752 V2 ch224 (1/2)
”And that's all he told you?” Zeke took the phone from Noah's hands.
”He told me that he had to go see his mother and that he wouldn't be back until tomorrow, but that I shouldn't worry.” She let out a stressed laugh. ”But now I'm very worried. That woman isn't good news and Jeremy seems very fragile right now.”
”He didn't like what he heard from his uncle.” Zeke squinted into nothingness. ”I'll speak with my parents and try to help. Noah will text you if we find out anything.”
”Please do.” She sounded desperate. ”It's not like him to just turn off his phone after calling me. I can't help but worry and-”
”I understand.” Zeke stopped her from rambling. ”Just take a deep breath and relax. We'll be in contact.”
”Okay. Yea. Thanks.” She let out a long breath of air. ”I'll have my phone on me.”
”Bye, Rose.” Zeke hung up. He gave Noah the phone back. ”I'm going to Mom and Dad.” He left the room swiftly.
”Why would he go find her?” Kyle asked, sounding confused.
”He didn't like what he heard from his uncle?” Noah suggested. He looked at me. ”You okay, Jake?”
I shook my head, trying to clear my head. ”This doesn't make sense. He really...doesn't like her. Just like me, he-” I stopped for a second, trying to find the words. ”He hates anything and everything about her. That's why he didn't even like me, at first.”
”Right.” Noah nodded. ”And it's so weird how Uncle Jack was denying your identity this whole time too. He obviously knew you existed. Add in this money thing, and I'm afraid we have a conspiracy on our hands.”
”Jake? Jake?” Mom rushed to the living room, calling out my name. She got close and looked down at me, worried. ”Are you okay?”
I slowly nodded. I wasn't even surprised anymore. ”I don't think Jeremy's okay though.”
Mom frowned. ”Dad is calling Mr. Duncan now to get the info for Rose. I can't believe Jeremy is skipping his game to go...” She didn't finish her sentence.
”It doesn't sound like him.” I agreed. I realized I left my phone upstairs. ”I think I should go check my phone. To see if he sent me another message.” I hurried to leave the living room and up the stairs.
My phone was where I left it on the desk. I nervously clicked it to see if I had any notifications. A missed call and voicemail, from Jeremy.
I clicked on the voicemail and listened.
”Needed to know what..?” I mumbled to myself.
”What did he say?” Noah asked, making me jump. ”Sorry, Jake. I was curious.”
”It's okay, I just didn't hear you come in.” I handed him my phone. ”You can listen too.”
Noah listened to the message with a completely serious face. When it ended, he handed the phone back to me. ”Take it to Mom and Dad. Jeremy doesn't sound like himself.”
”I thought so too.” I gulped. ”Do you think...he'll really go see her?”
Noah gave a small nod. ”He sounded desperate for answers. I don't know what happened between him and his uncle, but it was obviously bad enough for him to want to go see that woman.”