Watching Jane cry uncontrollably, Kelly could only silently accompany her, offering her shoulder.
“Good child, don’t cry. Everything will pass with time.”
Recalling the bits and pieces with her mother, this life felt like a movie playing in her mind. There was even an illusion that everything that had just happened was like a dream, as if it would all return to the starting point when they woke up tomorrow.
Unfortunately, no matter how much a person changed, they wouldn’t come back.
After a while, Jane’s sorrowful mood was temporarily relieved, and Finley also entered with Mayank in her arms, placing the child in Jane’s embrace.
“Take a look at the child.”
Kelly also approached, trying to amuse the baby still in swaddling clothes. “This child is so beautiful, surely looks like his father.”
That sentence completely angered Jane. “This is not Patrick’s child.”
Kelly was immediately stunned upon hearing this. “Aren’t all these children yours?”
Jane laughed. Patrick didn’t have such ability to give birth to quadruplets, and besides, these children were born on different dates, right?
“Kelly, you should go back first. If there’s anything you need help with, just give me a call directly. Thank you for accompanying me through these matters today. It has given me great support and reliance.”
Knowing that Jane didn’t want to bring up the past of the children, Finley escorted Kelly out on behalf of Jane.
Jane locked herself in the room and packed up everything related to her parents, putting them in a box. It turned out that they had lived here for over a month, and this small box was all they had.
All the things in this house probably didn’t belong to them. To her parents, they were just guests.
The thought pierced Jane’s heart like countless needles, causing her immense pain.
Meanwhile, Patrick stood outside, unsure of what reason to enter. He didn’t enter until he saw the nannies all go into the room. He walked into the courtyard and looked up, finding Jane standing on the balcony.
Her silent expression was truly heart-wrenching.
Jane seemed not to notice him; she just kept looking up at the sky, one cloud after another.
Finley walked out and immediately saw him, her face filled with anger and reproach. “What did you do? Even if you have conflicts, you shouldn’t lose your temper like this. You didn’t show up on such an important occasion today?”
Finley began to complain as soon as she approached him.
Patrick was also helpless. “My presence would only increase her sadness.”
“Do you know how she rushed over here alone today? You promised her countless times, but when it mattered most, you immediately disappeared. What’s the use of such empty promises?”
Finley was truly furious today. She didn’t want to see Jane face everything alone, nor did she want to see her endure the pain of losing her parents. No one else could be as strong as Jane in such circumstances.
“Do you think I didn’t see how much she suffered? I’ve been following behind all along, you just didn’t notice.” Patrick calmly recounted. From the moment they left the hospital, he had been silently following them, including the process of leaving the crematorium and arriving at the graveyard. He had been silently accompanying them.
Finley didn’t know what to say upon hearing his words. She knew Jane’s temper better than anyone.
“She’s just angry right now. Don’t pay too much attention to it. It will be fine in a few days.”
Patrick silently nodded and entered the villa. He first went to see the children.
Just as he entered the nursery, he collided with Jane, who came out of the room. Their bodies collided, and Jane was furious.
“I just wanted to come and see the children,” Patrick explained cautiously, afraid of touching her sensitive nerve.
“These are my children. There’s no need for you to pretend and visit them!” Jane’s words were harsh, lacking any kindness, as if she was facing a stranger.
Patrick could only stand by and slowly explain, “I don’t know what I did wrong to make you so angry. Please tell me.”
Jane snorted. She had seen this humble posture hundreds of times before, but what made her unable to believe was that behind each instance of humility, there was no trace of remorse.
“I don’t need you like this! Whatever you have done, you know it yourself. There’s no need for you to put on a show of false compassion here.” Jane left coldly, turning around and walking away.
In the room, she received a call from a private detective. It was the information she had requested about Melissa. They had also investigated all of Patrick’s properties, including his companies.
Although they were married, their assets were not mixed, and their companies were not merged. Strictly speaking, they lived an “each pays their own way” lifestyle.
This arrangement made Jane feel satisfied and comfortable.
Arriving at the entrance of a residential area, the detective was already waiting there. As soon as he saw her car stop, he quickly got in from the back.
As soon as he got in the car, he handed over a file bag containing all the copied information to Jane.
“These are all of Patrick’s properties, and this one is the most remote. I investigated all the places under his name except for this one. This house has not been rented out or occupied by anyone, but the electricity bill keeps increasing every month.”
Upon hearing this, Jane didn’t know what to say. Looking at the information in her hand, all of Patrick’s properties were within the city, without any deviations.
But all the residences in this residential area, including the location of the area itself, were in the suburbs. It seemed to be a quite remote environment, suitable for living.
Jane just didn’t expect that he would give this separate apartment to his cousin, the person who had harmed her.
“What else did you find in the investigation?”
The detective hesitated, not daring to speak directly, stuttering and unsure of how to say it.
“I called you here so that you could speak frankly.”
Upon hearing this, the private detective voiced his concern. “Based on my investigation, for the past few days, we have been following Patrick’s car. Just two days ago, Patrick stayed here overnight.”
“We have been following him, watching him drive in here, and he didn’t leave until the next morning.”