Chapter 6405

Fortunately, Elaine and Jacob's bickering never escalated. Even though Elaine was winning, Jacob found it tolerable. After Jacob finished his lunch and cleaned up, he never looked up as he said, "Charlie sent a text, saying Claire's flight would touch down earlier at three. We will leave at two." Elaine grumbled. "Why leave so early? She's coming back from abroad, and there'd be checkpoints she has to clear—she'd be lucky if she could leave by half past three. I'm sleeping a few winks now, and we'll leave at half past two." As she left the dining room, she didn't even look back as she said, "Clean up for me too." Jacob had a million complaints but said nothing as he kept his head down, throwing Elaine's lunchbox in the trash can as well. With Elaine gone, he sat on the couch as her hangover slowly cleared while his mood soured with the lack of alcohol. In the end, the pleasure of being fawned over at the Diamond Room was but temporary—the pain of his beloved leaving with someone