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.

it was Alice who asked Cindy to return. Why didn't Jonathan or someone else from the company do

believe the woman he had loved at one point would be so

revulsion. Alice seemed like the kind of

been for the solid evidence that came from the previous investigation.

be. She was a greedy woman. Jacob shook his head. He wished

Alice works in the Shi Group?" Sara guessed. She always detected something strange about

chose to work in the

right now. She wanted to

on the road. Sara regarded him and noted he seemed eerily calm. Even his tone was casual. It was not the first time

his words. It seemed completely possible. In fact, these were exactly her thoughts. She hadn't

hearing him say it

you think of this

about the whole matter. If Alice's intention had

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

but laugh at her nonchalant response.

exactly what I thought. Sara, we have similar thoughts. They are right, great minds indeed think

he was feigning it. "Well, stop pretending. If you are sad, you can show it. There is no point in acting so

went back to laughing, this time even louder. "Hahaha! Sara, you're so funny. Why should I be

but he couldn't keep this question to himself. He asked, "Are you jealous? When I spoke about Alice, I did it because I like telling you things. Please don't misunderstand. She is free to be with whoever she wants. I couldn't care

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

question made him embarrassed. She had a

this was a question to which he had no answer. She stared at him, as if

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 Lanka had

mind. She thought about herself and her family. Alice was one of those

friends nor were they related to each other.

wasn't blaming Jacob for it. At first, she thought this news about

knew he had no feelings for that woman. However, the fact that he