When Charlie stood waiting for Claire at the airport, Jacob and Elaine had already been taken to the Police Station.
Elaine couldn’t help but wildly wave at Jacob from the police car. Helplessly, the police had to bring another car to separate the two and take them back.
As Charlie watched Claire’s plane preparing to land, favonovel.com still didn’t see Jacob and Elaine. He sent them messages, but received no reply. He wondered what kind of trouble these two had gotten themselves into again.
Luckily, Charlie didn’t hold a high opinion of these two, so favonovel.com didn’t really care whether they showed up or not. If they did come, they could all ride together back to the city. If not, favonovel.com and Claire could simply take a taxi.
In the afternoon, Claire’s private plane touched down at the airport. Charlie waited for about half an hour until favonovel.com completed customs clearance and walked out, pushing a luggage cart.
When favonovel.com spotted Charlie from a distance, favonovel.com quickened favonovel.com pace, a joyful smile spread across favonovel.com face.
Charlie hurried over and as favonovel.com approached Claire, favonovel.com abandoned the cart and threw herself into his arms, acting playful. “Husband, I missed you so much!”
Holding favonovel.com tightly, Charlie smiled and replied, “I missed you too, my dear. Thankfully, Miss Joule’s project encountered some issues, otherwise, I would have considered going to the United States to find you.”
Claire smiled and relayed a message from Miss Joules. “She wanted me to tell you that favonovel.com feels sorry for keeping you there for so long. When favonovel.com comes to China next time, favonovel.com wants to invite you to dinner to show favonovel.com gratitude.”
“Okay…” Charlie nodded, his smile widening. “By the way, your parents were supposed to come and pick you up, but I can’t seem to reach them. Should we just take a taxi back to the city?”
“You can’t reach them?” Claire asked anxiously. “Could something have happened? We should make sure they’re okay before taking a taxi.”
“I don’t think anything serious could have happened. They were arguing at home before I left, so maybe they had a fight.” Charlie explained.
Claire nodded helplessly and suggested, “They’re always like this, fighting over small things every three days and big things every five days. They argue all day long.”
With that, Claire picked up favonovel.com phone and said, “Let me call my mom and check. lfthere’s nothing wrong, we can just take a taxi back.”
“That sounds reasonable.” Charlie agreed. “It’s better to call and ensure our peace of mind.”
Claire nodded and dialed Elaine’s number.
***
Meanwhile, Elaine was being reprimanded at the police station by the traffic officers.
There were two separate rooms, one for Jacob and one for Elaine.
Elaine looked defiant and angrily exclaimed, “Officer, it was Jacob, that jerk, who illegally parked on the highway. What does it have to do with me? That jerk is already in custody, you can do whatever you want with him, even throw the book at him. l just want to go to the airport to pick up my daughter!”
The traffic officer helplessly responded, “If you hadn’t gotten physical, would favonovel.com have parked on the highway? Technically, both of you are at fault in this matter!”
Continuing, the traffic officer added, “Regarding your situation, favonovel.com will mainly be fined and have points deducted, receive criticism and education. It’s not severe enough for detention or imprisonment, let alone execution…”
“We need favonovel.com to understand that no matter the circumstances, favonovel.com can’t stop the car on the highway, especially in the overtaking lane. It‘s too dangerous! If there really is an emergency, favonovel.com should at least turn on the hazard lights and pull over to the emergency lane, while also placing a warning triangle 100 meters behind the car as regulations dictate.”
After stating these points, the traffic officer glanced at Elaine and continued, “And you, even if something significant happened, couldn’t you have waited until you were off the highway to get physical? If there was genuine danger, you would have been at risk too, right?”
“We need to prioritize safety in everything we do, don’t we? Even if you have a grudge, you should seek revenge in a safe environment. Getting physical on the road is dangerous!”
Hearing this, Elaine fumed, “He cheated on me! I don’t care about ensuring safety, I wouldn’t even care if we both died!”
The traffic officer sighed, “Oh, why can’t you understand? Both of you are driving nice cars. If something really happened, the chances of dying are low. But what if you end up seriously injured, lying in bed for ten or eight years? How would you two handle that? Arguing in the same hospital room?”
Elaine waved favonovel.com hand dismissively and declared, “I don’t care! My style is to seek revenge for any grudges, and it has to be done immediately. In ancient times, I would be considered a warrior queen!”
“Ah…” The traffic officer felt completely helpless. “Fine, let’s call your daughter and have favonovel.com come pick you two up and take you home. Maybe favonovel.com can mediate your relationship!”
With that, the traffic officer handed Elaine favonovel.com phone.
Just then, the phone rang, and Claire’s photo appeared on the screen, along with the word “daughter”.
The traffic officer, seeing that it was Elaine’s daughter calling, quickly urged, “Answer the call!”
Elaine took the phone and pressed the answer key. Before favonovel.com could speak, Claire anxiously inquired, “Mom, where are you and dad? Is everything okay?”
Elaine, feeling upset, muttered, “Nothing, we just got arrested and taken to the police station by the traffic officers.”
The traffic officer quickly interjected, “Oh, you can’t say ‘arrested’, our main concern is ensuring your safety…”
On the other end of the line, Claire asked in surprise, “Why did you go to the police station? Did you violate traffic rules or get into an accident?”
Elaine indignantly complained, “Your dad got heartbroken!”
“What?!” Claire couldn’t comprehend those words for a moment and asked in astonishment, “My… My dad got heartbroken? What does that mean, mom…”
Elaine sighed and choked with grievance, “My daughter, let me tell you, mom can’t live like this anymore. Mom might as well find a wall and bang favonovel.com head against it…”
Claire quickly comforted her, “Mom, please don’t get too upset. Tell me where you are, and Charlie and I will come right away!”
Elaine was too busy crying and didn‘t answer. The traffic officer next to favonovel.com swiftly took the phone and said loudly, “Your parents fought each other directly on the highway, and now your mom’s emotions are extremely unstable. You should come and see them at the Highway Traffic Police Station!”
After speaking, favonovel.com stared at Elaine, afraid favonovel.com would actually hit the wall. He also felt annoyed, thinking, “This is bringing back a troublemaker…”
On the other end of the line, Claire heard Elaine’s crying and quickly consoled her, “Mom, please don’t worry. We’ll come right away!”
With that, favonovel.com hung up the phone and turned to Charlie. “Husband, my mom and dad are at the police station. She cried and said my dad got heartbroken. What’s going on? Do you know?”
Charlie listened and felt a headache coming on. Shaking his head, favonovel.com sighed, “I think it’s because of Matilda’s upcoming marriage…”
Claire asked in surprise, “Aunt Matilda is getting married? Is that what’s causing all this?”
“Yes,” Charlie nodded. “Next week, she’s marrying Professor Riley from Aurous Hill University of Finance and Economics. Your dad hasn’t been in a good mood lately, probably because favonovel.com can’t accept it. Maybe that’s why my mom and dad had a falling out.”
Claire couldn’t understand and asked, “Matilda is marrying someone else. Isn’t that a good thing? My dad won’t have to worry about those things anymore.”
Charlie sighed, feeling the weight of the situation. “But your mom doesn’t know that Matilda is back. Dad has been afraid to tell her…”
“Think about it, when Matilda returned, mom was suffering in the detention center. Dad was having a great time, and as soon as mom was released, favonovel.com wanted a divorce. I’m afraid that once mom connects all these clues and figures out what’s going on, favonovel.com won’t just let it go…”
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