Chapter 432


    Chapter 432 Jacob Is Gone


    “But I’m not happy to see you like this. Ana, I’m only happy if you’re happy”


    Yuliana would have found these words sweet if he had said them three years ago.


    But now, she only found them to be ironic.


    Yuliana stared at him for a few seconds before turning her eyes away. “Don’t act so affectionate. It’s


    disgusting.”


    When she was done speaking, she picked up her phone and went into the bathroom.


    Yuliana stayed in the bathroom for a long time.


    Christopher was nowhere to be found when she came out.


    She stood in a daze for a few seconds, only to feel that the room was too quiet.


    The weather outside the window was gloomy, and everything seemed lifeless.


    It made her feel depressed.


    The police never called, even when the sky had turned dark. Instead, it was Jacob who called.


    “Yuliana, why is my mom’s phone still turned off?” Jacob was obviously anxious.


    Yuliana took a deep breath and pretended to be calm. “Maybe she couldn’t buy a new phone because


    she’s been busy these days.”


    Jacob continued, “But Mom isn’t like this. It doesn’t take much time to buy a phone, and the brand of


    the phone she normally uses isn’t expensive. Mom knows that I’d talk to her every day, so there’s no


    way she wouldn’t buy a new one after so many days. Yuliana, maybe you could send me Chandler’s


    number? I’ll call him and ask about what happened. Mom wasn’t in great condition when I transferred


    to Juxshire. I’m worried about her being home alone.”


    “Um… Jake, I’m outside now, so it’s not a convenient time to talk. Perhaps I could call Chandlerter


    and tell him to visit Aunt Sabrina? I’ll call you again by then. Will that do?” Yuliana didn’t know how to


    tell Jacob that Sabrina had disappeared.


    After all, they had not confirmed that the dead body was Sabrina.


    “Jacob is only a teenager. How could he bear the news?” she thought.


    Jacob kept silent for a while. When he spoke again, the anxiousness in his tone was much more


    evident. He also sounded a little choked up as he said, “Tell me honestly, Yuliana. Something’s


    happened to Mom, hasn’t it?”


    “Stop worrying so much.” Yuliana paused, and as if trying tofort herself too, she said, “Nothing will


    happen to Aunt Sabrina, Jake.”


    Jacob fell silent for a moment before he said in a low voice, “Okay, Yuliana.”


    Hearing his answer, Yuliana felt a little relieved. “You have self-study in the evening, don’t you?” she


    asked. Jacob was in the ninth grade that year, so he had a much tighter schedule. Hence, the school


    arranged self-study sessions in the morning and evening, specifically for students living on campus.


    “Yes,” Jacob answered absentmindedly.


    “Study hard at school and call me if you need anything,” Yuliana instructed.


    “Okay,” Jacob replied again. “Yuliana, I’m going to go self-study now. I’ll hang up first.”


    “Go ahead.”


    With that, Jacob hung up the call.


    Christopher came back at around 8 p.m. He had left for more than two hours and brought some food


    when he returned.


    Yuliana still had no appetite but still forced herself to eat something.


    After that, Christopher gave Yuliana a few pills for colds he had bought.


    Yuliana couldn’t fight the drowsiness anymore after she took the medicine. She sat on the couch and


    fell


    asleep soon after


    Christopher wiped her face, hands, and feet with a hot towel and carried her to bed.


    However, she didn’t sleep for long.


    At 10:30 p.m., Yuliana was woken up by Christopher.


    “Ana, wake up.”


    She was in a daze as she stared at Christopher standing by the bed. She was a little slow because of


    the medicine.


    A momentter, Yuliana sat up from the bed abruptly. “Is there a call from the police?”


    “No.” Christopher held Yuliana’s phone as he continued, “Mr. Sablich from Juxshire Middle School


    called and said that Jacob is missing.”


    Ss Sablich was Jacob’s homeroom teacher.


    “Missing?” Yuliana’s face turned pale in an instant.


    She subconsciously assumed that Jacob had disappeared just like Sabrina did.


    “Don’t panic just yet. Mr. Sablich said that Jacob didn’t attend the evening self-study session and


    wasn’t in his dorm as well. He asked Jacob’s ssmates about his whereabouts, and one of them said


    they saw him leaving the school at 6 p.m. He left on his own,” Christopher quickly said.


    Jacob had just transferred to Juxshire Middle School, and he wasn’t familiar with the students in his


    ss. Besides, his ss was the worst in the ninth grade, and most students in his ss were spoiled,


    rich kids.


    In fact, he didn’t fit in very well.


    “He left on his own?”


    Yuliana pondered about it before asking, “Did Mr. Sablich call him?”


    “Yes, but he didn’t answer.”


    Then, Yuliana reached her hand out and said, “Give me my phone.”


    Christopher handed her the phone at that.


    Yuliana immediately unlocked it and called Jacob.


    After a short time of waiting, the call was answered by Jacob.


    “Jake, where are you?”


    Yuliana could already guess what had happened. Jacob had secretly returned to Yrinas because he


    was worried about his mother.


    “Yuliana,” Jacob said, his voice tinged with tears.


    Yuliana’s eyes stung with tears when she heard his voice. “Did you go home?”


    “Yes,” Jacob choked out. “Where’s my mom? Did she abandon me?”


    It was not surprising that Jacob would think so.


    After all, Sabrina had asked him to transfer to Juxshire suddenly. She had been nagging him about


    many things, and her phone was turned off for several days. Jacob thought it was because Sabrina


    wasn’t feeling well, but he realized she wasn’t home when he arrived.


    On top of that, the suitcase she usually used, which was kept in the wardrobe, had disappeared.


    “No, Aunt Sabrina will never abandon you.” Yuliana was concerned about Jacob being alone. She lifted


    the nket and asked, “Jake, you’re home, right?”


    “Yeah, I just arrived.”


    He had rented a rideshare to Yrinas.


    The driver drove fast when he saw that the boy was in a hurry. He didn’t waste much time on the way.


    “Then wait for me at home. I’ll be right there.”


    Jacob quickly answered, “You don’t have toe, Yuliana. It’s sote now, and it’ll take you hours to


    come from Juxshire. I can handle being alone at home… It’s just… Where on earth has Mom gone to?”


    Yuliana fell silent


    Yes Where is Sabrina?” she wondered.


    It only took 40 minutes for them to reach Sabrina’s house from the hotel


    The whole building was brightly lit when they arrived


    Yuliana opened the door and went in Jacob was sitting on the couch in the living room, staring at


    Damian’s memorial que.


    He was still wearing the uniform of Juxshire Middle School, but he was too thin. The uniform hung


    loosely over him.


    “Jake,” Yuliana called out to him.


    Jacob turned toward her His eyes fell on Yuliana’s face first, and then he nced at Christopher behind


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    If Yuliana hadn’t told him over the phone that she was in Yrinas, Jacob wouldn’t have imagined she


    would rush over so quickly


    While Yuliana was on the way, Jacob had thought about many things.


    Yuliana would nevere to Yrinas for no reason. He couldn’t get in touch with Sabrina too, and the


    house was empty


    Yuliana walked up to him and asked gently, “Why didn’t you ask for leave from your teacher or tell me


    you’ll being back?”