“Do you want me to courier this package to the office or will you come over to pick it up?” Theresa
asked. Even Theresa did not know why he wanted Armand to come to take the two kids. She also did
not know that he had gone to White City.
“What is it?” Matthew looked outside the window. Based on the location that Mr. Forbis sent, it did not
seem that there were any hospitals in that area.
“It’s a parcel for Dolores but there is no sender information. Ms. Flores saw it and asked me to give it to
you. I don’t know what the package contains.” She quickly added, “Since you asked Armand to take the
kids away, she had become somewhat cautious.”
Matthew knew that she would become apprehensive as soon as Armand went to her home. Boyce had
messaged him that Jeffery’s case would be determined in the coming days. So he expected that
Jeffery’s case would be determined once he returned from White City.
“Leave it with you. I’ll get it from you when I get back.” He came to White City to visit Jayden and would
be back thereafter. He was not at B city and there was no point in sending the package to his office.
“Okay then. Contact me when you’re back.”
“Is there a hospital around here?” Armand was driving the car, glanced rearwards, and said, “This place
looks familiar.”
Theresa heard Armand’s voice, said goodbye, and ended the call.
Matthew kept his phone and he noticed that this place looked like the place where Dolores learned
from Mr. Forbis how to create the Gambiered Canton Gauze.
“Just head towards the address.” He started to worry that Jayden was not at the hospital.
They drove along some dirt road for a while before coming to a sprawling courtyard with a grand
mansion.
“What is this place?” Asked Armand curiously.
“This is Granny’s place,” Andrew said. He knew as Dolores once brought him and his sister here.
Armand looked at him and then towards Matthew. It was obvious that Andrew meant Victoria. So this
was the Forbis residence?
Matthew suppressed his reactions and did not appear to be surprised by this. The car stopped and he
opened the door. The kids were delighted to return to this place and jumped out of the car.
“Is Grandpa here?” Amanda asked.
“Most likely.” If Jayden was at White City, then he would most probably be at the Forbis residence.
At this moment, Mr. Forbis walked out of the mansion and immediately quicken his pace when he saw
the two kids and said, “Wow, you two are here too!”
“We’re here to see grandpa!” The two kids said in unison.
“Great, great.” Mr. Forbis said happily. Mr. Forbis was overjoyed now that the facts are revealed and
Matthew personally brought the kids to the Forbis residence. Mr. Forbis looked at Matthew and noticed
that Matthew did not seem to share his sentiments and maintained an indifferent expression. He was
rather disappointed but continued to smile when he looked at the kids and remarked, “Let’s all go into
the house.”
Armand was impressed when he entered the courtyard of the mansion. He could see from the
architecture of the house that the Forbis family had a high social status in the past. Additionally, the
house was very well maintained considering its age.
“Wow, my goose swing is still here.” Amanda released her father’s hand and ran towards the swing
which was under the tree.
Matthew looked at Amanda and wondered that Dolores must have made the excuse to come over here
and stayed here. That was why she managed to know all the secrets.
“Your father is in that room. He is waiting for you inside. He wanted to see you and was worried that
you wouldn’t come. So he asked me to inform you that he was sick and was hospitalized.” Mr. Forbis
explained.
Matthew had guessed the same because he did not notice any hospitals on the way here. He said to
Armand, “Armand, please look after them.”
“Rest assured. I’m here.” Mr. Forbis quickly said. He had the responsibility to take care of the guests.
However, Matthew trusted Armand more to look after the kids.
Armand nodded and replied, “Go ahead.”
Mr. Forbis was disappointed and sighed. Armand quickly added, “That’s him, don’t take it to heart.”
“Have a seat.” Mr. Forbis pointed to the chair under the tree. Mr. Forbis served Armand a cup of water
and said, “You must be tired after the trip.”
Armand smiled and nodded.
Matthew entered the room. The room was decorated with a feminine flair. Jayden sat next to the
window in a rocking chair and faced outside. He had a blanket over his legs and his hair was white as
snow. The wrinkles on his face revealed his struggles through the years.
“You’re here.” Jayden did not turn around. Matthew did not answer but continued to walk towards him.
Jayden must have something to tell Matthew for asking him to go over. He was willing to hear what he
had to say.
Matthew stopped at the window and looked outside at the nearby forest. The forest was lush and green
at this time of the year.
“You should know where this place is.” Jayden still had his eyes closed as he exhaled a long breath
and said, “I have a lot of regrets in this life. I hope that you do not follow my footsteps and regret after
you lose it.” He had pondered about what he had done and although he did not harm anyone, many
things happened because he was not decisive enough.
He had already known that Jolene loved someone else and if he had rejected that marriage, then many
things would not have happened.
“She married me because of you. Although it looked like we were a loving couple all through these
twenty over years, I never knew if she ever loved me.”
She was in love with Nathan and they were each other’s first love. Nathan never married and their love
for each other never ended distinctly. Because he knew that Jolene still had feelings for Nathan, there
was a wedge in their marriage through the years. Thus, even when he realized that he had feelings for
Victoria, he never expressed his feelings for her. He only started to regret it after she left.
Jayden hoped that his son would not do anything that he would regret because of the previous
generation’s baggage. He said with a heavy heart, “I think that based on her love for you, she would
want you to be happy. She would not harm someone she loved because of revenge. You are an adult
and should know clearly how you feel.”
“I once thought about stopping you and force you to marry Ms. Herbert. That would stop the truth from
coming to light… but who could have thought that no matter how I tried, the truth could not be
suppressed. Perhaps that’s fate.”
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