Jason looked at her for a long time before speaking, histone filled with concem, “Gem has lost weighır.”
“Being a little thinner makes clothes look better,” Gemma replied as she poured tea for him. But Jason shook his head.
* know you’ve been through a lot these past few years overseas.”
“No, Mr. Novak, I haven’t suffered,” she answered lightly, as if it were nothing.
still, Jason was full of guilt. “It was my fault. I failed to protect you
Gemma lowered her gaze. She knew Jason had always blamed himself for what had happened five years ago when she was forced to leave the field family and sent to Vesterland, but how could she not blame herselt, too?
away, even though he no longer held
Jason had once been a senior figure in the Field Group, working under her mother for many years. After her mother passed awa mach power, he still could have lived a peaceful lite,
Because of her, however, he stood against her father and the Hottman family. In the end, he was accused of embezzlement and thrown out of the company. He lost his job and everything he had
A man with no blood ties to her was willing to sacrifice so much, while her own father had sent her away without a word, all because of another woman. How could that not be ironic?
“Mr. Novak, How you did everything you could back then. Please don’t blame yourself.
“I came to see you today because I wanted to ask. have you continued investigating the truth about my mother’s death?”
I have. I never stopped.”
“Any new progress”
Jason shook his head. His eyes were filled with disappointment. “I haven’t found anything useful. So far, all the evidence still points to suicide.” Gemma looked away, bereyes settling on the rain–speckled window. Her gaze tumed cold. Suicide?
Just the night before her death, her mother had sat by her bedside, gently soothing her emotions. She had said she was willing to divorce her father and rake Gemina anway to Corsica City.
Would someone with such plans suddenly take their own life? If she had intended to die, why would she have bought a house in Corsica City and made all these attangements?
“Gem, I worked with your mother for many years. She was calm a
calm and steady. On the surface, she seemed gentle, but inside, she was incredibly strong. “Even when she discovered your father’s betrayal, she would never have taken her own lite without reason. There must be more to this.”
“I understand. That’s the son came back I will find out the truth,” Gemma said softly
Jason looked at her, and for a brief moment, it was as if he was looking at someone from his memories. He murmured, “You look so much like your Gemma pressed her lips together, then continued, “Mr. Novak, there’s one more thing. Before I left for Vesterland, I asked you to keep my mother’s belongings for
your mother.”
jason nodded and pointed to a box he had brought in earlier. “Ex
“Everything is in there. These are s She took the box from lam, her hauls grisly stroking its surface. She looked at him with quiet gratitude. “Thank you, Mr. Novak Truly, I know this hasn’t been
personal items. You should be the one to keep them.“
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