บททั้งหมดของ Divorced, Dazzling, and Desired: บทที่ 671 - บทที่ 680

After thinking about it repeatedly, Jasper called Gio, who answered after just a few beeps."Gio?" Jasper called out.Before he could make his point, a frail voice rasped, "My friend… Did you call just to laugh at me?"Jasper frowned at the raspy voice. "What's wrong?"Gio sighed. "What's wrong? It's all thanks to you hurting my boys, and I ended up getting punished when I got back… Well, I lost this one. You're way too smart for me, and I guess this friendship wasn't meant to be.""Guess you're not that hurt if you can joke about it," Jasper replied, deducing from Gio's mood that Renee's disappearance had nothing to do with Don Kalon.If the don managed to nab Renee, why would Gio get punished?After a brief exchange, he hung up when Luke came up to him. "Are we sure it's not the don? Couldn't Gio be misleading you?""It would be completely unnecessary," Jasper replied, shaking his head.He was well aware that the mob's strength was far above his, and they definitely didn't n

Luke was staring at Nora in bemusement too, muttering under his breath, "Beats me. She may be Mr. Zeller's mentor, but it's been years since they've met. Heck, when he learned that she's in Markistan, he almost made sure to travel there a couple of times per year to ask for her forgiveness."Sighing, he finished, "And here I thought she'd never forgive him… But here she is, showing up out of the blue.""Yeah, I think so too." Simon crossed his arms, but soon scratched his head. "Hey, don't you think Ms. Lowe has something to do with Ms. Whitley's disappearance? I mean, it's been years since she and the boss last met, and to suddenly show up at this time…"Smack!Luke smacked Simon on the head as he finished, rolling his eyes. "What's the matter with you? Are you even a carbon-based lifeform? The boss owes Ms. Lowe plenty and probably wouldn't be alive if not for her. Also, she has no connection with Ms. Whitley—why would you even connect her to that? Your stupidity is really beyond

Jasper reclined against the bench, crossing his legs at the ankles while twiddling his thumbs. "I thought I'd never see you again… I'm more than happy now."Nora stood up, clapping him on the shoulder to comfort him like a parent would. "Don't worry too much. Just wait for Conrad to wake up."Jasper hung his head in silence.Time passed very slowly that night like never before for Jasper.Hours later, there still wasn't any word on Renee.More men were sent to search, and the small search area around Redwood Bridge soon spread up to thirty miles beyond.Even with all the manpower and equipment they had, they found nothing.Knowing that Renee would be in even more danger the longer he waited, Jasper stood up.But just as he was about to leave the hospital, Luke came running toward him while exclaiming in delight, "Boss! He's up! Conrad's up!"Jasper's eyes lit up as he promptly turned and ran into Conrad's room, where Conrad lay feebly on his bed.His hand and leg were plaster

In Cromenia, news of Jasper's generous reward meant over a hundred calls came in within just one night, almost clogging up the line altogether.Fortunately, they set up a group of receptionists who quickly differentiated potential leads from the frauds.Naturally, as it turned out, there weren't many reliable leads despite hundreds of calls.At the same time, Simon and his group reviewed the traffic camera footage, seeing that Sylas had indeed taken the highway because they were cut off, as Jasper had speculated.The pursuers were also in ordinary black Toyota sedans. It was a very common car too, which made it all the more difficult to search for them.Moreover, it was not until three days later when they fished Sylas' car out of the sea, but they found nothing inside, save for the tracker and other frivolous possessions.Jasper immediately recognized Renee and Sylas' phones among the scrap pile, however, and Luke quickly assured him, "It's fine, boss—they weren't in the car, so

Jasper nodded. "Alright. Thanks."He knew Sylas needed his rest, but he needed to find Renee soon.The best forensic artist in Cromenia soon arrived—he was a famous celebrity in the country who often showed up on TV and actually solved plenty of cases for the cops.Soon, with the details Sylas provided, they had usable composite sketches to identify the people chasing after Sylas' car.It was a foreigner with a sharp chin, thick brows, and small eyes that resembled a mouse.Jasper had no idea how the forensic artist managed the rest of the face when Sylas had only seen the eyes, but he decided to use it anyway, sharing the sketch with everyone to start searching.At the same time, they also found the car plate and the car's owner, but it was a stolen vehicle from over a year ago.The car body and paint were changed, and so it was yet another dead end.As the number of clues to look for Renee dwindled, Jasper's hopes were fading into despair.Eventually, he called off most of t