After all the people left, Kent gradually came back to his senses. His legs were almost trembling when he returned to the car, but when he opened the door, he was still shocked.
"Sir," he said in astonishment. Hadn't Vern already gone with Jonas? With such astonishment in his heart, Kent slowly got in the car.
He still trembled slightly. When he put his hand on the steering wheel, he found that he could not control the car at all. He loosened his hands in frustration.
"Are you okay?" Vern asked. He was supposed to leave just now, but thinking of what this young man told him when they were in danger, he asked Jonas to send him to this car.
Jonas had to do as he said.
"It's okay. I'll be fine after some rest," Kent said, a little embarrassed. He couldn't believe that his legs were shaking because of the fight just now.
He had been living by law and hadn't touched these gray zones. That kind of shock from the deep of his heart made him scared.
What made him so scared was that he accepted it so quickly.
"You're Mellie's senior, right? She once told me about you." Vern didn't know who he was until he took a closer look at him.
In Melinda's college days, she always talked about Jonas, and then a senior who was nice to her.
In Melinda's heart, Kent was a senior who was nice to everyone. She had never thought that Kent was only nice to her.
"Nice to meet you, sir. I'm Kent Jiang."
Kent didn't expect that Melinda would mention him in front of her father. He was flattered and couldn't help but speak more reserved.
"You are a good man." Vern never forgot the moment when Kent rushed in. He was also a little tired now. Kent was a sensible person. He let him lie down and have a rest. And Kent said that when he arrived home, he would wake him up.
Vern' father accepted. He was not as energetic as when he was young.
Especially when he just recovered from a serious illness.
Kent drove Vern home. But there was a mess at home because those people broke in this place.
"Sir, you can have a rest in the living room. I'll clean the bedroom for you." When seeing the scene, Kent could almost imagine how Vern resisted at that time.
"It's okay. You must be shocked today. Go back and have a rest." Looking at his own room, Vern said calmly, as long as there was a place for him to stay.
They had been used to this kind of life, so they didn't care about it. Especially because they were born in the military family, the hard work was almost a family training.
Although Vern didn't think it was a big deal, Kent still cleaned the house carefully and prepared food for him. His food was simple but showed that he was very considerate.
Kent believed that Jonas would strengthen his protection for Vern. He didn't worry about him, took the things he prepared to Vern and left immediately.
Now that Vern was safe, Kent dared to tell this to Melinda.
"Mellie, do you have time now? Let's meet."
When Kent returned home, he tidied himself up and made the call to Melinda. He was holding the phone with a trembling hand.
He had no idea when he could get better as the shadow always followed him. After reading a lot of books, Kent was a little worried that he would become that kind of person.
But the only person who could cure him was Melinda.
"Senior, what's up?"
Thinking of what Kent had done for her, she was reluctant to go out and meet him.
"I have something to tell you. It's about your father,"
Kent added some more, worrying that Melinda would refuse without mercy. She used to do that without any excuses.
After hesitation, Melinda thought of that Kent said he would visit her father. Did her father hide something from her?
She had so many unpleasant things on her mind that she broke out in a cold sweat out of fear.
"Okay. Send me the address and I'll be there soon."
Kent thought for a while and chose a coffee house which was close to Melinda's company, so when he arrived, Melinda was already sitting there.
"Senior, this way!" The moment Melinda saw Kent, she waved her hands to greet him. After that, he walked over and found that the drink in front of Melinda was not something she liked most, but a cup of water.
"How long have you been waiting?"
Holding back his suspicion, Kent sat down opposite to Melinda. Soon the waiter served him his favorite coffee, which was obviously ordered by Melinda in advance.
"What happened to my father?"
As soon as Melinda saw Kent sitting down, she couldn't wait to ask. She was angry last time because of her father's attitude. She hadn't been home for a long time.
"Today, I went to visit him and happened to see that he was kidnapped. It was Emily and Jerry."
"What did you say?"
Before Kent could say anything, Melinda rose from her seat abruptly. Her voice was so clear in the quiet coffee shop.
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