The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife

Chapter 39 Jacob Is Missing

After listening for a while, Susan’s expression changed drastically. "What? My elder brother's symptoms worsened? I'm coming over now.”

She grabbed her coat as she dashed outside.

Julian frowned and gripped her arm. "What is it?"

"The nursing home called and said they aren't sure what triggered his schizophrenia symptoms to become more serious,” Susan said nervously, "I need t o rush over now."

Knowing how important Jacob was to Susan, he immediately said, "I'll send you."

She instantly nodded. "I’ll have to trouble you then."

Julian sent her to the nursing home as fast as he could. She rushed into the home once they reached. Her elder brother was the only family she had in this world.

'Brother, please be okay. Please be alright.'

"Miss Shelby, you're here!” The nurse was already waiting for her at the entrance.

Once she saw Susan, she explained, "Something seems to have triggered Mr. Shelby this afternoon. He kept typing away on the keyboard. At first, we weren’t really concerned about it, but until now, he has been typing for 5 hours. We tried different ways to stop him, but he doesn’t want to eat or rest. We’re worried that if this continues, his body will be affected, so we contacted you."

With a nod, Susan opened the door to his room.

Under the moonlight, Jacob sat cross-legged on the bed as he typed away vigorously. He did not look like his warm and gentle self. There were traces of insanity in his eyes and his fingers were

typing so quickly as though they were flying across the keyboard.

"He's been like this for the past 5 hours. We’re worried about his body, but when we get close to him, he'll attack us frantically by throwing anything that he can get his hands on, even hurting himself in the process. We're at our wits’ end, so we called you," the nurse continued to share.

"Brother..." Susan looked at Jacob as her heart trembled.

'5 hours of this? His fingers wouldn't be able to take it at this typing speed, and he hasn't eaten anything. I can't let him continue to be like this.'

Susan took a step over to him.

"Miss Shelby, please wait." The nurse quickly stopped her. "Let me get a few more people to hold Mr. Shelby down. He’ll attack you if you approach him like this."

"There's no need to. My elder brother will never hurt m e,” Susan replied stubbornly.

"But...” The nurse had more to say.

"It’s okay, I’m here," Julian spoke lightly, "If there's nothing else, you may go out first."

"Yes," the nurse answered softly and left the room.

Susan was already subconsciously walking over to Jacob as Julian hurriedly followed behind her alertly.

Schizophrenic patients could never be dealt with reason. If Jacob suddenly turned violent, Julian must stop him immediately.

Although Susan was at his side, Jacob did not realize her presence as he continued typing away furiously o n his keyboard.

She could not help feeling sad. What actually happened to him? Why did he suddenly become like this?

Drawing in a deep breath, Susan said subtly, "Brother, it’s me, Susan."

Jacob did not respond.

"Brother, can you stop for a while and eat something?" she coaxed gently.

He still did not respond.

Susan gritted her teeth and grabbed Jacob's hand." Brother, you need to stop!"

Upon feeling his hand being grabbed by someone, Jacob finally reacted. He looked at Susan with his red eyes that still had traces of madness in them. He looked frightening, but Susan was not afraid at all. She even took Jacob's other hand and said, "Brother, stop. I'll take you out for a meal.”

While Susan looked at Jacob, the redness in his eyes began to spread and he broke free at once. Then, he grabbed whatever items that were around him. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Julian's pupils constricted as he was about to walk up to prevent Jacob's violent outburst.

Susan was already hugging Jacob without hesitation a s her voice trembled while she pleaded, "Brother, I'm Susan! It's Susan!"

No matter what he became, she believed that she was his beloved sister. No matter what, her brother would never hurt her.

Never.

Jacob was stunned and his tensed body started to relax. His hand fell to both sides and his eyes slowly returned to normal.

"Su-Susan?" he asked.

Susan's tears fell at once. "It's me, it's me."

"Why are you crying?" Jacob looked at her warmly and wiped her tears with his hands.

"I'm okay. Brother, I'll take you to eat something first, okay?" Susan said softly.

"Okay." He nodded obediently.

Only then did Susan smile. "I'll help you up."

Julian stood aside, watching the brother and sister support each other. A complicated light flashed in his eyes. He did not know if he should be jealous of Jacob or if he should thank him.

He was jealous because Jacob would always be the most important person to Susan.

On the other hand, he was thankful because if not for Jacob, Julian would never have had the chance to have Susan in his embrace.

After she led Jacob to eat and coaxed him to bed, Susan left.

However, the next morning, Susan was awakened by a phone call. The nursing home informed her that Jacob was missing!

Her hands trembled as her phone fell to the floor. Fear filled her eyes like never before!

Her elder brother was missing!

Although it looked like she was the one taking care of him, only Susan knew that Jacob was her pillar of strength. If something happened to her elder brother, she would really be all alone in this world.

After Julian heard the phone conversation, he held her trembling shoulders and said softly, "Susan, calm down. Your brother is traveling on foot and he won’t b e far away. I'll definitely help you find him."

As though she was holding on to a life-saving straw, Susan gripped his arm tightly. "Julian, you need to help me. You must help me.”

Julian’s eyes flashed with a trace of distress, but he tried hard to relax his tone. "Susan, I'll help you. I'm your husband. You need to learn to trust me.”

"I believe you. I trust you.” Susan was completely lost, s o she asked, "Then, what should we do next?”

"From the last time the nursing staff saw your brother to the time they discovered that he was missing, a total of 6 hours have passed. Throughout those 6 hours, he was on foot, so he shouldn't be further than 8 0 kilometers. I’ll get people to set the nursing home as the center point and search an 80-kilometer radius. We'll definitely find your brother," he assured calmly.