Ex-wife, Please Come Back

"I talked to Cindy and she mentioned Alice had spoken to her recently." As Jacob broached this topic, his face turned grave. He still hadn't made up his mind about Alice.

She was his ex-girlfriend but at the same time, she was also his enemy. He wished to let go of the past and start afresh.

Listening to his words, Sara simply shrugged her shoulders and said, "So what?"

The look of dissatisfaction on her face didn't go unnoticed by Jacob. However, he knew it was only normal for her to react like this. After all, Alice was his ex-girlfriend.

"That's not it. There is something else. I don't like to believe it is true, but..."

Jacob faltered for a moment. He knew Sara didn't like Alice. But he had to say what was on his mind.

However, he reminded himself to word his sentence carefully. He couldn't risk angering her. He went on, "Cindy told me that Alice wanted her to return to the Shi Group and take over the position as president's assistant. Do you know what this means?"

As he finished speaking, Sara slowly began to register what he was driving at. But she wasn't going to say it out loud.

She shook her head and said, "What?" She was curious to learn if Jacob's thoughts would mirror hers.

"My guess is Jonathan wants to know what happened to me in the past. He is using Cindy as his accomplice. There is another theory. Perhaps he wants something from me. After all, Cindy was my assistant. She knows almost everything about me,"

Jacob said, waiting to gauge her reaction before continuing.

He worried his next words would hurt Sara. But he didn't have any choice.

He let out a sigh. He wondered why he had such bad taste in the past.

Sara's clear eyes stared at Jacob.

"Is there something more you would like to add?" she asked. She wished to hear it all.

was Alice who asked Cindy to return. Why didn't Jonathan or someone else from the company do it?" For a split second, he was lost in thought.

hunch. If that turned out to be true, it would make Alice a pathetic woman. He couldn't believe the woman he had loved at one point

exactly, but he felt a sort of revulsion. Alice seemed like the kind of

it hadn't been for the

to her flaws. Alice wasn't the good woman he had imagined her to be. She was a greedy woman. Jacob shook his head.

Shi Group?" Sara guessed. She always detected something strange

chose to work in the company right after Jacob left was indeed

She wanted to pass this message to me through

Sara regarded him and noted he seemed

completely possible. In fact, these were exactly her thoughts. She hadn't dared to

some reason, hearing him say it made her

you think of this whole

it, he seemed quite cool about the whole matter. If Alice's intention had been to insult and degrade him, then she had failed miserably. Jacob didn't give a rat's ass.

an attention seeker," she said, waving her hand dismissively. She

couldn't help but laugh at her nonchalant

I thought. Sara, we have similar thoughts. They are right, great minds indeed think alike." He continued

it. "Well, stop pretending. If you are sad, you can show it. There is

louder. "Hahaha! Sara, you're so funny. Why should I be

I spoke about Alice, I did it

stuck out her tongue. "I can't believe you dated her! Why did you have such a

made him embarrassed.

answer. She stared

all right! I was only pulling your leg. Look at you! You have taken my question so seriously!" Sara touched her forehead with her hand. Her mind flitted to a different subject. She wondered whether the trip to Sri

her mind. She thought about herself and her family. Alice was

enjoy hearing about her. After all, they weren't friends nor were they related to each other. Jacob was the only thread that bound them

blaming Jacob for it. At first, she thought this news about

he had no feelings for that woman. However, the fact that he loved her at one point was something she didn't like to