Ex-wife, Please Come Back novel Chapter 444

"What? Did you just say that Jonathan had abused Alice during their wedding day? How could he do that to his newly wedded wife?" She gasped.

The news caused her to suddenly sit up straight. She had no doubts on what Jacob just told her.

On the other hand, her husband cocked a brow in surprise. It was as if the woman in front of him was a stranger.

Noticing his odd stare, she raised her own eyebrows and looked straight into his eyes.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?" She looked absolutely clueless as she immediately touched her face and tried to wipe it.

Alice's situation had genuinely worried her. After all, Jacob was partly responsible for the woman's misfortune.

"No, it's not that. I just thought you wouldn't care about her. After all, she had hurt you before," he replied.

His expression immediately softened and his tone wasn't as lighthearted as before.

"What she did was indeed unforgivable. However, after such a long time, I honestly feel a little bit grateful to her," she mused.

A sudden pause came afterwards. Jacob felt like she was bracing herself before saying her next words. "She made me understand what kind of life I want to live. Because of her, I was able to see your true heart," she continued to explain.

Jacob breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes, perhaps I should be thanking her too. I can't do anything about what happened to her now, though. I can't just simply go to Jonathan and meddle in their business."

Sara furrowed her brows, seriously considering what he said. "Even if you wanted to go and see him, you need to have a good reason for doing so. Besides, that plan may not work that easy."

"Yeah. I've got nothing to do about it. I just hope that she can get out of that mess as soon as possible." He shrugged.

Sara nodded and flashed him a small smile before resting her head on his shoulder. The pair quietly sat on the sofa, savoring the time they had together being wrapped in one another's arms. Time had seemed to stop around them and it was as if they were the only two beings that mattered at the moment.

"Where did you think Uncle James go?" she suddenly asked. Her eyes roamed around the room, realizing that she actually enjoyed a quiet moment in a space just between the two of them. Sometimes though, she couldn't deny that she felt somewhat bored.

Jacob didn't say anything as if it was a taboo. After a few minutes of undisturbed silence, he finally opened his mouth to speak.

"I've thought about it a lot of times. Maybe it was a good thing that Uncle James had left. Otherwise, we won't be able to face each other when we live together. What's more, if we live happily together, what about father then?"

Every time Jacob thought of James, his mind would drift over to Michael. Both of them were a family that he couldn't part with. He couldn't imagine abandoning them.

"Jacob, Michael had already passed away. These things are not as difficult to face as you think," she said.

Concern was written all over her face as she sat up straight with her legs crossed. She didn't want Jacob to be stuck in a dilemma because of the relationship between James and Michael. After all, what happened between them really had nothing to do with him.

"You don't have to comfort me, Sara. Many things happen in this world for no reason. We have no choice but to just accept the inevitable," he murmured.

There was a hint of sadness in his eyes, but Sara decided not to comment about it. He only patted her gently on the shoulder as she leaned against his once again. Not long after, she found herself caught in a deep slumber.

Careful not to move, Jacob started to think about what his wife just said.

Her words just kept on repeating on and on in his mind. He had actually thought the same thing.

As silence enveloped the entire house, he felt that it slowly started to become deafening. It was as if the surrounding air around the place was starting to drown him.

No one knew why he was so sad, but he was aware that Sara definitely knew what he was thinking of. When in front of the public, Jacob had already mastered the art of putting on a fake smile for everyone.

He didn't expect that someday he would be pushing himself to do something that would hide his true feelings.