Although Sawyer was convinced the woman in the photo was Sophie Lewis, he didn’t want to jump to conclusions. He needed to clarify this first with either Abigail or, if necessary, Grandma Sophie herself.
After a few monts of thought, Sawyer turned his gaze back to Jas Philips.
Just as he was about to ask about the woman’s na in the photo, Nathaniel suddenly stood from his seat. He interrupted Sawyer as he looked at the picture.
"Lord in Heaven! Jas, how could I have forgotten about this photo? It must’ve been long ago," Nathaniel stared at Jas. "Well, I rember sothing now that I’ve seen it again. The woman you introduced to when the photo was taken did resemble Abigail."
"Yes, she is..." Jas replied bitterly.
"Jas, do you know why she suddenly vanished? Did sothing happen? Are you two fighting?" Nathaniel asked while returning to his seat.
In the past, after hearing about Jas’ failure to marry his girlfriend, Nathaniel inquired about it, but Jas only offered an ambiguous response. Jas never told him in detail, but one thing he knew was that his best friend deeply suffered.
Over ti, they stopped discussing that woman again, and he eventually forgot about her. Even when he t Abigail, he didn’t recall that she resembled Jas’ lost fiancée much.
Jas shook his head, inhaling deeply as mories resurfaced, suffocating him with the weight of the past and the pain of losing the woman he loved. He almost went insane trying to find her, but no matter what he did, all his efforts to locate her were in vain.
After so many years, there was no trace of her, as if she had been lost in space. He could only pray to God that she was still alive sowhere and that they might et again.
"I don’t know why she suddenly vanished, and despite my best efforts, I couldn’t find her. I hired countless private detectives to locate her, to check the possibility of her whereabouts in this entire country, but I never succeeded..." Jas explained in a soft voice, deep regret evident in his gaze.
"I understand, and I’m truly sorry for what you’ve been through, my friend," Nathaniel said, trying to comfort Jas. Noticing his silence, he continued, "But now, there is a trace. You should feel hopeful again. There’s no need to be sad any longer."
...
Sawyer, who had overheard his grandfather and Grandpa Philips talking, was one hundred percent certain that Sophie Lewis was Grandpa Philips’s lost fiancée.
However, he finds it strange that soone like Jas Philips cannot track down Sophie Lewis. It didn’t make sense, especially after hiring so many detectives and still failing—unless soone close to Jas had helped Sophie escape or she had changed her na. But why? Why did she change her na?
When he noticed they had stopped talking and were now staring at him in silence, Sawyer finally asked, "Grandpa Philips, what is your fiancée’s na?" He wanted to make sure his guess was wrong.
"Her na? Sophie Cassidy," Jas replied. Hearing her na again made his heart hurt like it skipped a beat. He really missed her and wanted to reunite with her.
Sawyer was no longer surprised when he heard that na. That’s precisely what he thought.
’So, Grandma Sophie really changed her last na. That must be why Grandpa Philips never found her. But why did she change her na? Did soone force her to do so? Who? Why!?’
All the questions swirled in Sawyer’s mind, and he was so clueless about the possible answers that it gave him a headache.
"Sawyer, please tell , is Abigail’s grandmother the sa as the woman in the picture?" Jas’ question snapped Sawyer out of his spiral of thoughts.
Sawyer turned to look at Jas Philips, but no words ca to his lips. He was still trying to piece together what happened back then.
Looking at Sawyer without answering, Jas continued, "Can you take to et her? I heard from Nathaniel..." He paused montarily, glancing at his best friend before looking back at Sawyer.
Jas continues, "Abigail’s grandmother lives in Orange Town, right? Where does she live? If you are busy, you don’t have to bring there, but can you give her address? I need to et her..."
Sawyer did not imdiately answer or permit him to et Grandma Sophie. He needed to get Abigail’s permission first; he worried that Grandma Sophie’s health might be affected if Grandpa Philips suddenly appeared at the nursing ho.
However, seeing how miserable Grandpa Philips was right now, he wavered.
"Grandpa Philips, I’m sorry, but the na you ntioned is different. You said her na is Sophie Cassidy, but Abigail’s grandmother’s na is Sophie Lewis." That was the only suitable response he could give.
Slowly, Jas Philips’ tense expression darkened. He sighed deeply as he turned his gaze from Sawyer to the garden outside. He didn’t want Sawyer or Nathaniel to see his sadness as the mories of Sophie flooded his mind.
"I knew it! Sophie changed her last na. She must be using her new husband’s na... that’s why I never found her," he murmured, mainly speaking to himself, but Sawyer could hear him. "I’m so stupid! How could I think she would never get married? How stupid, Jas!"
Sawyer was sorry to see how sad Grandpa Philips was. And now, as he considered that this man might soon beco his grandpa-in-law, he needed to tell him more about Grandma Sophie.
"Grandpa Philips, what I’ve heard from Abby is that her grandma doesn’t have a husband, and Lewis is her family na. So, I guess she told you not her real na..."
Jas Philips instantly turned to look at Sawyer, the lines on his forehead becoming apparent as he asked, "What do you an? She never married? If she never married, how did she have a child? How did she have a granddaughter that looked like her?"
Sawyer smiled, amused at how slow Grandpa Philips thought.
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