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

yet to get legally divorced, you

you

“Secondly, I know what happened during the

eyes in response. His heart throbbed in pain as though

squeezing it.

help but

the one hand, he was a kind and compassionate man,

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

was the only exception to that

“About that-

line is. All I know is that

of anger danced in

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the last time I pick up your call. Mr. Beckett.

“Don’t you

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

was done speaking, he

Jasper stood before the window while staring at his phone. He slowly tightened his grip

but now, that connection

He was starting to panic

that Alice might

able to track her

scrambled the depths of his drawer to

cigarettes Thankfully, there were still two

fingers, Jasper managed to slot one of them between his lips.

a few times in a row to light it

those attempts. At the same time,

acting weirder

smoked over the past five years, yet he started

The person

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