Jasper pulled Greg, now free from his emotional turmoil, into the Bentley.
“I’ll be leaving for Nauritus tomorrow. Are you coming with me?” Jasper asked.
Greg gave it some thought and said, “I still have a few things to deal with, so you can go back first. I’m not planning to go straight to Nauritus either, but instead head back home for a bit. Thought I’d go pay my parent’s graves my respect, you know?
“I’m ashamed now that I think about it. It’s only a few hundred kilometers away, but I’ve never gone back ever since I came to Brac County.
“I’ll start anew in Nauritus City once I’ve wrapped everything up here.”
“Alright. Contact me when you arrive, then.” Jasper pushed his name card into Greg’s hand.
“I will. Where are we going now?” Greg asked curiously.
“To visit my parents,” Jasper said with a smile.
Once they returned to the shipyard, Charlie and Sally chatted with Greg when they saw him.
The two were childhood friends, after all, and the Laines was close with the Costas. Not to mention that Charlie and Sally sympathized with Greg after he had lost his father at a young age.
Thus, it was only natural that they engaged in small talk when they met again. Sally soon asked Greg how he had been lately.
Greg did not say much, but he explained that he had gotten married and divorced when he realized that the relationship was not working out. Therefore, it was just him and his son now.
The topic once again evoked Sally’s sympathy.
However, Jasper was acutely aware that his parents especially loved Greg’s son.
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