Landon called out, “Jasper!”

It was as if Jasper was completely disconnected from the world. Jasper walked past Landon absent- mindedly and got into the car wordlessly.

Worry filled Landon’s heart once again.

The luxurious car headed toward Seaview Manor.

“Xavier mentioned that the manor had been put up for auction. Many are vying to bid for it.”

Landon explained to him in a lowered voice, “Xavier had cleared everything in the manor. He had

collected your mother’s photographs and brought them to the Seaview Manor.

“He disposed of everything else at the garbage disposal and made sure to incinerate them, leaving no traces behind.

“Jasper? Jasper? Are you listening to me?”

“I don’t want to go back to Seaview Manor, Landon. I want to visit Grandpa. I miss him.”

articulate the last word of his sentence, his voice catching in his throat.

looked at him, stunned.

eyes reddened, and tears streamed down his face

He was crying.

decades. Landon had never seen Jasper shed even a single tear at his mother’s funeral,

and returned to

was emotionally unstable. He didn’t

hid in his wine cellar and drank himself

gently. Sorrow lingered in his reddened eyes. “I’m sor protecting

I help Alyssa? How can I help you to find

the wine

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eyes at the door. His heart

wall with his arms crossed. He looked

but think they looked so alike. He couldn’t hold himself back. He came

had long buried

alone is no fun. Let me keep you company, Jonah.” An inexplicable

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