Chapter 88
Chapter 89 Denial and Awakening
Now, she was dead.
Barry remained completely unrepentant. “Abandoning all the guests! What is that? If he’d refused to leave, the police couldn’t have dragged him away. A man his age should know what’s important p>
Marilyn’s expression turned icy. “I think you’re the one who’s lost his mind!” With that, she turned and walked away.
Barry’s face soured. He nearly cursed, but with so many guests present, he restrained himself. He turned to Bianca instead. “Bianca, don’t you worry. You are, without a doubt, the Jackson family’s daughter–in–law and Jasper’s wife. Since Jasper isn’t here, you can propose a toast to everyone in his place p>
His words were a clear show of support, cementing her status.
Compared to the disobedient, lawless, and shameless Tatiana, Barry obvious–ly preferred the obedient, sweet–talking Bianca and her generous dowry.
“Is that… really appropriate, sir p>
“Why ‘sir‘? You should be calling me ‘Father‘ now p>
Bianca blushed, but she still gave an obedient reply: “Father p>
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell, who had been worried, relaxed slightly. At least their daughter’s reputation had been salvaged; otherwise, the scene would have been unmanageable.
Henry couldn’t help but complain, “Everything was going perfectly. Why did he have to leave right at this moment p>
Lauren fretted, “Do you think something terrible has happened? The person who died… it couldn’t actually be Tatiana, could it p>
Henry dismissed it. “Impossible. How could she be dead? It must be a mistake p>
Lauren’s anxiety grew. She glanced around and noticed her son was missing. “Where’s Xavier p>
Xavier had already followed Jasper out.
Jasper arrived at the morgue and his eyes immediately fell on the cold iron gurney covered by
a white sheet.
An inexplicable wave of panic washed over him.
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“Please prepare yourself p>
The medical examiner stood by his side and slowly pulled back the sheet.
The body beneath it was incomplete. There was barely any flesh left, only a scattered collection of bones arranged to form a corpse. Beside it, the deceased’s personal effects were laid out.
He stood perfectly still.
The morgue was kept frigid, like an icehouse.
His blood seemed to freeze in his veins.
The medical examiner, worried the shock was too great, tried to console him. “Sir, these are all the belongings we could find. We suspect this body is your wife, Tatiana. Please provide as many details about her as you can so we can confirm p>
Before the medical examiner could finish, he was cut off.
“It’s not her. You’re mistaken p>
His voice was detached, his expression placid. He looked nothing like a man who had just lost his wife.
“But all the current evidence p>
He suddenly raised his voice. “I said, it’s not her p>
The medical examiner looked at him with pity, assuming the shock was too great and he was refusing to accept the truth. He tried again. “Sir, I know this is a terrible blow, but p>
Before he could finish, Jasper turned and walked out. His departure was absolute, without a moment’s hesitation.
They didn’t dare try to stop him and could only watch as he left.
On the highway.
A black Cullinan tore down the road at a frightening speed.
His hands gripped the steering wheel, tightening incrementally, his face terrifyingly dark.
As he took a corner, a white sedan driving against traffic shot out and slammed into him.
He yanked the wheel, swerving to avoid a head–on collision, but the car still rear–ended him.
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A middle–aged man jumped out of the white car, cursing as he stormed over, pounding on Jasper’s window. “Get out! You brat! Get the hell out! Driving that fast, are you trying to get yourself killed! Pay up! Pay up p>
Jasper stepped out of the car. His height and imposing aura instantly silenced the man.
“Pay for what p>
“Pay… pay, uh… no, no need to pay p>
Jasper’s expression was lethal. The sheer menace radiating from him made the man recoil. Who would dare provoke him in this state?
He took out his phone and called his subordinates to handle the mess.
While he waited, he suddenly kicked the car’s tire with full force, a raw fury blazing inside him. “Tatiana, you’ve really outdone yourself. You even dragged a corpse into your little act this time. Did you think I would believe it? Just wait until I find you p>
He had no idea that Xavier had also arrived at the police station and had seen the remains with his own eyes.
As a doctor, his examination was more detailed. He recognized at a glance that the skeletal frame was a perfect match for Tatiana’s build.
Faced with that stark reality, his mind went blank, a suffocating pressure building in his chest.
Tatiana …
Something had really happened to her.
When Tatiana awoke, she found herself in a dilapidated room.
Her hands and feet were bound to the iron railings of the bed. The ropes were short, allowing her just enough slack to move around the bed’s immediate perimeter.
She stared for a moment as her mind slowly cleared. Her memory was a hazy fog, fragmented.
She couldn’t remember.
She had thought… she was dead.
Suddenly, the door opened and someone entered.
He was a very young man, yet he looked familiar.
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She studied him intently for a long moment, but she couldn’t place where she had ever seen him before.
“You’re awake? You’ve been asleep for a long time. Get up and have something to eat. You need to take your medicine, too p>
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