“How can I exin myself?” Jacob responded. “No matter how hard I tried to rify the situation, the truth remains that something did happen between ine and me. Matilda is someone who values cleanliness above all else. She wanted her life to be spotless, and she sought a rtionship that was equally pure. Deep down, she knew that ine was the one who got me drunk and orchestrated this entire ordeal. Ultimately, Matilda felt she could no longer be with someone like me, so she ended things without a second thought and moved to the United States.”


    Charlie prompted him, “So, do you still think about her?”


    Jacob opened up, “How could I not? Matilda was my first love, the only woman I’ve ever truly cared for. I even changed the password on my phone to her birth date…”


    Charlie nodded thoughtfully and inquired, “Have you tried to find out how she’s doing now?”


    “I’ve made some inquiries,” Jacob replied. “But I haven’t been able to gather much. Over the past few years, I’ve only heard that she married an American and had a son. From what I understand, they’re doing well, but beyond that, I’m in the dark. My old ssmates lost touch with her long ago.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Charlie contemted this, thinking to himself, ‘If Matilda knew how Jacob has changed, she probably wouldn’t feel the same way about him anymore.’


    Noticing that Charlie had yet to take a sip of his drink, Jacob expressed his discontent, “Come on, my good son-inw! Why aren’t you joining me? You can’t let me drink alone!”


    With a smile, Charlie lifted his ss and said, “Let’s drink together!”


    Just as Jacob was finishing his sentence, his phone began to ring.


    Seeing an unfamiliar number sh on the screen, he frowned. “Who could be calling me at this hour?”


    He instinctively answered the call.


    A gentle voice came through the line, asking tentatively, “Excuse me, is this Jacob Wilson?”


    Taken aback, Jacob stuttered, “You… you are…”


    Jacob was stunned!


    He paused for a moment before regaining hisposure and eximed, “Matilda? Is it really you?”


    “Yes, it’s me.” She smiled on the other end. “What’s wrong? Did my voice change so much that you didn’t recognize me? Your voice sounds just the same.”


    Jacob, now flustered, said, “I… we haven’t spoken in years. What made you decide to call me? I was just talking about you with my son-inw…”<fn8bd9> ??? ????? ???????s ??? ?????s??? ?? find?novel</fn8bd9>


    “Really?” Matilda asked with curiosity. “What did you say about me? Are you reminiscing about our past?”


    “No, no, it’s not like that,” Jacob replied nervously. “I’m just having a drink with my son-inw and got a bit emotional, so I mentioned you.”


    Curiously, Jacob then asked, “Matilda, what prompted you to reach out?”


    Matilda smiled again, saying, “My son and I have decided to move back to China. I wanted to contact you and some of our old ssmates because I’d love to treat everyone to a meal when I return to Aurous Hill. It’s been far too long since west met…”</pthe>