Lenny! The old man who had been to the doors of Huron's place and shouted at Alex four hours ago. That man was almost seventy and claimed that Jane was his woman, and now Jane was really going to take refuge in Lenny's place? At that moment, Alex felt as though all his internal organs had been pitifully torn to pieces. He opened the car door in a dazed state and went out.
"Master!" Garrett shouted behind him. Ever since Alex had started looking for Jane, he did not stop acting frantic. He became repulsive, irritable and would sometimes be seen with his eyes red. Three hours ago, Jane had told Alex that she would not go back with him decisively, and if he was to go after her right now, he was only going to make Jane resent him more.
Garrett could only hope that his master would not get kicked out by Mrs. Poole. He watched Alex anxiously but to his surprise, Alex said, "I just want to hear what they will say. We are too far from them right now, so w e won't hear them."
With that said, Alex headed toward Jane and took long strides to stand before the gates of the mansion. Alex and Garrett then squatted down and hid in the bushes outside the mansion as though they were thieves.
The old lady, whom Jane was helping, happened to be speaking to her at the time, "My girl, I'm relieved now
that I've sent you here. Stay here if you think that this man is dependable. I'm going to get going now," she said in a hollow voice.
Jane got on her knees before the old lady. "Mom... Are you going to abandon me?"
The old lady immediately started crying, bursting into tears suddenly. "My dear girl, Mom... Mom is old. My son died deep in the mountains, and I want to go and keep my poor son's company as soon as possible..."
"Mom, I'm sorry, Mom. I'm sorry!" Jane sobbed guiltily. "It's all because of me. If not for me, Noah wouldn't have died. Mom, stay with me, okay? We will live.
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