“Joel?”
Irene’s voice rose suddenly. She was curious when she saw anger emanating from Joel, and hence she asked in nervousness.
Putting his phone away, Joel put on his hat and suddenly walked toward Irene. Solemnly, he called out, “Irene Weber.”
“Yes?” Irene looked up and met his eyes.
Joel’s eyes were as ruthless as they had ever been. As if he was giving a military order, he announced, “Today, I’m breaking up with you officially.”
Irene was shocked.
A breakup…
When she had finally returned to her senses, Joel had already gone far.
Staring at his disappearing figure in a daze, Irene was not as disappointed as she had imagined she would be. On the contrary, she felt that the enormous rock in her heart had finally fallen.
Breaking up—isn’t this what I’ve been looking forward to?
She knew there was no hope for marriage, but Joel’s ruthlessness had gone beyond her imagination…
Because Linus had only arrived in Bayside City not too long ago, he didn’t have a strong foundation. However, he still sent out everyone he had to join the search. At the same time, since Linus was an expert in electronics and the internet, with the cooperation of Sean, they had taken down all the photos on the internet and reduced the impact to its lowest. He didn’t know why he was so attached to someone whom he had only known for a few months.
After arranging and dispatching some of his manpower, Linus rushed out the door in a hurry. When he went out, he saw snow falling from the sky.
It’s getting late. Where are you? Are you cold?
Wrapping himself in the down jacket tightly, Linus still felt cold. However, that was someone else’s cold that he was feeling…
Sophia ever run out like this before? Where would
They had been
“We’ve searched those places all over; she wasn’t there. She didn’t
Sean have removed all the posts. Sean has
and a thin layer of snow accumulated on the crown of his head. He said, “Stay
and they were telepathic; Linus might know
had been driving around
would you have
a sudden, an image appeared in his mind. An old bench was sitting alone below a decaying willow tree, and there was a river flowing quietly by the
a photo like that on her IG Stories. She said that
Bayside Park!
dark and the park was closed. Linus wandered around the park’s fences for a while and found footprints on one of the lower fences. Climbing over it, he went into the park. Following the picture she posted, he found the
steps were quiet. On a snowy night, the world was silent. Occasionally, the crisp sound of branches breaking from the weight of accumulated snow could
the park. Instead of shouting for Sophia, he walked along
and saw a tiny figure sitting under a small tree. The figure was curled up and trembling in
help but call
figure heard his voice, stood up, and ran. Linus immediately
was holding a pile of ice. She was stiff all over and
still looked like the little girl
her with all his might, trying
for a while in his embrace, Sophia stopped moving. Instead, she continued to
heartache he had never felt before. His eyes felt sore all of a sudden, and tears started rolling down
her in it. Cupping her freezing face, he whispered, “It’s okay. It’s all right now. Everything is over
she could not say anything. Her eyes were swollen and she was soaked and freezing all over. She wanted to talk, but when her mouth opened, there was only more sobbing. Even her
grabbed hold of her hand and
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