“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.

he had grabbed his jacket the wrong way.

the carpet a few times before landing

was not difficult for Wyatt to spot the

eyes widened when he saw the sunflower

the pendant gifted to him by

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

up his item, Jacob approached him and wanted

Holding on to the pendant tightly, he had no

aback by Wyatt’s abrupt uproar and his ferocious

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

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

it, that hurts!” Jacob shouted in pain. He thought that his wrist was about to be snapped by Wyatt. “It’s a

did your wife get it from?” Wyatt continued

know!” Jacob was still gasping in pain. “Let go of

“What’s her name!”

in pain as Wyatt tightened his grip once more. He gave up

thought of the sunflower painting he had brought back earlier. At the thought of that, his breathing became

back. Was it drawn

How did you know

I knew it!

he had been searching for

were merely separated

me to her!” Wyatt forcefully dragged Jacob

his phone and called his assistant, ordering him to

guests in the room and gestured to

of confusion after being dragged out by Wyatt without an explanation. “Say, Wyatt. Why are you looking for my wife so urgently?

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

Jacob was dumbfounded.

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

to provoke Wyatt, given

boarded it as

base, was a supersonic aircraft; it took only three hours to reach

landed on a spacious field. Its engine produced a loud swirling sound, and the downdraft almost caused the grass to be

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