That would mean… Gale was still alive.

Joe's heart skipped a beat, and Pearton's expression changed rapidly.

Shawn guessed it?!

He found out the truth so quickly?

This... was incredible!

Joe looked at him. "Shawn...Did you forget that Gale can't swim." With one sentence, Shawn was sent to hell.

He pulled up the corner of his lips and smiled bitterly. "Yeah, why am I so naive and deluding myself? She can't swim. If she jumps, she will definitely die!"

Shawn was just trying to comfort himself.

It was because he could not accept Gale's death.

Shawn leaned weakly against the wall, with his head raised. This posture looked uncomfortable and strained.

Joe stood beside him quietly.

No one's words can calm Shawn. The only thing he could rely on was himself and time.

Time would dilute everything.

After a while, Shawn said, "Pearton."

Pearton was silent.

"Never appear in front of me again."

Pearton raised his head in astonishment. "Yes, sir."

Shawn kicked over the chair next to