ire was acutely aware that her mother would be furious if she discovered that her father had gone out for an event with Matilda and their former ssmates.


    At that moment, ine was already in a heightened emotional state, and ire wanted to avoid saying anything that might escte the situation.


    So, ire cautiously replied, “I believe he’s attending a gathering with his old ssmates. I’m not entirely sure of the details, but it might be the same group as thest time.”


    “Something feels off!” ine retorted, her face darkening. “His old ssmates rarely get together, and it’s unusual for them to meet again so soon. There must be another reason for this gathering!”


    Reluctantly, ire found herself lying. “I’m not really sure about that.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    ine ground her teeth in frustration and said coldly, “That old bastard! I’ve suffered so much in the detention center, and he’s out enjoying himself with friends. He’s truly heartless!”


    ire feltpelled to defend her father. “Mom, Dad was really worried when you were missing for those two days. He’s only attending this reunion because he felt he couldn’t say no.”


    “I don’t buy it!” ine shot back. “That old bastard told me he wanted to separate just two days ago! I was locked up before he made that statement. He must be thrilled!”


    ire quickly interjected, “Mom, please stop making these wild and unfounded usations about Dad…”


    Meanwhile, Jacob was driving his BMW 530 towards the hospital.


    Upon seeing ine’s terrible condition, Jacob was taken aback.


    Although he didn’t have feelings for ine, he had spent so many years under her control that he felt timid in her presence.<fn9544> Content originallyes from find?novel</fn9544>


    This was the main reason he rushed over as soon as he received ine’s call.


    However, ine’s anger red when she saw Jacob.


    What triggered her anger was simply the fact that Jacob was dressed impably. He wore a nice suit, a decent tie, and his hair was styled perfectly. It was obvious he had taken considerable time to prepare.


    ine wasn’t naive; she quickly realized that Jacob hadn’t dressed up for her but for the gathering.


    This realization made her extremely alert.


    She began to wonder what was so special about this event that Jacob felt the need to dress so nicely today.


    Since their wedding day, she had never seen him look this sharp!


    As Jacob arrived, he asked, “Where did you go? How did you end up like this?”


    ine red at him coldly and demanded, “You, with thest name Wilson, tell me the truth. Who were you gathering with?”


    Jacob’s expression shifted awkwardly as he stammered, “I’m just meeting with the same group from before. You know them.”


    ine pressed, “Didn’t you just have a gathering the other day? Why are you having another one so soon?”


    Jacob exined, “There were only about twenty of usst time. More people are attending today.”


    “Oh?” ine frowned and asked sharply, “Jacob, was Matilda at the gathering too?”


    Jacob felt a surge of panic.


    He hadn’t anticipated ine would suddenly inquire about Matilda. Wasn’t her intuition a bit too sharp?


    However, he didn’t dare reveal anything about Matilda, so he lied, saying, “No, she’s been away for over twenty years and hasn’t returned.”<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>