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.

I want to know why it 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

Alice a pathetic woman. He couldn't believe the woman he had

like the kind of woman who was willing to do anything for money.

been for the solid evidence that came from the previous

imagined her to be. She was a greedy woman. Jacob shook his head. He wished he hadn't known how bad she was. Living in oblivion would have been

mean Alice works in the Shi Group?" Sara guessed. She always

and success. The fact she chose to work

is seeing Jonathan right now. She wanted

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

fact, these were exactly her thoughts. She hadn't

some reason, hearing him say

do you think of this

about the whole matter. If Alice's intention had been to insult and degrade him, then she had failed

seeker," she

help but laugh at her nonchalant response.

I thought. Sara, we have similar thoughts. They are right, great

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

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

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

can't believe you dated her! Why did you have such

embarrassed.

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

question so seriously!" Sara touched her forehead with her hand. Her mind flitted to a different

herself and her family. Alice was one of those

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

blaming Jacob for it. At first, she thought this news about Alice was bothering him. That made her a

that woman. However, the fact that he loved her at one