Sad Tears 47

 

chapter47 

Erick’s voice came from the front, and Joaquin shifted his gaze 

back. 

He rubbed the ring on his right hand, his voice deep. “Draft a 

contract tomorrow and deliver it to her home in person. Sign it 

with Nasir’s name. The property is under his name anyway, so 

it’s all above board.” 

Erick’s brows furrowed slightly. 

Hearing this, he could more or less guess what was going on. 

He nodded quickly. “Understood, Mr. Bowman.” 

As soon as he finished speaking, Joaquin’s phone rang. 

He glanced down at the screen-it was his closest friend, Nasir 

Tucker. 

He put the phone to his ear. “What’s up?” 

“Someone you know offered one hundred and twenty 

thousand a month for your tea house. I know that’s nothing to 

you, but it’s just sitting there empty. Are you really not 

considering renting it out? After all, that place…” 

“It’s already been leased.” 

Joaquin was concise. 

“Leased? When did that happen? I just heard Erick say 

yesterday that the place was still available!” 

Nasir’s voice on the other end was full of surprise. 

The man replied calmly, “Just now.”” 

Nasir pressed on, unwilling to give up. “How much did you 

lease it for? Don’t let anyone take advantage of you. That 

location should go for at least a hundred thousand…” 

“Five thousand.” 

“What? Joaquin, are you out of your mind? I know you don’t 

care much about that place, but it was the first property we 

bought together! You can’t just let it go for next to nothing!” 

“I’ll have Erick deliver the contract tonight.” 

Before the other party could respond, Joaquin quickly hung up. 

Although their call wasn’t on speaker, the volume from the 

earpiece was 

vv, a 

light, Erick had heard everything clearly. 

He truly couldn’t understand what Joaquin’s intentions were in 

doing this. 

When Romina arrived at the school gate, a teacher was already 

waiting for her. 

She had visited three schools recently, but only ‘Brightlyn 

School’ had the best reputation. With summer vacation approaching, she needed to help Lina enroll before the term ended, so Lina could get used to school life a couple of weeks 

early. 

As Romina was leaving the school, she heard someone call out 

behind her: “Romina, what are you doing here?” 

Hearing the voice, she stopped and turned around, meeting the 

man’s deep eyes. Her body tensed slightly. 

The person standing behind her was Jericho. 

The man stopped in front of her. “Did the teacher contact you 

to attend Kash’s parent meeting too?” 

So he was here to attend Kashton’s parent-teacher meeting. 

No wonder Nadine had time to take Kashton around today. 

“No,” Romina replied coldly. “I’m here for something else.” 

“This is a school, and it’s Kash’s school. What else could you 

possibly be here to deal with?” Jericho’s gaze darkened. “Are 

you doing something behind my back, hiding things from me?” 

The man reached out and grabbed her arm tightly. 

A wave of pain spread across Romina’s arm, making her furrow 

her brows. 

“Let go.” 

Romina’s tone was icy, her eyes filled with coldness. 

“What? Is my life supposed to revolve around you and your 

son? Can’t I have my own private matters? Just because I came 

to Kashton’s school, does that mean I can only deal with his 

affairs?” 

When Jericho lowered his eyes, he met her shimmering gaze. 

The coldness in her eyes was more indifferent than ever before. 

She was colder than a stranger… 

As her words fell, Romina summoned all her strength and 

shook off the man’s grip. 

Just as she was about to leave, Jericho quickly stepped forward 

and blocked her path. 

His voice was low. “You still haven’t given me an explanation 

about Grandpa.” 

Romina was forced to stop in her tracks. 

Of course, she knew he was referring to her medical skills. 

“What’s there to explain? I saved your grandfather. If you don’t 

appreciate it, fine, but you come here to question me?” 

“Romina, stop pretending,” Jericho said sternly, eyeing her. “I 

specifically asked the chief doctor. Even the specialists didn’t 

dare attempt physical therapy that day, but you did it without 

hesitation. What exactly are you hiding from me?” 

“I’m not hiding anything. My medical skills have always been 

excellent. You just never bothered to truly understand me.” 

Romina looked at him expressionlessly. 

Every time she saw that face, she was reminded of the 

chapter 

grievances she had suffered and her experiences in prison. 

The more she looked, the deeper the pain and resentment in her 

heart grew. 

“Do you know someone named ‘A Yun’? Are you her disciple?” 

At those words, Romina’s back suddenly stiffened. 

Yet her expression didn’t change at all. She lifted her bright eyes 

and stared at him. “Why? Do you have some incurable disease 

and need her for a pulse diagnosis?”