[My new book THe Villian is available now.]
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It was the middle of the night when Long Jie returned to his home. Four days of futile attempts to locate Esma. It was like she disappeared into the thin air.
There was no state, no country where he didn't look for her but in the end, he was graced with disappointment.
The time had flown by in a haze of new places, search for Esma, and search for Esma. Not even for a second, another thought invaded his mind.
Long Jie entered the house, he saw Mrs. Xie waiting for him in the hall. He looked around to find Zhenyi but unsurprisingly she was not there waiting for him along with Mrs. Xie. An hour ago he had informed Mrs. Xie that he would be returning home and it was reasonable that she had not informed his wife in fear of disturbing her sleep.
"Would you like to have some tea or maybe dinner? " Mrs. Xie smiled down at him as she questioned him.
