Chapter 314


    Chapter 314 The Man Who Stayed Overnight Downstairs


    Indeed, it wasn’t hard to investigate, as long as one wanted to, they could find out.


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    However, it was unknown how much the old man of the Hinton family had done to cover up this matter


    back then, and whether Alexander could trace it back to the Hinton family was also uncertain.


    That night, I didn’t sleep well, you could say I was restless.


    I woke up before dawn.


    Unable to sleep, I got up early and went downstairs. It was drizzling outside, the sky was gloomy and


    cold, truly making one feel somewhat oppressed.


    I turned on the underfloor heating in the living room and sat for a while before I gradually started to feel


    morefortable. Nestled in the sofa, I turned on the TV. It was still dark outside, so I nned to


    watch TV to pass the time.


    Just that. I didn’t find the TV series I wanted to watch, but I did see an unexpected piece of news.


    “Zhao, a former deputy director of River City,mitted suicide by jumping off a building at the city’s


    First Hospital early this morning.”


    Zhao?


    Hospital?


    These two keywords, in almost an instant, made me think of Jacob.


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    my phone and wanted to check the headline news. Sure enough, the first few headlines were marked


    with a ring red “breaking” tag, all about the suicide of officials from River City.


    Upon opening thements, the top one was asking who the suicide victim was. Someone in the


    know directly named Jacob, and some even started analyzing the reasons for his suicide.


    Dismissed from his job, with his daughter in jail, it was enough to crush him.


    I was scrolling through thement section when I unintentionally saw ament from a user named


    Little Bird, “Nowadays, people are so brazen about murder. It’s truly pathetic, this world.”


    One sentence piqued the curiosity of numerousizens.


    Netizen A, “Murder? Does the original poster have some big news? Please inform.”


    Netizen B, “If it really was a murder, it should be stated clearly. Why the mystery? Are you trying to start


    a fight or nning to nder


    someone?”


    Netizen C, “My friend at the hospital said that Zhao didn’tmit suicide, he was murdered. The police


    have sealed off the news and are investigating.”


    Looking at the mor in thement section, I pursed my lips, almost certain that Jacob was the one


    who had died.


    Jumped off a building tomit suicide?


    Given Jacob’s character, he certainly wouldn’t, even without a public position. Over the years, he had


    umted quite a bit of wealth in his hands, enough for him to live well for the rest of his life.


    Besides,


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    to look after her in prison. Given his affection


    for Gianna, it was impossible for him to abandon her.


    What exactly was going on here, something I didn’t know?


    Thinking back to what Emma and I talked about yesterday evening, I couldn’t help but feel a bit


    uneasy.


    “So early? Have you been up all night?” A voice came from the stairwell, it was Alexander.


    Putting away my phone, I turned to look at him and spoke softly, “Woke up early, did I disturb you?”


    He shook his head, walked over to the water dispenser to pour himself a drink, and said while filling his


    cup, “I haven’t been to thepany for a few days, I don’t know what’s going on, I’ll go there earlier.


    today…” As he spoke, he also caught sight of the morning news on TV.


    Frowned and asked, “The deputy bureau’s surname is Zhao? Who is that?”


    I pursed my lips, “It might be Jacob.”


    He sighed, unaware of the matters concerning Jacob and the Hinton family, let alone the fact that


    Gianna had kidnapped me. He casually remarked, “Such a pity to jump off a building after living good


    days for so long.”


    I didn’t answer, my mother also woke up early, the nanny came over with groceries in the morning,


    preparing breakfast in the kitchen.


    I wasn’t in the mood to eat, I nned to go ask Walter about the specific situation.


    Just as I stepped out, I saw the ck Bugatti outside the yard. I was stunned, and it took me a while to


    realize that it was Walter’s car. Why


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    It seemed unlikely.


    The only possibility was that he didn’t leave at allst night.


    Thinking of this, I couldn’t help but frown. What was this person up to?


    I walked up to the car, unable to see clearly inside, I raised my hand and knocked on the car window.


    “Click!” A sound came from the car, followed by the car window slowly rolling down. The driver’s seat


    back was slowly rising, it was not hard to see that it had beenid t before.


    Looking at the man’s slightly haggard face and the blue stubble sprouting from his chin, he really did


    sleep in the carst night.


    In the sub-zero temperatures of the night, he…


    Thinking of this, I frowned, opened the passenger door and got in the car. Looking at him, I suppressed


    my anger, “Did you stay here all night?”


    The back of the chair returned to its normal incline, the man leaned against it, his knuckles prominent


    as he pinched the bridge of his nose, his voice slightly weary as he said, “I can’t sleep when I go


    back.”


    I…


    For a moment, I was speechless. I pursed my lips, then said, “Jacobmitted suicide in the hospital


    early yesterday morning.”