Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection (PDF)

Chapter 314 The Man Who Stayed Overnight Downstairs

Indeed, it wasn't hard to investigate, as long as one wanted to, they could find out.

However, it was unknown how much the old man of the Hinton family had done to cover up this matter back then, and whether Alexander could trace it back to the Hinton family was also uncertain. That night, I didn't sleep well, you could say I was restless.

I woke up before dawn.

Unable to sleep, I got up early and went downstairs. It was drizzling outside, the sky was gloomy and cold, truly making one feel somewhat oppressed.

I turned on the underfloor heating in the living room and sat for a while before I gradually started to feel more comfortable. Nestled in the sofa, I turned on the TV. It was still dark outside, so I planned to watch TV to pass the time.

Just that. I didn't find the TV series I wanted to watch, but I did see an unexpected piece of news.

"Zhao, a former deputy director of River City, committed suicide by jumping off a building at the city's First Hospital early this morning."

Zhao?

Hospital?

These two keywords, in almost an instant, made me think of Jacob.

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my phone and wanted to check the headline news. Sure enough, the first few headlines were marked with a glaring red "breaking" tag, all about the suicide of officials from River City.

Upon opening the comments, the top one was asking who the suicide victim was. Someone in the know directly named Jacob, and some even started analyzing the reasons for his suicide. Dismissed from his job, with his daughter in jail, it was enough to crush him.

I was scrolling through the comment section when I unintentionally saw a comment from a user named Little Bird, "Nowadays, people are so brazen about murder. It's truly pathetic, this world." One sentence piqued the curiosity of numerous netizens.

Netizen A, "Murder? Does the original poster have some big news? Please inform."

Netizen B, "If it really was a murder, it should be stated clearly. Why the mystery? Are you trying to start a fight or planning to slander

someone?"

Netizen C, "My friend at the hospital said that Zhao didn't commit suicide, he was murdered. The police have sealed off the news and are investigating."

Looking at the clamor in the comment section, I pursed my lips, almost certain that Jacob was the one who had died.

Jumped off a building to commit suicide?

Given Jacob's character, he certainly wouldn't, even without a public position. Over the years, he had accumulated quite a bit of wealth in his hands, enough for him to live well for the rest of his life. Besides,

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to look after her in prison. Given his affection

for Gianna, it was impossible for him to abandon her.

What exactly was going on here, something I didn't know?

Thinking back to what Emma and I talked about yesterday evening, I couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy.

"So early? Have you been up all night?" A voice came from the stairwell, it was Alexander.

Putting away my phone, I turned to look at him and spoke softly, "Woke up early, did I disturb you?"

He shook his head, walked over to the water dispenser to pour himself a drink, and said while filling his cup, "I haven't been to the company for a few days, I don't know what's going on, I'll go there earlier. today..." As he spoke, he also caught sight of the morning news on TV.

Frowned and asked, "The deputy bureau's surname is Zhao? Who is that?"

I pursed my lips, "It might be Jacob."

He sighed, unaware of the matters concerning Jacob and the Hinton family, let alone the fact that Gianna had kidnapped me. He casually remarked, "Such a pity to jump off a building after living good days for so long."

I didn't answer, my mother also woke up early, the nanny came over with groceries in the morning, preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

I wasn't in the mood to eat, I planned to go ask Walter about the specific situation.

Just as I stepped out, I saw the black Bugatti outside the yard. I was stunned, and it took me a while to realize that it was Walter's car. Why

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It seemed unlikely.

The only possibility was that he didn't leave at all last night.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but frown. What was this person up to?

I walked up to the car, unable to see clearly inside, I raised my hand and knocked on the car window.

"Click!" A sound came from the car, followed by the car window slowly rolling down. The driver's seat back was slowly rising, it was not hard to see that it had been laid flat before.

Looking at the man's slightly haggard face and the blue stubble sprouting from his chin, he really did sleep in the car last night.

In the sub-zero temperatures of the night, he...

Thinking of this, I frowned, opened the passenger door and got in the car. Looking at him, I suppressed my anger, "Did you stay here all night?"

The back of the chair returned to its normal incline, the man leaned against it, his knuckles prominent as he pinched the bridge of his nose, his voice slightly weary as he said, "I can't sleep when I go back."

I...

For a moment, I was speechless. I pursed my lips, then said, "Jacob committed suicide in the hospital early yesterday morning."