"Milady, please be careful with your words. You are young and you will live for a long time," Gordon reacted after a pause. Only after she mentioned her death did he speak. His voice was not admonishing but low and gentle.
"What else am I going to say, Gordon? I am trusting you, my husband trusts you and had let you do whatever… Now he's arrested and there is…" Jerlina didn't realize that she is this stressed about everything happening around her. She was putting on a brave face. She did have hope that everything will end up fine. But she obviously is not that optimistic.
Jerlina let out a sigh and rubbed her forehead. Now is not the time to worry about herself. "Never mind that! You know where Scarlett is and you are going to bring her back home immediately. And what have you done with Cia? Why are you even…" she took in a deep breath as she heard no sound from the other end other than what seemed to be a deep sigh.
