Chapter 97
“You can let me worry about that Eloise retorted.
The security guard arrived at the scene and started to ask Jacob to leave. He probably didn’t want to embarrass himself too much either. He glared at Eloise for another second before he stormed out of the place.
“Are you alright, Mrs. Ihmtington?” ene of the security guards asked
Eloise nodded “I’m fine. Thanks for your help ”
Jacob didn’t let his pain and sorrow show until he was back in his own place. At the same time, he clutched his belly. He hadn’t been keeping a healthy lifestyle recently. On top of that, he had been drinking very frequently. That was probably why his pastritis was acting up again.
If this had happened in the past, Eloise would’ve nagged at Jacob for talding such poor care of himself.
There weren’t any antacids at his place, but she left the recipe for her herbal soup in the kitchen drawer. It would make him feel better.
“I’m not going to let myself suffer from the pain fast because Eloise left me. Instead, I’m going to make my own herbal soup. It can’t be that hard.”
Jacob shambled to the kitchen and put the pot on the stove. Then, he followed the recipe and prepared the ingredients. It was a good thing that Eloise bought them right before she moved out of his place.
With that said, preparing the ingredients still proved to be very difficult. Once they were ready, Jacob put them into the pot. Once he turned on the stove, he couldn’t leave it alone. Instead, he had to keep stirring it,
Jacob clutched his stomach with one hand and stirred the pot with another. The pain was too great to bear. So, he had to keep himself hunched.
In the past, Eloise would never have let something like this happen to Jacob.
All of a sudden, the clock chimed. He tumed around and cast a glance at the living room. It was pitch black as if he was standing in a haunted house.
Jacob had forgotten the fact that he was all alone in this place
He had followed every step written in the recipe, but it was too bitter for drinking. He took one sip nonetheless, and the next thing he knew, he was leaning on the trash can and throwing up violently.
Jacob jumped through so many hoops and wasted so much time, only to have taken no antacid or drank any of the herbal soup. Afterward, he slumped and sat on the kitchen floor.
At that moment, Jacob’s phone rang. He grabbed it from the kitchen counter and saw that it was a call from Sophia. His expression turned somewhat warm, and he hurriedly answered the call
“My patience has its limits, Jacob Kilbourne!
“Tell your mom to stop calling me, and leave me alone. If she keeps pushing me into doing the paternity test, I swear I’m going to divorce you at once!”
Jacob clutched his stomach. “Come home first, Sophia. We’ll talk this through.”
So, you want me to come home, huh? Sure thing. All you have to do is tell your mom to get off my back about the paternity test. Oh, let’s not forget about Eloise”
Sophia paused briefly before she continued. “I want her to move out of Cloudmere Residence. I don’t want to see her ever again!”
“I can talk to my mom, but the Huntington family owns Cloudmere Residence. How do you figure I should make her move out of the place?”
“I don’t care. Just get it done!”
Jacob took a deep breath and said, “I’m having gastritis.
“And I’m having a migraine. Forget it. Just drink some warm water or something.” Then, Sophia hung up.
Jacob tucked his phone away and chuckled bitterly. It looked like a glass of warm water was
up with both hands, however, the pain flared up and intensified.
the o
only thing he could drink now. When he propped himself
Jacob fell to the floor and lost consciousness immediately.
The next morning, Eloise rose early in the morning to go for a jog. By the time she was done taking a lap and jogged back to the entrance, a florist was there with a bouquel
So, Eloise held a bouquet of roses and headed toward her place. She took a selfie with it and sent it to William via text.
“Why did you send me flowers
“I’m going to start putting my moves on you.
Eloise could just imagine the look on William’s face if he had said these words to her in person. Her lips curled into a grin without her knowing.
When Eloise arrived at her doorstep, she saw Jacob there and felt annoyed again. “What do you want, now?”
The fact was that Jacob’s head felt like load, and there was nothing left in his stomach. Nausea constantly gnawed at him, and he was in really bad shape.
However, it was obvious that Eloise had a completely different day from his. Much like the bouquet of roses in her hands, she looked alluring and full of
“I hope you and William can move out of this villa and live elsewhere.”
Eloise’s jaw dropped. For a moment there, she wasn’t sure what she had just heard.
“You’re right. We’ve broken up, and there’s no need for us to keep seeing each other on a daily basis. It’ll just torture both of us. That’s why you and William should move away. It’s time Sophia and I have our peaceful life back.“.
