Husband you've abandoned me. Fine, I'll focus on raising my son-Chapter 251: Pretending and tears

My eyes scanned the documents on the table before us, and my lips pressed into a thin line.

I really hoped we would quickly find who was responsible for this. I thought to myself. For using him as a pawn like this....

"Jasmine..." his voice broke in surprise as he looked at me with a concerned expression.

"What?" I said in surprise and then understood once I felt it. A wetness on my cheeks. I was crying. Again.

Keith then immediately switched from his seat opposite mine and sat next to me.

He brought his hands to my shoulders, getting more comfortable with touching me, it seems.

My eyes were barely able to see due to the tears that welled in them. They met Keith’s blue eyes, which seemed nervous, as if contemplating what he should do. What surprised me about Keith is how he seemed to react to my emotions.

"Was it too much for you?" He asked in a gentle voice.

"It’s a lot to take in, I guess, but it’s fine, I’m fine," I told him and wiped away my tears. I didn’t want to cry right now.

"Jasmine, I am looking for Anthony, I swear on it, and I am doing everything I can," he tried to reassure me again.

"Are you going to give them what they want?" I asked curiously as I composed myself. Putting up Tony’s life in exchange for the Acland group was quite the wager. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"For now, I’ll focus more on finding them and where they are so none of that has to happen," he informed me.

"...And if we don’t?" The question left me in fear.

"Don’t think like that," he said to me. "We will find him."

"I want to trust your confidence, but you still have to prepare in case we’re out of options. What will you do then?" I asked him.

He let out a sigh. "I’m still looking into the details and terms in the ransom note with my men, lawyers, and advisors. They are helping me work through and understand my options. I will also have to discuss with my father, so I can’t give you an answer just yet," he explained calmly. "But I also want you to know that I’m okay?"

I slowly nodded my head.

This is the most sincere he’s been with me since I woke up in his estate. It felt genuine, at least I hoped it was... I wanted to be hopeful, but I was scared. Two weeks wasn’t a lot of time. And with so many unknowns... It was difficult.

Keith’s hand then came away from my shoulder and up to my cheek and nearly touching it. As if trying to wipe away my tears.

For a moment, I was worried. Don’t do too much, I thought to myself. I did my best not to show my hesitation, though. The more open my body language was, the more convincing I was.

However, his hand, luckily, awkwardly hovered. For a moment moment I searched his eyes, wondering what he was thinking, and he seemed to do the same. He broke eye contact first, and his gaze shifted to the floor, then he lowered his hand. I internally sighed in relief.

"I should let you rest for the day," he then said. "I imagine it’s been a lot for you."

"Yeah," I agreed.

I slowly got up from my seat and left the office without looking back at Keith.

As I walked into my bedroom, and then slumped down on my bed. My mind raced for a moment as I thought about the day’s events. I then brought my hands to my face and slapped my cheeks.

Pull yourself together, I said to myself. If I fall apart now, I won’t find anything on him. The urgency to find Tony was getting to me, but I couldn’t lose focus.

Again, two weeks wasn’t a lot of time, but every second counts. Don’t stop until you get there. Tony’s giraffe, which lay on my bed amongst my pillows, caught my attention.

I then looked down at the financial documents on my bedside table that I had to go through. Determined, I sat down and continued working and going through them. We had already gone through almost five years’ worth of data. Just a little further.

My biggest fear was what it would lead Keith to do. Whilst I am sure Keith is currently looking for Tony what I’m not sure about is what will happen if the deadline nears and we still don’t find anything.

If put in a position where he has to choose between Tony and the company, who would he actually choose? I thought to myself. Does he actually care about Tony? Enough to give up everything for him?

My thoughts went to how he had never really spent time with Tony like that. At least in comparison to the much time Louis and I spent with Tony. The thought terrified me. Not to mention, Keith couldn’t give me an answer yet. I hoped it would all go according to plan and we would find him before then. However, the fear loomed.

That night, I didn’t sleep as I continued working on the documents. Using my fear to fuel me.

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After a while as it got darker and darker in the room there was a small switch near the door which I went to and turned on the light which was so yellow and dim it barely lit much in the room. I returned to the mat. My stomach growled and I looked down at it feeling hungry. I was sure I would be having dinner right now with Marco. Was I going to go to bed without eating? I wondered in worry.

After what felt like more hours I then heard footsteps.