Ex-wife, Please Come Back novel Chapter 297

"I hope so that they're a lot happier in their afterlife than they were when they were alive. They have suffered a lot while they were alive, but now, they won't have to go through any of that."

James hissed with a sigh, as though he hated the past. Jacob stood up, but could not say a word.

"Forget it, Uncle James, it's all over now. Though the past has been a terrible and regrettable one, I am with you now." Although Jacob said that, he did not find those words comforting enough, even for a smart man like him.

"Sometimes, I wonder if she still blames me..." Hearing James' shocking words, jacob was speechless.

Everyone was persistent about something. Perhaps, she was James'.

"Do you miss her, Uncle James? You could go see her, right?" Jacob said with caution, after giving it some careful thought.

"That would be pointless because I threw her ashes into the ocean after her death. She doesn't even have a grave. The only place she lives is in my heart." Saying that, James placed his hands on his knees and hung his head.

Jacob could see that he was in a lot of pain. He wanted to comfort him, but could not find the right words to say to him.

"Never mind about me. Go to bed, Jacob. There's no need for you to boil the water, I won't be needing it. I just want to sit here for a while. Good sleep has become a rare thing in my life. I barely get any sleep at all these days,"

James said with a heavy sigh.

That moment, Jacob felt as though he had grown ten years older.

"I'll sit with you, Uncle James, I am not sleepy either," Jacob said as he walked over to the couch. He could relate to the way James was feeling.

"I'm fine, Jacob, you can go to bed. There's a lot of troubles with the company too, lately. You should go to work tomorrow,"

James said in a low voice. Easy life was a privilege that no one had. Everyone had their own pains to deal with and James knew that better than anyone else.

"That doesn't matter. Besides, I am not sleepy yet, so let me sit with you for a while, Uncle." Jacob sat down on the couch, unwilling to budge.

The two of them sat there in silence. Jacob had never been able to sit with someone who was older than him in silence when he was younger, so he felt peaceful. Each person's life had its own problem and everyone had their own difficulties that they needed to take care of. Jacob felt that he had to take each step in life cautiously.

After sitting there for a while in silence, James stood up and looked out the window. "It's late, Jacob. Thanks for sitting with me, but you need to get some rest. You have to go to work tomorrow early."

Jacob nodded seeing that his uncle was not as depressed as he was before.

"All right, Uncle, you go to bed, too." Saying that, Jacob waited until James went to his room before he dragged his tired body upstairs.

It was early in the morning when Jacob entered his room and saw that Sara had kicked the blanket off her body in her sleep. He couldn't help but laugh. However, he was glad that she was still there.

He was blessed to have her by his side, even though life had been miserable for both of them lately. He had lost a lot, but at least he had her.

Jacob walked over to her side and turned on the bedside lamp, which glowed warmly. As the light hit Sara's face, she frowned and covered her eyes.

She was so adorable that it made Jacob smile. Seeing her act like a child, he could not stop laughing.

Jacob bent over and kissed Sara on the forehead, until she stopped frowning.

"Good night, my darling Sara," Jacob said softly.

"Good night," Sara mumbled in her sleep before she turned over and fell asleep.

The next morning, after having breakfast, James and Jacob stood at the door, waving goodbye to Sara.