Williamâs eyes flickered. He could indeed help with the search, but⦠âWhy donât you ask your father to help you? After all, the Reed family has been searching for Lawrenceâs whereabouts for years. And if Uncle Reed sends someone to investigate, it would be much more efficient than me.â
âBecause if Roger is really Lawrence, he may not want to admit it for some reason. So, I donât want the adults to know for now,â Jasper said.
He lowered his eyelids and after a while, he said, âOkay, Iâll help you with the search.â
He would never refuse her request, even if the result of the search might not be what he wanted to see.
As long as it was her hope, he would do it!
However, Williamâs investigation is being conducted through the Barlow familyâs connections, and he also needs to look into things that happened before the other party was 10 years old, so it naturally wonât be quick and will require a considerable amount of time.
During this time, Jasper was not idle. He took advantage of the campus gossip and actively approached Roger to try and find out if he was Lawrence.
Jasper didnât have to put in much effort to find out which specific class Roger was in. After all, on the school forum, someone had already identified Rogerâs name and class based on his silhouette in the photo that appeared to show him kissing Jasper.
What surprised her was that Roger, who was also a freshman like her, was actually a chemistry major.
Every week, Roger would come to the schoolâs piano room to practice for two or three days.
On this day, when Roger came to the piano room to practice, Jasper deliberately waited outside the room, listening to the faint sound of the piano coming from the door. She listened quietly.
This way of interpreting music gives people a feeling from the sound of the piano⦠Inside, as Rogerâs fingers moved across the black and white keys, outside, Jasper closed her eyes and moved her ten fingers in the air, as if playing the same piece in the air.
In this way, two people, one inside and one outside, but the movements of their fingers playing the piano were synchronized.
One piece followed by another, until Roger finished practicing and walked out of the piano room. He saw Jasper gesturing with her ten fingers in the air, imitating the posture of playing the piano, and she seemed to still be immersed in the aftertaste of the piano music.
As he opened the door, his entrance seemed to startle her. She opened her eyes and her beautiful almond-shaped eyes met his. âYou played so beautifully just now. And the pieces you played today were all difficult. Do you enjoy playing challenging pieces?â she asked.
He averted his gaze, as if he couldnât be bothered, and walked straight out.
âHey, wait a minute,â she hurried after him and stood in front of him. âHow about we become friends?â
âThereâs no need for that,â he replied, looking at her.
âWhy not? Everyone in school thinks weâre friends,â she said. In reality, everyone in school thought they were âambiguousâ
friends.
âSo?â he said coldly. âYou can just tell others that weâre not together.â
âBut no one will believe me,â she said, touching her nose.
He stared at her and suddenly asked, âDo you want to be friends with me because you still think Iâm the Lawrence you talked about?â
She was taken aback, feeling like he had seen through her little thoughts.