“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…
called Stanley. “Stan, has Sophia ever run out like
with Michael. They had been to every place
said, “We’ve searched those places all over; she wasn’t there. She didn’t bring her wallet and her
Sean have removed all the posts. Sean has also found
said nothing. His face was full of gloom, and a thin layer of snow accumulated on the crown of his head. He said, “Stay in touch with Linus. He might know
were telepathic; Linus might know
other side, Linus had been driving around Bayside University after ending the
would you have
his mind. An old bench was sitting alone below a decaying willow
Sophia had posted a photo like that on her IG Stories. She said that
Bayside Park!
wandered around the park’s fences for a while and found footprints on one of the lower fences. Climbing
was silent. Occasionally, the crisp sound of branches breaking from the
keep his steps gentle; he was too afraid to disturb the peaceful silence of the park. Instead of shouting for Sophia, he walked
darted forward and saw a tiny figure sitting under a small
help but call
and ran. Linus immediately followed after her and pulled
a pile of ice. She was stiff all over and her hair was
was drenched in tears. Even though ten years had passed, she still looked
with all his might, trying to warm
struggling for a while in his embrace, Sophia stopped
Linus was overwhelmed with a burst of heartache he had never felt before. His eyes felt sore all of a sudden, and
to wrap her in it. Cupping her freezing face, he whispered, “It’s okay. It’s all
were swollen and she was soaked and freezing all over. She wanted to talk, but when her mouth opened, there
take you home!” Linus grabbed hold of her hand and tried to pull
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