Ex-wife, Please Come Back

"I hope so that they're a lot happier in their afterlife than they were when they were alive. They have suffered a lot while they were alive, but now, they won't have to go through any of that."

James hissed with a sigh, as though he hated the past. Jacob stood up, but could not say a word.

"Forget it, Uncle James, it's all over now. Though the past has been a terrible and regrettable one, I am with you now." Although Jacob said that, he did not find those words comforting enough, even for a smart man like him.

"Sometimes, I wonder if she still blames me..." Hearing James' shocking words, jacob was speechless.

Everyone was persistent about something. Perhaps, she was James'.

"Do you miss her, Uncle James? You could go see her, right?" Jacob said with caution, after giving it some careful thought.

"That would be pointless because I threw her ashes into the ocean after her death. She doesn't even have a grave. The only place she lives is in my heart." Saying that, James placed his hands on his knees and hung his head.

Jacob could see that he was in a lot of pain. He wanted to comfort him, but could not find the right words to say to him.

"Never mind about me. Go to bed, Jacob. There's no need for you to boil the water, I won't be needing it. I just want to sit here for a while. Good sleep has become a rare thing in my life. I barely get any sleep at all these days,"

James said with a heavy sigh.

That moment, Jacob felt as though he had grown ten years older.

"I'll sit with you, Uncle James, I am not sleepy either," Jacob said as he walked over to the couch. He could relate to the way James was feeling.

"I'm fine, Jacob, you can go to bed. There's a lot of troubles with the company too, lately. You should go to work tomorrow,"

James said in a low voice. Easy life was a privilege that no one had. Everyone had their own pains to deal with and James knew that better than anyone else.

I am not sleepy yet, so let me sit with you for a while, Uncle." Jacob sat down on the

able to sit with someone who was older than him in silence when he was younger, so he felt peaceful. Each person's life had its own problem and everyone had their own difficulties that they needed to take care of. Jacob felt

looked out the window. "It's late, Jacob. Thanks for sitting with me, but you need

that his uncle was not

Jacob waited until James went to his room before he dragged his tired

entered his room and saw that Sara had kicked the blanket off her body in her sleep. He

for both of them lately. He had lost a

on the bedside lamp, which glowed warmly. As the light hit Sara's face, she frowned

her act like a child, he

bent over and kissed Sara on the forehead, until she

night, my darling Sara," Jacob said

Sara mumbled in her sleep before she turned over and fell

having breakfast, James and Jacob stood at the door, waving

to go to the company that day as the directors

the company's strategies and Jacob nodded

Since he had not

should we do if he stirs up

believe that I can defeat him,"

me to be careful with him before? I don't think that he would do something

serious way, I was just trying to warn you that we should not underestimate him. He's nothing like we thought he was." James coughed twice, as though something was caught

at scheming against us. Looks like we could easily change him." Jacob's tone was calm, as though they were discussing about what food to eat for their next

but that might not be the case." James' evaluation of Jonathan was quite

about Jonathan changed. According to James, Jonathan

the conflict has settled down by the time we go to the company." After saying that, Jacob fell silent.

the window. The morning breeze was cold at first, but after the warm sunshine came, it was much