Ex-wife, Please Come Back

"Allan, come out! Is this you way of welcoming me?!" Jacob walked over and sat on the desk with his legs crossed.

He looked as rowdy as he could be, but the serious and calm expression on his face contrasted his rather unpleasant mood.

A sharp jolt was sent down Allan's spine. The moment he raised his head, the first thing he saw was Jacob's eyes piercing him like a pair of daggers. The terror on his face was overwhelming that the sight alone turned his face pale.

Jacob snorted as if to mock Allan's pathetic image sitting desperately on the ground.

"Do you want to say it out willingly or should I force the words out of your mouth? Which do you prefer?" Jacob squinted and glanced over at the others who were there with him.

"Mr. Jacob, it's not my fault. It's all… Kim… It's all because of him that I ended up at the receiving end of all this. I was broke and I needed the money. I just wanted to threaten him. I don't really intend to do anything bad to the company. You should understand…"

Allan desperately explained as he struggled to structure his words coherently.

Then Jacob sneered at him and sprang out of the desk. He turned around and glanced at him one more time. "You're still not willing to say it out? Do you want to spend the rest of your life rotting in prison?"

Of course, it was no secret that he was a person of sheer will and determination. He had various ways in mind to make Allan go to prison, should he will it. Therefore, Allan wouldn't, for a second, doubt that Jacob meant what he said.

"Mr. Jacob, I really didn't mean for things to end up like this. You see, I'm broke, you understand that, right? I only acted according to what I deemed was necessary for me to earn money." He stood up with his legs still trembling in fear. He looked around and scanned the expressions of the people around him.

Finally, he paused as soon as his gaze reached Kim, and continued, "Didn't you say that you would pay me back? If you can't pay me back, you have to use the file to pay me back. I haven't forgotten about that. Didn't you promise me that if something happens, you will cover for me and you will take the blame yourself!"

Kim stayed silent and only looked down. James cleared his throat, and stated, "About this matter… What he said to you is irrelevant. Everything is up to Mr. Jacob. There is no way for you to escape your punishment."

Allan didn't expect that he would be questioned by Jacob and the others one day. The shame he felt in his heart was too heavy of a burden to bear.

matter. You ordered Kim to

expected, everything

I can't pay the money back, I'll

heaved a sigh. 'How could

again. He squeezed Allan enough

and wondered if he was simply overthinking. 'Is what he's saying the truth?' he

his age. He was unstable and reckless. He was the type of person who could

sighed, turned to James, and ordered, "Call for a board

was left to be stunned in the corner, unable to think of anything to do at this point. She used to do such things for him, it felt weird for her now that her boss was giving direct orders to someone else other than

silent as she continued to observe. Allan,

the meeting room. The silence was deafening inside, and Jacob seemed to notice that almost every one of them

of the directors were unwilling to see the file getting destroyed. This kind of destruction could mean another huge

step he took, all eyes were

I should have investigated how everyone knew about it, but now I don't

noticed the welling arrogance out of Jonathan's eyes.

in extracting any further truth about the

Jonathan would not hesitate to risk everything to put the company in distress for his own selfish interests. It was a race against time when Jacob realized that if he couldn't find a way to prove his suspicion, then he could not hope to get to the bottom of it.

had his own backup, but so did the

hide under the guise of a shallow, frivolous man. But he was, in fact, a mischievous devil

person was, the calmer he looked. Similarly, the more serious a person looked, the more afraid he must

the meeting room. Both Kim and Cindy were standing, while James joined him at

Jonathan was looking straight at him with a sharp, vicious gaze. A chill ran down his spine as the terror overwhelmed him that he had no

about was between his death and the excruciating pain those looks could inflict on him if he somehow managed to survive. However, he would probably still die if Jonathan got his hands on him. So after he weighed the pros and cons of the dilemma, he decided to keep the