A sudden realisation hit him—if the bus ticket had fallen out, how would she have gotten on the bus? That meant she would have been stranded there. What could be happening to her now? This situation could be dangerous. What if something terrible had happened to her? Panic began to set in.
The realisation that this ticket could hold a key to Lena’s whereabouts intensified his sense of dread and urgency. Jacob knew he had to find out more about Thornfield and whether it could shed light on Lena’s mysterious journey. The small, seemingly insignificant ticket now felt like a crucial piece of the puzzle that could lead him to answers.