The doorbell rang, and Jacob instinctively stood up and walked towards the front door.


    Halfway there, it suddenly urred to him that it was way past mid-night and he usually lived alone who woulde to his house at this hour? Realizing this, Jacob''s hair stood on end in an instant.


    He didn''t continue towards the door but instead detoured to the study to check the surveince monitor.


    Initially tense, Jacob choked up upon seeing who appeared on the monitor-it was none other than Adrian ckwood''s father standing at his doorstep. But this was even more frightening.


    What could Kim ckwood possibly want bying to his house in the middle of the night?


    And whye in person without calling first?


    Moreover, Kim brought two men with him who didn''t look easily fooled.


    Sure enough, he then felt that he hadn''t been in the right frame of mind when he answered that phone call, and that he had been seen to be too perfunctory. Now, they hade knocking on his door.


    Apparently growing impatient, Kim ckwood pressed the doorbell several times in quick session, as if he would keep ringing unless the door was opened. It was alreadyte into the night, and the continuous ringing of the doorbell was not ideal.


    Jacob sat in ce, hesitating for a while. After crafting a reason in his mind that seemed perfect, he stood up and walked toward the door.


    Upon opening the door, he pretended not to have seen Kim ckwood from the study and feigned surprise at the sight of him.


    "Uncle Kim, what brings you here sote at night?" Despite saying this, Jacob yawned, acting as if he had just woken up.


    Unexpectedly, Kim ckwood looked at him sternly, giving Jacob no chance to react before directly demanding, "Bring out the person."


    At hismand, the two stout men behind him immediately stepped forward, each grabbing one of Jacob''s arms and forcefully lifting him off his feet. Jacob, who had intended to pretend to be sleepy, was startled into full alertness and quickly said, "Uncle Kim, what''s happening? Is there a problem?" "Don''t y dumb. Tell me, what exactly is going on?"


    "It''s not like that, Uncle Kim. You can''t just ask me out of the blue; how am I supposed to know what you''re referring to?"


    Unfortunately, Kim ckwood hade to find out the full story and didn''t wish to waste time sparring words with Jacob.


    Seeing that Jacob still appeared unwilling to speak, he waved his hand and ordered, "You won''t talk? Fine, take him away. He''ll exin everything once we get back."


    The two strong men only obeyed Kim ckwood''s orders. With hismand given, they immediately began to haul Jacob away, prepared to leave.


    As Jacob watched himself getting closer to the elevator and realized that Kim ckwood was seriously intent on his purpose, he quickly blurted out, "I''ll talk, Uncle Kim-I''ll tell everything!"


    Hearing this, Kim ckwood paused in his steps and narrowed his eyes at him.


    "Ready to talk now? You''re not trying to trick me, are you?"


    "No, no, Uncle Kim, I swear I''m not trying to deceive you. But can you have them let go of me first?"


    Kim ckwood nced at their surroundings, realizing that even if they released Jacob, he wouldn''t be able to get far. He gestured broadly, "Let him go."


    The two strong men did asmanded and released Jacob..


    Jacob quickly rubbed his sore arms; the grip from the two men had been firm and unforgiving. He couldn''t afford to be taken away. Having only three hours to rest upon returning, he was due to visit Adrian ckwood soon. Although someone was watching over Adrian, he didn''t dare to take it lightly and hade back only to take a shower and rest for a couple of hours.


    But what would happen to Adrian ckwood if he were taken away by Kim ckwood?


    With no alternative, Jacob decided to disclose everything.


    Mr. ckwood, it''s not that I don''t want to keep your parents from worrying; it''s just that they are too astute to fool.


    After mentally voicing this, Jacob promptly began recounting all the recent events to Kim ckwood.


    At the end of the story, Kim ckwood''s face was extremely grim, dark as the bottom of a pot, and he pointed at Jacob in anger, "Such a serious incident has urred, and you still thought to conceal it?" Jacob could only offer an apologetic smile.


    "Well, I didn''t want to worry you and Aunt Margaret. Besides, I had nned to wait until Mr. ckwood woke up to let him manage the situation. Mr. ckwood certainly wouldn''t want you to worry, so that''s why I..." "Where is he now?"


    "Uncle Kim, I''ll take you there. Please don''t be angry anymore; it''s bad for your health."


    However sincere his acknowledgement of error, at this moment, Adrian ckwood was too upset to want to speak with him. He simply couldn''tprehend how such a significant matter could be kept from him-what strange logic was this? Was he supposed to wait until a real disaster struck before being informed?


    And then, with everything set in stone, he wouldn''t have to worry or be troubled?


    The more he thought about it, the angrier Kim ckwood became, and he couldn''t help but scold Jacob again.


    Jacob was mortified, knowing he deserved the reproach yet feeling the urge to retort.


    "Then, Uncle Kim, I truly didn''t mean to hide it from you. Let me give you an example if you knew about this, would you tell Aunt Margaret?"


    Predictably, this question left Kim ckwood speechless.


    Seeing him not answer, Jacob wore a look that said he had anticipated this response. "See? Uncle Kim, even you wouldn''t want to tell Aunt Margaret. And why is that? Because you care about her, you''re worried about making her anxious, so you dare not tell her. It''s the same reason I didn''t tell you and Aunt Margaret. Mr. ckwood cares about you. If I had spoken up, he would surely me me when he woke up."


    Kim ckwood scoffed.


    "So, all this talking is it to convince me not to me you?"


    "You''re saying all this to convince me not to me you, right?"


    "No, no, I wouldn''t dare think that way. I just wanted to rify things."


    "Cut the talk and tell the driver to speed up."


    "Oh, okay."


    Jacob immediately instructed the driver to increase speed.


    About twenty minutester, the car stopped at the entrance of the hospital.


    Upon reaching the hospital, Kim ckwood''s expression immediately turned somber again. Turning his head, he asked, "Is there someone watching over him at the hospital?"


    Jacob hesitated for a moment before nodding.


    "Of course, there is someone with him. And don''t worry, Uncle Kim, I wasn''t nning on going home to rest for the night. I was just going back to take a shower and nned to return here in two or three hours." Hearing this, Kim ckwood felt somewhat reassured.


    On the way to the ward, he asked a few more questions about Adrian ckwood''s safety and was relieved to hear that Adrian was currently unconscious but not in life-threatening danger.


    Upon reaching the ward, what he saw was Adrian ckwood lying on the hospital bed, looking much thinner than before, lying there silently.


    The sight almost brought tears to the father''s eyes.


    However, because there were many people around, Kim ckwood managed to restrain himself. He then checked the surroundings and noticed that only Adrian ckwood was there; Eva was nowhere to be seen.