Chapter 13

That night, Jacob drank himself into a stupor before stumbling home. That was when he noticed a feeble and slender figure busying away in the kitchen via the closed transparent door. Delight washed over him instantly as he stumbled over to pull the woman into his arms. He choked out, "Penny, you're finally home! I knew it! I knew that you were still in love with me! That's why you won't abandon me!" "Jacob, it's me." Disappointed, Jacob released Rebecca in an instant. He replied coldly, "This isn't where you should be. You should go home and rest." "Jacob, you haven't spent time with me for a week. Are you really going to chase me away right after we've met up?" Rebecca looked sad. "I wasn't able to stomach anything because of my severe morning sickness, so I just wanted to spend some time with you…" But Jacob's eyes remained closed. He refused to say anything. "Jacob, I've prepared some hangover soup for you. You should have some." "No way." "Jacob, you must be having an inten