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.

me sit with you for

never been 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 that he had to

window. "It's late, Jacob. Thanks for sitting with me,

seeing that his uncle was not as depressed

Jacob waited until James went

early in the morning when Jacob entered his room and saw that Sara had kicked the blanket off her body in her sleep. He couldn't help but laugh. However, he was glad that

to have her by his side, even though life had been miserable for both of them lately. He had lost a lot, but at least he

the bedside lamp, which glowed warmly. As

it made Jacob smile. Seeing her act like a child, he could not stop

kissed Sara on the forehead, until

night, my darling Sara,"

Sara mumbled in her sleep before she

next morning, after having breakfast, James and Jacob stood at the

to the company that day

way, James briefed Jacob on the company's strategies and Jacob nodded

were done discussing, Jacob leaned against his seat. Since he had not slept

if Jonathan is still keen on making trouble? What should we do if he stirs up something new today?"

wait and see what he would do. I believe that I can defeat him," James said in a serious tone, unafraid of

before? I don't think that he would do something to

not say that in a serious way, I was just trying to warn you that we should not underestimate him. He's nothing like we thought

think that he might not be so good at scheming against us. Looks like we could easily change him." Jacob's tone was calm, as though they were discussing

according to my intel, he seems to be smart, but that might not be the case." James' evaluation of Jonathan was quite accurate. In fact, he had judged him

time went by, his impression about Jonathan changed. According to James,

time we go to the company." After

window. The morning breeze was cold at first, but after the