Chapter 516 He Still Left (2)
I really don't know if I should be grateful for this phone call, which made her see James clearly and killed all her hopes and expectations.
In this world, there are no fairy tales.
Love cannot be shared.
She touched her lower abdomen and choked, "Baby, I'm sorry, I couldn't keep your dad."
James had been gone for three days, and on the fourth day, he finally called her.
Jessica didn't answer, just stared blankly as the phone rang over and over.
Later, he sent a message on Facebook, saying that things went smoothly and he would be back tomorrow.
Jessica curled her lips in mockery and tossed the phone aside.
Seeing her looking troubled, Nathan asked, "Jessica, are you feeling unwell? Do you need to go back and rest?"
"No, I'm fine."
Jessica smiled and tried to muster the energy to work.
At that moment, her phone started ringing again.
Nathan reminded her, "Aren't you going to answer that?"
Her phone had been ringing non-stop earlier, and although she hadn't said anything, Nathan could roughly guess who was calling.
Jessica felt a bit embarrassed, thinking the ringing was disturbing others, so she reached for the phone to turn it off.
Unexpectedly, the call was from The Evans family.
She answered, and Louisa's panicked voice came through, "Come back quickly! Your dad jumped off a building!"
Jessica's phone slipped from her hand and fell to the ground with a thud.
She thought she must have misheard.
Or maybe she was dreaming.
Otherwise, how could John, who was fine just a few days ago, have jumped off a building?
Nathan sensed something was wrong and immediately picked up the phone for her, asking, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Jessica said nothing, took off her lab coat, and rushed outside.
Nathan, worried, followed her out.
He saw Jessica standing at the hospital entrance, frantically trying to hail a cab.
Nathan quickly drove his car over, pushed her inside, and said, "Where are you going? I'll take you."
"Home, Mr. Howard, I need to go home! Something happened to my dad!"
Jessica was already crying uncontrollably, urging Nathan.
"Okay, don't worry." Nathan comforted her while speeding towards The Evans family's house.
The Evans family's villa was a townhouse. The police had placed John's body on a stretcher in the yard, and many neighbors and passersby had gathered at the entrance.
Everyone was looking into the yard, wanting to know what had happened.
Jessica got out of the car and pushed her way through the crowd.
Nathan protected her, saying to the surrounding people, "Please make way, please!"
In the yard, John's body was covered with a white sheet.
The police were taking a statement from Louisa, who had fainted several times from crying.
Jessica stood in front of the stretcher, her eyes losing focus, filled with dead silence.
She didn't dare to lift the sheet, just kept shaking her head, saying, "No, this isn't my dad. There must be a mistake!"
At that moment, a police officer came over and said, "Are you the deceased's daughter? The deceased jumped from the top floor of the building across the street. At the time, he was alone, and no one saw anyone push or harm him. Did the deceased have a history of depression? If there's no suspicion of foul play, we are inclined to rule it as a suicide."
"No, my dad was fine just a few days ago, he wouldn't commit suicide!"
Jessica refused to believe that John would choose to end his life so suddenly.
She trembled all over, her teeth chattering, "I want to see my dad."
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