"I understand." Curtis nodded seriously. "You're worried that Mark isn't letting Howard see Jade because something has happened to her."

"Yes. Jade hasn't fully recovered. All these years, she has been relying on medicine. If anything were to happen to her, I'm afraid everything would go back to square one. By then, it would be hard …"

Yvonne was so guilty that she couldn't finish her sentence.

If something were to happen to Jade because of her, how would she face Howard? She could never forgive herself.

Curtis understood what Yvonne was thinking. He patted her on the shoulder.

"Don't worry too much about it first. Just like what you said, Mark held Jade captive because he wanted to threaten you. He would surely hope that nothing would happen to her too."

"Even if …" Curtis stopped and corrected himself.

"No matter what, I'll head over to the border first. Finish up your work here. It won't be too late."

"But …"

"I think Curtis' suggestion is right," Jim said slowly.

"Mark i