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.

let me sit with you for a while, Uncle."

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

up and looked out the window. "It's late, Jacob. Thanks for sitting with me,

his uncle was not as depressed as he was

too." Saying that, Jacob waited until James went to his room before he dragged his tired

saw that Sara had kicked the blanket off her body in her sleep. He

been miserable for both

walked over to her side and turned on the bedside lamp, which glowed

adorable that it made Jacob smile. Seeing her act like a child, he could

bent over and kissed Sara on the forehead, until she stopped frowning.

darling Sara,"

night," Sara mumbled in her sleep before she turned over and fell asleep.

James and Jacob stood at the door, waving goodbye to

the company that day as the directors were already quite displeased with

James briefed Jacob on the company's strategies

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

What should we do if he stirs up something new today?"

see what he would do. I believe that I can defeat him,"

careful with him before? I don't think that he would

warn you that we should not underestimate him. He's nothing like

we could easily change him." Jacob's tone was calm, as though they were discussing about

might not be the case." James' evaluation of Jonathan was quite accurate. In fact,

his impression about Jonathan changed. According to James, Jonathan had ruined his image on

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

was cold at first, but after the warm sunshine