"Yes, I might go back tomorrow."
Jacob leaned against the headboard and chatted with his mother on and off. His voice was soft, which
showed that he was very obedient when facing his mother. He was totally different from the usual him.
Nicole's heart sank as she heard Albertan's voice from Jacob's phone.
She hated herself, but she hated this woman much more.
If it hadn't been Albertan, who forced her to leave Jacob and even forced her to write the breakup letter,
she and Jacob wouldn't have experienced those pains.
Nicole hated her weakness and inability. She could only be controlled in the game. She hated the
arrogance of Jacob's mother, and the way his mother looked at her, as if she was a rubbish on the
roadside and she had no self-esteem, no personality, which could be trampled by anyone wantonly.
The woman she hated was the closely mother of the man who was once loved with all her heart and
now she had good feelings with once again.
Nicole was not only hated, but also angry. She was angry with Jacob's mother. She was angry that
Jacob's mother managed to break them up but put all the blame on her.
As for Jacob's mother, she was the one to blame. But she still got along well with Jacob and enjoyed
his love and respect.
For what?
Nicole turned around with her back to Jacob. She clenched her teeth to not lose her temper and not
reveal all the dirty past.
Of course Nicole thought she was not great, but she just didn't want Jacob to be hurt again. His love in
youth had collapsed in the heart of Jacob. She couldn't let Jacob doubt the family bond any more.
But after all, she was unwilling.
After Jacob hung up the phone, Jacob looked down and found that Nicole had closed her eyes and
seemed to be asleep.
"Good night."
Jacob bent over and kissed Nicole on her forehead. Then he turned off the bedside lamp and lay
beside her.
In the darkness, Nicole opened her eyes, and tears fell down her cheeks.
The next day, Jacob's assistant came to the villa and told Jacob that he had booked the ticket and
checked out of the hotel. And the luggage of Jacob and Nicole also were ready there.
Jacob had a bit breakfast that the driver bought and nodded, "what time is the flight?"
"Two o'clock in the afternoon."
"Okay, you get ready, as well. We will leave at half past eleven."
"Yes."
Jacob stood up and walked to the balcony. He looked at the beach outside. Nicole was sitting there,
with her back to him and her eyes focused on the sea.
Not knowing why, Jacob even felt that Nicole's back seemed so lonely and helpless.
It was like drawing a circle to serve as a prison, in which no matter how hard others tried, they couldn't
enter into her world.
He could only look at her from afar like now.
However, it was beyond his reach.
Jacob stared at Nicole for a while. He didn't go out to see her, instead, he called his assistant to the
study and began to discuss business.
The assistant keenly perceived that there was something wrong with Jacob by the expression on
Jacob's face. He looked at the direction of the balcony, and guessed that something was wrong, so he
didn't say anything.
Nicole sat on the beach alone, with the sea breeze blowing and hearing the sound of the waves. She
was finally in a better mood which was bothering her the whole night.
She sat there, looking at the sea. Suddenly she yearned for the life of those distant crew on the sea, far
away from the secular world, far away from disputes, and far away from all disturbance.
Since she heard the voice of Jacob's mother last night, Nicole was like there was a big stone in her
heart, and she couldn't breathe heavily.
She knew that there was no point in struggling. After all, the past was the past. Things had come to this
stage. Even if she told Jacob the truth back then, nothing could be changed.
Besides, She was really a coward at that time.
However, Nicole was neither a saint nor an actor. She couldn't pretend to be calm as she had mood
and thought about the things happened the night before, especially when she was with Jacob.
So after having the breakfast in a hurry, she pretended to go out for a walk. She walked to the beach
with a walking stick and stared blankly at the sea.
She was worried that Jacob would follow her. These days, she had a good time with him, and their
relationship was closer than before. Fortunately, Jacob was busy with other things so he did not come
with her. As a result, Nicole felt much more relieved.
After touching by the wind from sea to dumb. Nicole staggered to her feet and limped back to the villa.
Jacob was not in the bedroom. Nicole stood in the corridor for a few seconds and heard someone
talking in another room.
She walked towards that room and planned to ask Jacob when they would go back.
But before she reached the door, she heard the voice of the assistant talking with Jacob.
"Mr. Jacob, is your shoulder uncomfortable again?" The assistant sounded worried.
Outside the door, Nicole was shocked. She thought, 'Jacob's shoulder is injured?'
To her surprise, she knew nothing about it. These days, she was carried to and fro by Jacob, and she
didn't notice that there was something wrong with his arm.
"It's okay, I've got used to it." It sounded like Jacob didn't care it at all.
The assistant continued, "Mr. Jacob, I heard that the wound on your shoulder is a sequela of the car
accident a few years ago, right?"
But Jacob didn't reply anything.
"If it's really the sequela of the car accident, you can't ignore it. Otherwise, it will become more and
more serious."
"Okay, I know." It was obvious that Jacob didn't take his assistant's words seriously. He just temporized
and got up to go out. "It's about the time. I'm going to call Nicole. We should go now."
"Yes."
Nicole, who was listening attentively, didn't expect that Jacob would suddenly come out. Her ankle was
still injured, so she couldn't run away. She could only stand in embarrassment and looked at Jacob who
strode out of the room.
"When... When did you come here? " Jacob stopped his steps and looked at Nicole confusedly.
Nicole was uncomfortable with his questioning eyes. She looked away and said slowly, "just now..."
"Okay. Let's go to eat something. We'll go to the airport later."
"Okay."
She didn't resist but let Jacob lead her to the dinning table, carrying a plate of cake and eating it.
Jacob stared at the cake in Nicole's hand for a few seconds and said meaningfully, "don't forget to
make cake for me when we go back."
"What?" Nicole was stunned for a while, and then nodded, "okay."
Jacob noticed that Nicole was in low spirits. He frowned and asked her, "what's wrong? Aren't you
happy about going back home?"
Nicole looked at Jacob for a while, and then gritted her teeth. "I'm sorry."
"What?" Jacob was confused why Nicole suddenly said sorry to him.
Nicole put down the cake with great guilt in her eyes, "I heard that your shoulder was injured because
of the car accident. I'm sorry."
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