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Chapter 845
Chapter 845
Chapter 845
When Claire heard that her father wanted her to accompany him to meet up with his first love, Claire refused directly without any hesitation at all. “I am not going!”
Jacob spread out his hands before he said, “Then, don’t stop Charlie from going with me. No matter what it is, one of you has to come with me today.”
“You…” Claire was furious and she asked, “Is it more important for you to have a meal with your old classmate or is it more important for us to find mom? Dad, can’t you differentiate which is more important to you right now?”
Jacob blurted out, “Of course, I can differentiate it very clearly! Of course, it is much more important for me to have a meal with my old classmate!”
“You…”
Although Claire usually had a very good temper, she was about to blow up and explode in anger at this time.
Jacob replied indifferently, “Claire, you have to understand one thing. This world does not revolve around your mother alone. There are four people in this family. Your mother and I have our own separate needs. You can choose and decide for your life to revolve around your mother, but you cannot force or expect Charlie or my life to revolve completely around your mother! Don’t you think that we should have a life of our own? Don’t we have any needs for ourselves?”
As he spoke about this, Jacob got a little agitated as he said, “Does that mean that I should not be allowed to do anything else aside from spending the rest of my life going out to search for your mother if we cannot find her at all? Does that mean that I am not allowed to do anything else for myself as long as your mother is not found? Am I expected to spend the rest of my life looking for her? If that is the
case, then I would rather run away from home! Why should I spend the rest of my life doing something like that?”
Claire was speechless.
Even though she knows that her father was simply coming up with a perverse logic to justify his own actions, she could not deny that there was a certain amount of truth in his words.
Her father had already been suppressed and controlled by her mother for so many years. Claire understood that since her mother has suddenly disappeared, it was not only a form of relief to her father but he was also glad because he finally had some freedom.
Out of desperation, Claire could only compromise as she said, “I have no objections at all if you want to reunite and have a meal with your old classmate. However, you have to promise me that you will help me to look for mom after you are done with the meeting!”
“Yes. Yes.” Jacob agreed immediately. After that, he smiled before he said, “Don’t worry. I will give it my all to look for your mother after the meeting.”
At this time, Charlie was coming out of the kitchen with the fried eggs and bacon in his hands. He was very surprised when he saw that Jacob was dressed up so nicely today. “Wow, dad! You look so handsome today!”
Jacob smiled happily before he said, “What do you think? Do I still have game?”
Charlie nodded slightly before he smiled and said, “Of course! You definitely have it!”
Claire could only rub her tempers and say, “Charlie, you can accompany dad to meet up with his old classmate for lunch at noon. After you guys are done with lunch, I want the both of you to go around some places like the mahjong halls to look for mom.”
Charlie quickly agreed as he said, “My dear wife, I will go and look for mom with dad after we are done with his lunch.”
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At the same time, it was already time for breakfast at the detention center.
Elaine spent the whole night sleeping in the toilet last night and she was so cold that she was shivering all over. She was starving and she felt that she was about to faint. She was really looking forward to having breakfast so that she could fill up her stomach. Otherwise, she would really faint out of hunger.
The two people who went out to collect their breakfast quickly came back with two baskets full of food. Everyone quickly took a lunch box for themselves, but Elaine did not dare to take her food directly. Instead, she walked up to Gena with a pitiful expression on her face before she asked, “Sister Gena, can I have some food today? I have not eaten anything for a day and night…”
Gena was eating her porridge and steamed buns and could not help but frown as she asked, “Do you think that it matters to me whether you are eating or not? Did I stop you from eating?”
Elaine replied bitterly, “I am just afraid that you will hit me again if I eat something…”
Gena sneered before she said, “I am glad that you understand the situation so well. You should eat whatever you want to, as much as you want to. After all, it would be better for you to endure the beatings when you are full.”