"Are you really going to rub salt in my wounds, Bess? How could you say something like that?" Sara
hissed, pretending to be mad at Bess as she sat down with her back to Bess.
"Well, I'm sorry, Sara, but that was not my intention. Who knows what's going on between them? I still
don't understand it, you know?"
Bess replied, shaking Sara, which gave her a headache. "All right, I'll forgive you. I think Noah has
spoiled you too much," Sara said with a sigh.
"What? Whose side are you even on, Sara? I am your best friend. How could you say such a thing to
me?" Bess muttered with discontent as though Sara had made a big mistake.
"Of course I'm on your side, Princess, but could you stop making such a fuss? You're making me
nervous. At least tell me before you do something like that again, okay?"
Sara said with a soft smile as she turned to look at her friend.
"By the way, please ask them to stop looking for me. Noah is going to be mad at me," Bess urged
because she was too embarrassed to inform Noah herself.
"All right, fine, but stop rushing me. I'll call them." Saying that, Sara took out her cellphone and called
Jacob.
Bess waited anxiously for Sara to disconnect the call. "What's wrong? Where are they?" she asked.
With a serious expression, Sara replied, "Noah was looking for you everywhere, but you completely
ignored him, so he's really angry now. He's not going to look for you anymore."
"He has been so patient with me. I feel so guilty. Hearing what you said, I... I..."
Bess stammered, blushing.
"What? Tell me." Sara controlled her urge to let out a chuckle and pretended to be serious.
"I don't feel guilty anymore," Bess said with a snort and turned around, feeling upset.
"All right, all right, I was just kidding. Stop taking things so seriously. Wait for a few minutes, and they'll
be here, okay?" Sara said, rolling her eyes at her.
"You're so mean, Sara! How dare you lie to me like that?" Bess muttered and was about to tickle Sara,
but Sara dodged her.
"All right, you're not angry anymore, are you?" Sara stopped dodging her, and they both felt better.
"I wasn't angry, I just wanted to teach him a lesson." Bess' playful tone made Sara speechless.
Sara did not know how long it had been when she heard a knock on the door. She immediately figured
that it must be Noah and Jacob.
"Do you want to answer the door or would you like me to?" Sara asked in a soft voice.
"You do it." Although Bess was excited to see Noah, she was afraid that he might be too angry, so she
asked Sara to do it.
She thought that it would be less stressful that way.
Sara gave her a nod and said, "All right, then, I will go."
She then stood up and walked out of Bess' bedroom. "Hold on, I'm coming," Sara cried out as she
walked to the door.
She opened the door and saw Noah mindlessly trying to squeeze himself in after stumbling.
Sara wanted to say something, but then, she saw Jacob and felt calmer.
"Bess." As Noah walked into her room, he uttered her name, his eyes and heart filled with love.
Bess stood up, throwing herself into his arms as she broke into tears.
"Where have you been, Bess? I was scared to death. I am sorry, it was all my fault. Bess, I promise
that I would never make you angry again. I will not argue or fight with you ever again, I promise. What
happened today was all my fault and I am sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I..."
Hearing Noah's apology, Sara was stunned. However, Jacob was having a good laugh as he had never
seen his friend behave like that before.
"Why are you laughing? You should learn from him, you know?" Sara said, glaring at Jacob. She
thought that Noah was much more kind and sensible than Jacob.
"What? Are you really going to be angry now?" Jacob asked in confusion and stopped laughing.
Without saying more, Sara watched them. Her heart warmed when she thought that Bess had found a
good man.
"It was my fault, too. I shouldn't have made you worry about me. I am sorry for being so stupid and
acting hastily," Bess said softly, hugging Noah tightly. Seeing that, Sara felt that she and Jacob should
give them some privacy.
She gently pulled Jacob out of Bess' room and they both walked out of her house.
"Are you tired after searching for her the whole night?" Sara asked. Although she was not actively
searching for Bess, she did feel a bit tired and leaned on Jacob's chest.
"Why? Are you tired?" Jacob asked, sensing Sara's exhaustion. He stepped forward and squatted
down.
"What are you doing?" Sara asked, looking at Jacob in surprise.
"Come, let me take you home and tuck you in," Jacob said in a low, seductive voice.
Sara instantly climbed on his back without any hesitation. Jacob stood up and walked steadily, carrying
her on his back.
As she lay on his back, she fell asleep. She was exhausted after everything that she had been through
lately. Lying on his back made her feel a strange sense of safety that made her feel as though she
could fall asleep peacefully.
Jacob turned to look at Sara, who was breathing rhythmically, and smiled. It was a rare sight to see her
sleep so peacefully.
Back then, Sara used to have a lot of nightmares and often woke up in the night, unable to fall asleep
again. But now that she felt a lot more secure about her relationship, she slept more peacefully.
Jacob blamed himself for the past. However, his heart felt warm when he thought of the present.
Seeing how anxious Noah was, Jacob felt that he would feel the same way if it had been Sara who had
gone missing, instead of Bess. How could they know what was the most valuable thing to them if they
never made a mistake?
Jacob gently placed her in the backseat of his car. She looked like an angel as she slept. She even
waved her hand gently as though she was about to wake up.
Jacob drove slowly, not wanting to wake her up.
Once they reached Jacob's villa, he walked in, carrying her in his arms. He wanted to sneak in, but
James, who was in the living room, saw them.
Jacob didn't feel embarrassed and carried Sara to his bedroom, which was upstairs before he came to
the living room downstairs.
"Uncle James, what's the matter? Why are you still awake?" Jacob asked, glancing at the time. It was
quite late in the night.
"Nothing's wrong, I just couldn't fall asleep," James replied with a sigh as he looked out the French
windows in the living room. It was pitch dark outside.
"What happened? Is something bothering you?" Jacob asked with concern as he sat down next to his
uncle.
"No, I just feel depressed." James looked calm and expressionless.
"I'll get you some warm water. Has your cold gotten any better?" Jacob remembered that James had
caught a cold that day, but he had forgotten all about it since he had been so busy.
"I am much better, thank you," James replied with a soft smile.
Jacob was about to go into the kitchen to make some hot water for him, but then, he heard James'
voice. "In fact, I just had a dream... A dream where I saw some people. I saw my elder brother, and I
saw her..."
"What was the dream like?" Jacob slowed down, having a bad feeling in his heart.
"I just dreamt that they were coming to see me. I tried to talk to them, but I couldn't," James replied with
a sigh, feeling regret.
"That's good, Uncle James, I think they're happy in heaven now." As Jacob said that, he turned to look
at his uncle from about a meter away, light flashing in his eyes.
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