9. An Old Friend, Named Adele (Flashback)

Jasmine was silent for a while until she finally replied to the words of her former co-worker.

"Adele, I'm Jasmine Perto."

"Oh, Jasmine, why did you just contact me now?"

Jasmine smiled awkwardly when she heard the words from Adele, her former co-worker. Adele is very chatty and friendly, unlike Jasmine who is not very pleasant and does not have many friends in her work environment.

"I tried to contact you a few months ago, but your phone number can only be reached now."

"You're right. I forgot about that. I had to do that so that people in the police would no longer contact me."

"How's Steve and Anna? Are they all right?" Adele asked enthusiastically. She had not exchanged news with Jasmine in a long time, and when Jasmine contacted her first, she was excited.

"'They're good", Jasmine answered.

"Oh good then, how about your Mother-in-law? Is she also okay?"

Jasmine was silent when Adele asked about her mother-in-law, who is still lying in the ICU.

"The red ginseng I gave her that tim