Chapter 310


    Upon hearing my words, Jan''s face became a clouded mystery. He stared at me, frozen, but his


    hands clenched involuntarily. It was clear that a struggle was taking ce within him.


    "Just imagine, Jan. If my kid was in his clutches, wouldn''t he do the same? Isn''t it terrifying?"


    "He wouldn''t."


    Iughed sardonically, "But he killed his child. If he could bring himself to do that, what wouldn''t he dare


    do? Poor Evan, just gone like that. If he had been given a chance to grow up, he might have been a


    real credit. But Jerome ruined it. Can you close your eyes? Do you dare sleep? Aren''t you afraid of


    retribution?”


    In my rage, I said whatever came to mind, releasing all the pent-up words from my heart. I felt a sense


    of relief wash over me.


    For the sake of Evan, I subjected Jan to a mental interrogation.


    But wasn''t this also a test for me?


    I had to admit, I was not free from me in the development of these events.


    I sat back down on the couch, drained, "Ask Jerome, Jan. When he pushed Evan into the storm


    drain without hesitation, did he ever consider that Evan could have been his child?"


    Jan stepped back, "No, it couldn''t have been him."


    At his words, I burst into uncontrobleughter, nearly gasping for breath.


    This was the most ridiculous thing I''d heard. After theughter subsided, I leaned back, weakly, and


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    murmured, "Go ask Jerome, Jan."


    Jan stood in front of me as if he was utterly clueless about what had happened. He stayed like this


    for a while until the sharp ring of his phone startled him. He quickly pulled it out of his pocket, nced


    at the screen, and his face stiffened. He sneakily nced at me but didn''t answer the call, hanging up


    instead.


    I feigned ignorance and closed my eyes.


    Jan hesitated, then sat next to me. I realized then that this call was significant.


    "Honey, don''t get too upset. Don''t listen to the rumors and the nonsense."


    I opened my eyes, and he quickly corrected himself, "Of course, I''m not trying to excuse Jerome. But,


    my intention wasn''t to harm Evan."


    "You do what you have to do. I can''t manage everything. Evan was your family''s child. None of you


    seemed to care, so why should I waste my energy worrying about it and upsetting you?"


    "I''m not upset. How could I be? I don''t me you. I know you''re kind-hearted. I didn''t expect things to


    turn out like this either. When you pointed it out, it hit me hard."


    I was tired of his rambling and interrupted him, "Go do your work. Didn''t you get a call? I don''t want to


    hear about Evan anymore. You better handle your mess."


    He nodded repeatedly, "Don''t worry about it. I won''t take thepany''s matters lightly."


    Seeing that I wasn''t paying attention to him anymore, he stood up and said, "I''ll go handle some


    business. I''ll be backter. This bag is full of the things you asked for. Everything is here. I didn''t hide


    anything."


    I didn''t respond, and he added, "I''ll be going then."


    When I heard his footsteps retreating, I slowly opened my eyes. He was no longer in my sight.


    I looked at Hannah, and she immediately got what I meant, dialing a number. I heard her telling the


    person on the other end, "Keep a close eye on him. Make sure to find out who he is meeting."


    I nced at the bag of documents next to me. It was heavy. I was a bit puzzled, so I sat up and opened


    the bag. Inside were six property deeds and six keys. No wonder the bag was so heavy.


    After lunch, I took a short nap, and then Hannah and I checked out the six properties. I asked Hannah


    to put all of them up for sale immediately, leaving nothing behind, to prevent any future issues.


    I was convinced that Jan wouldn''t dare to deceive me in this matter. His triumphant expression when


    he returned with these items was proof enough that he wasn''t holding anything back.


    Finally, something had gone right in my day.


    In the evening, just as we got home, we received some bad news, Jerome had gone missing.