Chapter 63:

Ultimately, Kallie restrained herself. She knew provoking Jake would only backfire painfully. Thus, she repeated the question she had posed to him earlier through sign language. “Don’t you plan to marry Sarah? Why refuse my efforts to make room for her? Doesn’t she want to marry you?”

Yet again, Jake remained silent. His expression was inscrutable, the earlier anger dissolved.

After a brief silence, Jake finally spoke. “You can leave now. We’ll discuss the divorce later.”

Kallie hadn’t expected him to consent immediately and simply nodded in response. She gestured to remind him to eat before the food got cold. Then, she exited.

That evening, Jake didn’t return home.

Kallie suspected Jake might have gone to Sarah’s. Were Sarah and he contemplating when to get married after securing the divorce certificate? Or was it something entirely different?

Kallie walked over to the dressing table and opened a box she had placed there with care. Inside was the broken teapot that had belonged to Roderick.

As Kallie held the teapot, memories of Roderick, her joyful childhood, and her dreams for the future overwhelmed her. Tears streamed down her face. Why hadn’t she repaired the teapot while Roderick was still alive? That way, Roderick might have felt a bit happier in his last moments.

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Tears still in her eyes, Kallie felt her phone buzz. It was a text from Gregory. “‘How have you been lately? Is everything all right at home? Just checking in. I’m not rushing you to get back to the studio or anything.'”

the days spent at Hayden’s studio, engrossed

texted back to Gregory. “Sorting things out at home may take

I send over your toolbox? I’m heading out for a job tomorrow and could drop

was eager to fix the teapot as soon as possible. She would be immensely grateful if

her address and expressed her thanks. Gregory assured her he

had thought Gregory’s inquiries were merely polite concerns from a colleague. However, it wasn’t until the next morning

ahead of the curve regarding the latest gossip within their social circle. Chances were that he was already

news about Jake’s illness on her

detrimental to the Reeves

at nine that morning, the Reeves Group’s shares took

disease that had claimed the lives of previous Reeves elders, typically within three years of diagnosis. It added that Jake was childless, and his illness meant the likely

news before it broke, subtly hinting at it

now, Kallie’s focus had shifted away

had kept it a secret, confident that Steven had as well. Could Sarah

mentioned her family was sick before. Could others have connected it to Jake and come up with this

consistently excelled in handling their public relations. Shortly after Kallie became aware of the news, the company issued an official statement. They announced a press conference to be held in two hours, where Jake would personally address and refute the rumors, and take

Jake’s rumored illness dwindled, and some accounts even discreetly deleted their previously

entrance at the villa, shouting the moment she walked through the door, “Kallie, get your ass

the

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