Jane was greeted warmly by Michael, which made her feel a sense of home, but she couldn’t adjust her current mood.
She was also eager to find clues about Patrick, so she told Michael everything she knew about him.
When Michael heard about this, he felt a mix of emotions.
It was like a movie, with some overly complicated twists and turns.
But he also realized that Jane in front of him was a poor person with genuine feelings, and he wanted to help her even more.
“Don’t worry, I will help you sort things out. However, I can’t guarantee if we can find Patrick, but I will do my best.”
Michael escorted Jane to a hotel and helped her with the necessary documents. He also left her with some money before leaving the hotel.
It was a cooperative unit affiliated with the embassy, so safety shouldn’t be a major concern.
As for the hotel Jane had booked, although the environment was good, the staff was mixed, and no one could guarantee that Jane wouldn’t encounter any trouble.
Jane stayed in the hotel, anxiously waiting for news.
Michael arrived at the hotel excitedly.
His voice had a hint of excitement as he informed Jane that there might be news about Patrick, but he couldn’t be completely sure yet.
“Let’s go quickly then. I can’t wait a moment longer here.”
Jane stood up quickly, ready to leave.
“No need to rush. We can’t be completely certain yet. I only have an address.”
“This address is one of the places where the person who helped Patrick obtain his identification went, but I can’t guarantee the outcome.”
Seeing Jane’s excitement, Michael didn’t dare to take her directly with him.
If it turned out not to be Patrick, he felt it would be even more difficult to handle Jane in such an excited state.
So he had to be clear upfront and make sure Jane understood the situation and calmed down before proceeding.
“Let me tell you the details first, at least you can make a judgment.”
Michael explained how he traced the address using the institution that processed the identification documents.
While he spoke, Michael observed Jane’s emotions, which were not as intense as they were initially. He knew that Jane had calmed down now.
“Let’s go. We’ll go to the address and see what’s going on.”
Jane and Michael arrived at the location-a single-story building resembling a villa. The large windows and doors were typical of the country’s style, without any coverings.
Jane could see through the window that there was no one inside.
Michael led Jane into the courtyard and called out a few times, but there was no response.
“Squeak…” Michael pushed the door and realized it wasn’t locked.
After entering, he stood at the entrance and called out again, but still no response.
“It seems like the owner is not home. We can only wait here and see if he comes back.”
Since Jane had already seen that there was no one through the window, she was willing to wait here.
“Huh…”
Jane noticed a pair of shoes at the entrance that she was very familiar with. It was a particular style of shoes that Patrick liked, and even the size was similar.
With excitement, she picked up the shoes and examined them, but she couldn’t confirm if they belonged to Patrick.
“This pair of shoes is the same as Patrick’s. It’s very likely that the owner of this house is Patrick. This time we finally have a clue.”
Michael shook his head upon hearing this. He didn’t want things to develop according to this pattern.
If he gave Jane a definite answer and filled her with hope, but it turned out to be disappointing in the end, he couldn’t bear it. He didn’t want to witness a woman collapsing in front of him.
“Let’s not jump to conclusions just yet. After all, these are not custom-made shoes but a branded pair. Although they are expensive, millions of pairs are sold every year.”
“Even if you see the same style as Patrick’s, there are still tens of thousands of pairs with the same size sold each year. So we can’t determine that these are Patrick’s shoes.”
Jane’s inner excitement was hard to calm, but she nodded when she heard Michael’s words.
However, she continued to scan the surroundings with her eyes, hoping to find more clues to prove what she had just said was correct.
“No, look, there are children’s clothes on the sofa.”
Jane had already run to the side of the sofa and held children’s clothes in her hand. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at the clothes.
The size of the clothes was not much different from what her children would wear.
“My children are also this size. If this is really where Patrick lives, it’s not surprising to have children this age. That’s our children.”
Jane muttered to herself, firmly believing that this room belonged to Patrick.
Michael was a bit at a loss about how to calm Jane down in her current state. How could he make her regain composure?
“Even if these things belong to Patrick and the children, you still need to stabilize your emotions. Besides, I don’t think this proves anything.”
“It’s still the same as what I said before. Unless you find something that can completely prove Patrick’s identity, I won’t consider this as credible.”
Michael told Jane that she must steady her emotions. They couldn’t jump to conclusions about any results right now, especially since they were already here.
As long as they continued to wait, the owner of the house would eventually come back, and then they would have an answer.
They couldn’t judge that this was where Patrick lived based on simple children’s clothes and shoes. If that were enough evidence, they would have found Patrick long ago.
So they needed to take it one step at a time. Jane had been talking to herself in excitement for a while now, but they still hadn’t seen the owner of the house return.
Her emotions gradually stabilized, and she now understood that Michael had a point, but she still felt a bit restless.
“When will the person come back? Even if we want a result, we need the person to come back.”
“It’s been an hour, and still no sign of the person returning. Did they come here for something and not plan to come back?”
Jane’s mind was filled with random thoughts, and she spoke them out loud.