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“From now on, you’re not allowed to step out of Seaview Manor without my orders. If you dare to disobey, I’ll send you abroad, and you won’t set foot in Solana City again.”
“How can you be so unreasonable, Javier? I attended the funeral with good intentions to help clean up the aftermath!
“It’s Alyssa, that vicious bitch, who keeps attacking me. She wants to ruin Walsh Group. It’s because of her that things have escalated to this point!” Sophia frantically defended herself.
“Do you think I’m a fool?”
Javier no longer wanted to hear her nonsense. His tone was harsh and filled with hatred as he said, “I’ve investigated. You were the one who arranged those reporters!
“You know Alyssa is not easy to deal with, yet you lead people to provoke her. You asked for it. You wanted to be a clown. Don’t blame others! Get lost! Stop bothering me!”
“Javier! You can’t treat me like this… Javier!”
l of their intense struggle, a loud crash echoed.
The wooden box in Javier’s hand fell to the ground, and its contents spilled out.
Anne’s belongings were scattered everywhere, and the emerald bracelet he had given her shattered into two pieces.
Furious, Javier glared at Sophia, his eyes almost bursting out of their sockets.
Sophia was frightened by his fierce gaze. When she looked at the items on the ground, her face turned even paler.
She recognized them. Those were Anne’s belongings.
Why would he be holding Anne’s belongings?
Why would he cherish the belongings of a deceased woman he had forgotten for 20 years?
“Get out of here now.”
Javier kneeled, feeling his heart ached. He picked up each item, clenching them tightly in his hands.
“Javier, I didn’t mean to. I-‘
“Get out!” Javier roared, almost hysterically.
It was late at night, and it was peaceful inside the study room. The moonlight filtered through the window, casting a desolate glow on Javier’s face.
Rory entered, bringing him medicine to lower his blood pressure.
“Mr. Javier, it’s late. You haven’t been feeling well lately. You should rest early.”
“You’ve suffered tonight.” Javier’s voice was low. He repeatedly looked at Anne’s photos.
Rory was stunned for a moment. When he realized Javier was referring to Sophia slapping him, he smiled indifferently.
“I’ve been with you for many years. This is nothing. But I think if it were Ms. Bartley, she would never allow you to be troubled like this.”
“Yeah… Anne wouldn’t. She was the kindest person.”
As Javier spoke, his throat constricted, and his eyes reddened.
“Do you want to start drafting a divorce agreement?” Rory asked tentatively.
Javier’s eyes showed an indescribable desolation, and he said hoarsely, “Not now. There are too many troubles at the moment. Walsh Group cannot afford new chaos.”
“Also, you know about Lauren’s situation. If I divorce, I’ll definitely send Sophia abroad. The farther, the better. I fear that Lauren will not be able to bear the separation from her mother, and it may worsen her condition.”
Rory nodded in understanding, realizing the dilemma Javier was facing.
“I asked you to find out Jeremy’s whereabouts. Did you find him? Where has he gone?” Javier asked.
“Sorry, Mr. Javier. You know Mr. Jeremy is quite skilled. If he doesn’t want anyone to find him, no one can,” Rory replied helplessly.
Javier didn’t say anything and dialed Jeremy’s number on his phone.
After several attempts, Jeremy finally answered.
“It’s so late. Do you have something important?”
“Jeremy, I-“
“If this is about me returning for a project meeting, you don’t need to waste your breath. I won’t go.” Jeremy’s attitude was cold. There was no affection whatsoever in their exchange.
Javier pressed his lips and asked in a low voice, “Jeremy, do you have time tomorrow? Come with me for a trip.”
“Where to?”
“To visit your mother.”
As soon as these words were spoken, Jeremy fell into a chilling silence.
Despite the distance, Javier could sense the bone-chilling coldness emanating from his biological son.
“Are you joking with me? Did you hear what you just said?”
“I’m not joking, Jeremy. I’m serious.”
Javier took a deep breath. Being the leader of the Walsh Group, he felt an inexplicable sense of guilt and shame for the first time.
“I know I haven’t done enough over the years. Even though your mother is no longer here, I haven’t fulfilled the duties of a husband. I haven’t paid my respects to her and haven’t accompanied her. I’ve done very poorly.”
“Very poorly?”
Jeremy chuckled coldly. His voice was laced with resentment as he said, “With just two words, do you think you can erase the 23 years of debt and pain you caused my mother?
“Mr. Javier, do you think you deserve to stand before my mother? Forget it. She had me by her side every year. She’s doing well above. Don’t you go there and annoy her.”
“How can you say that? I’m her husband, the person she once loved the most!”
Javier’s cheeks burned with shame, but his pride wouldn’t allow his son to trample on him like this. He argued like a child, saying, “You have no idea how deep her feelings were for me. Why can’t I go see her?”
“Even if she once loved you, the moment she leaped from Seaview Manor’s balcony, she no longer does.” Jeremy’s voice trembled with anger, and it sounded terrifyingly hoarse.
“Sometimes, I truly believe that her choosing to leave in such an she had stayed alive, she would need to endure your emotional abuse every day.
“She would need to watch you share a bed with other women while still playing the role of a dutiful wife. That would feel even worse than death. Her love for you was her greatest source of pain.”
In an instant, the haunting image of Anne’s tragic death flashed through Javier’s mind.
He shivered all over, the phone nearly slipping from his hand. Rory, standing by, was alarmed but dared not interrupt their father-son conversation.
“I don’t know what kind of shock prompted you to make such a request suddenly, but I just want to tell you that you have no right to stand before my mother. Not now, not ever.”
After saying this, Jeremy didn’t wait for Javier to respond and promptly hung up the phone.
Javier was covered in a cold sweat, feeling drained. The color was draining from his face.
“Mr. Javier? Mr. Javier? Are you okay?” Rory asked with concern.
“Get me a glass of warm water.” Javier had never felt so powerless and exhausted.
Rory said, “Okay. I’ll get it now.”
Only after Rory left did Javier dare to reveal his vulnerability. He slumped down. Guilt and pain swept over him like a storm, tormenting him in unspeakable ways.
At this moment, his mind was chaotic, filled with various voices.
“I don’t know when it started, but I’ve become someone who can’t be separated from you.”
“Every morning, the first thing she thinks about is how she should die. But when she thinks of Jeremy, she can’t bear to leave her young son like that.”
“Even if my mother once loved you, the moment she leaped from Seaview Manor’s balcony, she no longer does.”
Javier opened his eyes abruptly, his heart pounding uncontrollably.
