Beatrice felt that her son’s death was at least accompanied by Melissa and their two children.
She was busy organizing everything, step by step, and on the surface, Beatrice still showed an expression of extreme grief.
Even when she made phone calls to some relatives, tears fell like rain, and she had already indicated the outcome with her attitude.
That was something she truly didn’t want to see.
Jane hadn’t left the riverside and was waiting there.
The past few days of not eating or drinking had made her appear even more haggard.
In the previous two days, April’s consolation had mechanically made Jane eat something.
Just to have a bit of strength and be able to do more.
But now, with April’s consolation, she not only doubted the truth but also knew that hope was diminishing.
She just watched the riverbank, hoping to see Patrick and their children return as soon as possible.
“You’ve lost a lot of weight in these past two days. I think you should eat something, or else how will you have the strength?” April said to Jane, trying to convince her.
“My children and Patrick haven’t eaten for days. Do you think they’re hungry or not?” Jane replied, shaking her head mechanically.
“They haven’t eaten anything, so how could I eat? I’ll wait for them to come back and eat together.”
April heard this and tried even harder to persuade Jane to eat so she would have the strength to continue waiting.
At this point, April no longer expected Jane to listen to her and face reality.
She hoped that after a couple of days when Jane’s emotions stabilized, she could have a better effect with her words of consolation.
“How can I eat? All I can think about in my mind is my children. Where are they right now?”
“Where is Patrick? Did they meet or not? Perhaps the children and Patrick will appear in front of me in the next moment.”
Jane repeated these words softly to herself. Despite April’s strong persuasion, Jane still refused to eat or drink, which left April scratching her head.
She didn’t know what choices she should make anymore.
“Hey, at this rate, even if Patrick and the others come back, you’ll already be worn out!” April exclaimed. “Regardless of the future outcome, you must be able to hold on for now, but you…”
April had to change her approach. She couldn’t continue using the same method to persuade Jane.
Jane’s eyes showed a glimmer of hope upon hearing those words.
Now April could only deceive herself and Jane with such lies, just to get Jane to eat something first. That way, she could gradually console her later.
Any grief at this moment was futile.
The most important thing was to look at things with a clear mind and figure out how to save the children’s life and find traces of Patrick in the last glimmer of hope.
Jane stood by the riverside, watching the recovery personnel bustling around the area where the blanket had been salvaged.
“We divided this small area into nine smaller squares, with each boat responsible for one square to improve efficiency.”
“The other boats in the distance will temporarily move closer to me. Let’s finish searching this area first.”
And Jane stood there, watching everything unfold.
“Now we have found a small blanket, and this area has been locked down. The children should be able to be found soon, right?” Jane murmured to herself, and now April didn’t dare to stimulate Jane too much. Deep down, she knew that the hope was not very high.
But this last glimmer of hope, just like what Jane anticipated, had already been magnified and infused into her mind.
Now, no matter what anyone said to her, she might not be able to take it in.
Instead, encouraging her would give her the strength to continue.
If April used any provocative words, Jane would likely collapse immediately.
“These people are professionals, and we must trust them. They will use their professional skills to help them,” April could only try to persuade Jane with these words.
When Mike saw this scene, tears streamed down his face.
Especially when he saw the small blanket, he couldn’t bear it. He felt a surge of anger filling his chest and rushing into his mind.
He knew who was responsible for all of this.
If it weren’t for this person, they wouldn’t be in this situation.
So now he understood why Jane couldn’t forgive Beatrice. Even if Jane beat Beatrice, Mike could understand.
It had nothing to do with seniority, only with what one had done.
Everyone had to take responsibility for what they had done in the past.
“What a calamity! Look at the mess you’ve caused. Look at this family. Now you’ve broken it apart, even my grandson…” Mike struggled to speak, gasping for breath, and suddenly fell ill.
There was nothing they could do. Beatrice had to rush Mike back to the hospital.
In fact, this situation relieved her a bit.
Several days had passed, and there were no clues during these days. Now April felt that Jane had to face reality.
Everyone knew that after a few days, with the children thrown into the river like this, the hope of survival was extremely slim.
Unless there were extremely special circumstances, there might still be a faint chance.
Even an adult couldn’t survive in the river for a few days.
So the outcome was already determined.
Although April didn’t want to say it, she had to make Jane face it.
“Take care and accept the changes. The best chance for rescue has long passed, so the outcome of this matter cannot be changed,” April said, reluctant to state the fact, but knowing that her words wouldn’t alter anything.
April looked into Jane’s eyes as she spoke, and she reached out to embrace Jane’s shoulder, hoping to provide some comfort.
“It’s impossible. They must still be alive. We just haven’t found them yet,” Jane’s words clearly didn’t believe the truth April spoke.
“We have to look ahead. You must face reality,” April could only say this, but Jane firmly shook her head.