Angela also didn't know what to do.
Until tonight, she wasn't aware that Jessica and Jason had a divorce. Her husband kept on warning her to not let Sam know.
Sam was already old to receive such news.
Right now, the old man was already angry at Jessica. If he had discovered about the divorce, it might take a huge toll on his health.
Jessica trembled. She wouldn't dare inform her father about her divorce.
After what Angela had just said, Jessica felt a pang of guilt. She knew that she was partly responsible for the divorce.
"He...he..." Jessica stammered.
"I've heard that Jason has been working on a research project at the northwest region. Is that true?" Angela blurted out the first idea she could come up with.
Jessica nodded in agreement. "Yes. Recently, he has been studying on a certain language at a minority area over there. It might take him a long time."
"Really?" The old man frowned.
"Yes," Jessica answered with all the courage she had.
Sam was silent for a moment before nodding. "It's true that he likes academic research very much. You should support him more in the future. Don't be too willful. Otherwise you will break his heart."
Jessica felt a sudden pain in her chest. She had never supported Jason on any of his academic researches.
She felt that the air
en Nina called her brother, she didn't say anything. Instead, she cried so hard like an abandoned child.
Hearing her helpless wails broke John's heart.
He tried to make her happy, but it was no use.
Even though Nina had already stopped crying, she looked down in the dumps.
Nina continued to stare blankly at a random spot that she did not notice the school bell ringing.
The classroom had been almost empty when Chester decided to reach out to Nina. "Aunt Nina, class is over."
"Okay," Nina murmured. "What's the next class?"
"We have no more classes today," Chester answered. His face was filled with concern as he glanced over to Nina.
"Okay, let's go home." Nina simply grabbed Chester's hand and walked out of the classroom.
It was already evening when they returned to North Yard.
The place was in complete darkness.
"Is there no one here?" Nina squinted her eyes through the dark to try and see if there was someone at home. She took out her phone and used it as a flashlight so that they could see their surroundings better.
As soon as they had reached the garden, Nine came scurrying towards her with a flag dangling from the corner of his mouth. The flag glowed in the dark. Nina took it and found three words written on it. "Come with me."
The words sparkled like gold.
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