“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.

jacket the wrong way. As such, something dropped out of it as

the carpet a few times before landing

difficult for Wyatt to spot the item that had rolled to his feet. He bent over and picked it

sunflower pendant made

was the pendant gifted to him by

was sure it was the same pendant as the sales associate at Van Cleef

help to pick up his item, Jacob approached him

get this pendant from!” Wyatt interrupted Jacob. Holding on to the pendant tightly, he

taken aback by Wyatt’s abrupt uproar and his

around. I must leave now.” With that, he

Gritting his teeth, he demanded, “Answer me. Where did you get this

snapped by Wyatt. “It’s a gift

it from?” Wyatt continued to question. “What’s

still gasping in pain. “Let go of me first. You’re

“What’s her name!”

Wyatt tightened his grip once more. He gave up and replied, “Josie. Her name

mumbled the name, he realized it was similar to “Jessie” and suddenly thought of the sunflower painting he had brought back earlier. At the

painting that I brought back. Was it

was shocked. “How… How did

I knew it!

not expect the person he had been searching for so long was actually near him

were merely separated by

forcefully dragged Jacob and left with hurried

his assistant, ordering him to arrange for a private

apologized to the remaining guests in the room and

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

expression. He gritted his teeth and shouted, “The pendant is not the

Jacob was dumbfounded.

tell me Josie is a serial offender

Jacob did not dare to provoke Wyatt, given his

private jet arrived, Jacob boarded it as told.

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

loud swirling

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