She looked up at the colorful hillside in the distance and suggested , Sean , I plan to pack up and go to the mountains to take some photos of the autumn scenery here Do you want to come with me ? Sean naturally agreed , Sure , wherever you want to go , I will go with you .
Only then did Jane smile again .
Im planning to stay near the Alps for a while .
How does that sound ? Then Ill go pack our bags , said Sean , and he followed through .
You can continue to rest a little longer , and once Im done , Ill tell you .
While they were setting their new travel destination , Tom was sitting alone in a dark room , flipping through the documents in his hand .
The room only had a wall lamp on , casting dim light on his face , making him look like a vampire who had lived in an ancient castle for too long .
The assistant knocked on the door .
Mr.
Howard , according to your request , we have found a few more people who meet the conditions .
Only then did Tom say , Come in .
The assistant , afraid of provoking him , set the documents down and stood by the side .
However , Tom was obviously uninterested , as if the documents in front of him werent even the ones he had requested .
Just as the assistant was anxiously waiting , Tom suddenly lit a cigarette , and his gaze froze when he saw one of the documents .
The cigarette burned on its own , and when it was about to burn his fingers , he stiffly shook it off , but it then fell onto the sofa , almost burning a hole .
The assistant was startled .
Mr.
Howard ! Tom came back to his senses , picked up the cigarette , and extinguished it in the ashtray .
He pulled out the document he had been staring at for a long time , handed it to the assistant , and ordered , Its her .
Give her some money and send her to do whatever she wants .
The photo on the document was of a young girl who looked ninety percent like Jane .
The assistant was confused .
Arent we bringing her here ? Tom frowned and asked , What are you trying to say ? After his initial despair , he no longer frantically searched for Janes whereabouts , but instead started sending people to find girls who resembled Jane and were around the same age .
The assistant had thought he couldnt accept losing Jane and wanted a substitute for comfort , but now it seemed he had misunderstood .
Seeing that the assistant didnt dare speak , Tom lifted his eyes and stared blankly at the void in front of him .
His voice was distant as he said , I know what youre thinking , but no one can replace her .
Once shes gone , shes gone … After that day , he showed no sign of recovery and instead began to intensify his self punishment .
He stopped eating and sleeping , and when exhaustion reached its peak , he would close his eyes as if he had 1/2 Chapter 19 fainted .
+25 BONUS Even when he appeared somewhat conscious , his state was not normal , as he smoked almost frantically , as if trying to use this method to release his emotions .
The assistant , who was one of Toms closest people , had no choice but to force himself to advise Tom , Mr.
Howard , I know youre in pain , but life has to go on .
With all due respect , if you continue this sleepless , self- destructive behavior , you might end up sick before you get any news about Ms.
Lawson .
Then so be it , Tom replied indifferently .
He was too afraid to close his eyes .
Every time he did , he saw Janes cold gaze , her resolute departure .
He bitterly asked , If Im dying from an illness , would she come back to visit me ? He truly missed Jane , and the longing for her was slowly killing him .
Beyond that , he couldnt focus on anything else .

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The assistant dared not speak , so he tried a different approach .
How about sending private investigators out to search again ? There are no records of her leaving the country , so she must still be in Eularo .
Maybe shes just traveling somewhere .
It was hard for Tom not to feel moved , but after a moment , he said in a hoarse voice , No need .
Shes determined to hide from me .
Even if I find her , all I will face are her cold eyes .
And besides … do I still have the right to see her ? 11 Everything that had happened was his own doing .
If he had trusted her just a little more , things wouldnt have turned out this way .
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