Chapter 144 At All Costs


    Jacob walked to the table. Before he could say anything, the man said, "Have a seat."


    Jacob didn''t feel embarrassed, but said naturally, "Sorry for keeping you wait."


    Soon, the shop owner served a te of peanuts, steamed pork and half kilo of liquor. Jacob looked at


    the dishes in front of him numbly and had no appetite. In fact, he had been thinking about the fact that


    Sara had rushed out, and he was not relieved yet.


    "Just eat. Don''t worry. There''s no poison." The man in the peaked cap said in a hoarse but mature


    voice.


    Jacob picked up the chopsticks and had a piece of meat. He felt that he had indeed met a legendary


    warrior. This man even spoke in a special style.


    "How about the thing I asked you to investigate?" Jacob went straight to the point. Everyone would see


    his impatience.


    "I''ve heard that you''re experienced and patient. But as what I have seen today, you''re just so-so." After


    saying that, the man burst intoughter. Hisughter was so bold and unconstrained that it made


    people unable to be angry.


    Jacob smiled. He always liked to be straightforward, but he didn''t expect to be satirized this time. ''Well,


    forget it. Just take it as I found a master today.''


    The two of them just drank a lot and ate much. After drinking a few sses of liquor, Jacob felt that his


    body was extremely hot.


    Then the thin man showed his achievement to Jacob. They chatted with each other untilte in the


    afternoon. Then Jacob left with satisfaction.


    There was always a kind of person who could make people feel like old friends at first sight. Jacob


    even had the idea of bing sworn brothers with him. If it had been in ancient times, it would have


    been implemented directly. But now, Jacobughed at himself for being so naive.


    Walking out of the tavern, Jacob felt very happy. Maybe it was because they met in secret, the two of


    them walked away separately. Jacob went out first, and the man in peaked cap was still drinking and


    eating, looking like a hero in the ssic novel.


    Jacob quickly passed through the long corridor and saw a furtive person at the entrance. Jacob lit a


    cigarette. He hadn''t tried Taekwondo for a long time and didn''t know how it was going.


    Fortunately, the man walked away as soon as he saw someoneing. Jacob let out a sigh of relief.


    He was right.


    He took out his phone and called Alice. He had forgotten to go back to the vi to see his father on the


    weekend.


    After dialing Alice''s number, he heard her soft voice. This kind of voice used to be his aesthetic


    standard, but now it no longer was. It turned out that a man would love everything of a woman because


    he loved her the person, not that he would fall in love with a woman only after loving everything of her.


    Fortunately, Jacob understood it.


    "Hello, Jacob. What''s wrong?" Alice sat up straight and pressed her beating heart.


    "Alice, I suddenly remember that I have something to deal with this weekend. So..." Jacob was


    interrupted by Alice before he could finish his sentence.


    Alice said anxiously, "So, the weekend party is cancelled?" For a moment, she was a little depressed.


    Was it a joke?


    Jacob took a puff on his cigarette and thought for a while. "No. I just want to advance the party to


    Friday. Do you have time?"


    Alice was surprised and pleased, but she answered calmly, "If you are very busy, I can adjust the time.


    I actually have arrangement on Friday."


    "Well, if you are busy, next week is okay for me." Jacob heard his footsteps'' echo in the narrow alley


    and frowned.


    "It doesn''t matter. I''m not busy. It''s more important to see you." Alice hurriedly said. She was afraid that


    Jacob would change his mind the next second. She was as ufortable as an ant on a hot pot now.


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    "Okay. I''ll pick you up at thepany on Friday. Let''s talk about itter." Jacob took a deep puff on his


    cigarette, threw it on the ground, and stepped on it with his leather shoes.


    Taking a deep breath, he quickened his pace. After thest car ident, Jacob realized that he was


    not safe. He was not frightened, but he had to be alert.


    He quickly walked out of the alley, thinking of how much liquor he had drunk. In the past, normally he


    would ask his assistant to pick him up. But now, it was inconvenient, not to mention that his assistant


    was a female. He still couldn''t forget Andy.


    He clicked on the self-driving system in the car, thinking that if the police caught him drunk driving, his


    unique self-driving system would be exposed. Maybe he could develop a project on this basis. Thinking


    of this, Jacob smiled bitterly.


    What the man in peaked cap said just now really made Jacob worried. However, on the other hand,


    only by knowing both oneself and the enemy could one win the battles. Jacob recalled the conversation


    just now. It turned out that there always had been a conspiracy that he didn''t know.


    Squinting his eyes, he thought of his father. After so many years of hard work, he had to fulfill his


    father''s wish, keep his painstaking efforts, and even at all costs.


    Now he could understand Sara''s choice then. At that time, he just thought that Sara could sell


    everything for money. Only after he went through it would he understand that it was not about money,


    but faith. If she didn''t want to protect the person she wanted to protect, who would be so desperate.


    Thinking of this, Jacob felt heartbroken. He didn''t know since when he felt like he was ill. The thought


    of Sara made his heart ache. Whether it was the things she had used, the ce she had passed, or the


    food she liked. Jacob had never thought that one person would have such a huge and imperceptible


    impact on another.


    When he returned to the vi, he found that Winnie didn''t cook, which surprised him. Usually, except


    when he told her that he wouldn''t go home for dinner, Winnie would wait for him with the meal well


    cooked.


    He opened the door and felt that the vi was a little dark. Winnie didn''t turn on the light. Wasn''t she


    there?


    Jacob frowned. It was getting dark. Why would Winnie go out. He went to Winnie''s room and called her


    several times. Then he heard her weak answer. Jacob pushed the door open and saw Winnie lying on


    the bed weakly.


    Jacob''s face changed dramatically, but his voice was still calm. He asked with concern, "Winnie, what''s


    wrong with you? Are you sick?"


    Winnie''s face looked red. Obviously, she was having a fever. "Mr. Jacob, I''m fine. I just caught a cold


    when the weather was cold." After saying that, Winnie coughed twice.


    "Wait a minute. I''ll call the family doctor for you right away." Jacob said anxiously. He took out his


    phone and wanted to call the family doctor. Winnie didn''t want to cause him any trouble. Jacob didn''t


    know how long she had been sick at home.


    He frowned and asked the family doctor toe home as soon as possible. Sure enough, it was a


    difficult thing that no one else was at home.


    "Mr. Jacob, I''ll get up and cook for you. You must be hungry." Winnie was about to get up, but after


    struggling for a while, she had no strength to sit up.


    Jacob frowned and said with concern, "I just ate. But you, Winnie, haven''t you eaten anything for a


    day? Why didn''t you tell me earlier? If something happens to you, I will be guilty."


    Winnie blushed, not knowing whether it was because of embarrassment or fever. "I''m sorry, Mr. Jacob.


    I''m getting old. I''m sorry to trouble you."


    Jacob felt a stabbing pain in his heart. Winnie was still trying to apologize to him. "Winnie, what are you


    talking about? It''s my fault that I didn''t care enough about you. I didn''t even know you were sick. In this


    way, I will employ a few more people toe here in a few days, so that you can have apanion. I


    didn''t like to have many people at home before, and I thought it''s enough to have you." Jacob had


    made up his mind. It was too tired for Winnie to take care of this house all day long.


    "Mr. Jacob, in fact, I think I''m too old to help you in the future. If I stay here, I will get sick from time to


    time, so that I won''t be able to serve you. So, I want to..." Winnie wanted to say something but stopped


    on a second thought. She didn''t know what she could do if she resigned. But she felt sorry for bringing


    trouble to Mr. Jacob in the future.


    Jacob didn''t expect that Winnie would say so, and he felt sad. "Winnie, what are you talking about? I


    don''t allow you to say that. You have been here for a lifetime, and I have already treated you as my


    elder. How can I let you go? You''d better give up this idea." Jacob frowned and had mixed feelings in


    his heart.


    Winnie felt warm in her heart, "Mr. Jacob, I know, but I feel sorry for bringing you trouble in the future."


    "Don''t mention it. It''s a deal. You are not allowed to go anywhere. This is your home. You don''t have to


    think about anything else. I will handle it well." Jacob looked dignified and unquestionable.