After all, Charlie was known as the true dragon. Therefore, Reuben dared not neglect him at all. 4
Seeing Charlie arrive alone, he immediately stepped forward and said to him respectfully, "Master Wade, you're here!"
Charlie nodded slightly. With a tinge of regret, he said, "Reuben, I'm sorry. In regards to Jasmine’s case, I've tried my best..."
Charlie purposely said "tried my best", these three words, but there was no response. On the other hand, when Reuben heard these three words, he immediately assumed a scenario where a patient was brought to the hospital with little hope of survival, and these words were spoken to the patient's family. 3
Thus, in his mind, he added elements that were not meant by Charlie. He quietly mulled, 'Indeed, it looks like Charlie couldn't find Jasmine’s whereabouts.
Moreover, Charlie is now back in Oskia, so he must've given up on searching. This means Dad and I can finally have peace of mind.’
Reuben's heart was invigorated, but he pretended to b e in pain. He uttered gratefully, "Master Wade, because of Jasmine, you purposely went to Japan and did so many things. The Moore family is very grateful...” 2 "If Jasmine is truly gone, I believe she is in heaven
and would be touched by your sincerity..." 2
Looking at Reuben, Charlie answered seriously, "Oh, Reuben. Many times, the heart still has a little bit of imagination, praying for miracles to happen at a point in time in the future. What if a miracle really happened? What if at some point in the future, Jasmine suddenly appears in front of us? Wouldn't that be a very happy scenario?" 3
When Reuben heard Charlie's words, his heart felt awful, almost as if he had eaten a housefly. He could not help but curse silently, "Pray for a miracle? I'll pray for your f*cking miracle, d*mn! This miracle had better not f*cking happen! Make sure Jasmine doesn't appear in front of me forever. I don’t even want to see her corpse. If not, I'd need to handle the funeral.
Besides wasting energy and money, I would need to f* eking pretend to cry in front of everybody!” 4
However, with a reverent facial expression, Reuben replied, "Master Wade, you're right. I hope one day, that miracle will happen.”
After finishing his sentence, he quickly continued, " Master Wade, after the press conference, I'll go to Lockvadale Monastery to worship and pray for Jasmine! It's pretty efficacious when one makes a wish in Lockvadale Monastery. I always go there to pray, and I know an abbot who can carry out an exorcism to bless Jasmine!" 5
Charlie smiled a bit and coolly said, "Save yourself the trouble, you won't be able to go to Lockvadale
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