A few days ago, he tried to break into the place where she used to live with Larkin, even ended up injuring a guard. Larkin had directly taken him away and held him captive for two days. Despite all this, Jacob just wasn't getting the hint. He used valued family honor above all.
"You can't leave!" Jacob was all over the place. After all this time, this was the first time he had bumped into Erica here. Larkin had hidden her so well, he couldn't find her no matter how hard he tried. Once he let her go just like that, if he wanted to find her again, he wouldn't even know where to start.
"Jacob, you really wanna push Erica into hating you?" Rosalynn's words stopped Jacob dead in his tracks. In that few seconds, Erica and Larkin had already taken the elevator and headed straight for the parking lot.
Jacob knew Erica too well. Erica might seem laid-back and careless, but she was actually one tough cookie.
At first, Jacob thought Erica was just getting a kick out of being with Larkin, just like she used to, and would come back to him once she got bored.
However, after the car accident, Jacob felt something was off. After he was injured by Larkin, instead of rushing to his side, she instinctively checked on Larkin first to see if he was hurt. Then she left. Since then, he had not had a moment's peace. Everyone in the circle had been talking about it, so Erica must have heard. But she didn't react at all.
As time went on, Jacob's answer became clearer and clearer. Erica really didn't need him anymore. Standing in the bustling airport, looking at Rosalynn, tears started to roll down his face, "I don't know what to do. Just the thought of her never being by my side again, I just..." Jacob clutched his chest tightly, "I feel like my heart is being ripped apart!"
He never understood why Wayne had to be rushed to the ICU after learning that Rosalynn’s plane had crashed. Now, feeling the same anguish himself, Jacob finally understood the pain of life force draining away.
"Let's sit down and talk somewhere." Rosalynn's tone softened a lot. Ivy gently held Jacob's trembling hand, "Uncle Jacob, let's grab a bite to eat, don't cry." Jacob lowered his head to look at Ivy, and his tears flowed even more freely.
Back when he was seriously injured in the hospital, Erica loved Ivy so much when she saw her. She even suggested that they should have a child once he recovered. She also joked about getting old and being a geriatric mother if she didn't have a child soon. She had loved him so deeply!
Rosalynn settled Ivy in first, then sat down with Jacob in the hotel café. Jacob's eyes were constantly scanning the surroundings, as if trying to spot Erica.
"Jacob, do you want to eat something?" Rosalynn suggested, "You've lost a lot of weight."
Jacob shook his head in despair, "I can't eat, Rosalynn. You're Erica's favorite person, can you... can you convince her to give me another chance? I won't mind her thing with Larkin anymore, as long as she'll come back."
Rosalynn looked at him and sighed softly, "Jacob, you know Erica better than I do."
Jacob froze, "She and that Larkin, they've only known each other for a few months, we have sixteen years of history!!"
"Yes, just a few months. After learning about Erica's past and the scandals you mentioned, Larkin still decided to marry her without hesitation, and without hiding anything, immediately started planning a grand wedding. But you, you've had sixteen years and you never made that decision."
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