Reclaiming the CEO's Heart novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42 Jane Jumped off the Building

Avery inquired about the recent situations of those girls, and their circumstances were similar to the information Jacob had provided. She had hoped to make amends for those girls, but they had either moved or returned to their hometowns, making it impossible to find them.

Avery had to temporarily give up and decided to visit the asylum again once Jane had rested well.

After chatting with Brian for a while, Avery parted with him and looked up at the sky before hailing a cab home.

It was the peak of the evening rush hour. Leaning against the car window, Avery closed her eyes to relax. The local radio channel was broadcasting news in the cab, and a news report about a jumping accident in an asylum on Luminary Mountain caught her attention.

Avery snapped her eyes and asked the driver to turn up the volume. It was just the same hospital she had visited earlier in the day.

She quickly took out her phone and searched online, only to find out that the deceased was Jane, whom she had visited earlier. In the photo, Jane was wearing a thin hospital gown and had jumped from the rooftop with a bizarre smile on her face.

At the sight of the photo, Avery felt a chill run down her spine and got goosebumps all over her body.

The driver asked, "Miss, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale?"

"No, nothing. I just think this girl is very pitiful."

"Mental illness, you know. It happens. My cousin's daughter also has depression, and she has attempted suicide a few times. For them, leaving this world is a relief."

Avery couldn't agree with that as she thought of the girl who had been restrained and injected with sedatives on the bed. The girl was still so young.

Feeling gloomy, Avery returned home. Jacob hadn't come back yet. She leaned against the sofa, feeling mentally and physically exhausted.

"Did you visit Grace's grave?"

Avery nodded, "Yeah, I went to visit Grace when I visited my grandmother. I know you hate my father, but I should at least have the right to visit her, shouldn't I?"

"Visit?" Jacob sneered and then threw a bunch of photos at Avery. The gravestone that once stood under the plum tree was now shattered into pieces, leaving a scene of devastation.

Avery stood frozen. "How did it end up like this?"

Jacob met her shocked eyes with a cold gaze. "Stop pretending here! Avery, although you were occasionally willful in the past, you were kind and gentle. I showed you mercy many times, but you're actually so malicious. Grace never had a day of happiness in her life, and now she is treated like this even after death."

It took a moment for Avery to react, and her face showed a hint of disbelief. "Do you think I did this?"