Chapter 84
Chapter 84
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Jonah looked down at his screen. “Speak of the devil,” he mumbled when he saw Jasper's name
on the screen.
“Mr. Beckett,” he greeted coldly after answering the call.
Silas frowned immediately. He leaned forward just to listen to the phone conversation.
“Mr. Taylor, I'm looking for Alice. I'd like to talk to her about something.” Jasper's deep voice was tinged with a trace of anxiety.
“Alice is busy with something else right now.”
“When is she available to talk, then?".
“She'll always be busy when it comes to you.”
Jonah had always been nice and polite. But he'd always go for his target's weak spot whenever he started insulting them.
Silas clenched his fists excitedly. He was cheering his older brother on.
Meanwhile, Jasper fell silent, his expression now stormy.
“First of all, the fact that Alice changed her phone number means she doesn't want you to contact her anymore. Even if you two have yet to get legally divorced, you shouldn't disturb her. That's the minimum respect you should show her.”
Jonah continued, “Secondly, I know what happened during the charity auction.”
Jasper widened his eyes in response. His heart throbbed in pain as though an invisible force was squeezing it.
Silas couldn't help but shudder in fear.
Jonah Taylor was a frightening man. On the one hand, he was a kind and compassionate man, but or It wasn't as though Jonah had the temper of a saint. It was just that he couldn't be bothered to get r Well, his family was the only exception to that rule.
“About that-
“I don't know what your bottom line is. All I know is that you've crossed mine.” Jonah's tone grew sharper and colder. Flames of anger danced in his eves at that moment.
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“My bottom line will always be Alice,” he said “This will be the last time I pick up your call. Mr. Becket “Don’t you
dare cause trouble for Alice anymore. You'd better be prepared for the consequences if you cross th When Jonah was done speaking, he hung up on Jasper immediately
Back in Seaview Manor, Jasper stood before the window while staring at his phone. He slowly tighte! He relied on Jonah to contact Alice, but now, that connection was severed. For the first time ever, Jasper felt hollow on the inside. He was starting to panic as well
This time, there was a high possibility that Alice might disappear from his life once and for all Perhaps Jasper wouldn't be able to track her down ever again.
The man felt extremely frustrated and annoyed. He scrambled the depths of his drawer to look for
a pack of cigarettes Thankfully, there were still two sticks left
With shaking fingers, Jasper managed to slot one of them between his lips. He had to flick his lighter a few times in a row to light it up.
The reddish-orange light flickered during those attempts. At the same time, Jasper realized that
he was acting weirder by the day.
He hadn't smoked over the past five years, yet he started picking up that habit just because he missed his ex-wife. The person he never loved.
It was already past midnight. Yet there was still someone at the huge workshop in Stellus.
Alyssa could be seen slaving over the ores in a black apron Her forehead was completely covered
in sweat
The young woman had already cracked open hundreds of ores by then She even polished and crafte nothing to her
No No None of them looked like it!
None of those bracelets looked like the one Newton had gifted her!
Alyssa gritted her teeth in frustration, her eyes already bloodshot. She continued to polish a block of raw gem on the machine
Her fingers, which were usually fair and slender, were now covered in calluses The cuts on her
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Alyssa wanted nothing more than to craft a bracelet identical to Newton's gift. Otherwise, she'd be too ashamed to face him in the future.
At that moment, a loud booming noise drifted from the outside. It rumbled so loudly that even the metallic door was starting to vibrate.
However, Alyssa remained unmoved. All she cared about was polishing the gems.
Suddenly, the door swung open from the outside. A strong gale blew into the workshop, making the A helicopter could be seen parked outside the workshop despite being shrouded
by the darkness. The door was slowly opened before a man descended down the helicopter.
He was wearing a black trench coat that flapped in the wind. A cold look was present on his handsor “Lyse, I'm back!”
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