Chapter 39 Jacob Is Missing


    After listening for a while, Susan’s expression changed drastically. "What? My elder brother''s


    symptoms worsened? I''ming over now.”


    She grabbed her coat as she dashed outside.


    Julian frowned and gripped her arm. "What is it?"


    "The nursing home called and said they aren''t sure what triggered his schizophrenia symptoms to


    be more serious,” Susan said nervously, "I need t o rush over now."


    Knowing how important Jacob was to Susan, he immediately said, "I''ll send you."


    She instantly nodded. "I’ll have to trouble you then."


    Julian sent her to the nursing home as fast as he could. She rushed into the home once they


    reached. Her elder brother was the only family she had in this world.


    ''Brother, please be okay. Please be alright.''


    "Miss Shelby, you''re here!” The nurse was already waiting for her at the entrance.


    Once she saw Susan, she exined, "Something seems to have triggered Mr. Shelby this


    afternoon. He kept typing away on the keyboard. At first, we weren’t really concerned about it, but


    until now, he has been typing for 5 hours. We tried different ways to stop him, but he doesn’t want to


    eat or rest. We’re worried that if this continues, his body will be affected, so we contacted you."


    With a nod, Susan opened the door to his room.


    Under the moonlight, Jacob sat cross-legged on the bed as he typed away vigorously. He did not


    look like his warm and gentle self. There were traces of insanity in his eyes and his fingers were


    typing so quickly as though they were flying across the keyboard.


    "He''s been like this for the past 5 hours. We’re worried about his body, but when we get close to


    him, he''ll attack us frantically by throwing anything that he can get his hands on, even hurting


    himself in the process. We''re at our wits’ end, so we called you," the nurse continued to share.


    "Brother..." Susan looked at Jacob as her heart trembled.


    ''5 hours of this? His fingers wouldn''t be able to take it at this typing speed, and he hasn''t eaten


    anything. I can''t let him continue to be like this.''


    Susan took a step over to him.


    "Miss Shelby, please wait." The nurse quickly stopped her. "Let me get a few more people to hold


    Mr. Shelby down. He’ll attack you if you approach him like this."


    "There''s no need to. My elder brother will never hurt m e,” Susan replied stubbornly.


    "But...” The nurse had more to say.


    "It’s okay, I’m here," Julian spoke lightly, "If there''s nothing else, you may go out first."


    "Yes," the nurse answered softly and left the room.


    Susan was already subconsciously walking over to Jacob as Julian hurriedly followed behind her


    alertly.


    Schizophrenic patients could never be dealt with reason. If Jacob suddenly turned violent, Julian


    must stop him immediately.


    Although Susan was at his side, Jacob did not realize her presence as he continued typing away


    furiously o n his keyboard.


    She could not help feeling sad. What actually happened to him? Why did he suddenly be like


    this?


    Drawing in a deep breath, Susan said subtly, "Brother, it’s me, Susan."


    Jacob did not respond.


    "Brother, can you stop for a while and eat something?" she coaxed gently.


    He still did not respond.


    Susan gritted her teeth and grabbed Jacob''s hand." Brother, you need to stop!"


    Upon feeling his hand being grabbed by someone, Jacob finally reacted. He looked at Susan with


    his red eyes that still had traces of madness in them. He looked frightening, but Susan was not


    afraid at all. She even took Jacob''s other hand and said, "Brother, stop. I''ll take you out for a meal.”


    While Susan looked at Jacob, the redness in his eyes began to spread and he broke free at once.


    Then, he grabbed whatever items that were around him.


    Julian''s pupils constricted as he was about to walk up to prevent Jacob''s violent outburst.


    Susan was already hugging Jacob without hesitation a s her voice trembled while she pleaded,


    "Brother, I''m Susan! It''s Susan!"


    No matter what he became, she believed that she was his beloved sister. No matter what, her


    brother would never hurt her.


    Never.


    Jacob was stunned and his tensed body started to rx. His hand fell to both sides and his eyes


    slowly returned to normal.


    "Su-Susan?" he asked.


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    Susan''s tears fell at once. "It''s me, it''s me."


    "Why are you crying?" Jacob looked at her warmly and wiped her tears with his hands.


    "I''m okay. Brother, I''ll take you to eat something first, okay?" Susan said softly.


    "Okay." He nodded obediently.


    Only then did Susan smile. "I''ll help you up."


    Julian stood aside, watching the brother and sister support each other. Aplicated light shed


    in his eyes. He did not know if he should be jealous of Jacob or if he should thank him.


    He was jealous because Jacob would always be the most important person to Susan.


    On the other hand, he was thankful because if not for Jacob, Julian would never have had the


    chance to have Susan in his embrace.


    After she led Jacob to eat and coaxed him to bed, Susan left.


    However, the next morning, Susan was awakened by a phone call. The nursing home informed her


    that Jacob was missing!


    Her hands trembled as her phone fell to the floor. Fear filled her eyes like never before!


    Her elder brother was missing!


    Although it looked like she was the one taking care of him, only Susan knew that Jacob was her


    pir of strength. If something happened to her elder brother, she would really be all alone in this


    world.


    After Julian heard the phone conversation, he held her trembling shoulders and said softly, "Susan,


    calm down. Your brother is traveling on foot and he won’t b e far away. I''ll definitely help you find


    him."


    As though she was holding on to a life-saving straw, Susan gripped his arm tightly. "Julian, you


    need to help me. You must help me.”


    Julian’s eyes shed with a trace of distress, but he tried hard to rx his tone. "Susan, I''ll help you.


    I''m your husband. You need to learn to trust me.”


    "I believe you. I trust you.” Susan waspletely lost, s o she asked, "Then, what should we do


    next?”


    "From thest time the nursing staff saw your brother to the time they discovered that he was


    missing, a total of 6 hours have passed. Throughout those 6 hours, he was on foot, so he shouldn''t


    be further than 8 0 kilometers. I’ll get people to set the nursing home as the center point and search


    an 80-kilometer radius. We''ll definitely find your brother," he assured calmly.