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

if you two have yet to get legally divorced, you shouldn’t disturb her. That’s

you should show

continued, “Secondly, I know what

throbbed in

squeezing it.

but

hand, he was a kind and compassionate man, but on the

as though Jonah had the temper of a saint. It was just that he couldn’t be bothered to

the only exception

“About that-

your bottom line is. All I know is that you’ve

anger danced in his eves at that

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he said “This will be the last time I pick up your call. Mr. Beckett.

“Don’t you

anymore. You’d better be prepared for the consequences if you cross the line one

done speaking, he hung

He slowly tightened his grip around it. He

now, that

the inside. He was starting

Alice might disappear from his

to track

and annoyed. He scrambled the depths of his

of cigarettes Thankfully, there were still two

Jasper managed to slot one of

in a row to light it

light flickered during those attempts. At the same time, Jasper realized

weirder by the

yet he started picking up that habit

ex–wife. The person he

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