave.

Wyatt glanced at Jacob. “You’re going to Yartran to find your girl?”

“Yes. I said something wrong and made her cry… So I got to make amends. Argh, what a nuisance!” Jacob scratched his head in frustration. “Anyway, they’re your guests. It’s only right that you entertain them.”

Wyatt could not be bothered to respond and looked away.

not realize he had grabbed his jacket the wrong

the carpet a few times before landing near

not difficult for Wyatt to spot the item that

eyes widened when he saw the sunflower pendant made

gifted to him

the sales associate at Van Cleef & Arpels

to pick up his item, Jacob approached him and wanted to take it

to the pendant tightly, he had no

aback by Wyatt’s abrupt uproar and his ferocious

replied tiredly, “Stop fooling around. I must leave now.” With that, he reached out for

wrist with his other hand. Gritting his teeth, he demanded, “Answer

about to be snapped by Wyatt. “It’s

get it from?”

still gasping in pain. “Let go of me first.

“What’s her name!”

yelled again in pain as Wyatt tightened his grip once

of

brought back.

“How… How

I knew it!

searching for so long was actually

one point, they were merely separated by a

forcefully dragged Jacob and left

pulled out his phone and called his assistant, ordering him to arrange for a private

in the room and gestured to them to continue eating

by Wyatt without an explanation. “Say, Wyatt. Why are you looking for my wife so urgently? Did she

him with a sullen expression. He gritted his

Jacob was dumbfounded.

is Wyatt implying? Don’t tell me Josie is a serial offender who often

Jacob did not dare to provoke Wyatt,

private jet arrived, Jacob boarded it as told. He

borrowed from the military base, was a supersonic aircraft; it took only

field. Its engine produced a loud swirling

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