[2] Reborn [Jirose Adaption]

Chap262-Flight crashed

There was no need for Roseanne to carry out her revenge personally. Three days later, South Korea's Civil Aeronautics Administration released the following news:

The flight BA168 headed toward London, England, crashed midair as it was flying across the Pacific Ocean due to an unknown malfunction. There were 57 Korean and 108 English individuals aboard that flight. Several passengers had come from other countries and met with the misfortune. Korean and England had already sent their maritime rescue team to search for the victims. However, due to the circumstances of the crash and the poor weather during the occurrence, it was likely that few had survived.

When she received this news, Roseanne subconsciously called Lin Mason. However, her call was not picked up regardless of how many attempts she made. She stood before the ceiling-to-floor windows in her condo, looking in the direction of the Pacific Ocean.

She had made another call to Auntie Chen the day before and found out that Lin Momo was set to fly off this afternoon. She was headed to London, England, and was supposed to take the very flight that had crashed, flight BA168.

In both her first and previous life, this so-called sister had caused her so much worry. Roseanne, who had received this news abruptly, did not find it too shocking or difficult to accept. However, her first reaction was that Lin Mason wouldn't take this news well!

Her call to him could not go through, so Roseanne decided to call Auntie Chen instead. When Auntie Chen picked up the phone, she was crying and saying that Lin Mason's reaction wasn't good. After receiving the news, he had kept himself locked in the company's office. It had been hours since he had appeared and no one in the company dared to enter.

Regardless of what had occurred, Roseanne would never find it in herself to forgive everything. However, from his point of view, Momo was still his blood-related daughter.

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Park Jimin returned home to see Roseanne dressed and ready to leave.

"It's already six in the evening, where are you going?"

"I'm taking a flight back to South Korea tonight. I'm not sure if I'll be able to rush back by tomorrow morning, but I'll have Ryujin go to Professor Jay to take a leave for me," Roseanne hurriedly replied and walked to leave.

Park Jimin glanced at her. With one stretch of his hand, he tugged against her elbow and brought her back. At the same time, he took her bag from her hands and placed it down. "Even if you go to the airport now, the earliest available flight to Korea would only takeoff after midnight. There's no use rushing there so early. Calm down first and tell me why you are going back?"

"Momo was supposed to head to London today, but her flight crashed. I'm worried that my Dad won't be able to take this well. I have to go back to see him!" Roseanne was sure that Park Jimin had heard about this news. News of plane crashes were usually immediately released across the country.

"It's true that the flight headed from South Korea to London met with a crash. I sent someone to check with the flight company after receiving the news in the afternoon. Lin Momo did not board that flight. She's only been temporarily assigned to the missing peoples' list," Park Jimin watched Roseanne's pale, worried face and calmly explained.

Roseanne stared at him as her mouth fell open. She was silent for a long while, as though processing his words, before she finally appeared more composed. She then picked up her phone to call Lin Mason again; it was still unanswered.

"But my Dad isn't answering his phone right now. The people at his company won't dare to enter his office to disturb him either. I'm worried that..."

"Director Lin has faced all sorts of trials and tribulations in the business world; his heart is strong. I'll have Kai drive over to Lin Group to take a look and inform Director Lin that Momo didn't board the flight." Park Jimin pressed her elbow. "Don't panic. Leave this to me."

That's right, Kai did not come to Uk with Park Jimin. He was still in South Korea.

As Park Jimin's most capable right-hand man, he definitely could enter Lin Group to meet her father.

Roseanne nodded; her gaze fixed on Park Jimin.

He understood that she was anxious and did not say more. He patted her back comfortingly and picked up his phone to call Kai.

After personally watching Park Jimin instruct Kai, Roseanne took another glance toward her own phone. Her screen was lit up with another piece of news about the bodies found by a rescue boat.

Perhaps she had really lost all feelings a long time ago. The changes in her past life and the hatred from her current concealed more than ten years of feelings developed from growing up together. From the moment she heard about Momo's accident, Roseanne's heart was completely unaffected. She only found it difficult to accept that she did not manage to return all of her sufferings onto Momo and felt slightly dejected.

Even after knowing that Momo was not aboard that flight, she did not feel anything.

Things like feelings were truly gone after they faded. Things that had turned cold, like a frozen heart, could not be warmed up again.

Roseanne was carried back onto the sofa by Park Jimin. She stared at the phone in her hand, wondering when Lin Mason would return her call.

Park Jimin removed the coat she had put on and placed it by the side. He urged her to sit on the sofa and leaned down to watch her: "Are you upset that Director Lin hasn't answered your call?"

Roseanne sat unmovingly, and Park Jimin did not ask more. He sat down by her side and pressed her head to lean on his shoulder.

Roseanne closed her eyes and was quiet for a long time before saying, "Regardless if Momo really met with an accident, I feel that after this incident my Dad will instinctively begin to avoid me."

Park Jimin placed his hand on her head, gently stroking her. He leaned down to kiss her lips:"Jagi."

His voice was low and carried a few hints of heartache as he explained, "When it comes to the relationship between his daughters, it's true that his way of managing things has been poor. He hasn't been able to discipline Lin Momo well due to his work. However, you cannot assume that he'll gradually distant himself away from you now that you've discovered you may not be related to him by blood."

"En, perhaps I'm really overthinking..."

His warm voice landed by her ear. "You've been his pride and joy since you were young. He has always been focused on nurturing you, so he has never considered blood relation as a problem. It's sufficient that he has recognized you as his daughter. He simply needs a quiet environment to recover from today's incident. He isn't trying to avoid you. All sorts of accidents may happen in this world, but the sincere love that has existed for a long time won't suddenly disappear. That's the way it is for me toward you, and the same applies for Director Lin."

Roseanne buried her face in his embrace: "I hope I'll always be his daughter. Even if the Lin family becomes less prosperous, I would still wish to be his daughter."

The man was silent for several seconds before he softly replied, "If Director Lin knew you were feeling this way, he would definitely feel comforted. The past twenty years of nurturing you haven't gone to waste. This is the best repayment he could have asked for, and it's much more real than calling back to talk about your concern."

She hugged him and buried her face deeper in his neck.

The little woman did not force herself to be brave like the way she had done in the past few months. At the very least, she had learned to hide in his arms when she felt vulnerable. She did not run away, nor did she avoid him.

Park Jimin felt comforted by her trust.

He gently rubbed her shoulders, whispering: "After Kai sees Director Lin, he'll ask him to call you. Set your mind at ease and wait for the call. Don't rush."