Chapter 365
“Blood…” Naomi’s lips trembled as she stammered tremulously, “S-So much blood… Suicide… J-Jumped to his death.”
Someone had jumped to their death?
Tessa was shocked.
“Naomi!” Quentin burst into the ward before scooping the terrified Naomi into his
arms.
His face was filled with worry. He held Naomi in his embrace and soothed her gently, “Naomi, it’s okay. Don’t be scared. I’m here. You’re alright.”
Naomi was shaking like a leaf, and she held Quentin’s collar in a white-knuckled grip. Her pale face was streaked with tears. It was clear that she had been scared silly.
Tessa couldn’t help but feel guilty. She wouldn’t have allowed Naomi to check things out if she’d known.
Based on Naomi’s reaction, she must’ve seen the gruesome end of a person jumping to their death.
She must be traumatized by it.
Quentin only turned to look at Tessa after calming Naomi down.
To her surprise, Quentin didn’t look much better than Naomi.
He gave her a good, long look before inhaling deeply and saying, “Caleb jumped
to his death. Mrs. Jacobson Senior fell into cardiac arrest due to the shock and
has passed away.”
Tessa’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Stephen had just returned to the Jacobson residence when he received news of Caleb’s suicide.
Judging by the time, it had happened almost immediately after he rejected Caleb’s request to see James one last time.
Caleb had jumped to his death.
Rowena had been hospitalized in the same hospital as Caleb.
There was no way they could’ve kept the news under wraps due to how sudden it was. Rowena soon found out about it, and her heart gave out in her grief. The hospital staff couldn’t save her.
It had all happened so suddenly. Yet, it wasn’t something that he didn’t see coming.
After the call ended, Stephen stood in the villa’s courtyard for a long, long time. It was as if he had become a statue upon hearing the news.
Two Jacobsons had died in the span of a single day. It was nothing short of a tragedy.
Stephen had swiftly kept Caleb’s suicide under wraps.
When Caleb had jumped off the hospital building, he had become so emaciated that he was practically a walking skeleton. He was pretty much bald and looked nothing like his former self. As a result, those who had known Caleb couldn’t even tell that he had leaped to his death that day.
The Jacobsons had also decided against releasing the news of Rowena’s death to the public.
Ralph had made the decision himself.
It would arouse unwanted suspicion for the Jacobsons when the media discovered that Rowena had died soon after a patient had committed suicide at the hospital.
Ralph had been stuck in Lumia and wouldn’t be able to return to the country when he learned of Caleb and Rowena’s successive deaths.
After he spoke to Stephen on the phone, he allowed himself to shatter. He sat on the couch throughout the night, grieving.
Meanwhile, Stephen followed
Ralph’s instructions to the letter and didn’t make any funeral
arrangements. They would wait until Ralph returned to the country before holding a funeral for Caleb and Rowena. In the meantime, their bodies would be temporarily kept in the hospital’s morgue.
…
All was silent in the dark of night.
Tessa couldn’t fall asleep even though she was already in bed.
Today had been filled with nothing but shocking news.
She knew that Rowena had a weak heart and wouldn’t be able to handle any emotional rollercoasters. Still, Rowena was already in her 80s and frail. So, her death wasn’t all that unexpected.
What she found odd was Caleb’s suicide.
Could it be related to James?
Samuel had forbidden Stephen from visiting her, and her friends hadn’t breathed a word about Stephen and the Jacobsons.
So, Tessa had no idea that Caleb had been poisoned.
Besides, Stephen had been busy assisting the police with the poisoning case and compiling evidence of James’ crimes, so he hadn’t had the time to contact Tessa.
Tessa tossed and turned in her bed. After a long while, she eventually cast her hesitation aside and sent Stephen a text that read, “My condolences.”
She didn’t receive a reply.
Perhaps he had fallen asleep, or he was busy dealing with family matters.
Tessa let out a sigh, feeling her heart ache.
Although she refused to admit it, she was well aware that she was still in love with Stephen. So, she naturally became worried about him when she learned about
the Jacobsons’ tragedy.
He had to be devastated.
Tessa finally drifted off to sleep as dawn approached the horizon.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, her phone screen lit up.