The man before me is definitely Jacob. Yes, that’s him, but he appears disheveled with a scruffy beard, a sour odor, and an overall air of decadence. In this condition, he resembles a proper vagrant, fit to be tossed onto the street.


    He hastily eximed, “Dad, wake up! Dad, it’s ire!”


    Jacob, still caught in a drowsy haze, grumbled in irritation, “I…I’m telling you…leave me alone! I’m not in the mood!”<fnc7e7> Th? link to the orig?n of this information r?sts ?n </fnc7e7>


    ine maneuvered her electric wheelchair, knocking over a number of beer cans on her way, and charged toward the sofa in a fit of anger. Upon seeing Jacob sprawled on the bed like a beggar, her fury erupted, and she shouted, “Damn it! My mother is waiting for you! You went to pick up the ne in a Rolls-Royce and now you’re here,pletely wasted! Do you have any idea how ridiculous this is? It’s infuriating!”


    After venting her frustration, she pointed her phone straight at Jacob’s forehead and smashed it down hard.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    The brick-like phone hit Jacob’s face, jolting him awake in shock. “Who did that?! Who the hell did that?!” he yelled.


    ine hurled her Hermes bag at him, cursing as she did so, “Jacob, you jerk! Open your eyes and see clearly—your grandma Ma is back! Now tell me, how did you let our nice home turn into this mess?!”


    Still reeling from his drunken stupor, Jacob squinted through his blurred vision and felt the pain from the phone strike. He managed to shout something but froze when he recognized ine’s voice. A shiver ran through him, and most of the alcohol-induced haze evaporated.


    Gradually, his sight sharpened, and he could see ine’s fierce expression.


    He stammered nervously, “Crap! ine! You… When did you return?”


    ine snapped back, “I just got back from the airport in a taxi, and the stench of cigarettes in that car was infuriating. But the smell in here is a hundred times worse! Are you trying to kill yourself? Since you came back from Korea, all you’ve done is smoke and drink! Have you even looked at your burnt hair?!”


    Jacob trembled slightly as he replied, “I…I’ve not been feeling greattely, using alcohol to drown my worries.”


    “Not feeling great?” ine questioned, her brow furrowed. “You’ve been out of the country for days. What’s got you down? Is it a broken heart?”


    “I went to South Korea for a cultural exchange, not to find a partner…” Jacob retorted.


    ine pressed further, “Then what’s the real reason behind this mood? I’ve known you for years, and I’ve never seen you like this. You’ve dealt with your mother and sister-inw in the Wilson family for so long, and yet you’ve never been in such a state!”


    As she spoke, a thought struck her, and she eximed, “Oh! I just remembered! When Matilda went to the United States, you were aplete wreck, running around like a madman! Tell me! Did you get involved with Matilda again behind my back?!”


    Jacob turned pale with fear and quickly defended himself, “What nonsense are you talking about in front of the kids? Matilda and I have history, sure, but that was nearly thirty years ago! Why bring up such an old story?”


    ine replied coldly, “Then exin to me, why on earth are you like this?!”