Bye, My Ex-husband

After a few moments of hesitation, Gordon stepped forward and held her in his arms.

His Adam’s apple bobbed as he struggled to find the right words to say.

"It's not your fault.There’s no need to blame yourself.Your parents built this company from the ground, and you paid the price for it.If you gave up, there would be nothing left to fight for.The least you could do is to hold onto the things they left for you."

Janessa’s body trembled as she sobbed, and she struggled to breathe.

She couldn't tell how much Gordon knew.He frowned as he watched her fall apart.

When she became almost fragile in his arms, his heart ached for her.

"I'll help you deal with Aunt Fannie’s funeral.I hope you realize that there are people here to support you."

Janessa sniffed and nodded at his comforting words.

The two rushed back to the hospital together.

When she saw her mother’s limp body, she tightly wrapped her arms around herself.

If it weren't for Gracie and Rayan, she might have been able to see her mother for the last time and say goodbye.

Now, all she saw was her cold and lifeless body.

The tears in her eyes made everything look blurry.

Janessa couldn't decide if what she felt was grief or resentment.

After everything had been arranged, Janessa returned to the Qiu family with her mother’s ashes.

When she got home, she found that the mourning hall had already been set up.

Even the elegiac couplet and flowers had been prepared in an orderly manner.

Janessa grimaced at the sight.

"I've never seen them do anything for me.My mother just passed away.They must be jumping with joy."

When her father passed away, and her mother took a more active role in the company, they were aware that the people around them had been preparing to make their move.

Now that her mother had succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage and passed away, she was afraid that they would steal everything her parents had worked for.

When her father was still alive, he was a big help to them.

Now, it was up to her.

She vowed never to be as merciful as her father.

her, and he frowned when he saw the look

them inside the mourning

ashes in the middle

that, she knelt with the incense

then kowtowed three times, as

up, she faintly heard the sound of footsteps

frowned

ashes and said,

to Rayan and looked at him with fathomless

are you doing

fury were

I be here for

walked

and said, "As for you, I don’t think it’s appropriate for a person with another

and his

an outsider, am more reliable.You're the son-in-law of the Qiu family.Would you care to explain where you were last night?

"Gordon,"

Janessa interrupted.

and approached Rayan with a

became cold and cruel as

you're not

words were firm and

short moment to reveal how he truly

an invitation to

have

to her and assessed her

ploy to sleep with another man behind

his

and she slapped him hard across

didn't say another word to

her palm connecting with

pain afterward, and she clenched them

and he lightly touched the cheek that

His eyes darkened.

my mother! Rayan, I have nothing to lose now.I won't compromise

"Compromise?"

mouth smirked as if she had told him a joke, and he

my arms for the sake of your father's company.Now that the company is in danger, you're telling me that you want to run

down her spine, and his words were heavy with

no room for

furious with him but

dirty, Rayan.You corrupt everything that you

smile on her face unsettled