Chapter 507


    Eugene put down his beer mug. "I just asked Olivia. She said that Jewel was locked up in a warehouse


    due to a scheme by her coworkers at Double Dragon Court. They then set fire to the warehouse, and


    Jewel''s throat was hurt from all the smoke during that fire."


    Alex found it hard to believe. "Who set her up?"


    From the way he looked, he looked like he wanted nothing more than to kill those involved.


    "A killer from Double Dragon Court. You shouldn''t be angry. Competition is everywhere. Truth be told, I


    think she ended up finding fortune from her misfortune. She technically died at Double Dragon Court,


    but isn''t it better to be well and alive than being cooped up in a ce like the Court? If she had


    remained at Double Dragon Court, you might not have been able to see her now!"


    Alex gave it some thought and figured Eugene had a point. How could missions not be dangerous?


    "Just how much did she suffer? How did she end up as a killer at the Court?"


    "That might be something I''ll have to ask you about," Eugene said.


    Alex was lost. "Why me?"


    "What happened between you two back then?" Eugene asked.


    Alex let out a long sigh. "We had an argument. It just so happened that I had been discussing a project


    from abroad at work during those few days. I was away on a business trip for a week, and when I got


    back, I saw the letter she left for me. She said something about how she fell in love with another man,


    how we shouldn''t be together, and how our meeting was a mistake. She even told me not to look for


    her. I was so furious then, feeling that she had betrayed me. But secretly, I searched for her for a long


    time. However, I was unable to find her."


    "It was just an argument. How did it get so bad to the point that she just fled to another country?"


    Eugene asked.


    Alex didn''t make a sound. He seemed to be in the middle of a memory.


    North didn''t seem interested in their conversation. After dinner, he grabbed hisptop and headed to


    the living room. It''s just a matter of them splitting up back then over a misunderstanding, and now she


    doesn''t recognize him anymore. Oh… he''s got it worse than Daddy. At least Daddy still has me around


    to help him.


    But Alex and Jewel had no one else to lean on.


    All of a sudden, North''s forehead screwed up into a frown. A little girl with a ponytail appeared in his


    mind''s eyes, saying, "Thank you for saving me!"


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    Crap! I had been overly excited then. All I know is that she''s called Dora. I forgot to ask for herst


    name! How am I supposed to look for her when I grow up? North turned on hisptop, wondering if he


    would be able to find Dora''s name on the list of people living on the ind, but he ended up deting


    the moment he saw the list. There were far too many people on it.


    Perhaps checking the CCTVs would be faster…


    Meanwhile, Alex made a sound atst after a long while. "You know, my mother always opposed me


    and Jean dating each other. That night, my mother finally caved in after all my pleading and agreed to


    have dinner with Jean at seven. Jean texted me, saying she was in the middle of a meeting, and that


    she woulde straight to the restaurant after work. I waited until seven, but I didn''t see her. She


    didn''t answer my messages either, nor did she pick up my calls. Later, my mother and I waited until half


    past seven, and she got angry. So, I had no choice but to send my mother home before picking Jean


    up."


    "When I saw her, she was exiting a hotel with a man who had been pursuing her, and there were


    hickeys on her neck too. I was crazy with anger then, and I said so many hurtful things without thinking.


    I told her that she was cheap and shameless, and then I beat the guy up. That night, I passed out


    drunk at Ruby Pce. And the next day, I immediately embarked on my business trip. By the time I got


    back, she had already left me."


    Eugene frowned. In the past, during simr situations, he would always say that the couple weren''t a


    good match for each other as an answer to the topic. Today was the first time he had ever heard Alex


    talk about his own situation in such detail. No wonder he never brought it up. He probably feels


    ashamed to talk about how he had been cheated on.


    Ever since that day, Eugene had never heard Alex bring up Jean again. As time went on, the more


    taboo Jean''s name became, and the bigger the yboy Alex became too. Yet, Alex never had the


    same woman by his side. If this wasn''t a sign that he cared, then what was it?