It took a few minutes before her message was read and Jerry replied with all capitals.
"I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR HIM! TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM!"
When Mary told Jerry that she knew nothing else, the man groaned while trimming the leaves of an exotic tropical plant.
Jack Matthews did not return the call even after a whole day had passed. On Tuesday night, Aiden received a mail from a professor with the information that his morning lecture for Wednesday was canceled. The professor failed to catch the train back to Harrow Lane after attending a conference in another town.
While other students rejoiced over the prospect of sleeping in on the next day, Aiden had something else in mind. He did not have the luxury to wait around until Jack Matthews remembered to call him back. Aunt Cheryl, the woman who replaced his mother in the Matthews household, might have not particularly cared much about Aiden's call. After all, he was a discarded son. Everyone knew that.
