Chapter 116 116: Jenny’s Tragic End

Leo went almost crazy when he knew that Jenny was sent to the madhouse and cursed in rage that Joseph was a heartless man, especially when he saw that Jenny was delirious there.

Joseph had expected that Leo would be irritated at him but did not expect that Jenny really fell into a mental disorder after being sent to the madhouse. Joseph had ignored that under such an environment, a normal person could also become crazy.

Joseph chose to be silent in that argument, but in fact, he was trying to find a way to help Jenny. However, he had no choice at that time but to listen to the doctor's advice and agreed to give treatment for Jenny's depression.

But Leo couldn't wait any longer since he could not bear that Jenny stayed with a group of madmen all the time. Therefore, he then secretly told her an escape route when he visited her and promised that he would come to pick her up in person.

Jenny agreed because she didn't trust Joseph anymore and laid all of her hope on Leo.

Thus, after the dinner break, Jenny secretly escaped the sight of the superintendent and fled to the back of the mental hospital where Leo was waiting for her.

Jenny was extremely excited when she saw that Leo was waiting there and waved at him.

Unluckily she was discovered by the supervisor, and a group of people began to chase her. Leo was desperate and was about to jump over the fence to take her away, but he forgot that Jenny was in a poor mental state, and she suddenly lost her mind under such an emergency. She began to run wild.

At that moment, Leo was in desperation but could only follow the group of people desperately trying to find her.

She was lost in their sight until around 30 minutes later, someone screamed, and Leo rushed in that direction. But when he saw what happened there, his legs slumped to the ground.

Jenny was dead.

She fell down to the hill during the course of her escape. It was not very high but was above sharp rocks. The stone pierced her head when she fell to the ground. Under the pale moonlight, blood was everywhere on the ground while Jenny just lay there quietly with her lips in a slight smile.

Perhaps, in her last moments, she thought she had run away.

Leo burst out in heart-broken screaming, which resounded across the mountain.

In the funeral home, Joseph saw Jenny for the last time. He kept silent for a long time, and three hours later, he raised his fist and beat Leo brutally.

From that day, they held a dark grudge against each other.

Joseph hated Leo because he thought his selfishness killed Jenny.

And Leo utterly detested Joseph because it was he who sent Jenny to the madhouse, which led to this tragedy. He thought if they could help Jenny slip into another country, she would be alive.

The hatred between them continued down to the present day.

Both of them had deep feelings for Jenny, so they abhorred each other and even cracked down on each other in business.

The evening breeze was cold in the grassland.

The remaining temperature of the campfire floated in the air, adding a trace of desolation there.

Leo sneered, looking up at the moon with his dismal eyes, and said ruefully, "The moon was also full that night. Joseph, you didn't see what happened to Jenny in her last moments. She was lying there, and the stone pierced her forehead. Her face was pale under the moonlight, and there was a large pool of dark red blood on the ground. She blinked, and there was a glimmer of moonlight in her eyes, and there was even a smile left on her face, a hopeful smile."

Joseph felt his heart was breaking, and his hand slammed down. After a long while, he said, "Enough! We were all wrong, and we've hated each other until today. Perhaps, it is our punishment from Jenny."

The night breeze stirred their hair.

They stopped talking and fell into suffocating silence.

****

It was hot in midsummer, and the buzzing noises rang through the streets. The beautiful lotus also lost its fragrance due to the hot air.

Lilith sat down at the door of the police station, where she played with a stick in the mud under the locust tree. An ant carried a grain of rice by, and she blocked it with a small stick in her hand. In a way, the ant was very calm and continued crawling around the stick.

She reached out again and took the grain from the ant and threw it to the side. The ant quickly rushed to the rice and carried it again. The little ant also had perseverance.

She was cheered by this little creature and did not play with it; instead, she cleared all the pebbles for it so that the little ant could no longer suffer from the difficulties of stumbling.

As the ants crept further and further, she also cleared her mind.

"Why are you here?" A man's voice sounded over her head.

Lilith quickly looked up to find the mottled sunlight passing through the leaves splayed on Jay's cheeks.

"Did you get my bag?" Jay did not know why she was scolding him and slightly raised her eyebrows, which made him look so handsome that Lilith was almost intoxicated by it.

"Yeah, I got it." She stuttered while her cheeks were a little hot, and she wondered perhaps it was because of the weather.

Jay nodded without saying anything and turned back.

Lilith quickly got up and shouted at his back, "Hey."

Jay stopped and looked at her with a confused countenance.

Stepping forward, Lilith plucked up the courage to ask, "Why are you avoiding me?"

"You mean I'm avoiding you?" Jay was amused by her words.

"Yes, you even didn't want to meet me today." She was a little bit frustrated.

Jay froze for a while, and after a few seconds, he lifted his wrist and glanced at the watch. "I'm sorry. I was busy today." Since Irish would be back today, he had to pick her up.