After finishing the work at hand, I took Krista to the hospital to see Romeo. On the way, I told her about the surveillance.
At ten o’clock, there was a knock from the bodyguard at the door. “Young master, Mr. Jacob is here.”
Hearing the name, Krista looked at me warily. “Why is he here?”
I shook my head and immediately got up. “I’ll go out and have a look.”
I opened the door and went out of the room to see Uncle Jacob carrying a lunch box.
“Master, the old lady made some snacks for me to bring to Master Romeo,” he said, lifting the lunch box and handing it to me.
There was no expression on my face, and I took the lunch box. “Didn’t I say yesterday that I wouldn’t let Grandma do it?”
He smiled kindly and said, “Young master, you should be considerate of the old lady’s mood. As a great grandmother, it is reasonable for her to worry about her great-grandson. You let her wait for news at home every day, so she must be very upset.”
“I see. Go back and tell Grandma that she won’t have to bother so much tomorrow. I have arranged for someone to prepare food for Romeo.”
“Is it the hotel?”
I looked at him. “No, Milo found the cook.”
I didn’t tell Uncle Jacob the truth, of course not.
Jacob didn’t plan to go, but asked, “Young master, are you worried?”
“No.”
“Young master, I watched you grow up. You have something on your mind, but you can’t hide it from me.”
I feel annoyed in my heart.
Yes, I grew up with him watching me. I never hide my emotions in front of him.
I think Uncle Jacob is my father, but what about him?
For so many years, have I been cheated on all the time?
“Young master, although I have no ability, I think I can still share your worries and work for you. If you need anything, you can tell me and I will try my best to help you.”
I clenched my fist. “Last night, the Snow Court recruited a thief, and my evidence cup was missing.”
He was surprised, “How did this happen? When did Fischer’s mansion become so unsafe?”
“The thief avoided all the surveillance in the Fischer’s mansion. This person must know the house very well.”
“Master, I really don’t know how to comfort you in this matter, but I believe that other evidence will be found.”
Normally, when you hear this kind of news, shouldn’t you say that you must catch the thief and find the evidence as soon as possible?
Sure enough, some people, when you wear a discrimination mirror to look at them, can easily find each other’s differences.
Before, I was fooled by the mask Uncle Jacob was wearing.
I really don’t know how much more he is doing out of sight.
“Uncle Jacob, that’s it. Go back to the Fischer’s mansion first. I’ll go back later. I have a few things to do here. When the time comes, remember to help me.”
“Okay,” he said, looking inside. “I want to go in and see Romeo, is it okay?”
“Romeo is playing, so don’t disturb him. Krista hasn’t allowed Romeo to see guests recently.”
He nodded again and said, “Then I won’t make trouble for the young master. I hope he will recover soon.”
After watching him leave, I handed the pastry box to the bodyguard on the side. “Find someone to test it and see if these things have been tampered with.”
After the bodyguard left, I also returned to the ward.
Krista looked in the direction of the door and asked, “Where is he?”
“He went back, he is here to help Grandma send snacks.”
Krista’s pov
Seeing him come in empty-handed, I knew that Cheney was untrustworthy.
Near noon, Cheney received a message.
He said to my uncle, “Uncle, Krista and I are going out.”
Uncle then waved his hand and said, “Just go, don’t worry about us here.”
Cheney and I went out of the ward and I asked curiously, “Where are we going? The company?”
He said seriously, “Back to the Fischer’s mansion.”
He was so fast that I could hardly keep up. “What are we going to do in the Fischer’s mansion at this time?”
On his face, with a touch of determination he said, “To settle accounts.”
I paused. “Looking for… Uncle Jacob?”
He didn’t answer, but the expression on his face seemed to tell me that I didn’t guess wrong.
Back at the Fischer’s mansion, he took me by the hand and entered the Plum Court.
Grandma and grandpa are here, so is Jacob.
Seeing that we were back together, Grandma asked, “Krista, how did Romeo eat my snack? Is it still good for his appetite?”
I nodded to her. “Grandma, Romeo ate very well. Thank you very much. You really worked hard.”
“Hey, I’m not working hard. It’s you and Cheney. I hope our Romeo can recover soon and come back to us soon.”
I nodded. “Yes, this boy seems to be fine today. Doctors say that his recovery ability is amazing.”
“But even so, he has to stay in the hospital for a few more days and recover well. After all, he is still a child. After such a big incident, he must eat nutritious food for his body to recover.”
“Grandma, you can rest assured that Cheney has arranged these things properly.” After I finished saying that, I turned to look at Cheney.
His expression is somewhat dignified at the moment.
Cheney’s pov
Grandpa seemed to feel that something was wrong in the atmosphere, so he first asked, “Cheney, what are you doing with a cold face? What happened?”
I frowned. “Grandpa, I found Romeo’s murderer.”
Jacob, behind Grandpa, looked up at me.
I can feel his gaze from the corner of my eye, but I didn’t look at him.
Grandma got up. “Who is it? I want to see who was so daring that he dared to try to kill my great-grandson.”
I looked at Jacob. “Uncle Jacob, did you see anyone else after you left me last night?”
“Why does the young master ask?”
“Whoever you have seen is a suspect.”
Jacob looked at me, his expression obviously panicked. “Young master, I don’t understand what you mean by this.”
“The only people who know that the Snow Court has found physical evidence are the two people I sent to investigate, me and you. But last night, the fake physical evidence I put in the Snow Court, waiting to attract the murderer to the bait, was stolen.”
His face is already white a few minutes, “Young master, I…”
He stopped talking. After a moment, he went around to Grandpa and knelt down with a splash.
Grandpa unknown so, “Jacob, what are you doing? Get up.”
“Master, let me kneel, I am sorry for you.” He hung his head.
Grandpa shouted, “What is a big man like you doing there? Cheney didn’t say anything about you. He just asked who you met. Just tell him. Why was that man very important to you?”
“I… I haven’t seen anyone,” he shook his fist. “It’s me.”
Grandpa was stunned. “Say it again.”
“It was me who stole the physical evidence.”
Grandpa got up, picked up his crutch, and hit Jacob hard on the back.
Jacob didn’t move
Grandpa shouted excitedly, “Jacob, you are confused.”
Grandma on the side also closed her eyes. She looked at Jacob and said, “Jacob, why did you steal that thing?”
“Old lady, I was confused for a while. I gave the medicine.”
“What?” Grandpa angrily picked up crutches and smashed Jacob a few times. “Are you crazy? Are you crazy? Ah, did I raise you to make you repay good with bad?”
“Master, I was wrong, I’m really not aiming at the young master. I am jealous of Nolan. If he didn’t come, I would be the one to take care of the young master. I have been looking forward to that day for a long time. At that time, I was angry, so I wanted to warn him with that medicine. If this medicine is used on adults, it will be vomiting and diarrhea at most, but I didn’t expect that the water would be drunk by the young master. I… I have been unable to sleep and eat these days, and I am afraid that the young master will make any mistakes. I have never felt that time is so difficult in my life. Master, you can hit me, and you can kill me, I will never say a word. It’s my fault. I’m sorry, I’m sorry for the old lady, I’m sorry for the young master and Mrs. Fischer, and I’m even more sorry for the young master Romeo. I… I’m really to blame for all my mistakes. ”
Grandpa sat down on the sofa with some weakness and sighed, “Because of jealousy, you can do such a bad thing? Is that what I taught you?”
Jacob didn’t respond, just kneeling and bowing hard on the ground.
I didn’t expect Jacob to confess so easily.
I clearly prepared so much evidence…
Jacob knelt down and came to me. “Young master, I’m really ashamed to see you, because I almost cost you young master. I really don’t know how to make up for my mistakes. I’m sorry, I’m really sorry.”
I sighed, “Uncle Jacob, your position in the Fischer’s mansion is very important. In this house, if you say a word, everyone is for your life, and my grandparents trust you. I even respect you so much, but is this what you give to us in return?”
“Young master… I know, you must be very disappointed in me, I…”
“I am very disappointed, very.” I squatted down and looked in front of him. “Uncle Jacob, I have always regarded you as a father figure. I dare to share all my things with you. I will not shy away from some important things, but what are you doing now?”
“I’m sorry, young master.” He hit his head hard on the ground and stopped getting up.
I stared at him with a bleak look in my eyes. “I want you to tell the truth now, why on earth did you poison Romeo?”
He looked up. “Master, I swear, my goal is really not Master Romeo, I am…”
“Do you believe what you say?” I snapped, “Uncle Jacob, you are not a jealous person for such a small thing. The reason why you say this is nothing more than finding an excuse for yourself. When I was a child, you taught me that for me to be a man, I need to be bold, but what are you doing now? Do you really want me to look down on you?”
He looked at me and couldn’t speak for a long time.
I saw that he refused to let go, so I already spoke. “Six years ago, you forced Krista away from me. Six years later, you almost cost me my own flesh and blood. No matter what your reason is, it is unforgivable to me.”
Grandpa frowned. “What do you mean, forcing Krista away six years ago?” He looked at Jacob’s back and shouted, “What did you do to Krista?”